These are the journey(s) of our lives. The world Academy of Kabbalah. The shadow of the Tree of Knowledge is misuse of the sacred sexual force. The information and knowledge found in the tree of life can help guide people to find happiness and balance. In Between the Trees of the Garden “And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” In the teachings of Kabbalah it states that both trees in Eden had a shadow. The Kabbalah Tree of Life can be seen as a map of the human consciousness and of the material and spiritual creations. Almost nothing of value is communicated, and most people will come away mystified. It is written in The Zohar, “The tree of knowledge of good and evil, if they are rewarded—good, if they are not rewarded—bad.”. Thus when the evil inclination overtook them, G-d let them taste the tree-of-knowledge of good and evil, so that they could once again appreciate the tree-of-life … The Tree of Life Most brief explanations of Kabbalah begin and end with the Tree of Life. In the Torah portion Masei, we encounter the list of the 42 journeys the Israelites took during their 40 years in the desert… The sephiroth are enumerated, their names given, a convenient illustration is provided, and some explanation is attempted. We cannot experience all the faculties of the Being because the door has been closed to us, because of our misuse of sexuality. The shadow of the Tree of Life, the Being, is the multiplicity of the ego, our unconsciousness. It can also help a person find his most inner qualities and virtues. The Shadows of the Trees. Each person’s Tree of Life contains information of his character, his actions and his influences.