Kabbalah is the term used to describe the study of spiritual wisdom. There are many different forms of Kabbalah, including Theosophical as well as Lurianic. The Zohar is also known as the Book of Radiance, has an obscure history. Its early origins are obscure as well as it was attributed to an ancient rabbi named Simeon Bar Yochai. Modern scholars agree that the Zohar was written by Moshe de Leon who was a Spanish mystic. Numerous mystics speculated on the source of the Zohar however, de Leon's collection is now considered the best.
Theosophical Kabbalah
Theosophical and prophetic Kabbalah are two different school of thought. Theosophical Kabbalah focuses on the exploration of the spiritual, while prophetic Kabbalah concentrates more on experiences that are mystical. Prophetic Kabbalah also makes use of the concept design of sefirot and uses kabbalah magick rituals techniques that open your mind to God. Interestingly, the prophetic Kabbalah considers the Hebrew Alphabet as the underlying pattern of the universe, as well as the periodic table as its basis.
Russian Masons believed God might be dual. This belief was based on the idea that God was referred to as both Logos as well as Sophia. This double nature of God is emphasized in Theosophical Kabbalah. It is the hidden nature of God that makes creation possible. Two aspects of this are apparent in the citation fragments. In spite of the focus on the unity in God, Kabbalists maintain that there are two distinct aspects to the
