Kabbalah (Hebrew: קַבָּלָה Qabbālā, literally “reception, tradition”[1] or “correspondence”[2]: 3 ) is an esoteric method, discipline and school of thought in Jewish mysticism.[3] A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal (מְקוּבָּל‎ Məqūbbāl “receiver”).[3] The definition of Kabbalah varies according to the tradition and aims of those following it,[4] from its origin in medieval Judaism to its later adaptations in Western esotericism (Christian Kabbalah and Hermetic Qabalah). Jewish Kabbalah is a set of esoteric teachings meant to explain … Continue reading Kabbalistic Judaism