Kabbalah Café: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Minds

by Annette Poizner

The Kabbalah Café is a collection of essays which trace the relevance of Jewish mystical concepts to contemporary life, exploring themes that pervade our daily existence, providing a mystical perspective on area that are commonly considered the domain of psychology, philosophy or medicine. Topics include the nature of self-esteem and identity, insights into psycho-physical phenomena such as anger, sadness, fear, worry, laughter, pain and pleasure, and ideas about our various sensory modalities and the structure of the body. According to the mystics, the latter two realms reveal higher truths about the hidden structure of the world. When applicable, scientific findings, clinical anecdotes or concepts that come from other wisdom traditions will be cited, providing soft support for a mystical worldview that asserts that one truth pervades reality. The ideas in these essays are designed to introduce a worldview that registers a rich bandwidth of reality beyond the one we normally see. Brought to you by an author who is a voracious reader, seasoned therapist and trained observer of human behavior, prepare to see with fresh eyes - a dose of what she calls Vitamin See - leading you on a path home, to the address of the Inner I. This work is inspired by Christopher Phillips' Socrates Café, which introduced the relevance of concepts from classical philosophy to everyday life. I aspire to bring mystical perspectives to readers, showing how ancient wisdom can inform and deepen our lives. Annette Poizner, MSW, Ed.D., RSW, is a counselor and executive coach who completed a Doctorate of Education from the University of Toronto, specializing in counseling psychology. Her work has been featured in dailies across Canada, in trade magazines across North America, in her blogs on Medium.com and the Times of Israel websites, as well as in other publications. She has also authored 'A Practical Summary for Using Jordan Peterson's 'Maps of Meaning' to Sort Yourself Out', 'This Way A Faith-based Introduction to Jordan Peterson's 'Maps of Meaning'', 'Clean Your An Out-of-the-Box Manual for Lobsters', 'In Good Using Jordan Peterson's Structure of Self to Sort Yourself Out,' and 'From Order to A Guide to Jordan Peterson's Worldview', all published by Lobster University Press, an imprint which explores and expands the work of Dr. Jordan B. Peterson. Poizner is a cofounder of the Milton H Erickson Institute of Toronto. She was the Chair and Founder of the Jewish Health Alliance, a continuing education organization which explored the connection between Jewish thought and the healing arts, for 11 years. She practices in Toronto Canada. For more information about her work or publications, please visit ap.annettepoizner.com..

103 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 8, 2020

Reviews

[Bonnie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book.
It's full of wisdom, insight, and knowledge.
Highly recommended.