Download PDF The Cosmic Shekinah Sorita D'Este David Rankine 9781905297511 Books
Download PDF The Cosmic Shekinah Sorita D'Este David Rankine 9781905297511 Books
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The Shekinah is the manifestation of the Wisdom Goddess of the Kabbalah,the Old Testament and Merkavah Mysticism. She encompasses the primordial light of creation, the wisdom of the serpent and the inspiration of the dove. She is the beauty of the lily and the embodiment of the Tree of Life. She is also the World soul, heavenly glory, mother of angels, inspiration for prophecy, and source of souls, as well as being the Shabbat Bride and the wife of God. In The Cosmic Shekinah the authors present a concise history of the different influences of earlier wisdom goddesses on the development of the Shekinah. These goddesses include the Sumerian Inanna, the Egyptian Ma'at, the Greco-Egyptian Isis, the Semitic Anat and Astarte and the Canaanite Asherah. They show that from these ancient sources the unnamed Wisdom Goddess and wife of God portrayed in the Old Testament and early Jewish wisdom literature arose. It is this unnamed Wisdom Goddess who would subsequently become the source for the development of the Shekinah as well as the Gnostic Sophia. The influence of the feminine divine as the Shekinah has continued to find expression, with the Virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit of Christianity and the Sakina of Islam all being shaped by the enduring influence of the Wisdom Goddess. Through tracing her roles, myths and functions the authors show that in addition to her resurgence, the Wisdom Goddess has always been present throughout history, even when she has been suppressed and disguised by deliberate exclusion and mistranslation. Drawing on numerous sources including medieval Kabbalistic works, Hekhalot texts of Merkavah Mysticism, ancient literature such as the Egyptian, Sumerian and Ugaritic myths, the Old Testament, Gnostic texts and recent finds in Biblical archaeology, The Cosmic Shekinah draws attention back to the light of divine feminine wisdom.
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"This is a must get title along with Sophia, godess of wisdom, Bride of Christ, On the Wings of Shekhnah. As a historian, one presumes we have no idea what the Shekinah glory as found in the Bible is. This show the lack of understanding of the modern man of the cloth when it comes to how the early church taught, what the early Jews believed. These three books shows a plethora, indeed a goldmine of information on this subject. It is modern mans lack of knowledge and personal bias that makes this topic hard to understand. I recommend you grab these three title and go back to how the early church and early Jews viewed this all important topic."
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The Cosmic Shekinah Sorita D'Este David Rankine 9781905297511 Books Reviews
- My favorite aspect of The Cosmic Shekinah A Historical Study of the Goddess of the Old Testament and Kabbalah, by Sorita d’Este and David Rankine, is the large amount of source material they index and use to illustrate who Shekinah is, a more-or-less universal wisdom goddess, across a handful of traditions, and her symbolism is explained often. I love that, because this symbolism can be used by spiritual seekers to access the goddess. This book is a source of symbolism that I am sure other authors have forgotten simply through lack of breadth of research. Symbols contain power because they help us access the energy of the divine. D’Este and Rankine argue that Shekinah used to have an important role in ancient times of engaging certain qualities of humanity, and with people putting them together to achieve something, could be honored and trusted. This is important to show how she did survive, and why. Every effort is made to give Shekinah and her counterparts a positive role and place in the societies that worshipped her, and the authors show that she was still worshipped in old ways after she was outlawed. This is valuable because Christianity still assumes dis-accreditation, or continues the erasure of Shekinah, from its space. She’s still there; it’s covered over with rubble. The authors attempt excavation.
While the authors make a case to show that the wisdom goddess couldn’t be eradicated from the Bible, D’Este and Rankine do not highlight what was lost conceptually when the Shekinah left the earth, so to speak, because they are more concerned with how she morphed and changed into other goddesses. They clearly illustrate the transition from ancient religion to Christianity in terms of Asherah, and the transition to Mother Mary is shown, although it has to be defended. --What survived from this transition was very little in terms of strength, power, and influence. The goddess loses her name. She loses her place. d’Este and Rankine focus on how Astarte/Shekinah/Asherah made the change from important goddess to background presence, and do not say what happened next. The authors provide a transitional piece that follows the goddess tradition with how it moved, mentioning, but not emphasizing, what sank into the realm of time; that is for us to discover. While not the entire story with all its remnants, this remains one of the most definitive and inscribing sources upon which the text of Shekinah is still being written, and gives guides on how the Shekinah was worshipped throughout time. - You can always count on d'Este and Rankine to produce a solid, well-researched work on whatever topic they choose. THE COSMIC SHEKINAH is no different. For such a short book, it is packed with documented and noted information, with an exhaustive bibliography for the more curious. They discuss the precursors of the Shekinah and her progeny, as well as goddess figures that might have inspired or are at least parallel to the Shekinah. The book's biggest weakness comes in its connection to Kabbalah and the Tree of Life--not that it isn't well-researched; it simply is not beginner's information. To fully understand this book, it is necessary to have a working knowledge of the Kabbalah already, as no real background information is provided in these sections.
This book would be a great addition to anyone's collection on The Old Testament, Kabbalah, or goddesses. A must read for those who are pagans with a Christian flavor! - This is a must get title along with Sophia, godess of wisdom, Bride of Christ, On the Wings of Shekhnah. As a historian, one presumes we have no idea what the Shekinah glory as found in the Bible is. This show the lack of understanding of the modern man of the cloth when it comes to how the early church taught, what the early Jews believed. These three books shows a plethora, indeed a goldmine of information on this subject. It is modern mans lack of knowledge and personal bias that makes this topic hard to understand. I recommend you grab these three title and go back to how the early church and early Jews viewed this all important topic.
- great book for those interested in the Wisdom Goddess and Her manifestations throughout various cultures and spiritual traditions. great foundation for further exploration of Jewish mysticism. As always, the bibliography is an excellent source of other reading material to explore.
- Beautiful book, very well written. The only thing I missed was illustrations, when reading it I just googled for pictures of the statues and monuments mentioned in the book and I hope the writers will include them in their next print/issue. A book definitely worth reading! The vast knowledge of the authors of the material they discuss is brought in easy manner - but while reading you will not only get an understanding of the evolution of Sophia, but some interesting insights in kabalistic thinking as well.
- A history of the Goddess it is, so you would not be wasting your money if you bought this book. I read it a while ago, but I remember thouroughly enjoying it. Very informative, too.
- This is very interesting.
- excellent
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