Reveals the real, whole name of God and its place within each of us. Of the many names of God commonly used in the Bible and other sacred literature, none is God's real name. Every God-name, including YHWH, reflects only one of God's many aspects, such as the loving creator, the militaristic authoritarian, or the all-knowing judge. None embodies the wholeness, the totality, the full Essence of God. Who then are we to speak to when we seek God? If you can't truly know something until you know its name, how can we truly know God? The culmination of years of translation research and etymological investigation, Rabbi Wayne Dosick's work digs through many layers of presumption and deeply ingrained beliefs to reveal the real name of God hiding in plain sight in the Bible: Anochi. He shows how this sacred name unites all religions--both of the West and the East. The name Anochi enables us to finally meet the whole, complete, real God--both the grand God of the vast universe and the God of breath, soul, and heart who dwells within each of us. This in-depth exploration of God's name includes spiritual techniques, poems, guided prayers, and meditative chants to bring each of us into personal, intimate, and purposeful relationship with God. By knowing the real name of God, we can affirm the connection to the Divine at the core of our being. We can touch the face of God that resides deep within us all.

Rabbi Wayne Dosick, Ph.D., is the host of the weekly internet radio program SpiritTalk Live, the spiritual guide of the Elijah Minyan Jewish Renewal community in San Diego, and the director of the Soul Center for Spiritual Healing with facilitators throughout the world. A former faculty member of the University of San Diego and the author of several books, including Living Judaism, he lives in La Costa, California.

Acknowledgments

PRELUDE Born to Love

PART ONE
The Many Names of God

ONE    Here on Earth
TWO    The Names of God
THREE    God--Found!
FOUR    Torah Tells
FIVE    Meeting Anochi
INTERLUDE    Seek and Ye Shall Find
SIX    Anochi and Us
INTERLUDE    The Face in the Mirror Is Your Own

PART TWO
Developing a Personal Relationship with Anochi

SEVEN    Anochi Within
INTERLUDE    Who Knows One?
EIGHT    Anochi’s Promise
NINE    The Affirmation

Postlude    Anochi, Anochi
Epilogue    A Personal Word

APPENDIX I A Sampling of Anochi Texts in Prophets and Writings

APPENDIX II A Listing of All Anochi Biblical Texts

Notes

Bibliography

Index