Gahl Eden Sasson - Cosmic Navigator: Design Your Destiny With Astrology and Kabbalah

Gahl Sasson is well described by the words of the Old Testament: Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honorable man; all that he says is sure to come about: now let us go there; perhaps he can show us our way that we should go. (Samuel 1, 9:6)

Gahl's radiance as teacher and oracle shines through the words of this book. The insight and wisdom that have improved the lives of his many clients and students are translated here into an approachable program for self-empowerment and realization. Personally and collectively, we now have clear directions for a divine life experience.

Rabbi Karen Deitsch

Gahl is blessed with a unique gift. He is a spiritual sherpa: one who lights the path, who leads the way, and who holds the hand of all of usspiritual trekkerswho seek the pathway to happiness and peace in our hearts.

Terri New, founder, Capital Strategies, National Political and Non-profit Fundraising Consultants

[Sasson's] brand of astrology draws from Kabbalah and the tarot. A favorite of the film crowd.

W magazine

Gahl blends myths and philosophy from many different traditions into an exciting spiritual system that makes room for people of every background and belief. His workshops on Kabbalah and astrology [are] both practical and profound. Gahl is a humorous, wise, and highly spirited storyteller, and his message of unity among all religious traditionspast, present, and futureis one that we need to hear as often as possible.

Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, cofounder and director of Golden Bridge Yoga, Los Angeles

Gahl Sasson is one of the most extraordinarily talented spiritual healers on the planet. I count him among the top few original thinkers in the world today.

Dr. Julian Neil, psychoanalyst, yoga master, and head of the nutritional department of the National Association of Child Development

Gahl gleans patterns and cycles from mythology, blends them with astrology, looks at them metaphorically, brings to life the archetypes, personifies the characteristics, and unfolds a drama that is not only compelling but informative and educational. His messages and stories are unique and need to be heard. It is not often that one comes across such a well-informed, humorous, and enticing writer so ready and able to shed a fresh light on the ever-changing world and our position in it.

Michael Leifer, president and CEO, guerillaPR, Inc.

Gahl's advice is always accurate, meaningful, and precise. He is a master storyteller and a true light warrior. I recommend this book and his teachings to everyone who wants to better themselves.

Noa Tishby, Coproducer of HBO's In Treatment

In tribute to all who dedicated their lives to the propagation of the understanding that everything is One. Without their sensitivity and sacrifice, the information found in this book would never have been available to any of us.

First published in 2008 by

Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC

With offices at:

500 Third Street, Suite 230

San Francisco, CA 94107

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Copyright 2008 by Gahl Eden Sasson.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC. Reviewers may quote brief passages.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Sasson, Gahl.

Cosmic navigator : design your destiny with astrology and Kabbalah/Gahl Eden Sasson.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-1-57863-420-0 (alk. paper)

1. Astrology. 2. Cabala. I. Title.

BF1711.S155 2008

135.47dc22

2008003488

Cover and interior design by Maija Tollefson

Typeset in Electra

Cover photograph Nicholas Monu/iStockphoto.com

Printed in Canada

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Giving thanks to the people who were involved, supported and inspired this manuscript is a very hard job since I should really start with whoever was the person who introduced my parents to each other and end with you the reader who took the time to read the book. That being said, I would like to first thank my partner, friend, and inspiration Igor Orlovsky, who was by my side the whole time, editing and directing the flow of information. I would also like to thank Helen Zimmermann for believing in the book when it was nothing more than a proposal. I also thank Brenda Knight, Caroline Pincus, and the wonderful people at Red Wheel/Weiser for seeing the big picture and helping give birth to this book. Without their heartfelt enthusiasm this book would have never been completed and published. Many thanks to Lisa Buccieri, Amy Clark, and Steve Weinstein for editing the book. Uri Auerbuch, my very good friend and artist, and Lisa Jannone for the illustrations, and all my clients who provided me with a wealth of stories and live examples of how the wisdom of the stars manifest in life on Earth.

I thank my family for raising me to be who I am, to my friends who push me when I am slow and elevate me when I am low.

Many thanks and much love to you, the anonymous reader whom I might never meet but surely have in a past lifetime.

May the Presence be with you all...

It was for this purpose that the stars and their planets were created. Through their cycles, all phenomena rooted in the spiritual realm are transmitted and reflected to their physical counterparts.

RABBI CHAYIM MOSHE LUZZATTO, THE WAY OF GOD

I was twenty-three when I returned from a journey to India and the Far East. It was time, I thought, to settle down and choose a career path. Reared in an ultraacademic family in Haifa, Israel, I felt pressure to further my education. But what should I study? I could not avoid answering the question, Who am I?

I remember the day I finally made my decision. I took a swim in the Mediterranean Sea and stopped by my parents' house on my way home. I looked at the sign on the building where I had lived most of my life. It read Freud Street 26. I said to myself, Could it be so obvious? The next day, I enrolled in the psychology department at Haifa University. Years later, as I deepened my studies in Kabbalah and numerology, I discovered that twenty-six represents the numerological value of the unpronounceable name of God, associated with the archetypal energy called Wisdom. I realized then that the sign on my parents' house had not only directed me to learn about Freud, but it had also launched me on a path to explore the wisdom of Kabbalah.

I completed my B.A. and planned to pursue my master's and Ph.D. in clinical psychology. However, in Israel, there are more individuals who yearn to heal than people who require healing. Most years, the university accepts only one in every four hundred or so applicants. The crucial requirement is a recommendation from a senior professor. I thought I had that sewn up. I had excelled in my studies. My grades were first rate. And I believed that the head of my program believed in me as well. I had been one of eight students specially selected by that professor to participate in an exclusive psychoanalysis workshop. I was certain that my stellar performance in his class had insured his endorsement and a spot in graduate school.

I was wrong.

When I asked for the letter, the professor refused. He told me that my outlook on life and healing deviated markedly from those of mainstream psychologists. Since I had shared my interest in symbolism, synchronicity, and mysticism during the course of his workshop, he argued that my overactive imagination, in conjunction with my bizarre theories about life, death, and spirituality, would constitute a threat to the system.