The Pagan Eden: The Assyrian Origins of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life

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John Hunt Publishing, Feb 8, 2013 - Self-Help - 155 pages
This is the first complete book about the Babylonian Kabbalah, which many people are talking about on the Internet. Assyria in Northern Iraq is the home of Palace Art from the Courts of the Assyrian Empire, where the Tree of Life was routinely shown on walls, tended by winged genies. It represented the King and the Land. It is also arguably a spiritual map and the basis of the Jewish Kabbalah, which was developed later. Many authors have asserted that the Kabbalah came from Egypt but this book shows that its early roots lie in Assyrian Court Art. There are also fascinating parallels to Asiatic Shamanism. All points to Asia, not Africa, as the home of the archetypal Sacred Tree image.
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Contents

Introduction
The Roots of the Tree of Life
Two Systems and Two Rivers
Its All Done By Numbers
All Ways Lead To The Goddess
Venus Has A Long History
Gilgamesh And Ascension Up The Tree
The Stars Above
The Arguments About Ancient Telescopes
Origins Of The Constellations
The Beginning Of The
Shiva
The Kurdish Cult of Angels or Cult of Seven
Shamanism and Kabbalah
The British Museum and Louvre exhibits
Medical

Divination Gives Birth To Astrology
A Guide To The Mesopotamian Planets
Enigma of the Jewish synagogue zodiacs
Bibliography of books articles and websites

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About the author (2013)

Ian Freer is a lifelong student of Kabbalah with extensive teaching experience in many subjects. He is a Cambridge University graduate with a particular interest in ancient history. He lives in Northamptonshire, UK.
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