What is Kabbalah and What is Zohar I wanna know if the Kabbalah Center it's good or bad?

Question

Hello I would like to know more about Kabbalah cuz The Kabbalah center books are so expensive and I've read they are not the true kabbalah.. I've trying to know more if the Kabbalah it's a religion part of the Judaism. as well I am interested to know about the Zohar if the Zohar If is it a sacred text ? and what about is talking this book ? and who wrote this book? send me any good website byee

Answer 1

One third of the Mosaic Law was written down for all of the people. The other two thirds were an oral tradition reserved for the priesthood, who were (ostensibly) more spiritually mature and able to handle such knowledge wisely. This oral tradition is the Kabbalah. Back in the 200's, a rabbi (I forget his name) decided that the world should know this stuff and wrote it all down. Many people have gathered and used this knowledge (even before this, having gotten ahold of the knowledge by other means). The Kabbalah is the basis for Aliester Crowley's work, but of course, he tended to use it for darker purposes...which is why it was supposed to be kept secret in the first place. There is fascinating information there...especially if you take the time to either learn Hebrew or at least translate everything yourself from the original Hebrew. Keep in mind the subtle meanings of words. Don't get caught up in literal translations that ignore the numerical and mystical values of each letter and each possible letter combination. Things like how God is neither male nor female, but is both, though more female. How the Angelic Realms work and how to attain assistance from particular angels. Stuff like that. Lends a whole new understanding of Judaism.

The Zohar is not a sacred book per se, but it is a valuable tool for understanding the oral tradition of mosaic law. It was widely regarded to have been written by Moses de Leon, a spaniard of the 13th century. He claims...any many believe...that it was actually a translation of the 2nd century rabbi's writings.

It's worth checking out. If you are truly seeking truth, though, you will learn a lot of good information there that will assist you in your future spiritual growth. It is a step along the path. Just be careful about using it. Learning about it is one thing, but taking on the responsbility of using the information is more than most humas are capable of using responsibly. Every action has a reaction. Karma and all that.

Do a lot of research. It's worth it.

And don't read Dion Fortune. She's a quack. She was just hanging on the coattails of Aliester Crowley, and didn't learn her lessons very well. She really misses the entire point of the Kabballah. Of you are going to go on that side of things, go to the source. Crowley had a great understanding of the human mind and it's interaction with the Spiritual realms. He understood magic and why it works. He even had the right idea at first, but eventually lost it because he couldn't handle the consequences of his work. Too much power. Power is corrupting. Originally his primary message was "do as you will an ye harm none". He beleived this and generally tried to practice it, but he had an intense need to know if stuff worked. In order to write about magic, he wanted to know how it worked...practically, not just theoretically. He went crazy in the end, but he did have the best and most accurate information commonly available about how magic works within the Spiritual Realms. Good reading, but again, best not to practice. He did the research, so he knows what's what. But you don't have to because he already did...and you'd probably end up like him if you kept searching like he did. It's good to understand how things work, but not so good to try to make changes. The universe is in balance...everything is ok...but you never know what will happen when you make a change. Like the old "butterfly in South America causing typhoon in mediterranean 50 years later" thing. You don't know what your actions will cause, so it's best not to mess with it. Good knowledge though.

Answer 2

The Kabbalah is basically a method of thought based upon the Tree of Life, a rather amazing system that can encompass...well, literally anything.

The Zohar is a collection of books on the subject all put together.

For an very nice beginner's guide, I'd recommend Dion Fortune's The Mystical Qabalah. It's available in .pdf somewhere, and is a nice readable, practical guide to start you off.

Answer 3

try scaredtexts.com(sp)

from my magic book

zohar, the, 5 volumes, soincino press

mathers, s.l.m., kabbalah unveiled,the,samuel weiser.1968

ponce,c.,kabalah,straight arrow books,1973

whippler,migene gonzalez, kabalah for the modern world,a. lleweillyn publications,1987

there were another set of books but they were more geared what i am learning so sense yu are not learning what i am they may not help.

Answer 4

What Is Zohar

Answer 5

simple answer as i need to go to bed. its the Jewish mystical system.Just use your search bar and type in the word there is a whole bunch of sites for different levels of understanding and thoughts on interpatation.