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A Philosophical Journey and a Spiritual Manual
Tales from the Mountain is the foundational book of The Absolute Yin - an extended reflection, an allegorical companion to The Path of Septagram. Composed as a blend of allegory, dialogue, and introspective reflection, the book offers a layered narrative that touches on discipline, inner struggle, judgment, restraint, and the long process of transformation - both personal and collective.
At its core, the book explores the challenge of inner transmutations - not in the shallow sense of change, but in the ancient and disciplined sense of conscious evolution. The reader follows a nameless figure - part disciple, part warrior, part witness - as he moves through encounters with mysterious masters, demons, gatekeepers, and riddles that test the fiber of thought, intention, and identity. Every dialogue is a mirror. Every obstacle is an esoteric principle in disguise. However, this is not a novel in the traditional sense, but a map, written in mythic language, offering encoded instruction to those capable of perceiving beyond the surface.
While the mountain serves as a symbol of transcendence, it also embodies the Law of Octaves - the ancient law describing how energies rise, fall, and transition through steps and shocks. The journey does not unfold smoothly, but reveals itself through structured interruptions and leaps, as determined by this law. The Law of Three - which expresses the interplay of affirming, denying, and reconciling forces - is woven into the very nature of the journey through three archetypal paths: the Goat’s Path, the Serpent’s Path, and the Lion’s Path. These paths reveal the character of movement - the tendencies of energy in its pursuit of form - and each reader may find themselves drawn more naturally to one than the others.
While steeped in allegory, the book is far from abstract. Its stories, dialogues, and imagery encode teachings meant to bypass mere intellectual understanding, and speak directly to the deeper strata of the reader’s awareness. The structure of the tales - their pacing, interruptions, and resolutions - reflects the very laws it seeks to communicate.
The audience for this book includes, but is not limited to, martial artists or seekers within The Absolute Yin, readers of esoteric traditions, Hermetic philosophy, spiritual alchemy, and inner work. The book resonates with those attuned to symbols, who understand that stories can carry meanings hidden in plain sight. Readers will recognize echoes of ancient teachings, from the Law of Three and the Law of Octaves to patterns found in Kabbalistic, Gurdjieffian, Pythagorean, and Hermetic systems - though always refracted through a unique voice.
Rather than presenting a closed doctrine, the book invites an inner stance - a posture of presence, refinement, and attentiveness. It does not preach or explain in the conventional sense, but initiates a rhythm, a sequence, and a mood that begins to transform the reader through resonance rather than instruction.
For those who have already read the book and feel they may have missed or overlooked key elements, we offer a full index with elaborations on all the metaphors, symbols, hidden meanings, and philosophical references embedded in the text. This index can be accessed at: Annotations.
As of August 2025: Tales from the Mountain will be available in Hebrew. Translations into English and French are tentatively scheduled for release in 2026.
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