Interview with Dani Antman

What is Kabbalah? Kabbalah is the most commonly used term for the esoteric and mystical teachings of Judaism.  The word Kabbalah itself means “to receive,” to receive the knowledge and wisdom of the tradition. The wisdom of the Kabbalah is vast and requires a lifetime of study.  It’s teachings cover the origin, structure and evolution [...]

The Tree of Life as a Universal Symbol

The Tree of Life is a universal symbol found in many spiritual and mythological traditions around the world. In various cultures it is known as the Cosmic Tree, the World Tree and the Holy Tree. The Tree of Life symbolizes many things, including wisdom, protection, strength, bounty, beauty, and redemption. This wise and holy Tree [...]

The 7 Stages of Initiation and Healing

Let’s review the Tree of Life model with its 7 Stages of Initiation and discover some of the practical tools that can be used by metaphysical practitioners from a variety of disciplines and religious backgrounds. For thousands of years, the Jewish mystical teachings of Kabbalah have provided the western spiritual tradition with a practical road [...]

Healing and Kabbalah: aligning body, soul and spirit

As a Transpersonal Counselor, I have spent the the last 25 years helping my clients to “feel better”. Most people come to see me because something in their life is out of sorts; their relationships are broken, they feel stressed, overwhelmed, depressed, anxious or spiritually dry. Many of my western clients have turned to eastern [...]

Kabbalah as the Western Wisdom Tradition

As a practitioner and teacher of Kabbalah and western psychology, I continually encounter western spiritual seekers who turn to the east for spiritual guidance because they find daily practices that don’t require them to go to church or synagogue or worship a God outside themselves, but promise inner peace and personal transformation instead. Many seekers [...]