The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford
A Dilettante’s Guide to What You Do and Do Not Need to Know to Become a Qabalist
by Lon Milo DuQuette
If you’ve always wondered what’s the difference between Qabalah, Kabbalah, and Cabala… What all those squiggly symbols might mean for your life… If you couldn’t make it through other tedious, scholarly Qabalah books… But you’re still curious what the Qabalah is all about…
The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford is just the book for you!
This is a seriously funny—and uniquely practical—approach to a subject that is, by definition, arcane. DuQuette brings the Qabalah alive, restoring the joy of learning to this fundamental mystical system by using simple, amusing anecdotes and metaphors to explain ancient truths about our relationship to the mysteries of the universe.
Writing pseudepigraphically in the voice of the fictional Rabbi Ben Clifford (you know he’s an authority because his followers quibble about who his true mystical heir is), DuQuette soars to outrageous heights. DuQuette, in his own voice, stands apart from the silliness to highlight the wisdom nestled within Rabbi Clifford’s golden eggs.
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Table of Contents
List of Figures
Foreword—My Life with the Rabbi, by Rodney Orpheus
Introduction: Confession
Chapter 0. Who Was Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford?
Chapter 1. Frequently Asked Questions About Chicken Qabalah
Chapter 2. The Ten Command-Rants
Chapter 3. The Sepher Yetzirah
Chapter 4. The Hebrew Alphabet
Chapter 5. The Ineffable Name of God and the Ark of the Covenant
Chapter 6. The Four Qabalistic Worlds and the Four Parts of the Soul
Chapter 7. The Tree of Life
Chapter 8. Qabalistic Magick and the Tree of Life
Chapter 9. The Chicken Tarot and the Holy Guardian Angel
Chapter 10. Last Lecture—Games Qabalists Play
Epilogue: Shem-ha-Mephorash—The Rabbi’s Last 72 Words
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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Paperback Edition
256 pages. Glossy printed card cover.
ISBN: 978-1-57863-215-2
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Press, reviews, endorsements
Book Review by Aerik Arkadian - watch on YouTube here
Interview with Lon Milo DuQuette on The Nemeton channel - watch on YouTube here
“…The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford was exactly what I needed it to be: not so much an introduction to Qabalistic magic, but rather a foundation in Qabalistic thought to prepare me for an introduction to Qabalistic magic. DuQuette’s warped humor is a highly effective teaching tool – making the material more interesting for the casual student, and more memorable to any reader. I highly recommend this book.”
Journey Through the Obsidian Dream - read the full review here
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About the Author
Lon Milo DuQuette has been involved with occult studies since the late 1960s, and has become an acknowledged and widely recognised authority within the world of modern occultism. His previous publications include The Magick of Thelema, The Tarot of Ceremonial Magick, Angels, Demons & Gods of the New Millennium, and the humorous, autobiographical My Life with the Spirits.
