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Authors: Will Parfitt
ISBN-13: 9780712614184, ISBN-10: 0712614184
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House UK
Date Published: August 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Will Parfitt

Book Synopsis

The Kabbalah is a practical system for understanding ourself and our relationship with the world.

	Preface	VII
Part I	Foundations	1
Chapter 1	An Introduction to the Kabbalah: The Kabbalah as a method of personal and spiritual development	3
Chapter 2	The Design of the Tree of Life: The Tree of Life from first principles, and basic techniques for connecting with the system	15
Part II	The Personality and the Tree of Life	31
Chapter 3	Malkuth: The Body, the World and the Tree: The ascent up the Tree of Life begins, making clear, practical connection to the sphere of the body and the world	32
Chapter 4	Yesod: The Power of the Past: The workings of the sphere of life energy; the relevance of the past	45
Chapter 5	Hod: The Centre of the Mind: A combination of theory and practice introduces the concepts and experiences associated with the sphere of thinking and science	57
Chapter 6	Netzach: the Centre of Feelings: Contacts and connections with the sphere of feeling and nature	70
Part III	Soul, Spirit and the Tree of Life	81
Chapter 7	Tiphareth: The Heart Centre: The experience of Tiphareth, the central pivot of the Tree of Life	82
Chapter 8	At the Centre of All: The importance of Tiphareth to the whole Tree	94
Chapter 9	Chesed and Geburah: The Centres of Love and Will: Introducing the Archetypes of Love and Will	110
Chapter 10	Daath: The Sphere Without a Number: Deeper connections with the whole Tree; a new conceptual and experiential knowledge of existence	132
Chapter 11	The Supernal Triad: The ascent up the Tree of Life is concluded and the whole Tree revealed	152
Part IV	The Magickal and Mystical Kabbalah	161
Chapter 12	The Mystic and the Magician: Magickal and mystical approaches to the Kabbalah	162
Chapter 13	The Tarot and the Kabbalah: Connections between the Kabbalah and the Tarot; the principles of divination	177
Chapter 14	Ritual and the Kabbalah: The meaning and use of ritual as a tool for harmonious growth	189
Part V	Practical Applications of the Kabbalah	203
Chapter 15	The Psychospiritual Kabbalah: Psychological applications of the Kabbalistic system	204
Chapter 16	The Kabbalah in Everyday Life: Ways in which an understanding of the Kabbalah can be applied to different areas of life	214
	Appendices
1	The Starting Procedure (how to use the exercises in this book)	232
2	Keeping a Journal	234
3	Standard Symbols	235
4	Correspondence Tables	236
5	The Body and the Tree of Life	250
	Further Reading	253
	Distance Education and Group Courses	256
	Indices
1	Index of Diagrams	257
2	Index of Exercises	259
3	General Index	261

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