Spirit-Guides and Past Lives: Reincarnation in the Kabbalistic Imagination
with Nathaniel Berman
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When
Wednesdays - 3 Weeks
5:30-7:00 pm ET · 2:30-4:00 pm PT
May 14 · May 21 · May 28
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“Revolutions of the Souls”: a breathtaking Jewish vision of the cyclical nature of human existence, far more subversive and existentially meaningful than the easily dismissed “reincarnation” with which it is often confused.
“Revolutions of the Souls” is also a more accurate translation of the Hebrew term, gilgulei neshamot found in traditional texts.
Yes, the kabbalistic vision of Soul-Revolutions entails perpetual rebirth; but rather than for individuals, it concerns the infinite number of soul-sparks that compose our being, going forth to infinitely diverse bodies throughout history.
These rebirths transgress not only historical boundaries, but those of gender (“men” reborn as “women” and vice versa; individuals comprised of heterogeneously gendered soul-sparks); species (“human beings” reborn as trees, as stones, as animals); and so on.
Moreover, Soul-Revolutions are not limited to the moment of birth; rather, a spirit-guide may “revolve” within a person during their lifetime to aid them on their spiritual path; or, lamentably, an evil spirit may “revolve” within a person to lead them astray.
How do these visions change the way we think of our identities, our place in history, our relationship to nature?
How can we recognize, or conjure, the presence of spirit-guides within ourselves or ward off demonic tricksters?
How can we make Soul-Revolutions part of our spiritual practice, even part of our daily lives?
No background necessary, except for the experience of being human (or a palm tree).
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This class will be recorded and available to enrolled students to watch later.
Cost
This course is available at a sliding scale cost of $126 (the true cost), $99 or $72.
If you can afford the full price, we hope you will choose that option, which allows us to continue to offer lower rates and scholarships to those who otherwise would not be able to access this learning because of financial barriers.
If you need financial aid beyond the sliding scale, please fill out this simple form, and we will get right back to you.
with Nathaniel Berman
—
When
Wednesdays - 3 Weeks
5:30-7:00 pm ET · 2:30-4:00 pm PT
May 14 · May 21 · May 28
—
“Revolutions of the Souls”: a breathtaking Jewish vision of the cyclical nature of human existence, far more subversive and existentially meaningful than the easily dismissed “reincarnation” with which it is often confused.
“Revolutions of the Souls” is also a more accurate translation of the Hebrew term, gilgulei neshamot found in traditional texts.
Yes, the kabbalistic vision of Soul-Revolutions entails perpetual rebirth; but rather than for individuals, it concerns the infinite number of soul-sparks that compose our being, going forth to infinitely diverse bodies throughout history.
These rebirths transgress not only historical boundaries, but those of gender (“men” reborn as “women” and vice versa; individuals comprised of heterogeneously gendered soul-sparks); species (“human beings” reborn as trees, as stones, as animals); and so on.
Moreover, Soul-Revolutions are not limited to the moment of birth; rather, a spirit-guide may “revolve” within a person during their lifetime to aid them on their spiritual path; or, lamentably, an evil spirit may “revolve” within a person to lead them astray.
How do these visions change the way we think of our identities, our place in history, our relationship to nature?
How can we recognize, or conjure, the presence of spirit-guides within ourselves or ward off demonic tricksters?
How can we make Soul-Revolutions part of our spiritual practice, even part of our daily lives?
No background necessary, except for the experience of being human (or a palm tree).
—
This class will be recorded and available to enrolled students to watch later.
Cost
This course is available at a sliding scale cost of $126 (the true cost), $99 or $72.
If you can afford the full price, we hope you will choose that option, which allows us to continue to offer lower rates and scholarships to those who otherwise would not be able to access this learning because of financial barriers.
If you need financial aid beyond the sliding scale, please fill out this simple form, and we will get right back to you.
with Nathaniel Berman
—
When
Wednesdays - 3 Weeks
5:30-7:00 pm ET · 2:30-4:00 pm PT
May 14 · May 21 · May 28
—
“Revolutions of the Souls”: a breathtaking Jewish vision of the cyclical nature of human existence, far more subversive and existentially meaningful than the easily dismissed “reincarnation” with which it is often confused.
“Revolutions of the Souls” is also a more accurate translation of the Hebrew term, gilgulei neshamot found in traditional texts.
Yes, the kabbalistic vision of Soul-Revolutions entails perpetual rebirth; but rather than for individuals, it concerns the infinite number of soul-sparks that compose our being, going forth to infinitely diverse bodies throughout history.
These rebirths transgress not only historical boundaries, but those of gender (“men” reborn as “women” and vice versa; individuals comprised of heterogeneously gendered soul-sparks); species (“human beings” reborn as trees, as stones, as animals); and so on.
Moreover, Soul-Revolutions are not limited to the moment of birth; rather, a spirit-guide may “revolve” within a person during their lifetime to aid them on their spiritual path; or, lamentably, an evil spirit may “revolve” within a person to lead them astray.
How do these visions change the way we think of our identities, our place in history, our relationship to nature?
How can we recognize, or conjure, the presence of spirit-guides within ourselves or ward off demonic tricksters?
How can we make Soul-Revolutions part of our spiritual practice, even part of our daily lives?
No background necessary, except for the experience of being human (or a palm tree).
—
This class will be recorded and available to enrolled students to watch later.
Cost
This course is available at a sliding scale cost of $126 (the true cost), $99 or $72.
If you can afford the full price, we hope you will choose that option, which allows us to continue to offer lower rates and scholarships to those who otherwise would not be able to access this learning because of financial barriers.
If you need financial aid beyond the sliding scale, please fill out this simple form, and we will get right back to you.
Meet Nathaniel
Nathaniel Berman (he/him) is Brown University’s Rahel Varnhagen Professor of International Affairs, Law, and Religious Studies (emeritus) and Visiting Professor of History at Columbia University. He has taught kabbalah at a wide variety of academic, religious, and unconventional settings. He is the author of Divine and Demonic in the Poetic Mythology of The Zohar: the ‘Other Side’ of Kabbalah and Passion and Ambivalence : Colonialism, Nationalism, and International Law. His current book-project is entitled Anger, Evil, and Death: shattering and Healing through Kabbalistic Myth.
