In odd moments when I've a little time, I've tried to discover what Kabbalah is about. This article telss some interesting and some disturbing things in relation to its arguably most famous practitioner.
As far as I can tell, Kabbalah is a kind of gnosticism based on the idea of light at the beginning of all [links here to Sufism?].We are 'saved' by knwoing and acting upon the powers of the Tree of Life ... I'll stop there becasue I haven't read enough to get it clear in my head ... anyway have a look at this and ask yourself, what is it about Kabbalah that attracts Hollywood-ites and wannabes?
"Spend and tax" not "tax and spend"
I got a response from my MP which got me kind of mad. You'll see why as I reproduce it here. Apologies for the strange changes in types...
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I've been watching the TV series 'Foundation'. I read the books about 50 years ago (I know!) but scarcely now remember anything...
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"'Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I tell yo...
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