Guest Article By : Beverly Nadler CH CMT
My Spiritual Journey and Discovery of Kabbalah
I came upon Kabbalah after years of studying psychology, philosophy, Hermetic Philosophy, metaphysics, spiritual teachings of the East, teachings of Western mystics (Rudolph Steiner, Gurdjieff and Ouspensky, New Thought (Science of Mind, Unity) and so called “New Age” teachings. (I don’t even want to tell you how much money I spent!
To say my passion to “know” and “understand” was costly, is a vast understatement. However, I know that all my time, effort and money was a valuable investment. As a trainer and author whose subject matter includes Spiritual and Mental Law and techniques for reprogramming the subconscious mind, I need to learn from many sources and viewpoints, so that I can clarify, integrate and correlate many diverse, and often conflicting, teachings. I also must be able to discern true teachings from false dogma. My teaching is my “mission” and requires that I simplify complex profound principles and make them practical for people (myself included) so they can create a better life for themselves and their families.
I was fortunate that my first serious personal growth/spiritual study was Concept Therapy in the late 1960s. (I had dabbled in psychology and philosophy since childhood and enjoyed reading classic motivational books like “Think and Grow Rich”, “The Magic of Believing” and “The Power of Positive Thinking.”) I consider Concept-Therapy the foundation for everything I learned thereafter.
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