Spectrum: Volume 2, Number 1 Winter-Spring 2006

In this issue, we have a wonderful assortment of articles, dialogues, and stories: “Accessing the Imaginal Realm to Heal our Planet,” Reb Zalman’s take on ibn ‘Arabi’s concept of the alam al-mythal; part one of “God Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown,” an article on the kabbalistic concept of tzimtzum, putting a spin on Alan Watts’ title, Cloud Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown; “Not-Knowing and True Knowledge: The Essence of Purim,” Rabbi Zvi Ish-Shalom’s insightful look at the Jewish holiday of Purim through the lens of the B’nai Yissaschar; part one of “Torah and Dharma: Torah hyphen Dharma” from a dialogue between Reb Zalman and Roshi Bernie Glassman at Elat Chayyim; “The King’s Messenger,” an original parable by Maggid Michael Kagan; “Broken Dreams and the Search for the True Gold,” an original Yair in the Old West story on the concept of tzimtzum by Maggid Bahir Davis; and finally, “L’Ḥayyim!—My First Trip,” a reminiscence by Reb Zalman on his first experience of taking LSD with Dr. Timothy Leary. The second parts of “God Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown” and “Torah and Dharma” will be featured in our next issue.— Netanel Miles-Yépez Executive Editor