Thanks to Simon Hibbs for explaining Kabbala a little better
than I did.
A quick summary of my position -
- - Kabbala is an internally logical, very intellectual tradition
- - Kabbalistic sephiroth correspond at least loosely in concept to the
idea of sorcerous nodes
- - it is both concerned with the nature of god, and can be used from
the viewpoint of an impersonal god.
- - is both a mystic monotheist tradition, and one that can be used as
part of a magic working system
All of this, I feel, makes it a good inspiration for the
Western sorcerous worldview, particularly when we start to get into
mysticism.
My blathering about the distinction between the Golden Dawn
and Jewish Kabbalism probably amounts to this - the Golden Dawn where
magicians primarily who became mystics, the Jewish Kabbalists where
mystics who sometimes became magicians. Their diffferent conceptions
of the Kabbala reflect this. I think the Zzaburi are of necessity in
the former category. The implication of syncretism was unintended.
Also, the Kabbalistic obsession with the alphabet and the
exact lettering of the holy books makes more sense when you are
dealing with a holy book that was probably written by god. Obviously,
this element may not be directly applicable to any sect that does not
acknowledge the Abiding Book, but then again the Blue Book of Zzabur
written in ancient Brithini is ripe for its own set of esoteric
investigators.
Cheers
David
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