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The Mystical Qabalah: Weiser Classics
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Mystical Qabalah: Weiser Classics
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Dion Fortune
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Afterword by Stuart R. Harrop
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Foreword by Judika Illes
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Series | Weiser Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:376 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Mind, Body and Spirit |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781578637522
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Classifications | Dewey:296.833 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Red Wheel/Weiser
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Imprint |
Red Wheel/Weiser
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Publication Date |
11 March 2022 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
An occult classic and a Dion Fortune bestseller of strongly growing interest. Fortune was one of the first to bring this "secret tradition" to a wider audience with her clear and comprehensive exploration of the Qabalah tradition. The Mystical Qabalah remains a classic in its clarity, linking the broad elements of Jewish traditional thought-probably going back to the Babylonian captivity and beyond-with both Eastern and Western philosophy and later Christian insights. The Qabalah could be described as a confidential Judaic explanation of the paradox of "the Many and the One"-the complexity and diversity within a monotheistic unity. Whereas the Old Testament outlines the social and psychological development of a tightly knit "chosen group" culture, the supplementary Qabalah provides a detailed plan of the infrastructure behind the creative evolutionary process. The Mystical Qabalah devotes a chapter to each of the ten schematic "God-names," the qualities or Sephiroth which focus on the principal archetypes behind evolving human activity: the Spiritual Source; the principles of Force and Form; Love and Justice; the Integrative principle or the Christ Force; Aesthetics and Logic; the dynamics of the Psyche; and, finally, the Manifestation of life on Earth in a physical body.
Author Biography
Dion Fortune (born Violet Mary Firth, 1890-1946), founder of the Society of the Inner Light, is recognized as one of the most luminous figures of 20th-century esoteric thought. A prolific writer, pioneer psychologist, powerful psychic, and spiritualist, she dedicated her life to the revival of the Western Mystery Tradition. She was also a member of the Order of the Golden Dawn, whose members included A. E. Waite, Aleister Crowley, and W. B. Yeats.
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