Kedesha: The Return of Love Priestesses
Sacred sexual rituals bring Tara’s soul to the ancient Temple of Astarte.
Tara is a young American who travels to Jerusalem, where she meets Yoni, a handsome Israeli who is a sexual shaman. Yoni and his wife Hagar take Tara on journeys of deep self revelation, using ancient rituals and sacred sexuality, that link her soul to the ancient Temple of Astarte, which stood in Jerusalem before the monotheistic revolution of the 7th century BC.
A priest of Yahweh is pitted against the ancient temple priestesses
In a parallel story, a sexually frustrated priest of Yahweh vows to destroy Astarte’s temple and her sexual rites. An ancient sacred scroll surfaces containing orders to wipe out any form of worship other than that of Yahweh.
Ancient and modern religions merge at the nexus of spiritual sexual secrets
Who wrote this early tome that so deeply influenced the history of religion and of the world? How did the Love Goddess priestesses respond to attempts to destroy their path? With magical vibrations, the author weaves together ancient history and modern fiction and sweeps the reader into secret chambers where sexuality and sacredness meet in awe. This book will change the way you see the history of the world, religion, culture, and sexuality.
BOOK REVIEWS
“The wars and struggles around Jerusalem might not exist if we were to regain the wisdom of sacred eros, peace between the genders, and universal love. Kedesha reminds us of a different reality. It opens a new door to our questions about love and sexuality”
Sabine Lichtenfels, co-founder of Tamera Community in Portugal, author of Temple of Love
“Kedesha is a truly breathtaking page turner! This book is a must read for anyone who is curious to find out the true shamanistic roots of our ancestors' legacy”
Itzhak Beery - Author of The Gift of Shamanism, Shamanic Transformations, and Shamanic Healing. Publisher of shamanportal
“Drawing on the depth of his spiritual teachings, historical knowledge, and experiences, Ohad Pele Ezrahi transports the reader back in time to the inner sanctum of Temple mysteries, the Holy of Holies, and weaves a rich tapestry of adventure, love, and sacred sexuality. Feel your cells awaken and your life-force stir from its sleep. Kedesha is a must-read for every awakening soul.”
Janine Ma-Ree, facilitator of Red Earth Temple
“Some works of fiction rewrite history -- not only because the vivid events take place in the past, but because the bold choices of the characters shine a new light on humanity's future. This is one such book. A sacred sexual transmission transcends the pages of Kedesha. Reading this story has indelibly touched my soul.”
KamalaDevi McClure, author of Sacred Slut Sutras
“Kedesha offers rich alternatives to the way we do relationships. An inspiration for a healthy civilization, based on love rather than fear, spouts between the lines of this book”
Haarez Newspaper
“Worth reading and contemplating about the possible alternatives history could have taken, and how one book and a revolution can change the consciousness of an entire civilization.” Eli Eshed, Yekum-Tarbut
״Ohad Pele brings a transmission of some of the mysteries of sacred sexuality, as well as the underlying power dynamics playing out. The on-going battle between sexuality and spirituality is resolved by those courageous enough to bring sexuality into the light of consciousness, yet there is much resistance from those who are still battling within themselves. His masterful storytelling leads the reader on a gripping journey exploring these fascinating arenas, bringing to light the path of the "Kedeshas"...the temple priestesses״
Shashi Solluna, Hay house Author "Tantra discover the path from sex to spirit"
FROM THE AUTHOR - OHAD PELE
My personal life journey as a young man seeking truth in Buddhism, shamanism, and eventually my own ancestral world of Kabbala led me to write this book. In my 20's I became a rabbi and devoted my life to God through this path. My spiritual nature did not let me stop at the point of accepting all that was given to me as truth. I undertook my own research, and what I learned about the origins of religion, about the origins of what today is known as Judaism, led me to understand two major things. One is the sacredness of sexuality and the way it is twisted in the religious world so as to block people from waking up to their true sacred nature. The second is the line of historical conspiracies, some of them documented in the scriptures, yet unspoken, that led to the creation of the three Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam). They took over the world and destroyed a lot of its wild, ancient, shamanic beauty. My path brought me to a place where I am now sharing my gifts of sexual shamanism all around Earth. The calling was strong: to expose to the masses part of what I have revealed - to make this unbelievable story known, not simply as an academic article (many of them have been written about the facts that are portrayed in Kedesha), but to the readers' imagination, which can feel and see further than the thinking mind.