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New! Finally, the complete edition of Shaarei Tzedek. This important work was traditionally attributed to Shem Tov Sefardi, and according to the tradition we maintained the author's name. Nevertheless, a recent study by Moshe Idel demonstrated that this book was probably written by Natan ben Saadyah Harar, a direct disciple of Abulafia. The author records and explains the techniques of prophetic Kabbalah that he received from his master (probably Abulafia himself). Among its chapters are "The Gate of Yod", "The Gate of the Letters", "The Way of Tzeruf", "The Way of Composition", "The Way of Dilug", "The Way of Gimatria", just to cite some of them. Practically, every known technique is explained. Moreover, the author says in which order his master taught him the techniques, and how to perform them. He even expains what actually happened to him while practicing those techniques, and autobiographic works in Kabbalah are very rare in general. All this makes this book a unique practical tool for the spiritual seeker, because of the clear exposition of the very same techniques that the prophets employed. There are only three books that openly disclose the techniques, and surely Shaarei Tzedek is the one to start with. The next one, Yehuda Albotini's Sulam Aliyah (Ladder of Ascent) will be published in the near future, and is known as the most technical and deep book on the subject. The two books combined will give a solid background and enable the reader to follow the techniques. Shaarei Tzedek is reconstructed from its four known manuscripts, and presented here for the first time in English. To get your copy, click here!  |