One reason why I could never get into Kabbalah in the past (or perhaps I should say Qabalah, since I was then approaching it solely from the perspective of “magick”) was because of the whole symmetry thing of the Tree. It just offended my sensibilities. Symmetry just seems unnatural to me, so like industrial culture. [...]
I’ve never been a big believer in trans-cultural phenomena or agreed with some popularĀ thinkers that human culture is always reacting to the same spiritual environment in the same ways no matter which historical epoch we are talking about. But lately, due to my adventures poking around in Jewish mysticism, I have found some interesting [...]
I have continued my study of Jewish mysticism that began in 2008 as preparation for my attempt at the Abramelin operation. The more I meander around in it, the more I stumble upon byways leading to interesting nooks and crannies of magic. I fell down just such a rabbit hole recently, having to do, predictably, [...]