What is Hermetic Qabalah?
Qabalah is not a religion per se. Qabalah is defined as the secret, mystical, magical, philosophical and religious teachings developed by Jewish scholars. Qabalah provides a key to the interpretation of the Spiritual Teachings, the hidden meanings of the scriptures. The Qabalah studied by the Mystery traditions has incorporated much deeper knowledge and is defined as the Hermetic Qabalah. In Hebrew, the word Qabalah means tradition. It is derived from the root Qebal which means to receive. This hidden meaning refers to the oral tradition of Qabalah—transmitted from mouth to ear, teacher to student. There are many different spellings of what we are going to call Qabalah in this and throughout our teachings. When it is translated into English it is sometimes spelled Qabalah, Cabala, or Qabalah depending on the tradition of the writer. Many traditions that include the teaching of Qabalah spell it differently depending on the aspect they are working with. For example, Qabalah and Cabala ar
