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Spiritsoar · 09-13-2009, 10:52 PM

Thanks for the very detailed reply. The reason behind my question, is that i'm a very eclectic Wiccan, and I've found the study of Hermetic Qabalah to be very interesting. I can understand what you mean by High and Low, as some Wiccans make the same distiction between High and Low magick, as in ritual to better connect with divine and ritual to effect change in the physical world. It's nice to know that there are some out there who understand that borrowing from other religions is an acceptable practice. I've always sort of viewed most religions as just different paths to the same goal, but many don't quite see it that way.

I'm a little bit of a student of religions in general. One of the things I've been wondering, and part of the reason I took the opportunity to ask, was whether it would be offensive to ask a Jew, or even go to a synagogue, to make the attempt to learn Hebrew. I know I could probably find books on the topic, and probably will. But it seems like they would be the best teachers, especially for context, since I intend to study some of the Jewish texts. I just don't know if they would be willing to teach me considering my desire to study their books of worship and use what I found there out of the context they are comfortable with. On one hand, I can understand that they would think that I was using the material in a way that was not in line with their faith. On the other, I've always thought it appropriate to take wisdom where you could find it, and use different views to help me understand things. From the bit of Qabalah that I've seen, it seems to be a path that many different religions could use to better understand diety.

As for one of the random questions I had (sorry it took this long to respond, I wanted to try to put it together in a coherant fashion, and I've been rather busy) I'm curious about the Jewish lineage. From what you've said, if your mother is a Jew, then you are part of the tribe without having to convert. But conversion is possible, if difficult. So my question is, if a woman converts to Judaism, and then has children, do they fall under the lineage, or is it different because she was a convert?

And thanks for the information on the Kabbalah Centre. I'll file them away in the same category I keep other sham cults like Scientology.

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Spiritsoar Tilted Location: Tacoma, WA	Thanks for the very detailed reply. The reason behind my question, is that i'm a very eclectic Wiccan, and I've found the study of Hermetic Qabalah to be very interesting. I can understand what you mean by High and Low, as some Wiccans make the same distiction between High and Low magick, as in ritual to better connect with divine and ritual to effect change in the physical world. It's nice to know that there are some out there who understand that borrowing from other religions is an acceptable practice. I've always sort of viewed most religions as just different paths to the same goal, but many don't quite see it that way. I'm a little bit of a student of religions in general. One of the things I've been wondering, and part of the reason I took the opportunity to ask, was whether it would be offensive to ask a Jew, or even go to a synagogue, to make the attempt to learn Hebrew. I know I could probably find books on the topic, and probably will. But it seems like they would be the best teachers, especially for context, since I intend to study some of the Jewish texts. I just don't know if they would be willing to teach me considering my desire to study their books of worship and use what I found there out of the context they are comfortable with. On one hand, I can understand that they would think that I was using the material in a way that was not in line with their faith. On the other, I've always thought it appropriate to take wisdom where you could find it, and use different views to help me understand things. From the bit of Qabalah that I've seen, it seems to be a path that many different religions could use to better understand diety. As for one of the random questions I had (sorry it took this long to respond, I wanted to try to put it together in a coherant fashion, and I've been rather busy) I'm curious about the Jewish lineage. From what you've said, if your mother is a Jew, then you are part of the tribe without having to convert. But conversion is possible, if difficult. So my question is, if a woman converts to Judaism, and then has children, do they fall under the lineage, or is it different because she was a convert? And thanks for the information on the Kabbalah Centre. I'll file them away in the same category I keep other sham cults like Scientology. __________________ Veritas Vos Liberabit