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    The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford: Dilettante's Guide to What You Do and Do Not Need to Know to Become a Qabalist
    The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford: Dilettante's Guide to What You Do and Do Not Need to Know to Become a Qabalist
    The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford: Dilettante's Guide to What You Do and Do Not Need to Know to Become a Qabalist
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    The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford: Dilettante's Guide to What You Do and Do Not Need to Know to Become a Qabalist

    By Lon Milo DuQuette

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    A unique and humorous and also practical approach to the increasingly popular study of Qabalah. This is a seriously funny book! Traditional Qabalistic (or Cabalistic, or, indeed, Kabbalistic read this book to find out what the difference is...we know you've always wondered) sources tend to be a bit, er, dry. DuQuette spices up the Qabalah and makes it come alive, restoring the joy of learning the fundamentals of this admittedly arcane system by using simple, amusing anecdotes and metaphors. This account, written psuedepigraphically (fictitiously attributed to a supposed authority), allows DuQuette as Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford to soar to outrageous heights and, when necessary, stand apart from the silliness to highlight the golden eggs of Qabalistic wisdom nested therein. Sure to be a revelation to those who think that learning about the Qabalah needs to be tedious and serious, DuQuette shows that great truths can be transmitted through the medium of laughter. It's s Dilettante's Guide to What You Do and Do Not Need to Know to Become a Qabalist.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Wheel Weiser
    Release dateJul 1, 2010
    ISBN9781609257316
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    Lon Milo DuQuette

    Lon Milo DuQuette is the author of Enochian Vision Magick.

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    Reviews for The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford

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    • 5/5
      Never has qabalah been so entertaining to read. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone that is new to the subject, or even years deep into it as it makes a lot of these abstract concepts digestible thanks, to Leo Milo's funny and wise approach to this subjects.
    • 5/5
      Easy and humorous to read, but I still learned some new nuggets in this book.
    • 5/5
      Hilarious and insightful. I could of read it and it have been utter nonsense and I'd still give it 5 stars based on how much it made me laugh! It also could of been as dry as petrified camel dung and I still would of given it 5 stars based on the insightful information. 10 stars for "The Chicken Qabalah":)!
    • 5/5
      Maravilloso. Explicado de una manera simple, sin las trampas del ego y del "misterio" que pueden llegar a ser tan comunes en estos textos.
      Simplemente excelente.
      Te quedas con ganas de aprender más sobre la Qabalah y de leer más cosas del autor.
    • 5/5
      So glad I started out with this book. Highly recommend.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Fabulous!!!
    • 5/5
      Not only is this informative, it’s entertaining as hell. Beginner friendly book on the qabalah—highly recommend!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      I find Baba Lon's 'trickster' attitude a bit annoying, like it's more of a defense mechanism than a actual sense of humor. I also find his whole "Rabbi Lamed" persona and "Chicken Qabalah" vaguely culturally insensitive and again, defensive. That said the man is a scholar and impressive practitioner who tries his very best to lay some heavy concepts down. I always get something important out of his books.
    • 5/5
      I decided to read this book for a number of reasons. I'm currently learning the Hebrew alphabet and beginning the study of Qabalah. So, as an into book I decided to read Lon DuQuette's book on the subject. Lon is one of my favorite occult writers and also one of the most knowledgeable occultists in the world. He takes very complex subjects (like this one) and makes them understandable though humor. One can surmise that right from the title. It's much appreciated in a genre where writers tend to take themselves a bit too seriously. Fortunately for me, I seem to learn quicker when subjects are presented in a humorous way, so this book was a perfect fit. The book itself was really an eye-opener. Prior to this, I really didn't have much understanding of what Qabalah is. I knew it had to deal with the "Tree of Life" and numerology, but that's about it. I had no idea how profoundly complex, yet elegant, it is. It's both a puzzle and a context in which to view the world around us. In fact, it's what all Western magick is based on. Without going into details, I'll just say it's some pretty profound stuff -- quite mind-boggling actually. It's really changed the way I few the nature of reality. Another great book by Lon.

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    • 5/5
      Fascinating and humorous introduction to the Qabalah! The philsophical components are complex and compelling. You've got to read it through more than once to even begin to get it!
    • 5/5
      A very excellent basic introduction to Western Cabala.
    • 5/5
      A funny and educational introduction to the magical Kabbalah. There is no better introduction to the ideas of Kabbalah than this.

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