Experiencing the Kabbalah: A Simple Guide to Spiritual Wholeness

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Summary: A great little book
Review: I didn't even like the subject of Kabbalah until I saw an actual performance of the Tree Walk and bought this book. It made the Kabbalah come to LIFE for me. Now I'm hooked.

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Summary: The content is about as thin as the paper it's printed on
Review: I have studied the Kabbalah for many years, and have read countless works of literature about this Divine path. Chic and Tabatha Cicero have written the most shamefully poor book that I have ever had the misfortune to read on the subject. This book is insultingly patronizing and very badly written, even by Llewellyn's standards. Their insights are so greatly lacking that I am forced to wonder just how competent the authors are on the subject. Moreover, their "Tree Walk" creation has all the depth and brilliance of a Saturday morning cartoon. Kabbalah is a Spiritual Path of Divine Enlightenment. This book not only shows little respect for this Sacred Path, it shows absolutely no respect for the reader who is being dealt with as if they were a 7 year old.

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Summary: Come on, it's a good basic introduction!
Review: I think this book does not get the credit it deserves! The Ciceros have put together a basic, warm and enchanting introduction to the basics of the tree of life in this book. This is a definite book for the person who wishes to find out basic information about what the tree of life and the western tradition is. In my honest opinion, it would be wrong to suggest a lay person begin with Gareth Knight's 2 volumes or Crowley's 777, both are incredible volumes, but come on, a beginner would just loose themselves in those deep texts (those are for down the road!). The Ciceros have obviously aimed at the layman here and to be honest, they present a simple and fine opportunity for someone to "experience the start of the great work". The text is simple, straight forward and in a type of language that the unprofessed can understand. If you are already on the path and know much of the qabalah, then pass this one up and get the their Golden Dawn Journal part 2, but cut them some slack and realize that this is a great book for the newcomer, and at $9, it's a steal! Peace profound 8)