Product Description

Kabbalahs most famous symbol, the Tree of Life, has become the organising principle behind our human efforts to understand the world. Using Herman Haindls lush depiction of the Tree of Life, Rachel Pollack examines the message behind this ancient symbol and draws upon unusual sources including shamanism, tarot interpreters, contemporary Kabbalists and modern science, to explore the Trees meaning.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #163233 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

A wonderful, gentle read
As someone who is new to Kabbalistic ideas, I love this book & dip into it often. It's an excellent introduction to the subject.

Rachel Pollack writes very clearly, which helps to make the concepts easily accessible. She draws on a wide variety of sources and traditions to make the Kabbalah Tree of Life really come alive.

The book provides a fascinating history of the Tree of Life and gives meaningful accounts of the qualities associated with each of the Tree's sephirah, and of the four Kabbalistic 'worlds'. There is a strong emphasis on taking a metaphorical rather than literal approach to understanding Kabbalah and other spiritual paths.

The colour poster of Herman Haindl's Tree of Life, which is the inspiration for this book, is beautiful and inspired me to get the Haindl Tarot. This book also enhanced my understanding of the Tarot overall.

The Kabbalah Tree explained
Rachel Pollack wrote a very detailed book about the Kabbalh Tree.Her explanations are very clear and easy to understand.