Angels and Kabbalah
Rosicrucian Salon Bibliography
Dr. Lloyd Abrams, PhD
October 12, 2004
Angels:
Davidson, Gustav. A Dictionary of Angels. The Free Press, 1971. [Alphabetical listings plus supplementary appendices.]
Introduction to Kabbalah:
Zetter, Kim. Simple Kabbalah. Conari Press, 2000/Castle Books, 2002. [Very readable introduction to traditional Kabbalah. Includes all the basics.]
Crowley, Vivianne. A Woman’s Kabbalah. Thorsons Publishers, 2000. [Not just for women. Eclectic Kabbalah and personal development.]
Cooper, David. The Mystical Kabbalah (5 Audio Cassettes). Sounds True, 2000. [Traditional Kabbalah plus stories and meditations. Includes the Archangels Meditation.]
Epstein, Perle. Kabbalah: The Way of the Jewish Mystic. Shambhala, 2001. [Very readable history and development of Kabbalah, describing the various schools and their spiritual practices. Does not get much into the actual content of Kabbalah.]
Hermetic / Magical Kabbalah:
Fortune, Dion. The Mystical Qabalah. Samuel Weiser, 1984. [Classic introduction to the Hermetic/Magical system of Kabbalah, emphasizing extensive discussions of the sefirot (sephiroth).]
Sepher Yezirah / Sefer Yetzirah:
Kalisch, Isidor. Sepher Yezirah: A Book on Creation. Grand Lodge of the English Language Jurisdiction, Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, Inc., 2002. (Reprint of 1877 edition published by L. H. Frank & Co.) [Original Hebrew plus English translation with some explanatory footnotes.]
Kaplan, Aryeh. Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Creation. Samuel Weiser, 1993. [Hebrew text plus English translation and very extensive explanations, commentary, and supplementary material.]
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