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INTRODUCTION
K abbalah is a universal technology, the worlds most ancient tradition of secret knowledge. From the very first days of Creation, it was passed directly from the Creator to Adam, Abraham, Sarah, Rachel, Moses, and the other biblical patriarchs and matriarchs. Kabbalah predates any religion or secular organization. It is the heritage and birthright of all humanity.
Literally translated, the Aramaic word Kabbalah means to receive. Kabbalah is the study of what receiving really means on both the spiritual and practical levels of existence. Kabbalah reveals how things happen and, more importantly, why things happen in all areas of our lives, even in the dimensions beyond our physical existence.
Although kabbalists speak of the Upper Worlds, Kabbalah does not envision heaven as somewhere up in the sky. Paradise is defined by heightened spiritual power and awareness, not by altitude. The Light of the Creator is everywhere in ourselves and in other human beings, in trees and in animals, even in inanimate objects. Our purpose in life, therefore, is not to call down the Light from heaven above, but to kindle the sparks of Light that are already here. Kabbalah requires no religious training or indoctrination to make that happen. Connecting with the Light is something we can do right now.
Literally everything we do is a chance to achieve that purpose. Reading these words at this moment is an especially important opportunity. If this book is your first introduction to Kabbalah, you are about to gain some powerful tools for improving your life and the lives of everyone you meet. If you are already familiar with the wisdom of Kabbalah, the chapters that follow will provide both practical knowledge and spiritual insights to deepen your understanding.
No matter who you are or why you have chosen to open this book, the ancient wisdom of Kabbalah is a gift from the Creator to you and all humanity. This book was created to help you enjoy that gift to the fullest.
Section I:
BLUEPRINT OF A HUMAN SOUL
DNA OF THE SOUL
A quick question for our male readers: Do you remember the exact moment as a kid when your voice suddenly cracked and you found yourself speaking in a tone many octaves lower than the day before?
Do you remember the precise moment when the clear, smooth skin on your face suddenly broke out in blemishes? You had to begin applying acne cream and washing with expensive, deep-cleansing soap.
We might not recall the month, day, or moment when such things occurred, but this information was already known and recorded in the DNA of our cells. It was preset in our genes at the moment we arrived in this world.
That also goes for the color of our hair, the size of our waists, and our predisposition toward the various ailments that can afflict us during the course of our lives. All of our physical traits and characteristics are determined and governed by our genes. It is the information encoded in the DNA that determines the characteristics of all living things.
DNA is a genetic language formed with its own alphabet. In the late 1950s, biologists cracked the code of life and discovered the genetic alphabet, which is composed of four lettersATCG. ATCG refers to four different kinds of nucleotides that translate into 20 amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. Protein molecules are what make you and me living stuff.
The four nucleotides combine to create words and sentences that compose the genetic code of an individual. Each person has about three billion combination of letters in his or her genetic code. The differences among people lie in the combination and sequences of their four nucleotide letters.
All we really are, therefore, is a set of living chemical symbols. We are all alphabetic in structure.
In the same way that the physical body contains DNA, so too does the human soul. Just as cellular DNA determines the development of our physical bodies throughout our lifetime, the DNA of our souls determines our spiritual and emotional development. Even more remarkable, our spiritual DNA is also expressed through letters, as we will discover shortly.
Our genetic programming is inherited from our parents. Moms and Dads various physical attributes are passed down to us, recorded in our genetic code. But how do we acquire the spiritual DNA in our souls? Where does it come from? How do we know it even exists? What role does this spiritual DNA play in our lives? Most importantly, can we alter our spiritual DNA?
A KABBALIST, A GENETICIST
P erhaps the very first geneticist was Abraham the Patriarch, who lived about 4,000 years ago. The founder of three great religionsJudaism, Islam, and ChristianityAbraham also composed the Sefer Yetzirah , or Book of Formation . In this book, Abraham presented the blueprint of kabbalistic wisdoma metaphysical structure known as the Ten Sfirot , or Ten Luminous Emanations. Using this system, Abraham was able to describe the workings of our solar system and our galaxy as we know them today. Abraham also knew that there were DNA-like forces permeating all reality at every level, and that these forces, when combined in various ways, were responsible for the creation of the people on earth, the planets that occupy our solar system, and the particles that reside in the subatomic world.
According to Abraham, the spiritual DNA in our souls is transferred to each of us through a very precise and complex mechanism: the planets of our solar system. These planets are the devices whereby an individuals spiritual DNA is imprinted into the soul. The nature of the imprint is determined by the exact time of birth and the corresponding arrangement of planets and stars. These ancient teachings are the root and precursor of the science of astrology. But make no mistake, conventional pop astrology and the kabbalistic system for studying star formation and planetary conditions are as different from each other as night and day.
THE FOLLY OF POPASTROLOGY
I f youve heard the question once, youve heard it a thousand and one times: Whats your sign? And if youre like most people, youve probably had no trouble answering it. You could probably even offer a pretty accurate description of the characteristics of your astrological sign. The fact is, almost everyone knows something about conventional astrology, because its everywhere; its a part of popular culture.
Suppose, for example, you wanted to find out more than whats supplied to you by your newspapers daily astrology column. All youd have to do is step into any bookstore or library, and the shelves would be overflowing with information on conventional astrology. You could even go online to a thousand different astrology sites. The point is, if youre looking to learn more about conventional astrology, you wont have to go very far; its there for the taking.
Unfortunately, however, conventional astrology provides as much real insight into your destiny as a Chinese fortune cookie. In this book, well explore a very different and far more powerful approach. Quite simply, Kabbalah offers the oldest and wisest application of astronomy and astrology known to humankind. As practiced by the kabbalist, the probing of planets and the study of stars is a true science through which we can understand and satisfy our own deepest needs as well as those of others.
Unlike conventional astrology, which insists that everything we do is determined by the heavens, the kabbalistic study of planets and star formation tells us that we are each born at the precise instant that is best suited to our special needs so that we can exercise our free will. Kabbalah teaches that we have many possible futures, and that through kabbalistic wisdom we can become captains of our own ship and masters of our own destiny.
