Abulafia Meditation is a seven-week course that introduces students to the world of Abulafia’s prophetic kabbalah. This unique system, rooted in Jewish esoteric tradition, offers a gateway to expanded consciousness and a deeper connection with the Divine. Through text study, discussion, and meditative practice, participants will explore prophecy, divine overflow, and ecstatic experience within a Jewish context. The course aims to provide students with a significant encounter of this classical method of cleaving to God, emphasizing its distinctive features and potential for spiritual growth.

The course consists of 90 minute sessions that combine text study, individual practice, and group exploration. Each class will focus on a specific aspect of Abulafia’s system, covering both theoretical foundations and practical techniques. Participants will learn to work with Hebrew letters and vowels, engage in letter permutations, and practice the vocalization of Divine Names. Abulafia’s method makes careful use of breath, voice, the physical vibrations involved in speech, movement of the body and guided imagination.

No prior knowledge of Hebrew is required, as essential letters and vowels will be taught in the course. By the course’s end, participants will have explored Abulafia’s prophetic Kabbalah practice so that they are able, if they choose, to incorporate aspects of this profound system into their personal spiritual practice.