Introduction to the Study of the Kabalah [FACSIMILE] (Paperback)

by W. Wynn Westcott (Author) "IT must be confessed that the origin of the Kabalah is lost in the mists of antiquity; no one can demonstrate who was its author,..." (more)
Key Phrases: Old Testament, Ten Sephiroth, Ain Suph (more...)

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Ancient Ritualistic Lore and Prophecies of the Future Made Manifest to Man. With Eight Diagrams. Contents: The Kabalah; The Practical Kabalah; The Dogmatic Kabalah.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing; Facsimile edition edition (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564592618
• ISBN-13: 978-1564592613
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,288,243 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too Short... Too Dull... Too erroneous..., June 25, 2001

By	D. Cassell (PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"An Introduction to the Study of the Kabalah" written by the famous William Wynn Westcott is too short. It contains a total of 66 pages including the index. Kessinger Publishing also hewed away at the bottom of my book & some of the pages ended up longer then the other. Paradoxically this book does contain a few interesting diagrams that does not come in new books on the Kabalah e.g. Allotment of Jehovah, The Triads of the Tree, etc. I also wonder how much the author really knew about the Kabalah because on Plate III the Sephiroth Netzach & Hod are on the wrong side of the body. Whether this was a printing error or an author blunder I do not know. Westcott does give us meticulously written historical background on the Kabalah in the first chapter entitled "The Kabalah." The second chapter dubbed "The Practical Kabalah" presents us with a great diagram of the Hebrew letters & their correspondence. However again this chapter is mostly historical in context. The third & final chapter called "The Dogmatic Kabalah" gives us a wonderful understanding of the Kabalah's correspondence with archangels, diagrams, & again more history. I do not believe the title "An Introduction to the Study of the Kabalah" fits what the title presents. It's more like "The History of the Kabalah." This book was helpful to me however if you're new to the Kabalah this book might stick a lemon in your mouth. There is too much history about the roots of the Kabalah & the Zohar to actually be interesting. In conclusion this book is too short, too dull, & too erroneous. Westcott's book might be of some use to the adept but to the uninitiated it will most likely confuse & abuse the brain. I suggest if you're looking for a beginner's guide you purchase Israel Regardie's "A Garden of Pomegranates," or Dion Fortune's "The Mystical Qabalah."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Introduction, August 29, 2005

By	Anonymous - See all my reviews

This is a great short, concise introduction to the Kabalah. I also found the diagrams to be most helpful.