“Here you all go; this is the packet I have had before you all were even a twinkle in my eye. This will allow you to get started on your work on the Tree of Life. But understand that you reading the work of mystics. But because you are who you are I would not follow the book step for step, this is information embedded in the framework of your soul. You are my children and this was on my mind even during your conception and ultimate inception into this world. Add to that you are descendants of those who formed the Tree of Life ages ago, your climb will not be identical to everything that is written albeit they are mystics, you are the authors of the mystic visions they received in order for this book to be in your hands at this very moment. So, enjoy the ride.” My father instructed.
As we opened the book I want to say that there was a glow from the book that illuminated the room but the dramatic effect was nowhere to be found. Just the first session which we all read together, it discussed the purpose of the Tree of Life workbook and gave a brief description of the different spheres of the tree of life. It was all very abstract and not very specific which of course took us a moment to internalize. We were told that the reality that we see is strictly based on perception. This perception is influenced heavily by light. We were very familiar with light and specifically energy from our mother who always told us, “Energy is neither created nor destroyed.” This whole world was a piece of light bended in different manners and directions nothing is real but the energy that we give it.
As we reflected on the words in the opening lesson of the packet my father gave to us it all started to sink in. This book is attempting to bring the dormant potential that is latent in us to the forefront and change the way we look at reality which will give birth to something else, what that something else was I was not yet sure of. I was taken aback by this revelation because my understanding about qabalah was that it was Jewish mysticism so I was expecting to be studying the Old Testament of the Bible. But my first impression was anything but that. I skimmed through the pages to get an idea of what we were getting ourselves into I saw astrology, tarot, elements, and planets discussed. There was the Hebrew alphabet but it was not given to understand how to speak the language but a tool to be used to connect the various ideas together.
Through understanding all these concepts the packet instructed the reader that powers beyond their wildest imaginations will occur if these concepts are mastered but it must be done at a pace not to overwhelm the mind which will need time to process all these new ideas found within the pages. The directions given to process these new ideas was meditation which was not to difficult for us because we have been meditating since we were five years old.
Each of us on our fifth birthday was given a party and later a CD which we worked with our parents on from that day moving forward. It was Learn How to Meditate. My father always gave credit to that CD for his first out of body experience where he felt himself lifting off like a balloon being let go by a child into the air. Although a great moment in his life it was also a great failure for him because he let his body win over his soul in that moment where during the meditation when he felt himself leaving his body he got scared. He told us this is the battle between the body and soul.
The body has a mind of its own and is happy in third dimension. A pact has to be made between the soul and the body where the body is given subtle vibrations from the soul allowing the soul to have control in third dimension over the physical body.
It was not until several years later that my father had the pact made, the same day that he got the packet on the qabalah. So, the mediation would not be a problem for us. We all agreed to a time to mediate together each day at ten o’clock at night. During this time we would quiet our minds and mediate on the short descriptions given in the book on each sphere on the tree of life.