the arc of tomorrowwith erik andersenMaps and practices
Kabbalah, meditation and the Tree of Life—approached as living practices of attention, relationship and balance.
14 pieces retained from the original archiveWe are so used to experiencing a world of space, time and distance that this is the way we may think about meditation and working with energetics, like with the Kabbalah. We think of drawing the Light down from above us or energies from the earth steaming into our body from below. We may think […]
ReadWhat is the Kabbalah all about? For me, the essence of Kabbalah is creating a posture or attitude within oneself of receptivity to Divinity. Kabbalah means “to receive” in the context of an oral tradition. I believe the deeper meaning of the word is this openness to receive the Ain Soph Or, Limitless Light. There […]
ReadIntroduction This is a simplified version of the Middle Pillar exercise adapted for children. The Middle Pillar is the vertical alignment of spheres in the Aitz ha’Chaim, The Tree of Life. The bottom sphere of the Middle Pillar represent the body, the second the Personality, the third the Higher Self/Transpersonal Love and the topmost our […]
ReadThis is an ambitious article, it is broad and sweeping and some may say generalising. Yet, it is my hope that, since it starts with us, consciousness and our very cells, it will find an intuitive response inside of you. The idea started with observing myself. With meditation and experimentation in consciousness. With the big […]
ReadThis article is really more than about Kabbalah, it is about any system the describes a reality beyond the physical senses and that has a method to achieve altered states of consciousness and personal growth. Many of them are rooted in a spiritual tradition that goes back many hundreds of years. These systems make me […]
ReadIntroduction – the Tree of Life (Etz Chaim) When a child is shown the inside of a nuclear reactor he will use his imagination to make sense of what he sees. The nuclear reactor is very different to what he is used to, so he will describe it in the terminology and imagery of what […]
ReadAn important question I ask myself regularly is why do this spiritual work? Why meditate, learn the Kabbalah and use holy names? What is the aim? It’s as if the question is forced on me from within. Surely it would be easier to live my life without practising mind bending techniques. I mean deliberately drawing […]
ReadToday I have the audacity to comment on thousands of years of doctrine and tradition. This commentary has been building up within me for many years and reached exasperation point halfway through watching a documentary on yoga. The part that tipped me was a group of yogis that spend their days swing rocks from or […]
ReadWhat follows is a series on the fundamental concepts of the Atz Chaim, Tree of Life. Although Kabbalah is a vast subject, we will focus mostly on the Tree of Life in this article: what it is and what it represents as well as how it links up with your Chakras. I take a integrative […]
ReadIntroduction N’shamah and it’s S’phirot Astrology and the Planets of N’shamah The Chakras N’shamah and the third noble truth Conclusion References Introduction The aim of this assignment is to give a more detailed description of the Celestial Triangle of N’shamah. In the broader context of the Eits Hachayim, the N’shamah belongs to Olam Atzilute, the […]
ReadIntroduction Ruach and its S’phirot The Ruach Hakodesh Astrology and the planets of Ruach The Chakras of Ruach Ruach and the 3rd Noble Truth Conclusion References Introduction This assignment describes the Moral Triangle of Ruach in more detail. It also covers the astrology and Chakras associated with this triangle, the energies of which have […]
ReadIntroduction The S’phirot The 3 Pillars of the Etz Chaim Introduction The Pillar of Serenity The side pillars of Austerity and Compassion The 3 Principal Nadis Introduction Ida Nadi Pingala Nadi Sushumna Nadi The anatomy of Sushumna nadi Overlap between the Kabbalistic and Yogic systems Conclusion References Introduction When a child is shown the inside […]
ReadIntroduction Left and Right Hemisphere’s of the Brain The Tree of Life as a Model The Three Triangles of the Etz Chayim, the Tree of Life a) Introduction b) Celestial Triangle c) Moral Triangle d) Mundane Triangle The Three Granthis Conclusion References 1. Introduction What follows is a description of the three divisions of […]
ReadThe Power of Holy Names To me, a Holy Name is a word of power. You find them in every tradition. I work mainly with Hebrew, because Kabbalah was the framework I learned many years ago, but over time I’ve also woven in Zulu and Sanskrit. Holy Names draw Shefa — the flow of life […]
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