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Walking In The Fire

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If you want true JEWISH Kabbalah, this is it. It doesn't get any more authentic than this. Rav Ariel Bar Tzadok is eminently qualified to teach this subject, having been a student of the mekubalim (kabbalaists)in Israel and elsewhere in a long tradition going back to such luminaries as the Arizal and the Rashash.

I was puzzled as to why there were so many small typos, however. Nothing that takes away from the ancient texts, which Rav Bar Tzadok has thankfully photocopied (in the original Hebrew), but the English translations and explanations have quite a few editing errors. "To" instead of "two" for example, missing words, mispelled words, etc. These are frequent enough throughout the book that it can jar the reader "out" of the meditative state briefly.

Perhaps there will someday be a second edition of this work with a more thorough editing job.

All in all, it's a fantastic, amazing book, NOT to be missed. There is no where else in one place for the English reader to find all of these ancient Jewish texts, prayers, meditations, segulot, etc. from the TRUE ancient Jewish Kabbalists. This book is invaluable, a priceless treasure. Rav Bar Tzadok doesn't just reproduce the ancient texts here, he translates them AND teaches how to properly make use of them as well. The Rav has done a beautiful kiddush HaShem and the entire world a GREAT service by publishing and translating these ancient Jewish works. May it reach all those who would make proper use of it for its purpose.

This is a great book for both the student and the advanced Kabbalist.
It is packed with insights into the methodolgy of Kabbalah study and practice.
All of the teachings are Kosher in that they are in line with orthodox jewish thought, and the Rambam's 13 principles of faith. The author emulates the Rambam and Abulafia by integrating science and Kabbalah for a unified description of our world and the other dimensions. If you are looking to understand real Kabballah, this is the book.
The more knowledge you have of Kabballah before reading this book, the more you will
appreciate the depth of this work.

I was surprised to see that this had such a low rating because it's one of the best books I have found on Kabbalah in English. It's a shame that one review can bring the rating down so far, but that's the way the system works. Anyways, I ordered this because it is the **ONLY** book in English to provide this version of the Goralot, which is different from the Providence Press translation of Sefer ha-Goralot (of the two I prefer this one). But this book also has so much more besides that. With so few quality books of kabbalah in English, this stands out as uniquely powerful and *authentic*. Highly recommended.

I have just began to read this book but from what I have so far read it is a most outstanding work, and one that can be studied with great benefit even by persons that are not learned in the Hebrew language (a knowledge of which is somewhat essential for the full use of the book). The Kabbalistic prayers and invocations contained in the book are simply mind blowing. In my view, an essential book for the sincere seeker's library. I am grateful to the author Ariel Bar Tzadok for revealing such great knowledge in a book.

This book is a bad adaptation of eastern self hipnosis for the kabala market. Some of the relaxation methods could work if you can prononce the mantra.