Scholastic Magic Ritual and Revelation in Early Jewish Mysticism Body In a rich braid of

In a rich braid of reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today

she revives a wax witching doll that belonged to her mother

or feel "crispy" and burnt out

mystical associations

made with wild plants & garden-grown herbs

Scholastic Magic Ritual and Revelation in Early Jewish Mysticism Body In a rich braid ofIn exploring the social background of early Jewish mysticism, Scholastic Magic tells the story of how imagination and magic were made to serve memory and scholasticism. In the visionary literature that circulated between the fifth and ninth centuries, there are strange tales of ancient rabbis conjuring the angel known as Sar Torah, the "Prince of the Torah." This angel endowed the rabbis themselves with spectacular memory and skill in learning, and