Tree of Life: An Introduction to the Kabbalah

by Z'ev Ben Shimon Halevi

The Cabalistic Tree of Life has been with us for two thousand or more years. Every age has seen it through its own eyes and this book is an attempt to cast it into twentiethcentury terms so that its blossoms may flower for another season.

The Tree of Life is an analogue of the Absolute, the Universe and Man. Its roots penetrate deep into the earth below and its top branches touch the uppermost heaven. Man, meeting point between heaven and earth, is an image of his Creator. A complete but unrealised Tree in miniature, and lower than the angels, his is to choose to rise higher by climbing the branches of himself, and so gain the ultimate fruit.

Genres: Jewish, Occult

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi (English name, Warren Kenton) is an author of books on the Toledano Tradition of Kabbalah, a teacher of the discipline, with a worldwide following, and a founder member of the Kabbalah Society.

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Reviews

[Tom Secret · Rating 5 out of 5]

Warren Kenton (Z'ev Ben Shimon Halevi) has dedicated his life to sharing the inner teachings of the Jewish tradition. He is a scholar, a wise man, and a gentleman to boot. It was my pleasure and privilege to study the teaching he expounds.

[Jonathan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too much of it spent in generic platitudes. If all the Kaballah does is confirm an uncontroversial ethos, what's the point?

[Prana Rymdh · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first Kabbalah book I read. Made me go more deeply