
Climbing the Tree of Life
A Manual of Practical Magickal Qabalah
David Rankine(Author)
Avalonia (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 9. February 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
394 pages
978-1-910191-34-7 (ISBN)
Description
CLIMBING THE TREE OF LIFE
A Manual of Practical Magickal Qabalah
[Second Edition, Revised & Expanded, 2022]
By David Rankine
"Qabalah is a dynamic system of esoteric philosophy that explores the nature of divinity, the universe, the human soul, creation, the function of life and a whole range of other philosophical and metaphysical subjects.
Many people actually mean the Tree of Life glyph when they say Qabalah. The Tree of Life is the pictorial representation of Qabalistic thought, a concentrated image containing all the philosophical and magical concepts of Qabalah. However, strictly speaking, Qabalah is the whole tradition of thought, embodying a history of millennia of development and mystical experience, as well as the glyph.
Qabalah offers the student the opportunity to follow a well-defined and multi-layered map of consciousness expansion and self-integration, and balance. For this reason, it is no surprise that it is becoming increasingly popular today. Additionally, it is extremely compatible with many other schools of thought, often enabling existing beliefs and practices to be fitted harmoniously into Qabalistic ideas." - David Rankine
Subjects covered in this comprehensive volume include:
- The history and development of Qabalah
- The Tree of Life: The Four Worlds, Sephiroth, Three Pillars, Triads and Seven Palaces
- The Veils on the Tree of Life
- The Lightning Flash, Tzim-Tzum, Tetragrammaton, Adam Kadmon and Qliphoth
- The Shekinah and the Divine Feminine in Qabalah
- The Human Soul, Reincarnation and Guardian Angels
- Practical methods for working with the Tree of Life, the Gods, Archangels and the Planets
- Colour and Number Correspondences
- The Sephiroth, their symbols, temples and more.
- Ritual Techniques such as Pathworking, The Vibratory Formula, Divine Names, Fragrance, Magical Images, Assumption of Deity, The Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram, License to Remain, Middle Pillar, Lightning Flash Affirmation, and how to structure Qabalistic Ritual.
- Talismans, including Kameas, Sigilisation, AIQ Beker and Planetary Timing.
- Also included: additional ideas for Qabalistic practices, including The Tree of Life Tarot Spread, further invocations and meditations, Permutation meditation on the Divine Name and using the Qabalah in daily life.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
7 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
669 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-910191-34-7 (9781910191347)
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David Rankine is an author, esoteric researcher and magician who lives in England with his partner, artist and tattooist Rosa Laguna. He has been making major contributions to the modern occult revival since the 1980s through lectures, workshops, presentations, articles, and books. His esoteric expertise covers a wide range of topics, including the Western Esoteric Traditions, especially the Qabalah, the Grimoire tradition, Greco-Egyptian magic and Ceremonial Magic, as well as British Folklore and European Mythology. His published work in recent years has been characterised by the publication of previously unavailable or inaccessible material on the grimoires and other areas of magic. The Grimoire Encyclopaedia is the result of David's years of study and practice with the grimoires.