THE KABBALAH UNVEILED - Translated by S.L. MacGregor Mathers (Samuel Weiser, 1989)

THE KABBALAH UNVEILED - Translated by S.L. MacGregor Mathers (Samuel Weiser, 1989)

Paperback, 1989. Third printing. 360 pages. 

The Kabbalah, a mystic Hebrew doctrine, had its origins in antiquity. It is hinted that it was "taught by God Himself to a select company of angels, who formed a theosophic school in Paradise." It is true that the Kabbalah has grown in importance without interruption, embracing the Christian world also. It is defined as being the esoteric Jewish doctrine. It is called in Hebrew QBLH (Qabalah), derived from the root QBL (Qibel), meaning to receive. This appellation refers to the custom of handing down the esoteric knowledge by oral transmission.

In the present work of many Hebrew or Chaldee words are used in the text. A table has been appended showing at a glance the ordinary Hebrew and Chaldee alphabet (which is common to both languages) and the Roman characters. The principal doctrines of the Kabbalah are designed to solve these 1. The nature and attributes of the Supreme Being; 2. The Cosmogony; 3. The creation of man and angels; 4. The nature of the soul; 5. The nature of angels, demons, and elementals; 6. The import of the revealed law; 7. The transcendental symbolism of numerals; 8. The peculiar mysteries contained in the Hebrew letters; 9. The equilibrium of contraries.

Three important books of the Zohar are included in this work - The Book of Concealed Wisdom, The Greater Holy Assembly and The Lesser Holy Assembly. Contains the three panel foldout of the Sephiroth within the Four Worlds. 

Condition: Very Good. Some light edge-wear to cover edges. Internally clean and unmarked. A nbice copy of this important resource.