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Essays from the Frater Eisenheim Blog tagged free will.
An essay on the Tzimtzum of Lurianic Kabbalah, the divine self-contraction that opens space for the world, and its profound relation to the mystery of human free will.
Read essay →An essay on Gevurah, the sephirah of rigor and justice in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, and its ethical translation into everyday existence and free will.
Read essay →An essay on the legend of the Golem of Prague, the creative force of sacred language in Jewish mysticism, and the ethical limits of human will before creation.
Read essay →An essay on the symbolism of the pillars of cloud and fire in the book of Exodus, and what they reveal about providence, discernment, and free will.
Read essay →An essay on the duality between good and evil as pedagogical forces of consciousness, in the light of philosophy, religious traditions, and spiritual experience.
Read essay →An essay on the moral responsibility of the ceremonial practitioner, poised between the humility demanded by the sacred and the discipline that guards against the vanity of power.
Read essay →An essay on the ancient tension between freedom and destiny, moving through philosophy, religious traditions and everyday spiritual experience, without promising certainties, but inviting discernment.
Read essay →An essay on the ancient tension between faith and reason, traversing philosophy, theology and the esoteric tradition, to show that both may walk as sisters in the search for truth.
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