The Pathway of Fire According to the Qabbalah: 'Ehjeh 'Aser 'Ehjeh, I am That I am - Aurea Vidya Collection

This book is not an essay on the Qabbalah nor a historical study on its origins, but a synthetic presentation in the form of sutra-aphorisms in order to be able to comprehend and realize its teaching. The expression 'Ehjeh 'Aser 'Ehjeh, which means: I am That I am, or Being is Being, represents the knowledge by identity. Therefore the Qabbalah, like any other traditional doctrine, does not constitute a simple learned knowledge but life experience. The symbol of the Qabbalah is the Sephirothic Tree in which are are summed up the indefinite expressive possibilities (Sephiroth) of the micro and macrocosm, beyond which there is the sphere of Ain Soph Aur (Absolute) which corresponds to the One-without-a-second (advaita), the unqualified Brahman (nirguna) of the Vedanta doctrine. In view of the fact that the Qabbalah represents a complete teaching, above all RAPHAEL brings to light its metaphysical sphere (Ain Soph Aur) and the pathway taking to it: the Pathway of Fire. That is the Pathway that each disciple, to whatever branch he may belong to, must travel in order to realize the identity with his own Essence. It is the Middle Way or the Way of the Arrow , the operative way par excellence which unfolds along the central pillar of the Sephirothic Tree. Raphael gives us the key to a right approach to the Pathway of Fire , which is also present in the Qabbalah, and says: «... Leave behind the verbose and discursive thinking and open wide the doors to pure reason. The Pathway of Fire is not something that can be learned but grasped through the bolt of intuition, comprehension of heart and identification of consciousness»