Soul Retrieval in Kabbalah: Who Knew?

I’ve never been a big believer in trans-cultural phenomena or agreed with some popular  thinkers that human culture is always reacting to the same spiritual environment in the same ways no matter which historical epoch we are talking about. But lately, due to my adventures poking around in Jewish mysticism, I have found some interesting [...]

November 4th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Magic & Alchemy, Mysticism | 23 comments

Guiding the Dead, Part I: How Reb Nachman Clothed the Souls of the Dead

I have continued my study of Jewish mysticism that began in 2008 as preparation for my attempt at the Abramelin operation. The more I meander around in it, the more I stumble upon byways leading to interesting nooks and crannies of magic. I fell down just such a rabbit hole recently, having to do, predictably, [...]

December 28th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Magic & Alchemy, Mysticism | 4 comments

Reading for Abramelin & Kabbalah: Likutey moharan, Crossing the Narrow Bridge

Friday I got the first volume of Rebbe Nachman’s Likutey Moharan [Gleanings of Our Master Rabbi Nachman], a work which dates from 1811, although this is a recent English translation with Hebrew side-by-side and copious footnotes for us Kabbalistic ‘tards. This first volume is just an introduction to the twelve-volume work and was written by [...]

May 5th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Magic & Alchemy | 4 comments
 
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