All magical seekers ask this one question: "How can I become an adept, an initiate?"—maybe concluding sadly that they lack the one necessity: a personal teacher. "When the pupil is ready, the teacher appears," is a magical maxim, yet where is that mysterious helper? Will our sincere longing manifest them in physical form? And how many decades should we wait? What if we were to look to magical fiction, instead, and transfer the love and lessons gained from reading fiction to our magical studies? Penny Billington, co-author of the new Keys to the Temple, explains.

Enrich your spirituality with these fascinating entries, specifically chosen to help you learn the principle ideas and themes of Jewish mysticism. By translating the most stimulating and accessible passages from Sefer ha-Bahir with concise literary and spiritual commentary, Geoffrey W. Dennis modernizes each entry and brings the wisdom of the ancient text to the contemporary world. This compelling collection shows you the full scope of the Bahir and will give you a new appreciation for its teachings.

Praise:
"What is constant throughout the book is the sense of Dennis’s love for these early Hebrew teachings...He manages to lift the reader to the heights of mesmerized listener without sacrificing the academic/historical context of the teachings. This is a don't-miss book for anyone seriously interested in the Hebrew roots of modern mysticism."
—Anna Jedrziewski, Retailing Insight