Kabbalah Course Discussion Group

Mareeka wrote: I also like how the instructor went through what Kabbalah was not:

Satan
Mysticism
Religion

Any others? I didn't write them down.

I have wanted to know what the Kabbalah was for a long time.
I am glad the books were opened in 1996.

Poor Satan, blamed for everything that people don't understand!

I've done a bit of study on the Kabbalah previously as I am also studying the Qliphoth.. will be interesting to see how much I've picked up so far.

We're lucky that they believe that it should be free in order that we may learn.. tuition of this kind is often paid for.

What do you guys think about Mysticism's place in our modern world? Is there merit?

I think the words are outdated and that we have lots of individuals that are born truth seekers.

What do you guys think about Mysticism's place in our modern world? Is there merit?

I think there is merit in anything that brings someone more understanding.

the definition of mysticism has sort of evolved - or maybe itsjust become more open
essentially mysticism as the word is used today is the unification of the individual with the whole of reality or at least the sublime
ostensibly the sublime experience is in effect tje divine experience and so to be unified is an ecstacy from which we draw not only happiness but also wisdom and purpose

every now and again i like to look up the definition of the word "sublime"

the path of the mystic is imo simply one linguistic interpretation of the path of knowledge

lol or is it the other way around?

i think mysticism is great
its referenced with "occult" and often (in new age) its associated with "alchemy" which i dont know a fig about what the old alchemist "mystics" really did or belived but its presented now that the word of the day in the alchemist tradition is "transformation"

which i dont know of a system that ISNT about transformation, including our exciting (IM excited!) forray into what ive always heard described as "jewish mysticism" the kaballah

oh and again im not sure which video its in but kabbalah as its explained here DEFINITELY has a yin/yang concept of giving and recieving

i dont recall if he mentioned this but the word itself actually MEANS "to recieve" and he explains that is part of our nature

i dont want to say more because i think im talking about videos ahead of where we're at in the convo but imo its not possoble to develop a system that will.actually work for elevating consciousness without pretty much hitting on the same ideas that have always been used to develop consciousness

the awesomeness for me is when i find something which offers new (to me) way of explaining something which i relate to more meaningfully than what i had before

Edan wrote:

Mareeka wrote: I also like how the instructor went through what Kabbalah was not:

Satan
Mysticism
Religion

Any others? I didn't write them down.

I have wanted to know what the Kabbalah was for a long time.
I am glad the books were opened in 1996.

Poor Satan, blamed for everything that people don't understand!

I've done a bit of study on the Kabbalah previously as I am also studying the Qliphoth.. will be interesting to see how much I've picked up so far.

We're lucky that they believe that it should be free in order that we may learn.. tuition of this kind is often paid for.

I reviewed our discussion on Lesson 1 . . .I wanted to add a note on "What Kabbalah is not."
The instructors did bring up the things that people say the Kabbalah is and which are incorrect descriptions

They did not criticize: Satanism, mysticism, philosophy, religion . . . absolutely zero opinions on any of them.