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The Secret Doctrine of the Kabbalah: Recovering the Key to Hebraic Sacred Science

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Today there are a lot of superficial books dealing with Kabbalah; this is not one of them. This is not a book to read while drinking beer or listening to the stereo; the scholarship and erudition are impressive, even humbling.

It is staggering to think of the time, effort, meditation, and contemplation that must have gone into this book, and it will take a solid committment by the reader to give this book the slow reading that it deserves and demands. But don't be mislead - this book is not a dry academic treatise, but a labor of love, addressing modern concerns without pandering to them. Readers willing to approach this book with a slow hand will be well-rewarded.

This book is magnificent. I have studies Kabbalah for some time and have finally gotten around to reading this book in particular. I was pleasantly surprised at the profound depth and consideration of Jewish sources with which the author has utilized. I have struggled with the geometric reasoning but this has given me an incentive to find a tutor in this area. Yes that right- I am going to brush up on my Geometry just because of this book.