This is the first book of its kind written from within the tradition. Publishing on October 6, 2026, Uluc Ozuyener’s Born in Secrecy—Maaminim: The Practical Kabbalah of Shabbatai Sevi (Paperback original, ISBN 978-1966608516, 350 pages, $35.00) tells a remarkable story never-before heard firsthand. This the first book of its kind written from within the tradition.  Shabbatai Sevi (1626–76) was a 17th-century Ottoman Jewish rabbi and kabbalist who claimed to be the long-awaited Jewish Messiah, inciting a massive, worldwide messianic movement. Forced to convert to Islam in 1666 to avoid execution by Sultan Mehmed IV, his public actions then caused widespread disillusionment. Yet he maintained a clandestine following.…