Tree of Life, magic, Qabbalah

[helemon]

I did a search on magic and tree of life and came up with some interesting links. Here are a few:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...376822?v=glance

http://www.ecauldron.com/bkmoq.php
"Trobe's book is organized simply and directly. The first chapter introduces the reader to the Tree of Life and provides a brief overview of the ten sephiroth (spheres). Each of the next ten chapters covers one of those ten sephiroth in detail. Each of these chapters introduces the sphere and its associations, including its divinities. Next, the author describes the temple of the sephirah. Finally, a guided visualization leads the reader through the sphere firsthand. All sephiroth chapters except the first also discuss the path on the Tree of Life that links the previous sphere to the new one. A short chapter on Daath, an 11th sephirah used by the Golden Dawn, follows these. A chapter on the thirteen paths not covered in the chapters on spheres follows. Magic of Qabalah concludes with "A Qabalistic Tale," a short story based on the symbolism of the Tree of Life."

http://www.crystalinks.com/kabala.html
"The Kabala is presented, symbolically in the form of The Tree of Life."

Is there a connection between Joseph's Tree of Life and that found in the Qabbalah?

[taegan]

I did a search on magic and tree of life and came up with some interesting links. Here are a few:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...376822?v=glance

http://www.ecauldron.com/bkmoq.php
"Trobe's book is organized simply and directly. The first chapter introduces the reader to the Tree of Life and provides a brief overview of the ten sephiroth (spheres). Each of the next ten chapters covers one of those ten sephiroth in detail. Each of these chapters introduces the sphere and its associations, including its divinities. Next, the author describes the temple of the sephirah. Finally, a guided visualization leads the reader through the sphere firsthand. All sephiroth chapters except the first also discuss the path on the Tree of Life that links the previous sphere to the new one. A short chapter on Daath, an 11th sephirah used by the Golden Dawn, follows these. A chapter on the thirteen paths not covered in the chapters on spheres follows. Magic of Qabalah concludes with "A Qabalistic Tale," a short story based on the symbolism of the Tree of Life."

http://www.crystalinks.com/kabala.html
"The Kabala is presented, symbolically in the form of The Tree of Life."

Is there a connection between Joseph's Tree of Life and that found in the Qabbalah?

well considering he ripped of the temple ceremonies and the 3 kingdoms of heaven... it wouldnt surpise me in the least. He's gotta get his info somewhere, right? :p

[helemon]

http://www.gnosis.org/ahp.htm
http://www.gnosis.org/jskabb1.htm

[taegan]

http://www.gnosis.org/ahp.htm
http://www.gnosis.org/jskabb1.htm

I guess I just find it odd that PersonA had this belief.. then all of a sudden JS proclaimed something almost exact as revelation and the word of God. This is my biggest obsticle regarding the church.

Very interesting read, thanks for posting that :)

[helemon]

http://www.gnosis.org/ahp.htm
http://www.gnosis.org/jskabb1.htm
The FARMS response:
http://farms.byu.edu/display.php?table=review&id=229