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The Secret Doctrine of the Gaon of Vilna

Mashiach ben Yoseph

& the Messianic Role of Torah, Kabbalah and Science

By Joel David Bakst

Volume I (of II Volumes) including new appendixes.

“Joel David Bakst is an individual that has studied Torah in its revealed and hidden layers for a sustained period of time. To my knowledge he is one of the leading English speaking experts in the Kabbalah of the Gaon of Vilna. His work reflects a well honed ability to utilize contemporary models from within science as a bridge to understanding Kabbalah. Any serious student of traditional Kabbalah will be enriched by his fascinating and original presentations which are firmly rooted in the works of the greatest Kabbalists past and present. What remains for me is simply to advise the student that often the greatest mysteries lie within us and not beyond us. That having been said I recommend his work to anyone who has the self-development needed in a balanced manner to absorb its great light.”

Rabbi Zecharyah Tzvi Goldman

Founder Integrative Torah Studies
Author of The Kabbalah of Mitzvot: Practical Initiations Into the Traditional Way of Kabbalah, The Book of Our Spiritual Heritage, Secret of the Word and other works.

"I have read The Secret Doctrine of the Gaon of Vilna by Joel David Bakst and was extremely impressed with its content, faithful translation and exposition of the original Hebrew. In addition I have known the author for over 35 years and know him to be a superb teacher and master of his subject. This book is an excellent introduction to the most esoteric concepts of Judaism and a must for those who are truly preparing for the final redemption."

Rabbi David Rubin, Jerusalem

"Rabbi Yoel David Bakst was my teacher in Kabbalah for many years. His approach to the Kabbalah is unique as it combines knowledge of the Bible and the Kabbalah together with modern scientific knowledge".

Gustav Dreifuss is a graduate of the C.G.Jung-Institute, Zürich. Since 1959 he has lived in Haifa, Israel. He is a practicing Jungian analyst and has taught in medical school and university. He has authored numerous papers and books on Jewish psychology, holocaust victims and the Jungian interpretation of biblical stories.

Table of Contents
Preface		1
Introduction		9
~Part I The Lost Doctrine~
Chapter 1 The Living Legacy of Kol HaTor		19
	· The Gaon of Vilna	21
	· The History of Kol HaTor and the Rivlin Family	22
	· The Call of the Turtledove is Heard in Our Land	24
	· “Zion has no one to preach for her	27
	· The Kabbalah Teachings of the Gaon of Vilna	36
	· Messianic Synthesis	42
Chapter 2 The Messianic Mission of the Gaon of Vilna		57
	· The Gaon of Vilna	59
	· There Is No One Like Him	62
	· The Chamber of the Gaon	65
	· The Censored Mystic	68
	· The Revelations of Eliyahu	73
	· Gematria, Transmigration, and Divination	77
	· The Messiah from the House of Yoseph	85
	· Master of the Seven Sciences	89
	· The Extraordinary Letter	96
	· The Call of the Turtledove	98
Chapter 3 Contents of Kol HaTor		111
	· Approbation	113
	· Contents of Kol HaTor’s Seven Chapters	116
	· Overview of Kol HaTor	123
Chapter 4 Sha'ar Be'er Sheva		131
A "Missing Page" from Kol HaTor		164
~Part II Messianic Mission~
Chapter 1 Mashiach ben Yoseph & the Twin Messiahs		171
	· Fractal 1: "But They Did Not Recognize Him	173
	· Fractal 2: The Split Messiah	177
	· Fractal 3: A Crack in the Foundation	182
	· Fractal 4: The Twin Messiahs	189
	· Fractal 5: Among Us in Every Generation	194
	· Fractal 6: Formula 999	200
	· Fractal 7: Moses and the Twin Messiahs	205
	· Fractal 8: In Its Due Time I Will Accelerate It	210
Appendix		223
	· Introduction by R. Chaim Volozhin to Sifra DiTzniuta	225
	· Tachtit HaHar - Maps, Models, and Metaphors	237
	· Template of the Ten Sefirot	248
	· The GRA Mandala	249

Soft Cover ("Perfect Bound", 6" x 9"), 260 pages

(Also see special offer below)

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Emblem (original artwork) of the Two-Tailed Leviathan according to the Gaon of Vilna (with a “Six-Pointed Star” superimposed upon it) and the verse (in Hebrew), “The blossoms have appeared in the land; the time of singing has arrived and the call of the turtledove is heard in our land.” (Song of Songs 2:12)

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This symbol is a graphic depiction from the Gaon’s commentary on the Zohar’s Sifra DiTzinuta. The diagram is mapping out the cosmic “circuits” of the higher dimensional “brain” of “Arich Anpin” or, in theological language, the “Godhead”. This is an “aerial view” with the bottom of the diagram being the back of the head (“west”). The fundamental design is that of a central column dividing at its top into two branches that curve around to reunite at its original starting point. This is the form of the sacred cosmic Leviathan that reveals itself as two Leviathans only to reunite as one and is the hidden structure of the secret of the Twin Messiahs and the Kabbalah school of the Gaon of Vilna as explained in the book, The Secret Doctrine of the Gaon of Vilna.