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Presents a new understanding of the laws of cosmic manifestation through the sacred geometry of the Sabbath Star diagram • Explores three higher levels of consciousness above the four worlds of the classical Kabbalah • Reveals the mathematical code of the laws of all cosmic manifestation This landmark work by an innovative modern Kabbalist develops a scientific model for kabbalistic cosmology and soul psychology derived from the kabbalistic diagram of the Tree of Life and the author's own Sabbath Star diagram--a configuration of seven Star of David hexagrams. This geometric model begins with the four worlds of the classical Kabbalah, which bring us to the present time and birthright level of the soul, and is then expanded to three higher enclosing worlds or levels of evolving consciousness. The Sabbath Star diagram therefore accommodates both the emanationist cosmology of the earlier Zoharic Kabbalah and the future orientation of the later Kabbalah of Isaac Luria. The hexagram elements that construct each expansion of the Sabbath Star diagram configure the cosmic stages of each of its “worlds.” The matrix that is produced by these construction elements configures the level of the multi-dimensional soul that is correlated with each cosmic world. In its final stage, this model unites the finite and infinite halves of the Sabbatical world in a way that exemplifies the secret doctrine of the Kabbalah. Not only does this work offer a new, inclusive model for the Kabbalah but it also provides a basis for complexity theory, with its final extrapolation to infinity. The universality of this model is further shown by its applicability to such other domains as physics, sociology, linguistics, and human history. This universal model encodes the laws of all cosmic manifestation in terms that are particularly coherent with the formulations of the Kabbalah, giving a mathematical basis to many aspects of this mystical tradition and providing a new synthesis of science and spirituality for our time that may well write a new chapter to the Kabbalah.

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Author:   Leonora Leet
Publisher:   Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Imprint:   Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.002kg
ISBN:  

9780892811892

ISBN 10:   0892811897
Pages:   568
Publication Date:   22 July 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon Note from the Publisher Preface PART ONE Introducing a New Model for the Kabbalah 1 The Star and the Tree Hebraic and Pythagorean Sacred Science The Hexagram and Hebraic Sacred Science The Hexagram: An Esoteric Key to Genesis and the Zohar The Hexagram of Creation A Further Study of Jewish Cosmology 2 The Sabbath Star Diagram Discovering the Geometric Source of the Tree of Life Diagram The Science of Expressive Form A General Preview PART TWO A New Model for Kabbalistic Cosmology 3 Generation of the Fourth-World Diagram A Summary Introduction to the Fourth-World Diagram Generating the Fourth-World Diagram The Fourth-World Diagram and the Fall The Fourth-World Diagram and the Transformative Moment The Sabbatical Model of Redemption The Trivalent Logic of the Sabbath Star Diagram 4 The Evolution of the Fourth World Preliminary Definition of the Sabbath Stars The Sabbath Stars of Yetzirah The First Sabbath Star of Asiyah and the Minerals The Second Sabbath Star of Asiyah and the Plants The Third Sabbath Star of Asiyah and the Animals The Fourth Sabbath Star of Asiyah and Man 5 The Fifth-World Diagram and the Messianic Age Introduction to the Fifth World Diagram The Fifth-World Sabbath Stars and the Messianic Age Stages of Ruach Consciousness 6 The Sixth-World Diagram and the World to Come A Manual for Sixth-World Diagram Construction The Laws of Diagram Construction and Number Theory The Construction Elements and Gender The Construction Elements and the Partzufim 7 The Culminating Diagram of the Cosmic Octave Construction Elements of the Octave Diagram The Unification of the Name The Working of the Chariot The Octave Diagram and the Tzimtzum The Angels of Aravot PART THREE A New Model for Kabbalistic Soul Psychology 8 The Fourth-World Matrix Model of the Nefesh Soul Understanding the Hexagram Matrix The Dual Spiral Matrix in Its Unfallen and Fallen Forms Temptations beyond the Matrix Border 9 The Fifth-World Matrix Model of the Ruach Soul Primary Definition of the Fifth-World Matrix The Ruach Matrix Model of Meditation The Levels of Ruach Master Power 10 The Sixth-World Matrix Model of the Neshamah Soul The Completed Pattern of the Spiral Tree The Matrix Partzufim The Sefirot and the Path of the Soul The Spiral Tree as Psychological Model The Fourth- and Fifth-World Matrix Models of the Nefesh and Ruach Souls The Sixth-World Matrix Model of the Neshamah Heart The Sixth-World Matrix Model of the Neshamah Mind 11 Forbidden Crossings and the Illusion of Knowledge Introduction: Tohu or Tikkun? Beyond the Fourth-World Matrix Borders Beyond the Fifth-World Matrix Border Beyond the Sixth-World Matrix Border Light Units and the Illusion of Knowledge 12 The Octave Matrix of the Chayah Soul Cherubs and Trees The Double Spiral Tree: Redemption through the Other Side The Sixfold Cherub Tree and the Measure of the Body PART FOUR A New Model for the Infinite 13 Exploring the Geometry of the Infinite beyond the Cosmic Circle The Seventh World The Eighth World The Ninth World 14 Charting the Infinite Future Extrapolating the Matrix to Infinity The Relationship of Construction and Matrix Elements 15 The Final Model of Infinity: The Sabbath Star System The Periodic Decimal Sequence The Converging Decimal Sequence Convergence and the Law of Complex Magnitudes APPENDICES A New Universal Model A Scientific Implications of the Hexagram Matrix B A Systems Model of Sociology C Systematic Linguistics D A Gender Model of Human History Notes Index

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?Makes available at great depth material that up to now was locked up in Hebrew texts. A seminal book for serious study that will become a classic.?

“Makes available at great depth material that up to now was locked up in Hebrew texts. A seminal book for serious study that will become a classic.” * Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi, leader of the Jewish Renewal Movement and coauthor of From Age-in * “Leet will become known to be among the greatest Kabbalists of this time.” * Ralph Abraham, author of Chaos, Gaia, and Eros * “The Universal Kabbalah is a prodigious work of meticulous scholarship and creative instinct. Leet combines the usual text work done by kabbalah researchers with an exhaustive examination of the geometric keys to understanding our cosmos and the soul’s journey through its levels, or worlds.” * Thomas Peter von Bahr, New Age Retailer, Fall 2005 *

Author Information

Leonora Leet (1929–2004) received her Ph.D. from Yale University and was a professor of English at St. John’s University, specializing in Renaissance English literature. Her previous books on the Kabbalah are Renewing the Covenant, The Secret Doctrine of the Kabbalah, and The Kabbalah of the Soul.

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