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# The Cosmic Shekinah: A historical study of the goddess of the Old Testament and Kabbalah

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My favorite aspect of The Cosmic Shekinah
*by S***N on April 2, 2017*

My favorite aspect of The Cosmic Shekinah: A Historical Study of the Goddess of the Old Testament and Kabbalah, by Sorita d’Este and David Rankine, is the large amount of source material they index and use to illustrate who Shekinah is, a more-or-less universal wisdom goddess, across a handful of traditions, and her symbolism is explained often. I love that, because this symbolism can be used by spiritual seekers to access the goddess. This book is a source of symbolism that I am sure other authors have forgotten simply through lack of breadth of research. Symbols contain power because they help us access the energy of the divine. D’Este and Rankine argue that Shekinah used to have an important role in ancient times of engaging certain qualities of humanity, and with people putting them together to achieve something, could be honored and trusted. This is important to show how she did survive, and why. Every effort is made to give Shekinah and her counterparts a positive role and place in the societies that worshipped her, and the authors show that she was still worshipped in old ways after she was outlawed. This is valuable because Christianity still assumes dis-accreditation, or continues the erasure of Shekinah, from its space. She’s still there; it’s covered over with rubble. The authors attempt excavation.While the authors make a case to show that the wisdom goddess couldn’t be eradicated from the Bible, D’Este and Rankine do not highlight what was lost conceptually when the Shekinah left the earth, so to speak, because they are more concerned with how she morphed and changed into other goddesses. They clearly illustrate the transition from ancient religion to Christianity in terms of Asherah, and the transition to Mother Mary is shown, although it has to be defended. --What survived from this transition was very little in terms of strength, power, and influence. The goddess loses her name. She loses her place. d’Este and Rankine focus on how Astarte/Shekinah/Asherah made the change from important goddess to background presence, and do not say what happened next. The authors provide a transitional piece that follows the goddess tradition with how it moved, mentioning, but not emphasizing, what sank into the realm of time; that is for us to discover. While not the entire story with all its remnants, this remains one of the most definitive and inscribing sources upon which the text of Shekinah is still being written, and gives guides on how the Shekinah was worshipped throughout time.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Essential Reading
*by N***Y on April 30, 2014*

From someone who has a BA in religious studies and who continuously studies the complexities and histories of religion(s), I must say that this book is a true winner. The amount of info is amazing, and although the authors make some leaps quite often, the language is always clear as to the information vis-a-vis the authors' interpretations. The common threads linking Wisdom, The Goddess, The Serpent, and other concepts/symbols/signs/what-have-you are amazing to behold, and there are plenty of breadcrumbs given that are worth slowing down for and exploring through one's own research. This book is a goldmine and should be more widely read - do not let the fact that a major publisher didn't publish this book put you off.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautifully written and well researched
*by L***S on September 22, 2012*

Beautiful book, very well written. The only thing I missed was illustrations, when reading it I just googled for pictures of the statues and monuments mentioned in the book and I hope the writers will include them in their next print/issue. A book definitely worth reading! The vast knowledge of the authors of the material they discuss is brought in easy manner - but while reading you will not only get an understanding of the evolution of Sophia, but some interesting insights in kabalistic thinking as well.

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