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Yoga: Immortality and Freedom. Princeton University Press, 1958. Evola, Julius. The Yoga of Power: Tantra, Shakti, and the Secret Way. Inner Traditions, 1992. Harner, Michael. The Way of the Shaman: A Guide to Power and Healing. Harper & Row, 1980. Lukoff, David. "Spirituality and Contentiousness: The Role of Spirituality in Mental Health." Psychiatric Annals 36, no. 3 (2006): 167-172. Merkur, Dan. Gnosis: An Esoteric Tradition of Mystical Visions and Unions. SUNY Press, 1993. Samuel, Geoffrey. Civilized Shamans: Buddhism in Tibetan Societies. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993. Underhill, Evelyn. Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness. E.P. Dutton, 1911. Glossary Adamah -- Hebrew: "ground, earth." The feminine principle of manifestation; the earth from which the human being (adam) is formed. Corresponds to the root center. Ain Sof -- Hebrew: "Without End." The Kabbalistic term for the infinite, unknowable divine essence beyond all sefirot and all attributes. Chokhmah -- Hebrew: "Wisdom." The second sefirah on the Tree of Life; the flash of intuitive insight. Corresponds to the right hemisphere of the brow center. Binah -- Hebrew: "Understanding." The third sefirah; the analytical elaboration of insight into comprehensive understanding. Corresponds to the left hemisphere of the brow center. Chesed -- Hebrew: "Lovingkindness, Mercy." The fourth sefirah; the right arm of the Tree. Corresponds to the right side of the heart center. Da'at -- Hebrew: "Knowledge." The hidden sefirah between Chokhmah and Binah; the integration of wisdom and understanding into embodied knowing. Corresponds to the throat center. Devekut -- Hebrew: "Cleaving, Attachment." The Hasidic practice of continuous conscious connection with the Divine Presence. Ein Sof -- See Ain Sof. Gevurah -- Hebrew: "Strength, Judgment, Discipline." The fifth sefirah; the left arm of the Tree. Corresponds to the left side of the heart center and the solar plexus. Keter -- Hebrew: "Crown." The first and highest sefirah; the point of divine emanation. Corresponds to the crown center. Kliphah/Klipot -- Hebrew: "Shell, Husks." In Kabbalah, the forces that block or obscure divine light; the obstacles to spiritual awakening. Machshavah -- Hebrew: "Thought." The cognitive dimension of consciousness; one of the "garments" of the soul. Malkuth -- Hebrew: "Kingdom." The tenth and lowest sefirah; the realm of physical manifestation. Corresponds to the root center. Midah/Midot -- Hebrew: "Measure, Quality." The emotional attributes; the six sefirot from Chesed to Yesod that constitute the "heart" of the Tree. Mitzvah/Mitzvot -- Hebrew: "Commandment." The 613 commandments of Torah; practices that elevate and sanctify the physical world. Nefesh -- Hebrew: "Soul, Vitality, Breath." The lowest level of soul consciousness; the vital force that animates the physical body. Neshamah -- Hebrew: "Soul, Breath." The third and higher level of soul consciousness; the divine soul that perceives spiritual truth. Niggun -- Hebrew: "Melody." A wordless melody used in Hasidic practice to open the heart and elevate consciousness. Partzuf/Partzufim -- Hebrew: "Face, Countenance, Configuration." The five divine "faces" in Lurianic Kabbalah; anthropomorphic configurations of the sefirot. Ruach -- Hebrew: "Spirit, Wind, Breath." The second level of soul consciousness; the emotional-ethical dimension of the self. Sefer Torah -- Hebrew: "Book of Torah." The handwritten Torah scroll; the physical manifestation of divine wisdom. Sefirot/Sefirah -- Hebrew: "Emanations, Numbers." The ten divine attributes or emanations that constitute the Tree of Life. Shekhinah -- Hebrew: "Dwelling Presence." The divine feminine presence that dwells in the physical world; associated with Malkuth and the root center. Shema -- Hebrew: "Hear." The central prayer of Judaism: "Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is One." Sushumna -- Sanskrit. The central energy channel that runs from the base of the spine to the crown of the head; the channel through which kundalini ascends. Teshuvah -- Hebrew: "Return, Repentance." The process of turning back to God; spiritual transformation and renewal. Tiferet -- Hebrew: "Beauty, Splendor, Harmony." The sixth sefirah; the heart of the Tree where all energies integrate. Corresponds to the heart center. Tikkun -- Hebrew: "Repair, Rectification, Restoration." The process of repairing the world and the soul; the spiritual work of elevation and integration. Tree of Life (Etz Chaim) -- The central symbol of Kabbalah; the diagram of ten sefirot arranged in three columns and connected by twenty-two paths. Yechidah -- Hebrew: "Singular One." The highest level of soul consciousness; complete union with the divine. Yesod -- Hebrew: "Foundation." The ninth sefirah; the channel through which divine energy flows into physical manifestation. Corresponds to the sacral center. Yetzer -- Hebrew: "Inclination, Impulse." The yetzer tov (good inclination) and yetzer ra (evil inclination) are the two drives within the human heart. YHVH (Tetragrammaton) -- The four-letter divine name; the unpronounceable name that signifies the divine essence beyond all attributes. Ze'ir Anpin -- Aramaic: "Small Face, Impatient One." The partzuf (divine face) that includes the six sefirot from Chesed to Yesod; the masculine principle of divine immanence.

The One Source The journey through the seven centers leads to the recognition that the finite self is the infinite Self in finite form.