Rabbi David Ingber – The Way of Kabbalah Advanced Program

Module 1: Abracadabra
Working With the Magic & Power of the Hebrew Alphabet

A key foundation of Kabbalah is a deeper understanding of the power of language, which connects us to the subtle structure of the universe. By becoming aware of the specific meaning and creative power represented by letters in the Hebrew alphabet, you open to a relationship with the the manifesting power of words, which are the bridge between our consciousness and the material world. When the Bible says, “In the beginning was the Word,” it’s speaking to the primary world-shaping power of language.

In this module, you’ll:

• Learn the letters of the Hebrew Alpha-Bet, one of the oldest and most powerful vibrational tools for transforming consciousness
• Study the shape, meaning, name and number of each letter, understanding how language creates reality
• Practice the sound, breathing, and quality of each of the letters, learning the unique meditation practice associated with combining these building blocks of Creation
• Practice using the letters to circulate energy through the body and energetic system
• Explore the mysterious meaning of the Book of Formation, or Sefer Yetzirah, a 3rd century treatise on the magical power of Hebrew Letters
• Understand words as the creation of multiple seed letters and sounds, each of which combine for the full meaning

Module 2: Walking the 32 Paths of Wisdom

The ten Sephirot combine with the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet to create 32 paths of Wisdom. In Kabbalah, walking one path alone does not lead to wisdom. Yet, fully embracing and balancing all of these wisdom paths brings real maturity, growth and healing.

In this module, you’ll:

• Explore the connection between each of the Sefirot and the letter associated with that energy
• Learn how to combine letters for healing, for self-awareness and empowerment
• Practice the ancient meditative technique of the “231 Gates,” combining breath, movement and sound
• Read the Bible with the eyes of a Kabbalist, uncovering the deepest layer of meaning
• Discover the meaning of the most powerful Divine Names in the Jewish tradition and related chants that infuse your being with these sacred qualities
• Choose a Hebrew name and discover how to embody it

Module 3: The Spiral Path
Unifying Masculine & Feminine

In many mystical lineages, the sacred union of masculine and feminine is at the very heart of reality. Kabbalah builds upon the core notion of opposing energies and wholeness, creating something akin to Western Tantra. The very fabric of reality is revealed by the higher union of masculine and feminine in a dance of polarities rather than the war of opposites.

In this module, you’ll:

• Receive the archetypal images and stories that form the basic structure of Kabbalistic Tantra
• Practice specific yichudim, unifications to bring about inner union of Masculine and Feminine energies
• Learn the Sod Ha’Keruvim, the Mystery of the Cherubs, a language for enlightened love and living
• Cosmic Union and the Divine Love Triangle: how we bring the Messianic Consciousness in everything we do
• Explore the concept of SoulMate or Zivug and Attracting the Teacher
• Deepen your understanding of the practice of Shabbat and how to rest in the embrace of the Beloved

Module 4: The Unification of Energies
Lights, Vessels & Healing

Just as white light can be broken down into its component colors, the undifferentiated light of the Divine can be divided into qualities of life, represented in the vessels of the Tree of Life.

Engaging in the work of Kabbalah with our body, mind and soul activates different frequencies of light in our consciousness, healing the vessels — or energetic containers — through which our soul incarnates.

In this module, you’ll:

• Learn the Laws of Light and Vessels: How does the Infinite Light make itself known to us?
• Explore questions such as How do Vessels or Containers behave ?What makes a Vessel strong or weak? andHow do we strengthen our Vessels?
• Learn the Kabbalistic Creation myth — from the Constriction to the Breaking of the Vessels to the Rectification of the Vessels
• Practice the Art of Vessel Repair, learning the tools to identify and test the power of vessels and how to reconstruct them when they break
• Study the meditative techniques of the Chassidic Masters for D’vaykut, or clinging to G-d

Module 5: The Soul’s Evolution Through Time

Kabbalah has profound teachings about the nature of the soul’s journey over multiple lifetimes. Largely unrecognized within traditional Kabbalah teachings, multiple incarnations of the soul allow us to work on developing all the 32 paths of wisdom over many lifetimes.

In this module, you’ll:

• Identify your unique soul mission and the lessons of this lifetime, and why
• Study the rich imagery and powerful understanding of Soul Cycles as taught by the Lurianic School of Kabbalah
• Explore different soul adhesions (dybbuks) or soul gestations (ibbur)
• Learn to identify basic Soul Constellations and how they impact your choice of family, partner and work
• Practice using the Tree of Life, the 32 Path of Wisdom to release past-life patterns

Module 6: Repairing the World
Tikkun Olam

In the Kabbalah of Rabbi Isaac Luria, the primordial lights of Creation were too intense for the earliest vessels and the vessels broke. This shattering, or “breaking of the vessels” was a cataclysmic event, alluded to in the Bible and hinted at in the Zohar but not fully expressed until the 16th Century.

This shattering serves as the background for all human life and specifically, the work of the Kabbalist whose job is to discover the light hidden in the broken, material world. Locating sparks of light and releasing them is called Tikkun.

In this module, you’ll:

• Study the underlying mythological background of this profound Kabbalistic assertion
• Receive the practices used by centuries of Kabbalists to “release sparks of Divine Light,” becoming an adept at light location
• Explore the implications of this mystical approach on our everyday life
• Learn what to do with the “shells,” that hide the inner Spark of Divinity
• Apply these concepts to social meditation and evolution so that we can create Cosmic Tikkun

Module 7: The Practice of Blessing
The Mundane Mandala of Mystical Mind

Traditional Jewish practice prescribes the practitioner to “bless 100 times a day.” This blessing practice forms the centerpiece of daily spiritual and religious observance and is sometimes referred to as “normal mysticism.”

There are six words of blessing at the heart of this sacred practice. Instead of just blessing food or offering morning or evening prayers, a Kabbalist sees life as an opportunity for blessing everyone and everything, creating an elevated field of consciousness throughout the day.

In this module, you’ll:

• Learn the deeper meaning behind the 6 words that comprise the essence of blessing practice
• Study the powerful hidden message of the Blessing Formula, revealing the Four Faces of the Divine
• Practice the mantra and chant received for this daily, moment-to-moment Blessing Formula
• Explore and deepen an awareness of the connection between word, letter, sound embedded in this ancient practice

The Way of Kabbalah Introductory Training Is Included!

This advanced course with Rabbi David builds on The Way of Kabbalah 7-module course, included in the cost of the advanced course. (We recommend completing the introductory course before the advanced training begins.)

In the 7-module program, Rabbi David guides you through a postmodern interspiritual approach to Kabbalah, offering practical guidance for your daily life. You’ll explore this ancient wisdom in 7 powerful audio sessions.

Each training session builds harmoniously upon the next, giving you insights, practices and tools needed to access the power of ancient Jewish mysticism’s multidimensional map of consciousness for greater wisdom, love and growth.

Module 1: Origins of Kabbalah

Module 2: Tree of Life’s 10 Energies of Evolution

Module 3: Living, Loving, Acting
The Lower Triads

Module 4: Tzimtzum or Divine Contraction

Module 5: Worlds & Souls

Module 6: Rectifying Reality
Broken Vessels & Tikkun

Module 7: Divine Eyes & Messianic Consciousness

PLUS, you’ll receive The Way of Kabbalah Bonus Collection

Bonus #1

The God of No-thing
Audio Dialogue With Rabbi David Ingber and Daniel Matt

Bonus #2

The God of Love
Audio Dialogue David Ingber With Mirabai Starr

Bonus #3

Mazal Tov: Introduction to Kabbalistic Astrology
Video Teaching With Rabbi David Ingber

Fly Like a Butterfly, Sting Like Bee: The Pain & Promise of Integrating Shadow With Light
Audio Dialogue With Rabbi David Ingber and Andrew Harvey

Rabbi David Ingber and Andrew Harvey meet in the liminal space between two worlds. As Andrew says, we’ve had a spiritual movement that has been fantastically narcissistic and not open to the depth of the shadows that have been present in our culture for some time. David and Andrew discuss the importance of going deeper and finding the stamina, strength and joy to integrate light and shadow in an authentic spiritual practice and dedicate ourselves to moving forward with sacred action born out of sacred realization. The heart holds the dark and the light, and it’s time for us to honor the heart calling out for this integration.

Andrew Harvey is an author, speaker and founder/director of the Institute of Sacred Activism, an international organization focused on inviting concerned people to take up the challenge of our contemporary global crises by becoming inspired, effective and practical agents of institutional and systemic change, in order to create peace and sustainability. He has written and edited over 30 books and received many awards, including the Benjamin Franklin Award and the Mind Body Spirit Award.

Dialogues in Spiritual Diversity
Collection of Audio Dialogues With Mirabai Starr and Guests

These two special audio collections include conversations with Mirabai hosting two guests from across spiritual and cultural traditions. They are wonderful illustrations of the unity in diversity Mirabai teaches, not to mention a glimpse into the beautiful relationships forming in the interspiritual community.

Interfaith Dialogue at Its Best
Jamal Rahman & Rami Shapiro (Muslim Imam and Jewish Rabbi)
Matthew Wright & Sean Murphy (Episcopal Priest and Zen Teacher)
Sacred Activism Dialogues
Mona Haydar & Chris Grosso (Muslim Activist-poet and “Indie-Spiritualist”)
Ellen Grace O’Brien & Adam Bucko (Hindu Yogacharya and Interspiritual Sacred Activist)

Mirabai Starr writes creative non-fiction and contemporary translations of sacred literature. She taught Philosophy and World Religions at the University of New Mexico-Taos for 20 years and now teaches and speaks internationally on contemplative practice and inter-spiritual dialog. A certified bereavement counselor, Mirabai helps mourners harness the transformational power of loss. She has received critical acclaim for her revolutionary new translations of the mystics. She is author of the poetry collection, Mother of God Similar to Fire, a collaboration with iconographer, William Hart McNichols, and the award-winning book, God of Love: A Guide to the Heart of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Her newest book, Caravan of No Despair: A Memoir of Loss and Transformation, received the Spirituality & Practice “Best Books of 2015” award. She lives with her extended family in the mountains of northern New Mexico.

Engaging Prayer as a Living Process
Audio Dialogue With Stephen Dinan and Rabbi Marcia Prager

In this audio dialogue from The Shift Network’s Sacred Awakening Series, Rabbi Marcia Prager shares poetically about the practice of prayer and brings it alive through her words, teachings and storytelling. There is a fullness and a sacred reverence in her Divine expression which flows like a mighty river into every new moment. Prayer and blessing are an active engagement of every iota of your being in the service of God flowing into the world. Rabbi Prager shares that through prayer we link into the deepest truth of who we are so we can step out of external limitations and discover a vast inner freedom.

Rabbi Marcia Prager is a vibrant Jewish Renewal rabbi, teacher, storyteller, artist and therapist living and working in the Mt. Airy community of Philadelphia. A graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, she also holds the personal smicha (rabbinic ordination) of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, the visionary rebbe of the Jewish Renewal Movement, with whom she has continued to work closely.