“Pop saw Mark’s reaction and smiled as he sat back again. “Are you aware of the subtlety with which homelessness happens?” Mark didn’t respond. “One moment things are grand. You are comfortable. You are respected. You have a reason for living. You are useful. And then, in a flash,” Pop snapped his fingers, “you are disrespected, uncomfortable, and what’s left of your miserable life is hell”
“Virtually every form of Western mysticism and spiritualism known today draws upon Jewish mythic and occult teachings”
“First of all, let us clear something up: a myth, a really good myth, is not a story about something that never happened. It’s a story about something that happens all the time. Myths are archetypal tales, fabulous stories told to help us fathom important truths”
“According to the Midrash, Adam Kadmon is androgynous, incorporating all the aspects of both genders. He is also a macrocosm, extending from one end of the universe to the other and containing all Creation.””
“Of the sample of amulets from late antiquity that have been found, perhaps the most intriguing are incantation bowls: pottery dishes painted with incantations and then buried under the doorpost of a house to trap underworld spirits who attempt to enter.””
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“Biblical angels fulfill a variety of functions in the lower worlds, including conveying information to mortals (Zech. 1–4), shielding (Ex. 14), rescuing (Gen. 21), and smiting Israel’s enemies.””
“Perhaps even more important to this mystical tradition, angels can be summoned and brought down to earth to serve a human initiate. Many rituals and practices devoted to this end have been preserved in the Hechalot writings.””