Etz Chayyim, Volume 3, The Tree of Life

Gates 19–28

Volume III covers Gates 19 through 28, addressing the processes by which human souls participate in the cosmic repair, the mechanics of prayer and intention (kavanah), and the detailed workings of reincarnation (gilgul) within the Lurianic system. Each page presents the Hebrew original, scholarly transliteration, and English translation in parallel columns. These gates connect the abstract cosmological structures of the earlier volumes to practical mystical techniques.

Contents

  1. Gate Seventeen: The Soul and Its Origins
  2. Gate Eighteen: Reincarnation and Tikkunim
  3. Gate Nineteen: Prayer and Kavvanah
  4. Gate Twenty: The Mechanics of Ascent
  5. Gate Twenty-One: Sabbath and Festivals
  6. Gate Twenty-Two: Evil and the Kelippot
  7. Gate Twenty-Three: The World of Action
  8. Gate Twenty-Four: Cosmic Cycles
  9. Gate Twenty-Five: Prophecy and Vision
  10. Gate Twenty-Six: The Commandments as Conduits
  11. Gate Twenty-Seven: Study as Elevation
  12. Gate Twenty-Eight: Mystical Intentions

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