Post by Senbecc on Jul 18, 2006 0:20:31 GMT -5
When I was much younger and was exploring the many paths as they were presented to me, I came to study the Kabbalah for a time. What I will present within this initial post has come from my own studies as well as some on-line resources.
So what is the Kabbalah?
Mystical teachings that deal with the ideas of creation and concepts of a spiritual nature.
www.judaism.com/glossary/gloss1.asp
The term Kabbalah (which comes from a Hebrew word that means "reception") usually denotes a tradition within Judaism which focuses on mystical interpretations of scripture and esoteric doctrines about the being of God. While it claims to date back to oral teachings from the biblical patriarch Abraham, specifically Kabbalistic teachings did not arise until the 10th or 11th century, in western Europe. ...
www.angelfire.com/va/jsorenK/theology.html
The mystical teachings stemming from the Jewish-Gnostic tradition upon which both ceremonial magick and the Alexandrian Pagan traditions base their practice.
spiraldance.deep-ice.com/glossary.htm
Kabbalah (Hebrew קַבָּלָה "reception", Standard Hebrew Qabbala, Tiberian Hebrew Qabbālāh; also written variously as Cabala, Cabalah, Cabbala, Cabbalah, Kabala, Kabalah, Kabbala, Qabala, Qabalah) is an interpretation (exegesis, hermeneutic) key, "soul" of the Torah (Hebrew Bible), or the religious mystical system of Judaism claiming an insight into divine nature.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabbalah
The Kabbalah is one aspect of Jewish mysticism which delves into the creation, origin, and the role played by the human soul as well as human beings. Also to be found within it's texts would be meditations, magical, and mystical teachings. For 500 years people who were not of the Jewish persuation have studied and learned it's many secrets. This is usually known as Hermetic Kabbalah.
One thing that catches the eye in a serious study of the topic at hand might be the many spellings of the word Kabbalah. some of these might include but wouldn't be limited to:
Kabbalah, Qabalah, Cabala, Qaballah, Qabala, Kaballah, Kaballa as well as a myriad of others.
The reason for the many spellings would be because of the fact that some Hebrew charicters have more than one representation by the English alphebet. While anyone who claims to be using THE correct spelling of the word is on uncertain ground to say the least, the most common spelling used in Jewish publications would be "Kabbalah".
Any study of the Kabbalah will take you into other Jewish books like the Torah and Talmud. Torah is the Hebrew word for "law" and would be the first five books located within the old testament. Tradition states that when Moses recieved the written laws he also recieved the oral law known as Kabbalah (oral tradition) at times.
One principal tenent of the Kabbalistic tradition as presented in it's original Jewish format is the belief that the Torah is divinity and that it as well as the philosophies of Kabbalah one can discover the mysteries of creation.
Another question which might be asked is just how old is the Kabbalah? Well know one really knows the answer to that question for sure. The earliest doccuments known to be of Kabbalistic tradition are from the first century, though there is in fact some speculation that the Biblical phenomenon of prophecy may have been founded in a much older oral tradition which may have been the precursor of the earliest forms of Kabbalistic tradition. Some feel it goes back as far as Melchizedek.
www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/faq.htm#HermeticKabbalah
www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/faq.htm#History
So what is the Kabbalah?
Mystical teachings that deal with the ideas of creation and concepts of a spiritual nature.
www.judaism.com/glossary/gloss1.asp
The term Kabbalah (which comes from a Hebrew word that means "reception") usually denotes a tradition within Judaism which focuses on mystical interpretations of scripture and esoteric doctrines about the being of God. While it claims to date back to oral teachings from the biblical patriarch Abraham, specifically Kabbalistic teachings did not arise until the 10th or 11th century, in western Europe. ...
www.angelfire.com/va/jsorenK/theology.html
The mystical teachings stemming from the Jewish-Gnostic tradition upon which both ceremonial magick and the Alexandrian Pagan traditions base their practice.
spiraldance.deep-ice.com/glossary.htm
Kabbalah (Hebrew קַבָּלָה "reception", Standard Hebrew Qabbala, Tiberian Hebrew Qabbālāh; also written variously as Cabala, Cabalah, Cabbala, Cabbalah, Kabala, Kabalah, Kabbala, Qabala, Qabalah) is an interpretation (exegesis, hermeneutic) key, "soul" of the Torah (Hebrew Bible), or the religious mystical system of Judaism claiming an insight into divine nature.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabbalah
The Kabbalah is one aspect of Jewish mysticism which delves into the creation, origin, and the role played by the human soul as well as human beings. Also to be found within it's texts would be meditations, magical, and mystical teachings. For 500 years people who were not of the Jewish persuation have studied and learned it's many secrets. This is usually known as Hermetic Kabbalah.
One thing that catches the eye in a serious study of the topic at hand might be the many spellings of the word Kabbalah. some of these might include but wouldn't be limited to:
Kabbalah, Qabalah, Cabala, Qaballah, Qabala, Kaballah, Kaballa as well as a myriad of others.
The reason for the many spellings would be because of the fact that some Hebrew charicters have more than one representation by the English alphebet. While anyone who claims to be using THE correct spelling of the word is on uncertain ground to say the least, the most common spelling used in Jewish publications would be "Kabbalah".
Any study of the Kabbalah will take you into other Jewish books like the Torah and Talmud. Torah is the Hebrew word for "law" and would be the first five books located within the old testament. Tradition states that when Moses recieved the written laws he also recieved the oral law known as Kabbalah (oral tradition) at times.
One principal tenent of the Kabbalistic tradition as presented in it's original Jewish format is the belief that the Torah is divinity and that it as well as the philosophies of Kabbalah one can discover the mysteries of creation.
Another question which might be asked is just how old is the Kabbalah? Well know one really knows the answer to that question for sure. The earliest doccuments known to be of Kabbalistic tradition are from the first century, though there is in fact some speculation that the Biblical phenomenon of prophecy may have been founded in a much older oral tradition which may have been the precursor of the earliest forms of Kabbalistic tradition. Some feel it goes back as far as Melchizedek.
www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/faq.htm#HermeticKabbalah
www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/faq.htm#History