That which is Received
In Hebrew, the term for 'That which is Received', is Kabbalah. Kabbalah is a system of thought which was originally included in Jewish, theosophy, philosophy, science, magic, and mysticism. (7) The word Kabbalah, has many spellings, none of which are considered to be incorrect, such as Qabalah, Cabala, Qaballah, Qabala, and Kaballah. The reason for this is because, some Hebrew letters have more than one representation in the English alphabet. (1) The spelling usually accepted by scholars is Kabbalah. (7) Kabbalah, an esoteric system of interpretation of the Scriptures based upon a tradition claimed to have been handed down orally by Abraham. (2) Kabbalah refers to an oral mystical teaching, not normally revealed to the general public, but passed down singly from teacher to pupil. (7) Despite it's claim to antiquity, the system seems to have had it's earliest formation in the Eleventh century. There were undoubtable predecessors, however Kabbalistic elements are described in the literature of early Merkavah mysticism. (2) The term "Kabbalah" was first used for the secret mystical teachings in the Eleventh century by Iba Gabrial, a Spanish philosopher, and has since been applied to all Jewish mystic
(2) The Zohar describes God, with out end and beyond representation. Knowledge is at the center of all Kabbalistic beliefs. The Sefirot are ten characteristics of the God head. (6) In this form of Kabbalah followers do not refer to Kabbalah as a religion but the spiritual power of the universe. From this first emanation evolved nine more, thus ten in all. These ideas first appeared in the pre-kabbalictic text, the Sefer Yetzirah. When it is shown it is located centrally in between Chokman and Chesed. The next text it is found in is the Sefer Bohir. The Chayyah, that allows humans to have an awareness of God, and the Yehidah, the higher level of the soul, it allows man to have a union with God. The first triangle represents and impregnation of the female by the male then creating the world and child.
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