Daily Kabbalah: Wisdom from the Tree of Life

by Gershon Winkler, Andrew Weil (Foreword)

From sorcery to animal totems, buzzard feathers to hawk spirits, talking trees to magical stones, sacred circles to healing rituals, the Kabbalah brings readers a rich body of ancient wisdom that has been long neglected and even longer misunderstood. The Kabbalah celebrates a quality of consciousness that enables one to experience magic in the ordinary, miracles in the natural course of events, and spirituality in the physical. Its roots are as old and rich as most aboriginal shamanic traditions, sharing in common with many of them the belief that all of creation is alive, from animals and plants to the sun and the moon.The uniqueness of this book lies in its selections from this rare tradition of Jewish mystery wisdom. Culled from ancient and medieval Hebraic and Aramaic sources, much of this material has been hidden in dusty archives or obscure translations. These short selected readings are intended as contemplative, inspirational, and even entertaining extracts. As short as a few lines or as long as a page, they are translated and paraphrased here to render them accessible to readers of all backgrounds and spiritual paths.

Genres: Jewish

386 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 21, 2009

About the author

Rabbi Gershon Winkler

Reviews

[Donna Herrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

My sister and I studied this book together. We would each read the passage of the day and then discuss it via text messages. Our ranged from how Kabbalah reflects upon the politics of our day, to how Biblical passages echo the times and climates of the middle east of 2500 years ago.

This book is more like a sampler of Kabbalahistic thought about the Bible and our relationship with a God than a primer on the topic. But, as a thought for the day book it is fantastic. Don't be afraid to saw "Hogwash", but allow the readings to resonate with your life as it is today.