Into this mysterious universe we are born, with no apparent set of instructions, no maps or equations, no signs or guideposts, nothing but our equally unfathomable instincts, intuitions, and reasoning abilities to tell us where we came from, why we are here, and what we are supposed to do. What we do possess - perhaps it the key to our survival as a species - is an almost unquenchable need to know. A human being comes into this world with a passionate sense of wonder and inquisitiveness and an equally powerful need for self expression. Yet, somehow these seemingly indelible primal imperatives become eroded, as a rule, after only a few years exposure to modern reality and contemporary educational methods.
And so the project continues and will continue until there is nothing left to ask. Since that is pretty much impossible, KNOWING Kaballah is pretty much impossible. If you consider that the little that is known has already been discarded, you can find some basic glossaries on just about any video game in existence. Not to mention *Black Magic* wizard wannabes.
The ESSENTIAL Kaballah, The HEART of JEWISH MYSTICISM, by Daniel C. Matt. Castle Books, 1997.
Are you suggesting that he intends to mislead? I asked one of my Jewish friends for a copy and he gave me one. Really, you are reading way too much into what I wrote. The point of my interest is sheerly a matter of intellectual curiosity by which to understand the world and guide moral action, political or otherwise. Do you have a problem with that?