49
Gates of Light: a course in Kabbalah
by
Rabbi Yonassan
Gershom
"He
(Gershom) is a
sensitive counselor and spiritual Healer, endowed with the
understanding of dreams and
visions, and
a channel for the healing wisdom of the archetypal Tree of
Life." (Rabbi Zalman
Schachter-Shalomi)
It's back in
print at
last! This is the new 2010 revision of Rabbi Yonassan
Gershom's popular "49 Gates of Light" seven-week experiential kabbalah
course. Newly updated and now in full color, this is
not just another book “about” kabbalah.
It’s
an experiential set of daily lessons, designed to help you learn the
Tree of Life diagram and apply the principles of kabbalah in
your own life.
Includes all the stories and lessons of the 1987 and 1993 editions, Reb
Gershom's "Wizard of Oz" lesson as a kabbalah teaching
parable,
plus many new diagrams
and illustrations. 132 pages in all.
The print version of this book retails for
$36 (color printing is very, very
expensive) but you can have the exact same PDF file used to print the
books for only $7 as a download or on a data CD (see below to order).
That's
only a dollar a week for
a
seven-week daily course!
(And yes, you can print out
a copy for your own use.) The PDF file is
the authorized version directly from Rabbi Gershom and is NOT
a pirate copy. It can
be read on any computer with Adobe
Reader, which you can get for free at Adobe.com.
Here’s
how it works:
Each day, you will explore
one of the 49 “flavors” of
consciousness, with a
specific Hebrew mantra to open the Heart based on the daily
Sefirah combination (spelled out in
English letters), a story or teaching to study to develop the Mind, and
something active for you to do on the path of Action.
The
49 lessons are co-coordinated to the “Omer” period
on the Jewish calendar, which is the seven weeks between Passover and
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks.)
However, you can also do this
program anytime as a set of personal lessons. No knowledge of Hebrew is
necessary
-- everythig is clearly explained in English, with definitions and
proper pronunciations given for any Hebrew terms used.
The
Tree diagrams and lesson pages are color-coded
to match the
rainbow
pattern on the B'nai
Or tallis (prayer
shawl)
designed by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, as well as the Seven Days
of Creation and other kabbalistic themes. Each week focuses
on one of the Seven Lower sefirot (levels) on the Tree
diagram. The
process works on many levels, and
you are free to make it as simple or complex as you wish.
If
you are not the type of person who likes to analyze, simply read the
daily page, do the mantra and experiential meditation, then journal
your thoughts and reactions.
If you do this faithfully for the
entire seven weeks, you will be amazed at your spiritual
progress. However, if you
are not
content to “just do it” and want to know how the
process works and why, the introductory sections will give
you the theory, along with various diagrams of the Tree and more
in-depth ways
to use the book. Also included is a glossary of Hebrew terms
and some interesting background history.
Ready to order? For
softcover print version or a download, go to Rabbi
Gershom's Lulu.com storefront.
If you prefer it
on a data CD, go to The Happy
Rooster
store
on eBay and look under "kabbalah" on the sidebar.
Go
to Rabbi
Gershom
homepage