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Why would anyone want to study and practice something as seemingly obscure and strange as the Kabbalah? Simple. There are so many uses for the Kabbalah it is impossible to tire of it. One way it can be used is to make connections between all the different aspects of our lives - all the different events, experiences, ideas, images and relationships we encounter. These connections, called correspondences in the Kabbalah, help us to make sense of life and live it to the full.
Through the correspondences, we can come to understand symbols, myths and dreams, not only of our own psyche but also of other people, We come to know ourselves, and can know and respect others for their similarities to us and their differences.
The Kabbalah is a way of personal development and self-realisation based on a map of consciousness called the tree of Life. The Tree of Life can be used to express self-realisation through a vision of love and harmony. The Kabbalah is particularly relevant to our modern world because it emphasizes that our ordinary, daily lives are an expression of our spirituality. Including both the light and shadow aspects of the psyche.
The Kabbalah is a path with a heart. central to the Kabbalah is a diagram or map called the Tree of Life. The purpose of this map is to help us sort out different aspects of our psyches, and more clearly able to work with heart energy rather than just intellectual knowledge.
The Hebrew word Kabbalah means both to 'receive' and to 'reveal'. It is a way of revelation (of the 'meaning' of the universe) and at the same time the means of reception of its wisdom.
The Kabbalah is normally classified into five parts:
1. The ORAL Kabbalah, aspects of the Kabbalah that are received orally, either from a teacher of some kind, from another traveller on the magical path, from chance remarks made by fellow humans or from within oneself.
2. The WRITTEN Kabbalah; this traditionally aims to describe the nature and essential structure of the universe and its destiny. The written Kabbalah also includes all books written from a Kabbalistic viewpoint, whether intentionally on the Kabbalah or not.
3. The LITERAL Kabbalah; this is concerned with the information contained in Kabbalistic teachings, particularly those found in the Old Testament. It includes Gematria - the science and art of number and letter manipulation, and all forms of evocative reading of sacred texts using appropriate Kabbalistic codes and correspondences.
4. The SYMBOLIC Kabbalah; concerned with understanding, connecting to one's own experiences of, and using symbols. It is based primarily upon the Tree of Life diagram.
5. The PRACTICAL Kabbalah; the utilization of all the various aspects of the Kabbalah to cause change to occur (personally, interpersonally and transpersonally)