KABBALAH: Part 1 - A Key to Spiritual Connectivity
Can we learn from the Kabbalah? You be the judge. It is considered ancient Hebrew mysticism and may have been a source for Elijah’s (Eliyahu’s) connection with Elahim. But is it up-to-date and useful for our time and age?
Problem: Kabbalah may be out of date. The Kabbalah as one author put it, “is a philosophical and theosophical system that was originally designed to answer man’s eternal questions on the nature of God and of the universe, and the ultimate destiny of mankind.” Has it succeeded in that goal? Or is it ready for a change?
We are in preparation for the Eighth Age prophesied by our father Enoch. As the time draws nearer we ought to expect to change and get ready for events that were planned before the universe was created. These are excited time, for sure.
The Incomplete Tree of Life
Diagram
The Kabbalah is famous for its strange appearing Tree of Life. Although it may give the appearance of being complete, it contains some clues indicating it is not.
Starting at the top, the round object called a Sephira, has been given the meaning “Crown” and is the highest spiritual entity. The Sephira to the right is Wisdom, and across from it on the left is Understanding. But the yellow, dashed circle near the top represents Knowledge. Its detached and vague appearance seems to say that Knowledge is not complete and has not found its real connection within the Tree. From out point of view, we have so much to learn we cannot comprehend everything in this short life.
The horizontal bars and some of the diagonal bars are paths between the Sephiroths. And by meditating on these paths and Sephiroths one, it is believed, is led into a connection with Eyahuwah Elahim (the Crown). Some bars or paths are missing on this tree. Sometimes the Tree is shown with a path leading from Understanding through Knowledge to the Sephira at the right side, below Wisdom. This Sephira is called Mercy or Love. The on-again-off-again path leading from Understanding through Knowledge to Love is usually missing. That indicates there are problems when trying to make a full spiritual connection.
On the right, left and center are three vertical Pillars that support the Tree. These are not Paths, even though the first trek forces one to climb up the center Pillar. We might try to squeeze some esoteric meaning from this, but it is not necessary and probably wrong anyway. Instead this tells us that the tree is not complete. The Path or Way must “be prepared.”
Usually one on a spiritual journey starts at the bottom and moves upward in the Tree. But the person is stopped at Love because the path through Knowledge to Understanding is not available. If we are cutoff from a solid connection with Elohim, the scriptures tell us that “My people are destroyed for LACK of Knowledge.” Hence, they also lack Understanding and Wisdom and consequently have no connection with the Crown or Elohim.
This is “the crooked path” that must be made “straight.”
The Spiritual Names of the Sephiroths
Starting at the bottom the lowest circle is “Kingdom.” As we shall see later this is a very peculiar name. This is another clue indicating the incompleteness of this Tree of Life.
A peculiar thing happens here. This is the only place in the Tree where we must go straight up, another clue that the Tree is not complete. Horizontal paths always go from our left to right, but diagonals go up and from our right to our left. The out of place upward path will not be needed in the complete Tree.
Moving up to the Sephira in the middle we come to “Foundation.” The Torah or Law is considered the foundation upon which all spiritual life is built. Another name for Foundation is “Stasis.” Therefore, if we are NOT building on the Foundation or Torah, we are building “away from the Stasis” or upon “Apostasy!”
Following the diagonal path up and to the left we arrive at “Glory.” Another interesting name that seems that it might be out of place. Again, it is in the correct place, as we shall see when the Tree is complete.
The horizontal path leading to our right leads to “Victory.” Again very fascinating that this name applies here. What victory? We will find out.
Now we follow the diagonal to the circle in the center. This is called “Beauty.” Strange isn’t it. When we see the completed tree, we will understand something powerful.
The diagonal from “Beauty” leads to the next level and the Sephira called “Judgment or Severity.” This also fits this level.
Moving across the horizontal path to our right we come to the Sephira named “Mercy or Love.” Because there is no path leading from “Mercy” up the tree, we must stop. We are kept from Knowledge, Understanding, and Wisdom, leading finally to “Crown” or “Elohim.”
The time has come for the Tree of Life to be made complete and in doing so, this will provide a path not only leading to Elahim, but also preparing the way for the Eighth Age.
Next blog: we will examine the mysteries of Hebrew alphabet and why it is important for this day and age, and how it unlocks the mystery of the Tree of Life.
Dr. Timothy J. Sakach, Ph.D.
Elohim Connection
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Hi
I would love to learn but it seems so difficult. Is there anything you can suggest that would help. I hope that there is a way even I can learn. I looked all over and it seems I don’t know what I am reading. I thank you for your time
What is it that you would like to learn?
I started reading this article, but as usual, I get very uncomfortable with anything that implies ‘mysticism’.
If I read the Scriptures correctly we are told not to have anything to do with mysticism, witchcraft, sorcery and anything like that.
So I stopped reading after the first couple of paragraphs.
I have shied away from teachers who teach Kabbalah and/or Talmud.
Am I mistaken? How can we justify dwelving into this stuff if the Scriptures/Yahweh forbids it?
Merlin,
Perhaps your definition of “mysticism” has become a little muddied. The word is never used in Scriptures but the experiences and practices are there. Webster defines mysticism, among other things, as “the belief that direct knowledge of God, spiritual truth, or ultimate reality can be attained through subjective experience (as intuition or insight.)” There should be no question that that experience is totally scriptural. It is the experience of “Revelation” or “Apocalypse” (the Greek word translated “Revelation.”)
Having “insight” is similar to having “understanding.” Both are a rare commodity in today’s world. The Holy Spirit guides “into all truth” by means of “insight, intuition, dreams, visions, experiences, and revelation.” And apart from this way of life one cannot understand either Light or Darkness! So “if the ‘light’ that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”
Some Christians even deny “revelation” and think that anyone who has revelation to be “dangerous.” And that conclusion is nothing less than lack of “understanding” and lack of “insight” and therefore keeps one a prisoner of a false “reality.”
If you spend enough time in this blog, you will come across the true explanation of what had been “hidden.” Then you will need to ask the question, “How did this understanding happen?”
This “way of life” cannot be compared or even mentioned in the same breath with “witchcraft, or sorcery.”
There are some things in the Kabbalah that have nothing to do with “mysticism” as I have defined it here. For this reason, I have not and will not be writing about any of those things. But what I have written does coincide with insight and understanding and the “ultimate reality.”
Thank You, Dr. Sakach for the “insight”!
I will give this some prayerful thought and will go back and read the article that led to this discussion and then (probably) on to the other articles on the subject.
Thank you also for the comments about the community that Linda had mentioned. Still may be worth checking into, as you illuded (sp?). You never know, the truth may have changed these peoples hearts.
I will be spending much time here, as I have found good information here and I am a ‘bloodhound’ for truth. I can’t seem to satisfy the hunger for the knowledge of Yahweh and Yahusha.
Yahweh bless you in all that you are doing.
Shalom,
Merlin