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Goddess Spirituality
for the 21st Century
from Kabbalah to Quantum Physics
by Judith Laura
Contents with Subheads &
Notations
Foreword by Rachel
Pollack
excerpt
Preface to
Second Enlarged Edition
excerpt
Goddess
Spirituality Evolves
Validation of Kabbalah Approach
Interest in Science
Second Edition Changes & Additions
Introduction
[History of
Contemporary Goddess Spirituality:
Pagan, Christian, Jewish, Native American, African, Asian influences]
Chapter 1
Concepts of Contemporary Goddess Spirituality
Inclusive
Language
Shared Leadership
Immanence and Transcendence
Nature of the Goddess
Dualities
Guided Meditations
Transition from
Transcendent to Immanent Divinity
New Moon: A Meditation on Darkness and Light
New Moon Ritual
[Authoritarian
compared with shared leadership format:
purification, calling directions, invocation, guided meditation,
monthly planning, chant, nourishment, blessing]
Chapter 2
Kabbalah: In Its Beginnings
Graphic:
Kabbalah Tree
What the
Bible Tells Us
Sefir Yetsirah and Other Early Influences
Medieval Mythology
A Clearer Vision
chapter 3
Kabbalah: From Spain to
Safed
Cordovero's Concepts
Cordovero's Correspondences (chart)
Lurianic Kabbalah
chapter 4
Qabalah
graphic:
Qabalah Tree
Before The Dawn
The Golden Dawn
Development of Qabalah Continues
Qabalah and Kabbalah
Qabalistic Correspondences
chapter 5
Re-Visioning the Tree
[Kabbalah and Qabalah Tree comparisons; examination
of problematical assumptions;analysis using Hebrew noun gender]
Graphics: Gender of Sefirot
Figure 1: Jewish Kabbalah
Figure 2: Hermetic Qabalah
Figure 3: Re-Visioned Kabbalah Tree
Exploring Re-Visioned Kabbalah: Meditations and Rituals
Ritual Purification of the Tree
[invocation,
directions, purification, re-visioning, guided meditation, nourishment,
blessing]
Sefirot Meditations
Permutation of Holy Names
Full Moon Ritual
[invocation,
trance dancing, guided meditation, Tarot reading, song, blessing]
chapter 6
Taking the Quantum Leap
The Universe: Stars and Spirals
Out of Time
Light Circles and Cones
Quantum Physics: The Subatomic World
Dance of the Particles
The Unseen: Dark matter, Black Holes, and The void
Waning Crescent Moon Ritual
[calling
directions, invocation, guided meditation, song, dance, blessing]
Goddess Spirituality
for the 21st Century