"This book offers two
possibilities for beginning to deepen and focus the metaphysical base of Goddess
spirituality. . . .
The first, Kabbalah, in both its Jewish and Western esoteric forms, can (and
should!) be analyzed anew and reinterpreted in light of our present knowledge of
prehistory, Goddess religions--particularly of the Middle East--and patriarchal habits
such as gender reversal. . . .
The second is quantum physics and cosmology, whose emerging concepts dovetail with
long-held Goddess beliefs, including symbolism and understanding of the divine.
Both these paths lead toward a more fully developed matrifocal mysticism. . . . they are a
spiritual gift waiting to be opened."
--from the Introduction to Goddess Spirituality for the 21st
Century: from Kabbalah to Quantum Physics, Copyright 1997 by Judith Laura. All rights reserved.
Comments from Reviewers and Readers
"Intellectually
exciting and spiritually satisfying, this new classic is
highly recommended."
-The Beltane Papers
"A terrific book! Absolutely packed with information and ideas, and at the same
time written so clearly that it all seems so simple and direct. As Judith Laura
demonstrates so precisely and eloquently, the Kabbalist traditions are not somehow
magically free of patriarchal bias. They are not an absolute truth outside of culture. . .
.And then she goes further still, for she suggests ways we can rework, perhaps even
restore, a genuine balance of male and female. She then goes on to apply those
same remarkable abilities to a field at least as dense and difficult as
Kabbalah--quantum physics. As with Kabbalah, Laura manages to absorb vast amounts of
information. . .and then give it out in precise details and large ideas. "
-Rachel Pollack, author of The
Body of the Goddess, Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom
"Well-written, brimming with
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Re-Visioned Kabbalah Tree
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Table of Contents Chapters 1. Concepts of Contemporary Goddess Spirituality 2. Kabbalah: In Its Beginnings 3. From Spain to Safed 4. Qabalah 5. Re-Visioning Kabbalah 6. Taking the Quantum Leap Meditations and Rituals Transitions from Transcendent to Immanent Divinity New Moon: A Meditation on Darkness and Light New Moon Ritual Ritual Purification of the Tree Sefirot Meditations Permutation of Holy Names Full Moon Ritual Waning Crescent Moon Ritual |
"I am teaching Kabbalah and have found this to be one of the
more interesting and challenging, thought provoking books.... I really like the way you bring science into the
spiritual/magical picture. I also appreciate the very scholarly way that you approach the
idea of gender on the tree, and question it while at the same time offering several views.
. . I really enjoyed the book immensely."
-Jewel St. Michel, Kabbalah
teacher, San Francisco
"Exactly what it says! Points the way to a new millennium of Goddess worship."
"Judith Laura guides the
gentle reader through a personal voyage of meditation and reawakening. Her vision of the
ancient traditions of Kabbalah are guided by a deep knowledge of its ancient ways; yet,
she begins to explore in this book a new path, a new way out of the male-centric vision
that has guided and shaped the Kabbalistic traditions for all too long. . . There is more
in this book to contemplate: a history of Kabbalah from ancient to modern adaptations
within the modern occult group known as the Golden Dawn; as well as her own unique
re-visioning of this tradition. . . .Plus a look at the history of modern Quantum Physics
as well. . . . Her vision is guided. . . by an egalitarian view of both life and the
mysteries of existence."
-Craig Hickman, Wisdom of the Earth
"With Goddess
Spirituality for the 21st Century, Judith Laura has provided an illuminating,
inviting introduction and straightforward, user-friendly manual for the study of goddess
spirituality and Kabbalic traditions. While her interpretations of scripture and
Kabbalah will doubtless lead to disagreements with members of various schools of thought,
many will find great intellectual intrigue and spiritual comfort in the sources of goddess
presence in the story of creation which Judith Laura has exposed. Her instructions
for meditation and chant are at once inclusive, flexible and practical. Both the
merely curious and long-time practitioners of goddess spirituality have much to learn from
Laura's work."
-Liisa Hake, FEMSPEC
For more content info, see Reading Group Guide and read article condensed and excerpted
from Qabalah chapter on electronic journal Matrifocus.
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