THE PRACTICE: Introduction to Kabbalistic Procedure

Practical Kabbalah, etc. ^ | Unknown | Faye Levine {apparently]

[DoorGunner]

This is the full article. I do not endorse ANYTHING in this article. It is placed here so that people will be able to know what the Kabbalah entails.

DG

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[drstevej]

***All practical Kabbalistic procedures were to be approached with extreme caution, as an error in the invocation of the Divine could harm or kill the Ba'al Shem or those around him.***

That's enough for me. (rest of article not read)

[DoorGunner]

"That's enough for me. (rest of article not read)"

A not unreasonable position. I may not have made my position on this (and other recent posts) clear enough:

I consider the Kabbalah, and all of its appurtenances, completely evil, occult, and NOT of God. I have posted these articles so that some, here, who see the kabbalah as innocuous, (or even good) may see it for what it is: completely anti-God, and anti-Christ; and all of a piece with Gnosticism.

DG

p.s. I am expecting severe weather. :-(

[drstevej]

[DoorGunner]

Hmmm... That is quite the little "dust devil..."

DG

[drstevej]

I thought the Egyptian (Middle Eastern) flair was appropriate.

Egyptian -- Reformed Egyptian -- Golden Plates -- Seer Stones

Yep, there's a storm brewin'.

[rmlew]

You should expect angry comments.
The Kabbalah is a book of Jewish mysticism. Unfortunately, it has been hijaaked by a bunch of idiots in common culture.

[Alex Murphy]

I love watching the Weather Channel. Popcorn?

[drstevej]

Grab a handful of popcorn and cast it randomly on to the table then observe the pattern. After 15-30 minutes of careful observation, pick up the popcorn kernels and eat them, one-by-one.

Why?

Because the popcorn pattern won't tell you a darn thing!

The Kaballah is kinda like that.

[Surge protector in place for incoming lightning bolts.]

[DoorGunner]

The Kabbalah is a book of Jewish mysticism. Unfortunately, it has been hijaaked by a bunch of idiots in common culture.

Perhaps you could give me an internet location which ONLY has information on your legitimate Kabbalah. Then, I could learn the truth.

DG

 

 

[rmlew]

I need to run, but chekc out:
http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Judaism/Online_Jewish_Learning/Kabbala/

[Alex Murphy]

Because the popcorn pattern won't tell you a darn thing!

You lie! I was there when you performed that experiment, and it gave everyone at the table a clear message.

The message was that we were dining with a slob. Root beer?

[DoorGunner]

Judaic Kabbalah and other Spiritual Paths

 Although Kabbalah, as the esoteric aspect of Judaism, has been compared to   Sufism as the esoteric aspect of Islam, in its complex theological and cosmological speculation it is actually much more similiar to the theosophy of Suhrawardi.

There is also a certain corespondence between Indian Tantra and Kabbalah.  We find again complex metaphysical speculation, the use of visualisation and mantras, and the attuning to higher states of consciousness.

It does seem to me (and I may be quite wrong here!) that, as a continuing esoteric tradition, Kabbalah has had a rather spasmodic record. There seems to be no continous, living Kabbalistic tradition as such, in which Spiritual realisation was handed down from Master to Disciple, as there appears to be in, for example Sufism, Zen, and Advaita Vedanta. Rather we find a number of individual figures, often of tremendous spiritual and occult insight, who arise and gather around them a small circle of disciples and followers (e.g. the great Kabbalistic schools at Gerona and Safed). After their passing, the school quickly degenerates (although of course applies to any spiritual movement).

At present traditional Kabbalah is achieving quite a revival, (as opposed to Hermetic Kabbalah which bloomed at the end of the last century with the Golden Dawn movement and has been strong ever since). Even pop stars from other religious backgrounds, like Madonna, are getting into it. Perhaps with the present global dissemination of information a new living tradition of Kabbalah will emerge.

http://www.kheper.net/topics/Kabbalah/comparison.html

 

Look what Kabbalah is compared to! [sic]

 DG

[Cvengr]

The Kaballah and Geometrica do provide some interesting historicity to cultic images. It's interesting to observe how many geometric figures in daily life have unique correspondence to the Kaballah. Off the top of my head, the Star of David, looking down on a three dimensional figure, but also much involved with occultic tetrahedral figures have direct correspondence to the Kaballah.

Pyramids are half of the figure. Also obelisks have roots in the form. Many of these figures are worshipped or parlayed into other systems in Satanism and 'Luciferianism'.

Since those cults are occultic, or secretive, their ramifications aren't always delivered in an honest and straight forward fashion.

However, God frequently triumphs over those who are wise and knowledgable by the least knowledgable persons. Placing faith in Him through Christ is much more powerful and obedient to His will.

[DoorGunner]

 

I gave these websites a cursory examination, and found:

The true "practice" of Kabbalah
involves techniques aimed specifically at
altering natural states or
events--techniques such as the ritual
incantation of Divine Names or the
inscription of such names (or those of the
angels) upon specially prepared amulets.
Though often termed an "occult"
tradition, Kabbalah ma'asit is meant to
be employed by only the most saintly and
responsible of individuals and for no
other purpose than the benefit of man or
Creation.

Perhaps the most renowned
case of Kabbalistic practice-the
fashioning of a golem (humanoid) in 16th
century Prague-involved none other than
the great scholar and saint, Rabbi Judah
Loew, a leading interpreter of the
contemplative tradition.

http://www.inner.org/overview/overvie3.htm

A kabbalist is not a magician, and the powers of the Kabbalah cannot merely be studied
and then used. But a holy person well versed in Kabbalah can manipulate many of the
laws of physics. They usually chose not to because they understand that

G-d made the laws of nature for a reason and usually does not want them to be
abrogated. They don't, however, use a wand, unless you count the staffs of Moses and
Aaron. Actually one of the more powerful weapons used that is mentioned in the Talmud
is something we all have. Eyes. A special "look" from a sage could have a deadly impact.

[The "evil eye"??]

Words are very powerful as well, so certain formulas of words can have healing effects, or
can ward off danger. They are used differently than a magical incantation, but there is a
striking similarity.

In Harry Potter there are ghosts, and other spirits that inhabit the magic school,
Hogwarts. We have many recorded experiences of kabbalists communicating with
similar beings.

[Necromancy???]

Spirits of those passed away can come back and have contact with us,
and demons can inhabit unusual places. But, unlike Hogwarts, there is rarely a form or
shape that one can see.

It is especially interesting to note that the one thing none of the magicians are able to do
in Harry Potter is bring the dead back to life, yet this was known to be a talent that many
kabbalists had during the Talmudic era. We even see specific accounts of this with Elijah
the prophet, and his student Elisha. When a person is strongly connected with G-d, the
source of life, they can be a conduit to bring life back into a person who recently passed
away. This may have something to do with the tradition that the soul does not leave the
surroundings of the body until the burial.

http://kabbalahclub.com/

Although those sites (other than the above) stayed away from the "magical" or "occult" parts of the Kabbalah, the fact that they do may only be due to embarrassment.

DG

 

 

 

 

 

[rmlew]

People unlearned in Torah and Talmud indulging in the Kabbalah is akin to children, ignorant of multiplication, look and calculus and observing pretty graphs and pictures.

[DoorGunner]

"...if you believe some anonymous web moron who hasn't mastered the Torah necessary for the multi year serious study of Kabbalah."

Well, now... I may not have "mastered the Torah," or have engaged in a "multi year serious study of the Kabbalah," but I hardly think it necessary for you to call me a "web moron."


"Total crap here."

I wouldn't have put it so harshly, but I cannot disagree with this statement.

DG

[DoorGunner]

Agreed

DG