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Friends, thank you so much for all your posts! As I read over them I am struck both by our diversity and our deep spiritual unity. I hope we can get to know each other better over the course of the year and can truly make some fruitful connections!
If you ever want to read a fun book that explores this “what’s the right way to pronounce it?” question, read “The Chicken Qabalah” by Lon Duquette. He freely acknowledges that most people who study the Kabbalah (Qabalah) have no idea how to pronounce the many Hebrew words you’ll encounter. His attitude, so thoroughly post/modern American, is “Don’t worry about it!”
“Is this what the author means with the distinctions between esoteric and exoteric?”
I’m not sure I can answer your question, Noah, but I think your insights are truly interesting, and do help to shine light on a way to understand the distinction between “exo” and “eso” — whether that was the author’s original intent or not!
Jack, acknowledging today that 1 month has passed since your Mother’s passing. Just keeping you and all your family in my prayers.
Carl
Aída, thanks for your message. I’m glad you are finding the exercises helpful. I think they are an important part of this process, so I hope everyone takes some time to explore them. MOTT is not just a book full of ideas to be thought about, it is an invitation into a new way of spirituality!
Charlie, thanks for your intro. and for being here! I love the image of the “guiding tradition” — it honors your grounding but leaves so much space to encounter wisdom wherever it may be found. That’s beautiful.
Hope you enjoy the course.
Vikki, it is so good to see you here! I know what you mean about where your friends “wouldn’t be caught dead”!!! But I’ve always been the type of person who colors outside the lines, so there you go. Anyway, thanks for being part of this adventure!
Hi Leah, glad you’re here! I’ve never studied Tarot with Lynn but the word is he’s quite the master! I hope this journey with MOTT will give you plenty of insight and food for thought.
Julie, thanks so much for the introduction — and for being here. My story is so similar to yours, except for me the “pull” came after a season exploring Pagan spirituality (although I definitely have a Buddhist streak as well). MOTT is a great book for perpetual pilgrims!
Thanks, Brian. Glad you are here. MOTT is a mind-bender of a book, but if offers a fascinating window into how to situate contemplative practice in one’s life and faith. Hope you enjoy it!
Noah, we are neighbors, as I live in Clarkston. Thanks for being here. Yes, it’s a dense book but there’s plenty of light in it. Please be sure to share your thoughts, insights, questions regarding the book, either here in one of our monthly zoom calls. Blessings!
Susan, so glad you are here. I love you comment about instinctively recognizing how silence and contemplation can bring us closer to God! And yes, this book can completely recalibrate your understanding of the Tarot — in a good way!
Lisa, thank you for your introduction, and thank you for being here! I hope you will find this book to be filled with invitations and insights (it has a few problems too, but nothing is perfect!).
