A Beginner's Guide to Kabbalah: Spiritual Transformation through Paleo-Hebrew, Gematria, The Tree of Life, Alchemy, and Numerology

By Solomon Price

Kabbalah is an ancient form of mysticism which studies the connections between God, humanity, and the mysterious Ein Soph 

• Language: English
• Publisher: SP Group Publishing LLC
• Release date: Mar 8, 2024
• ISBN: 9798990318106

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A Beginner's Guide to Kabbalah

Part I: The Mystical Kabbalah Series

Solomon Price

SP Group Publishing LLC

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ISBN-13: 979-8-9903181-0-6

Cover design by: Solomon Price

Dedicated to my grandmother, who never stopped believing in me...

Contents

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

SECTION I:  THE KABBALAH

An Introduction to Kabbalah

Paleo-Hebrew and the Bible

Gematria

SECTION II:  THE TREE OF LIFE

The World Tree and the Tree of Life

The Quest for Immortality

The Kabbalistic Tree of Life

The Three Pillars of God

The Shekhinah: Verses of Clouds and Fire

Kundalini and the Pillar of Fire

Garments of the Soul

Hidden Knowledge in the Great Abyss

Hebrew Alphabet Chart

Tree of Life Diagram

REFERENCES

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

SECTION I:  THE KABBALAH

An Introduction to Kabbalah

Kabbalah is a form of mysticism which studies the connections between God, humanity, and the mysterious Ein Soph – the celestial dark sea of energy, at the heart of all creation.  Kabbalah practitioners believe that throughtheir sacred science, the human soul becomes attuned to this Holy substance.  Thereby granting direct communion with God, and access to the primordial forces of the universe.

The word Kabbalah in itself has a myriad of translations and interpretations.  Each of which depends on location, tradition, or period in time.  Because of this, obtaining a consensus as to its interpretation, or literal meaning, can be a bit tricky.  To some it's known as the received tradition, or simply, the tradition.  While others infuse a theme into their interpretations, such as mysticism, occult, or forbidden knowledge.  The meaning and audience also changes depending on how the word itself is spelled.  For instance if the letter C is used, as in Cabala, the tradition shifts from Jewish Kabbalah, to forms of Christian mysticism, such as Rosicrucianism or alchemy.  In similar fashion, if the letter Q is used (Qabala) the culture again switches to that of Hermeticism.  In each case, similarities remain...but essentially, all three spellings correlate with different practices and belief systems.

In this short treatise, I primarily focus on the Jewish stream of thought.  So throughout the remainder of this work, the term Kabbalah is employed exclusively.  This decision was based solely on the availability of material.  Most of the topics covered in this book are equally applicable to any of the before mentioned traditions, e.g., Cabala, Qabala, or Kabbalah.  Additionally, there's instances where concepts from outside of esoteric Judaism or Christianity are referenced.  Particularly from Eastern religions, like Buddhism or Hinduism, which have incredibly concise texts on mysticism, dating back some 5000 years.  I'd feel remiss to not at least consider the wisdom within these great works.  Having said that, the core perspective used in this treatise, stems from a Jewish and Christian understanding of God, consciousness, and the celestial spheres.      

At all times, the reader is of course free to ignore anything that doesn't resonate with their worldview.  The objective of this work is to merely understand how our ancestors viewedGod, the human soul, consciousness, and the vastness of infinity.  Some believe these topics lay beyond the reaches of human comprehension.  While others adamantly disagree, and even supply detailed writings of their own explorations of the heavens.  In the Bible for instance, Ezekiel, Jacob, Isaiah, andMoses each experienced a vision of some kind.  In fact, many Prophets experienced visions throughout the entirety of their lives. 

The Chariot Literature

Before the Hebrew Bible, and the Christian New Testament, the JewishHekhalot and Merkabah texts were the de facto standard for mysticism in the West.  The earliest of this work dates to roughly 100 BCE.  Collectively, these texts are known as the Chariot literature, or Merkabah literature.  Merkabah, which means cart, or chariot in Hebrew, alludes to the vehicles piloted by Angels in Prophetic visions, or the ability to