05-09-2019, 09:01 AM
(05-06-2019, 09:38 AM)Stranger Wrote:(05-06-2019, 08:56 AM)Nau7ik Wrote: I love Kabbalah because it truly seems to be the key to many of the mystical utterances in the Bible, both new and old testaments.
What in your opinion are the best books/texts to read?
There are different Kabbalahs to use for different things. So for understanding the mysticism of the Torah and Bible, books by Aryeh Kaplan are incredible. He’s Jewish, so his works are biased towards Judaism, but don’t let that bother you, he’s a wise and spiritual man. Kaplan directly translates from the original Hebrew.
Also books such as the Sefer haZohar, the Book of Radiance/Splendor. Although if you’re interested in the Zohar, I would start small as it’s a massive text. “Zohar, the Book of Splendor: Basic Readings from the Kabbalah” is a great starting book to get a sense of the depth and wisdom of the Zohar.
“The Essential Kabbalah: the Heart of Jewish Mysticism” by Daniel C. Matt is very good!
In terms of the Hermetic Qabalah, Dion Fortune’s “Mystical Qabalah” is hands down one of the best. “The Sword and the Serpent” by Melita Denning and Osbourne Phillips is a masterpiece.
Paul Foster Case is another great author on the subject of Qabalah and Tarot. I’ve been meditating on his “Book of Tokens” for a while now.