invitation to the reader Falling Through the Tree of Life is a radical retake on the powerful mystery of the Kabbalah. The Kabbalah is a living, breathing magical system that invites us to remember our intrinsic belonging to the universe in every moment. We are one with the divine and all that is. The Tree of Life reveals, step-by-step, the unfolding pattern of becoming—the journey of spirit into matter and the great expansive arc from the Big Bang through to the outer stretches of the universe. It explains the place of living matter and individual consciousness that we inhabit. Here we weep, breathe, sigh, laugh, and delight in the layered push and tumble of mysteries, knowing our own bodies are temples and every moment is a gateway to the divine. Perhaps you’re following a Pagan, Wiccan, or other earth-based spiritual path and are seeking a doorway into this foundational mystery of the Kabbalist Tree of Life. Or perhaps you’re a feminist, a Goddess worshipper, or a radical magician looking for work that speaks to you, that makes this topic accessible, relevant, alive. Falling Through the Tree of Life is written for you. Perhaps you already have a background in Kabbalah or have visited or explored it in other ways; this book invites you to taste, to dance, to breathe and live the magic of the Tree. Perhaps you have Jewish heritage or simply are called to the mystery; this book is for you. These pages offer an intimate engagement with the Tree of Life—one that is rich, gorgeous, and accessible. This is an invitation to step inside the realms of Kabbalah. Previously you may have gazed at technical diagrams of circles and paths that seem to have no relation to embodied human life. Falling Through the Tree of Life makes sense of those diagrams because we learn how to inhabit them not just with our minds but with our bodies, emotions, and lived experience. The Tree of Life is not purely an abstract concept but a dynamic
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