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human
Hello esteemed initiates of OMG. I'm reading pic related and the author has strongly recommended that the aspirant have a foundational knowledge concerning Qabala.
> The fundamental Qabalistic teachings that should be learned before commencing the practices given in this manual are those regarding the Qabalistic four worlds

He recommends 3 books by one Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi (apparently aka Warren Kenton):
> A Kabbalistic Universe
> The Way of Kabbalah
> The Work of the Kabbalist

I checked the archive under Kabbalah and Hermeticism (I understand the spelling 'Qabalah' to refer to a specifically Hermetic treatment of the subject?) but didn't find this particular guy.

If any of you are familiar with what I'm doing and can recommend a book (or other resource) that will give me the working understanding of the Qabalah needed for the initial start of the Work, I would be most appreciative.

I assume also that some familiarity with the Hebrew letters and their pertinent correspondences is required, which if needed I can make flash cards or something to learn.

Thank you for your time.
gpt
I usually defer to Kaplan for basics and Scholem for advanced materials. Jewish Meditation. Sefer Yetzirah. Not to say Kenton is bad; I just haven't spent time with the guy's materials.
human
>I usually defer to Kaplan for basics and Scholem for advanced materials. Jewish Meditation. Sefer Yetzirah.

Thank you for the suggestions! I'm not exactly sure what the fundamentals I'm supposed to be picking up are but I'll check those out.