A Wish Can Change Your Life: How to Use the Ancient Wisdom of Kabbalah to Make Your Dreams Come True [Paperback]

Gahl Sasson (Author), Steve Weinstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 23, 2003

Make a Wish, Any Wish!

Engaging, innovative, and fresh, Gahl Sasson's approach to Kabbalah -- the ancient teachings of Jewish mysticism -- integrates mythology, scholarship, and practical exercises for seekers of both material and spiritual gratification. Based on his popular Tree of Life workshops, which incorporate meditation, dreams, and real-life synchronicities with myths, rituals, and philosophies from around the world, A Wish Can Change Your Life provides a universal path to finding and embracing all of life's riches. It teaches readers of every faith and religious background how to use the energies of the Tree of Life -- the blueprint for the creation of the universe -- to fulfill any wish, whether it is for material gain (a new car, a higher salary), personal improvement and pleasure (weight loss, a better job, more intimacy with a partner), or a life-changing message from God.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Part Jewish mysticism, part pagan Earth reverence and part multicultural exploration, this book opens the secret doors of the arcane Jewish tradition of the Kabbalah, whose symbol is a tree. The authors use the Kabbalah's 10-limbed legacy to explore metaphorical and literal trees to prescribe a means of wish fulfillment. Through accessible explication, exercises, meditations and Web site information, Sasson and Weinstein guide readers through the process of refining and realizing their wishes. Devoting a chapter each to the Kabbalist branches of crown, wisdom, understanding, mercy, severity, beauty, eternity, splendor, foundation and kingdom, the book is a friendly approach to a complex topic, offering a plan of study on one "branch" per week. Drawing on many cross-cultural evidences of the power and venerated history of trees over millennia, the authors satisfy the naturally curious who want to understand the value of trees in daily life. The volume is somewhat flawed in making sweeping connections that may not easily sit with more serious comparative religionists, such as equating Hindu prana with Christianity's Holy Spirit. While not devoid of wisdom, many of the notions are somewhat tired New Age concerns searching for substance. Readers who want to survey the myriad of Earth's spiritual medicines may appreciate the breadth of this text, and eco-spirituality fans will enjoy it all the more for its advocacy for one of the planet's most precious resources: trees.
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Review

His Holiness the fourteenth Dalai Lama I believe that readers who are interested in the virtues of love, kindness, tolerance, and inner peace may find much in this book to encourage them.

Arielle Ford author of Hot Chocolate for the Mystical Soul Gahl Sasson is a modern-day mystic and a very wise man. His storytelling weaves Kabbalistic principles and ancient myths into a blueprint for making your dreams come true.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone; Original edition (September 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743245059
• ISBN-13: 978-0743245050
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #382,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book, July 15, 2004

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M. Flake "astroguyaz" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Wish Can Change Your Life: How to Use the Ancient Wisdom of Kabbalah to Make Your Dreams Come True (Paperback)

I actually tested this and it works. The book is very easy to read and follow. I tested one wish and it's amazing how the Universe responded to my wish by giving me signs of synchronicities. I really believe we must not ignore those omens if they keep occurring. LIfe wants us to achieve our dreams and wishes and if we really want something, the universe will respond and give it more power if it's made of love, appreciation and gratitude. I am grateful that I found this book. :)

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A jewel for anyone studying ancient esoteric wisdom, November 5, 2003

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Kelly (Tory) Haslinger (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Wish Can Change Your Life: How to Use the Ancient Wisdom of Kabbalah to Make Your Dreams Come True (Paperback)

"A Wish Can Change Your Life" could be called "How to Enhance and Appreciate Your Own Life While Making the World a Better Place for All Human Beings That You Come in Contact With." This book is well written and filled with smile inspiring wit. It is thought challenging, spiritually stimulating and action provoking. The authors impart a tremendous amount of beautiful insight and knowledge into 272 pages that contain mythological stories from all over the world, introspective meditations and interactive exercises. Though deep in content, the book is written so that even an older child can enjoy the stories and application of esoteric instruction. The concepts are easy to understand and a joy to implement. I have been practicing Kabbalah from this book for over a year and it has profoundly changed my life. I attest - wishes do come true! I hope that you give your wish a chance to change your life too!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five stars just aren't enough, October 16, 2003

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Jason Wulfsohn (los angeles, ca United States) - See all my reviews

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For those who already know something about Kabbalah this book offers bold and exciting new insights. And for those who are newcomers to the subject prepare yourself for an empowering and always entertaining journey through the Tree of Life. For this is no ordinary book, this is an experiential sequence of life-altering encounters with the ten spheres of the Tree itself. And upon completion of the book I am certain that each and every reader will look afresh both at themselves and their world. Written with wit, originality, and an expansive grasp of history, mythology, religion and popular culture, this is a book that I can reccomend without hesitation.