What Exactly Is The Kabbalah?

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info on Kabbalah

Answer 1

Kabbalah

Kabbalah is an esoteric* Jewish mystical tradition that places mystical significance on letters and numbers, and their relationships.

Kabbalah means "received," and its symbolism has influenced Christianity, Ritual Magick and Wicca, Freemasonry, and many other faiths and traditions. It has in turn been influenced by Greek, Egyptian, and Gnostic ideas and spoiritual concepts.

The exact origins of kabbalistic tradition are unclear, but date at least to the twelfth century, where Jewish Mysticism, Gnosticism, Hermetic philosophy, and mystic Christianity converged. The familiar system of sephirothic emanations was developed by Spanish mystics and codified in written form around 1286 with the publication of Rabbi Moses de Leon's "Mystical Midrash," which forms a large part of the Zohar, a 22 volume work of kabbalistic philosophy.

*In Conservative and Reform Judaism, Kabbalah is looked upon as something somewhat outside the norm; however, in Hasadim and Orthodox Judaism, there are few stigmas attached to the study of Kabbalah.

Alternate Spellings: Cabala, Cabbala, Kabbala, Qabbala

Answer 2

Kabbalah is an aspect of Jewish mysticism. It consists of a large body of speculation on the nature of divinity, the creation, the origin and fate of the soul, and the role of human beings. It consists also of meditative, devotional, mystical and magical practices which were taught only to a select few and for this reason Kabbalah is regarded as an esoteric offshoot of Judaism. Some aspects of Kabbalah have been studied and used by non-Jews for several hundred years

Answer 3

For the Jews...It is this Hidden Torah, which is supposedly handed down by word of mouth (although since the twelfth century it has been committed to writing) that constitutes the Kabbalah.

Kabbalah then, is the occult or mystical branch of the religion, the inner or esoteric counterpart to the outer or legalistic doctrine, the Torah or "Law", just as Sufism is the occult and mystical tradition within Islam.

It is also in Christianity's cultic branches of Rosicrucian Kabbalah
By the late 16th century Christian Kabbalah began to be permeated with alchemical symbolism; a trend that continued through the 17th and 18th century. Well known representatives are the Rosucrucian philosopher and alchemist Robert Fludd (1574-1637) and the alchemist Thomas Vaughan (1622-1666) among others. One of the works of Fludd presents an interpretation of the Sefirotic Tree which he illustrates as a Palm (left), whose ten spreading branches raying forth from the lowest world suggest that man on earth is a microcosm or reflection of the macrocosm or universe.

In the second half of the 18th century this alchemical kabbalah was combined with Freemasonic numerology and occultism, from which was ultimately to develop the extraordinary occult/magickal revival of the late 19th century known as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

If you are a real Christian... I advise you not to mess with this stuff... it is bad.

Answer 4

Kabbalah (Hebrew: קַבָּלָה; standard vocalization: Qabbala; Tiberian vocalization: Qabbālāh; literally a "receiving" in the sense of a "received tradition") is an esoteric form of Jewish mysticism, which attempts to reveal hidden mystical insights in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). It offers mystical insight into divine nature.

Answer 5

It's Jewish Mysticism, hijacked by the Golden Dawn and occultists of the Victorian Era, and currently being sodomized by Hollywood Celebrities.

Answer 6

It is the High Magical Arts based on the Mystical Hebrew alphabet.

Answer 7

Qiblah is where we face to pray, towards Saudi Arabia

Answer 8

Another star studded cult, I think.

Answer 9

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