tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post3939782803798074754..comments2024-01-17T03:54:39.225-05:00Comments on Hieing to Kolob: Nephi and the Kabbalistic “Four Worlds” of Human Consciousness Bored in Vernalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14016611721544251941noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-13908320016568174122014-04-17T14:26:33.295-04:002014-04-17T14:26:33.295-04:00I tried to describe the Kabbalah in a gospel-sense...I tried to describe the Kabbalah in a gospel-sense to Joanna before, I wrote to her:<br /><br />The Kabbalah system of this “tree of life” comes from Jewish scholars in ancient Alexandria who found parchments in their library that described God’s creation in terms of ten spheres [numbers] and 22 connections [letters]. They could combine all the components of language [numbers and letters] into a single symbol that would provide a basis for an all-encompassing knowledge system.<br /><br />The circles are the numbers, and the lines connecting them are the letters [22 letters in Hebrew]. It was not formulated to match the tarot cards, but it was later noticed that there are 22 major cards in the tarot deck and that they match the 22 paths on the tree of life.<br /><br />So it's all as easy as ABC-123 – but it was designed as a way to map existence [both physical and non-physical] – using the planets as though they were physical locations on an actual map. But the map takes you through your mind using the planets as the symbols for what they represent. It was a way to try and grasp the concepts of the magic of creation – that by the manipulation of symbols we call “spelling” – a spell can be cast to bring to physical reality the airy-nothings from the right-brain-heart.<br /><br /> (10) Kingdom – as in the kingdom of God, or the universe that’s been physically manifested. This is the tip of the iceberg – the end-result of all the mental activity going on. This is both Earth as a place and as a state of mind – physical/material awareness [the coins, buttons, pentacles, plates, diamonds, etc.]<br />(9) Foundation – as in our spirituality is founded on the imagination. This is the Moon-lit realm of our dreams, fantasies, and memories. Material awareness ends here – we can’t take our coins with us, you know.<br />(8) Splendor – as in our language is what gives shape to the splendor of thought. This is the realm of left-brain language, math, intellect, science, logic – magic. It’s the realm that Mercury represents – or Odin, the god that Merlin or Gandalf were patterned after.<br />(7) Victory – as in, in love, our surrender is victory. This is the watery realm of human emotion – the attraction force that bonds all things [bonds of love and sharing] that Venus represents. Like swimming, you find that it is better to surrender to the water and current – rather than fight it or try to hold on to it.<br />(6) Beauty – as in the beauty of harmony and balance. It’s the beauty represented by the atonement of Jesus Christ – the point where God meets man, man’s highest point and God’s lowest. As the Sun, it’s the central axis all the planets [aspects of your personality] rotate around. The gold is all of us.<br />(5) Strength – as in the strength of universal will that moves the planets, the fire of our drive and passion. It’s fire, but it’s cold, like war – strategy, judgment, and discernment – Mars, the god of War, purging things of their impurities.<br />(4) Mercy – as in the mercy of the sheltering sky to nurture and protect. This is the parental love of the Father Gods in the sky, like Jupiter – that just allows things to be for a moment, without judging them.<br />(3) Understanding – as in the sexual euphemism of coming to an understanding with a spouse by “knowing” them. This is the cup that overflows energy into existence – the fertile soil that continually receives the seed. This realm represented by Saturn is the highest female principle – the form-giving power that can take the word and make it flesh.<br />(2) Wisdom – as in the wisdom to conceive of the idea of God by the initial utterance of the Word, “I”. It’s the sexual bang of male creative power – the fountain that eternally flows. Let there be light <br />(1) Crown – as in, “the Lord our God is one Lord”, or “there be gods many, and lords many … but to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him” – one crown. It is the sacred purity of just one – neither male-OR-female, this-OR-that – but just one.<br /><br />-JustinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-23979758589344151992014-04-17T14:25:21.209-04:002014-04-17T14:25:21.209-04:00The four-fold aspect of the Kabbalah Tree can rela...The four-fold aspect of the Kabbalah Tree can relate to many gospel topics. Most obvious is the degrees of glory: no glory, telestial, terrestrial, and celestial. <br /><br />Also, I see the Kabbalah as describing the Father [kether], the Son [tiphereth], and humanity [malkuth] -- along with the mediaries between those points.Justinhttp://ldsanarchy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035557836022548249.post-53612769432887498852014-03-07T17:09:26.437-05:002014-03-07T17:09:26.437-05:00Have you also used Kabbalah with other parts of th...Have you also used Kabbalah with other parts of the Book of Mormon and found it to be helpful in your studies? I have never looked into it so I'm a bit of an ignoramus on this topic, but it sounds to me like you've done more than a cursory study of it.LDS Anarchisthttp://ldsanarchy.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com