I have Kaplan's Bahir and four months to work through it - am very excited. I will start from the beginning and post my thoughts here and I hope others will...
... ***Let me know when you're ready to start, and I'll put up some of my thoughts as well. Didn't have time before, but I may have a bit more now due to...
... I'm launching now. I have read the 1st ten verses again (but not Kaplan's commentary yet) and it struck me that even though I *wasn't* studying the Bahir,...
... It makes a little bit of sense if you think Heh is King over Speech. If I'm remembering the kingships right, I think Speech is kind of "pre-thought" and...
... Ok Heh as Speech. I think the only alternative Kingship really here was Sight if I remember, and Sight seems to go better with Chet. Simpler than the ...
... ***I've heard the phrase translated as, "In the beginning of God's Creating of the Heavens and the Earth." Fits well with the injunction to beware studying...
... When he is successful in creation of what, though? I think it's the "image of God," that verse 8 of the Bahir quotes from Genesis, "For in the form of God...
P: When he is successful in creation of what, though? L: LIFE. P: I think it's the "image of God," that verse 8 of the Bahir quotes from Genesis, "For in the...
... Spiritual, as in ideas and values that we adhere to, and power, as in the ability to influence decision-making, which in turn affects the world. Source,...
I'm very excited about the renewed discussion surrounding the Bahir. So as not to re-post on the list I've created a link to my blog that discusses my ideas...
The Future is the Source. Wasn't that a book by Pierre Teilhard De Chardin? Just kidding... Neshamah You are welcome to try out our Website: Order of the Sons...
... Now I am confused! I *do* like the idea of the future as the source... it fits in with some speculations I have been making about the plausibility of...
Just checking a reference before I make it. Hod and Netzach are related to the "skies", right? What is the source of that reference? How do you say the word...
I am struggling with Bahir 10 now and these various concepts that are tied into one. Olam implies world and universe and eternity right... so.... "within the ...
In a message dated 6/11/2007 5:59:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, logofernando@... writes: In the doctrine of the QBLH evil is considered an imbalance that...
Hi there, friends Next week, for all those interested and with mildly flexible agendas, there is going to be a large Kabbalah conference at the University of ...
I think Hod and Netzach are two of the least understood sefirot. NETZACH is ones ability to stand and resist without bending, stamina. HOD is ones ability to...
Originally posted on the Kabbalah_Koncepts YahooGroup: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kabbalah_Koncepts Certainly a central concept of Kabbalah is the "Three...
The word for "skies" is Shechakim, according to The Bahir, 185. Netzach and Hod are the sources of prophecy according to Kaplan (Sepher Yetzirah, page 207). ...
Funny, lately I´ve been "meditating" about these two sefirot and well, about them all, what they represent and what qualities they share in regard to each...
I have mentioned previously the word Emunah meaning Faith, as indeed it is, Faith and Belief. However, faith and belief is longing for something - which isn´t...
While we have been technically in the midst of a Bahir study, we haven't seen much activity on that front lately. I saw this link to a large portion of the...
It is our pleasure to announce the creation of the Independent Center for Esoteric Studies and Research in Bucharest, Romania, as well as the launchment of the...
