Bnei Baruch asked:




“… the meaning of the word ‘spirituality’ has nothing to do with philosophy. How can they discuss something that they have never seen or felt? What do their rudiments stand on?…”

Kabbalist Yehuda Ashlag (Baal HaSulam),

“The Difference Between Kabbalah and Philosophy”

Kabbalah talks about the soul, life’s meaning, man’s spirituality… Sounds like philosophy, right? Wrong. Kabbalah is the exact opposite of philosophy, and it’s important to understand the difference. Here’s why.

Everything in this world consists of four levels: the still, vegetative, animate, and speaking (human) levels. These levels are present in all of reality and in every person. The first three levels: the still, vegetative and animate levels are systems that are activated by Nature automatically, through instincts. But the speaking or human level within us does not function automatically.

What exactly is that speaking level within us? It’s our thoughts, desires and intentions – everything that comprises the hidden, non-apparent realm of our existence. This realm is not automatically regulated by the laws of Nature. We decide how to use the speaking level, and although this makes us the pinnacle of all creation, it also poses a great dilemma for us: how should we use this level, and is there any right way to use it?
We’re certainly not the first to ask this question. Humanity has pondered a great deal about how to handle the human part within it: how should we arrange our thoughts and desires, and how should we use them? These questions were scrutinized by some of the greatest minds that ever lived, and thousands, even millions of books have been written on them. All the experience and theories that humanity has accumulated throughout history in attempting to answer these questions – is called philosophy.

Kabbalists, too, have focused precisely on these questions for thousands of years. Side by side with philosophy, they have written thousands of books that address these profound and important questions. So what makes Kabbalah so different from philosophy?

Kabbalah allows a person to raise his consciousness to the speaking level, the hidden realm described above, and to study it the way a scientist would. Furthermore, Kabbalah explains that by doing so, one actually rises to a higher degree of existence – higher because it’s above our present, ordinary level of consciousness.

It’s impossible to study that higher level or to say anything definitive about it until one has risen to that level himself. “Rising to it” means tangibly feeling it, living in it – and this is exactly what Kabbalah enables us to do. Its entire method focuses on developing one’s personal qualities, one’s perception, and as a result one begins to feel the realm that was hidden to him before – the speaking level of reality.

And once he feels it and lives in it, he can study it with scientific precision. There is no need to speculate, philosophize or guess about what’s happening there, since the facts are clearly revealed before him.

Philosophy, on the other hand, is not based on clear attainment. It instead takes the liberty to “philosophize” about the higher realm of existence without actually rising to that level. It engages in abstract, non-fact based discussions and debates that rely on imagination. And it can never know whether its conclusions about the higher degree of existence are correct because it does not have the tools to verify them on that level.

Hence, Kabbalah fundamentally differs from philosophy. Kabbalists speak from their own, practical experience. Their descriptions are not abstract or speculative: they only describe things that they have tangibly attained, analyzed, and discerned.

So what is Kabbalah, then? It is best described as a science that’s based on personal attainment and a practical approach. It gives us the tools to rise to the speaking level in order to study it, and by doing so we find out how to use that level in the best possible way.

The Law of Attraction

Liz McCaughey asked:




Now, one of the most potent forms of prana that the etheric body receives is the energy from the sun’s rays, termed in Theospophy (Alice Bailey’s – Treatise of Cosmic Fire) as “solar pranic emanations.” To understand the effect the sun’s rays have on us requires a deeper understanding of the rays and their emanations. There are three main channels of contact, which have differing effects on the bodies that they contact

Generally, the affects are good and provide nourishment for our cells and physical bodies. These rays are not part of the building of the form, that is left to the Angelic realm, but the rays help to preserve the form and its component parts through nourishment with solar prana.

We are not going to go into detail about the other rays from the sun, but for your information, some rays act as destroyers and others as preservers. This subject is a deeper study for another time.

The rays we are going to focus on are ‘pranic solar emanations’, which work within the four ethers of the physical plane of existence. The 4-ethers are not visible but they are the basis of all physical life on this plane of existence. The heat from this solar emanation works directly with life on the physical plane, with the atoms of matter, and the energy wheels or chakrams.

It has been mentioned before that the etheric body is the ‘web’ that keeps the physical-being separate from the inner worlds, until the person is ‘evolved’ enough to transit between the two regions with ease. If it was not for the etheric body, a person would be walking in the two worlds at the same time and for the un-evolved soul, this would be a very frightening event. Imagine if you had no knowledge of the the inner worlds and its ghostly inhabitants and yet you could see it all with your physical eye. It would be a very terrifying experience and indeed this sort of phenomena has been felt by ‘drug users’ with terrible psychotic results. So the etheric body is like a defence mechanism and a very essential element for the seeker on the path.

The Hasod Code

Neil Rosenfeld asked:




CTI watches have quickly become favorites among casual wearers and collectors alike. They have features and styles that are usually reserved for watches that the average person can’t afford. A genuine Patek Philippe watch can run many thousands of dollars. They are probably worth the price, but this vastly limits the market to the few who can afford them.

CTI watches stand on their own. They don’t try to be “replicas” of any brand name watch. They are, however influenced by many of the styles and innovations represented by the famous brand watches. People have commented that they bought CTI watches because they don’t try to copy other watches. They also have the CTI brand name and logo on each watch. They don’t try to fool anyone by exactly replicating a brand name style down to the name and logo on the watch. This practice is illegal in that it violates trademarks and patents of other companies. All CTI Watches have a CTI logo and not any brand name.

Popular CTI styles include Navitimer, automatics, Seamaster, chronographs and skeleton types. They are available in leather or metal bands and many color combinations.

In addition, if the watch says “Rolex” on it, who really made it? Where is it from? If the company is violating the law by selling “replicas”, what type of message does this send to a buyer?

CTI is constantly releasing new styles. Many people buy several CTI Watches. They do this because they can buy several styles for every occasion. They don’t have the fear of loss that a genuine Vacheron Constantin creates. How many people would comfortable wearing a $10,000 watch to the mall? For about 1% of that amount, they can wear any CTI Watch anywhere and not give it another thought. You often read about celebrities that wear replicas of the genuine jewelry they own because of insurance restrictions. Why own it if you can’t wear it? That’s where CTI Watches have their greatest appeal.

Everyday Lotto

Maya Stone asked:




Amulets and good luck charms have existed since the dawn of history. Their purpose was to provide emotional security for people, success in their endeavors – mainly hunting, war, success in growing crops, overcoming illnesses – and, essentially, any and every good thing a person could want for one’s family and oneself. The tribal healers or wizards gave out the amulets. With the development of urban settlement and the changes in the belief patterns and religions, this role was passed on to religious priests and, in effect, it is they and people possessing similar special attributes as well, who still deal with this today. As was said, the amulet provides the person with emotional help, which is meant to operate on a subliminal level. The kabbalah amulet solves the issues of a person’s lack of confidence on two levels: the first being a lack of belief in one’s abilities, and the second being a lack of knowledge regarding the future.

According to Kabbalah, it is forbidden for the person to be familiar with the content and the meaning of the codes in the amulet, but only the purpose for which it is intended.
This is for two main reasons:
the first because, “there is no blessing save from what is hidden from the eye”; and the second because if the person knows the amulet’s contents and what is written in it, he is liable to try to interpret it in his own way or disagree with the intention or interpretation given to it by the person with special attributes.
In this way, the belief in the amulet’s power would be diminished or cancelled. Thus, the amulet’s power would not work for him because of the “disturbance” created by the amulet owner himself.

Try to remember a very important fact we are not in gods place and we don’t work magic, for example you could have the best phone in the world but if you don’t dial the numbers you cant speak with anyone, this is also true about the amulets the amulets are the transmitters but you have to ask the creator every day to bless you with the certain thing you want, even five minutes is fine as long you do it every day with as much honesty and humility in simple words in the language you find most comfortable.

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Victor Epand asked:




Celtic wedding rings are highly popular with men and ladies for various reasons. Celtic rings have their own meanings and these rings are based on Celtic traditions and history. Celtic Wedding rings express love, ambition and longing and a passion for life. They also represent all those things closest to the heart like the lover, devotion, affection and tenderness.

Celtic wedding rings are beautiful and you will get enchanted by the range of the antique style wedding bands that are specially designed with a meaning and symbolic significance. Celtic wedding rings have gained a lot of importance and popularity because of being classic and highly romantic.

These rings showcase interwoven never-ending knots that symbolize love till eternity and signify the motto “let love and friendship reign”. This antique ring is available in a variety of precious metals. Celtic rings can also be set with precious gemstones to suit every style and need.

Celtic wedding rings showcase the archetypal, medieval look that’s combined with rare beauty and contemporary strength. Celtic rings give you an antique wedding band look along with 21st century durability. You must be able to understand these knots to enjoy the illusive feel of these bands.

Many ancient motifs are generally rooted in mysterious cultures that are well written in history and some knots are as ancient as 20,000 years. Knot work has become quite synonymous with the Celtic style and makes the rings sacred and highly embellished and illuminated.

Celtic music and poetry highlight love and the soul. Celtic wedding band knots express souls intermingling with each other to project interconnections that can be viewed as tapestry experiences. Many Celtic designers showcase and label their Celtic styles under Friendship and Unity.

It is easy to say that rings are all about being interconnected, but to understand this, you need to reflect on several mechanisms that make these knots work and then to try and determine as to how they function. Throughout the world, Native cultures hold ceremonies in circles. A knot pattern with circles or variations of circles emphasizes on important keys that explains the true place for relationships and community in a wedding.

In short, a ring, which is circular, symbolizes sealing of commitment. Square motif design shapes offer the element of stability and usually the numbers play a significant part in explaining the Celtic lore, like for example the number five represents the four directions and the center point.

Celtic rings also deal with vectors that explain certain directions and if you look at the shape of the arrow then you will understand why as triangle has a connote movement. Some Celtic motifs also signify trinity. Celtic wedding bands are offered in a wide range of designs and styles thus making them an ideal choice that suits every taste and budget.

Whether you like the antique wedding band look or the meaningful and enchanting designs, you will be fascinated with the styles and designs. So go ahead and choose one of the most romantic Celtic wedding rings to suit you and seal your wedding vows.

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Mike Choen asked:




The range of scientific attainment is swiftly expanding before our eyes. Modern science has begun to research objects of a fundamentally new kind: super-complex, self-organizing systems. It has begun conducting complex, synthesized research of man using methods of different sciences.

“Eastern philosophy can be a sequential and necessary basis for modern scientific theories. It can help create a concept of the universe where scientific discoveries will wonderfully agree with spiritual goals.”

A number of famous scientists have ascertained that “external manifestations of super-complex processes are identical to the effects of the active, individual human consciousness, when it directly changes reality without the help of material means.”

Experiments on microlepton fields have revealed an effect where energy appears from an unknown source and then disappears just as mysteriously. This is analogous to the phenomena of the “Aha! reaction” known from psychology. Recognition of the biofield’s factual existence means that living organisms create preconditions for off-site interactions among themselves. Finally, experiments repeatedly demonstrate emerging resonance fields of interaction between similar kinds of objects, without fixing any material carrier of the interaction. This is distinctly reminiscent of telepathy, an ability peculiar to consciousness, as well as control over an object by exerting simple influences on another object similar to it.

A number of experiments have fixed that super-complex processes are multifarious manifestations of the individual human consciousness and even of the Upper Structure as such.

In this vein, the Kabbalistic researcher attains that the phenomena of our world are connected with the processes of the Upper World. He sees the roots and the results of all processes. Moreover, the researcher gains a clear understanding of the fact that nothing exists outside of him, and that he researches an absolutely unattainable reality. Therefore, attainment in Kabbalah is not only fixed as attainment, but also indicates the degree of the attainment’s authenticity. That is, a person measures the level of absolute attainment on which he is found. This is something that cannot happen in regular science.

About possible results of integration

In the 19th century the axiom “the world is what we see” was accepted as a fundamental truth. Einstein introduced the idea that the picture of the world we perceive depends on the speed of the researcher. Physicist Hugh Everett advanced the idea that the world is a median of what we are and what we attain.

Kabbalah asserts that everything depends only on man’s qualities. Outside man there is an etalon, and we perceive it to the degree we are equal to it. This picture of sensations is called “the world.”

This does not mean that the Newtonian model or quantum theory and the theory of relativity are incorrect. All these models are approximate and can be applied to a limited set of phenomena. However, beyond this set they no longer provide a satisfactory description of nature. In order to expand the realm where old models apply, we must create new models that include the old ones as particular cases.

Having penetrated into the depth of the universe, Kabbalah describes the complex system of interactions between different parts of a single whole. The most valuable discovery for science is the axiom that, in all interactions, the observer is also the participant.

The person-participant plays the decisive role in the chain of the universe’s processes. When looking at the qualities of any object in our world we must necessarily take into account the object’s interaction with the observer. Kabbalah gives science and society the understanding that everything depends on the quality of one’s inner state, rather than on technical devices.

In time humanity will discover that different kinds of perception are possible and that the world can be cardinally different from our current conception.

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