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"Dilligent research" Autor R A Gilbert "Fascinating and compulsive reading"

R A Gilbert

Great read , extraordinary research , extremely interesting

Bridget Shirley

The Birth of God

I doubt there are many books of a spiritual or religious nature that go beyond mere faith in attempting to explain what exactly, God, spirit or soul is, especially the how and the why it all exists in the first place. And that is precisely what this book does. Atheists can at last have something beyond mere faith to grapple with. I personally find richness through entertaining many perspectives as though they are true. The perspective presented here is truly beautiful. Its practice reveals more than I ever thought possible.

This book, set out in a poetic style, but without rhyming, is a distillation of the Kabbalistic Initiatic Tradition, the tradition which underpins monotheistic thought in the west (which tragically ended up becoming more about consolidating power than sharing it because power, according to the powerful is clutchingly misconstrued as finite). It seeks to explain through “pure logic” how the universe and consciousness came into being and why “it is good”.

The author takes the reader on a journey from before existence to the underlying cause of existence. She proceeds through each notional quality (Sephira) preceding and seeding all existence being birthed and continually birthed in every moment via each Sephira contained within the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. The author relates this wisdom to our daily lives, society and society’s recurring themes. It is methodical, adding layers of repetition seemingly to earth the teaching within the reader and to deepen the experience each time.

I recommend reading this book out loud, quietly, to oneself.

I appreciate anything which prompts me to relive formative experiences. For example, at one point the book jettisoned me to my experiences of teenage exuberance, full of future potential and expansiveness.

This book strips away anthropomorphisms without lacking emotiveness. It describes the quality of polarity thus explaining away the destructive and conflicting ignorance of dualism. It is passionate whilst expressing the whole concept as a logical progression. It is mystical yet, as far as any spiritual text is concerned, strips away superstition. It gives explanations for its conclusions. It is powerful but speaks of power shared. It is gently derisive of the concept of “waking-up” (being woke) advocating instead for humanity to grow up and take actual responsibility. It is steeped in tradition and heritage but provocative as it adds a whole new concept to the tradition. It celebrates and honours the tradition whilst being dismissive of ethnocentricity.

I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who wishes to be moved by the underpinnings of mystical (experiential) Judaic ideas of life, the universe, and everything. To see beyond their regular thought and sense perception to unite with notions of pure energy and stillness, thought and consolidation. To those who want to learn the underpinnings of western thought, both spiritual and rational, and to evangelical atheists who want something meaty (the author does not advocate meat-eating) to challenge.

Criticism.

There are a few typos and grammatical errors in this book which detract from the experience slightly. As the book has only just been released I expect it must be a first print error. Perhaps this edition will become a collector's item in time?

Barnaby Flynn

The Author

Anna Frances Crowley began studying the sacred symbol of the Tree of Life at the unusually young age of 11 years old. Her life has been a quest to understand, and explain, the entire process of creation. The quest has been a strange and often hazardous journey, pitted against seemingly overwhelming odds.

This journey led, not only to understanding the hidden mathematical keys of creation within the sacred symbol of the Tree of Life, but also to discovering the true Holy Grail, what it is and where it has lain hidden for hundreds of years. Anna Crowley has studied and taught traditional Kabbalah for over fifty years. She has been privileged to have worked as the directrice for Archaeological Associations in the Occitanie, Southern France for 20 years, having been given access to many obscure and little known Jewish and Templar ancient sites.

Her knowledge of esoteric symbols and codes led her to decipher many misunderstood clues concealed in ancient buildings and works of art.

https://afcrowley.com