Moses being privy to all Egyptian wisdom was first initiated into the Kabbalah in the land of his birth and later became more proficient in it during his wondering in the desert wilderness.Īs can be seen the Kabbalah is very much akin to Gnosticism. Surely there is uncertainty of the adequacy of this lore, but it offers a plausible explanation as to the similarity between Eastern beliefs. It was from Egypt that other Eastern acquired the knowledge and adopted it into their philosophical systems. It might be noted that from Abraham, who immigrated to Egypt and leaked some of the sacred teaching, the Egyptian s learned a portion of the knowledge. Eventually the oral tradition ended and the knowledge was written down. It is thought that David and Solomon were Kabbalistic adapts. Moses included the first four books of the Pentateuch, leaving out Deuteronomy, in the Kabbalah before he initiated seventy Elders into it. It then passed to Noah, to Abraham and Moses. Some say God gave it directly to Adam, while others claim God taught it to a select angelic group, sort of a theosophical school in Paradise.Īfterwards the fallen angels taught the kabbalah to Adam, the disobedient child on earth in order to furnish humankind with the means to return to their nobility and felicity. There are various legends concerning the origin of the Kabbalah, most maintain it came from God. Those who have adopted the Kabbalistic teachings of the kabbalah have modified these latter aims. and communal life within the framework of traditional Judaism.a union with God while maintaining a social, family,.And the mystic is not to practice it in solitude, but is to employ it to enlighten humanity. In this article Kabbalah will be used for all.Īlthough the Kabbalah is founded on the Torah, the Jewish scriptures and other sacred writings, it is no intellectual discipline. Such signification has been ignored by many because of the various differences found within. and Qabalah is used for the Hermetic version.Cabala signifies the Christian version.Generally Kabbalah, or Kabala, signifies the original, or pertaining to, Hebrew version.Some scholars and writers have made a distinction between the terms:
However, in order to avoid confusion and show the current importance of the Kabbalah one must look at its different spellings: Kabbalah, Cabala, and Qabalah. This will be evident in the narration of the kabbalistic history. It means the message or lore was for centuries taught and passed on by mouth.