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This post is uber-basic. Most of the quotes are very-well known ; (googling virtually any sentence in this post will yield a plethora of fine expositions), the only claim to originality bein... Read more
The second volume of Isis Unveiled, dealing with religion, although looser in structure, is nonetheless a sprawling, ambitious study in comparative religion. The first seven chapters mainly... Read more
Chapter 1 (The Church! Where is it?”) Christianity’s relation to Spiritualism and Paganism 1- Christianity’s attitude towards paganism and spiritualism (p.1) 2- Origin of Christian belief in... Read more
Chapter 9 Principles of Esoteric Evolution: Symbolism and Astrology in the Bible and the Vedas (The Vedas and the Bible) 1- Seven in Ancient Scriptures (405) Myth Interpretation 405/Seven in... Read more
Chapter 12 – Eastern Magic, Shamanism and Conclusion (Conclusions and Illustrations) This final chapter serves as a conclusion for both volumes, so there is a return to the more occult and p... Read more
Chapter 11– Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity Compared (Comparative Results of Buddhism and Christianity) This chapter is a concise comparative study of Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianit... Read more
Chapter 10 – The Origin and History of the Dogma of Satan (The Devil-Myth) We leave the historical and esoteric theology for a specialized critique of a specific Christian dogma, and so this... Read more
Chapter 9 Principles of Esoteric Evolution: Symbolism and Astrology in the Bible and the Vedas (The Vedas and the Bible) This chapter is another section of the spiritual evolutionary concept... Read more
Chapter Five – The Kabbalah and Comparative Religion (Mysteries of the Kabala) 1- Sefirots compared Sefiroths 212 / Hindu Cosmogony and Kabalah 214 / Sefiroths 215 / Genesis 216 / Ema... Read more
Chapter 8 – Jesuits, Templars, Rosicrucians, Masons, and the Lost Word (Jesuitry and Masonry) This chapter is an important statement about Blavatsky’s secret lodge of eastern adepts relation... Read more
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Welcome aboard Moshe – Do you know the name of the text? Here’s something I read recently that might be of interest: https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/books/164141/forbidden-jewish-magic-books?fbclid=IwAR1R0XK7-HrbRAQPH39XgcXMqYXJdUegfvpw10uhIOoDWqpTOCny_tIU_v0
Thank you Mark, it’s much appreciated!
I am not sure it has an official title since it’s that old. I would like to provide pictures to show some of the content, but it does not seem like this forum allows for attaching images :-/
Sounds pretty interesting, to actually have an original manuscript is quite remarkable – I have an interest in ancient Kabbalah literature, but I don’t know Hebrew, so I have to rely on translations – which are becoming more available, but still often hard to find and pricey – and there is still a lot of unpublished Kabbalah manuscripts that…[Read more]