cabalism
Jewish mystical practice
Cabalism refers to the doctrines and practices of the Cabala (also spelled Kabbalah)—the mystical tradition of Jewish scriptural interpretation that seeks hidden meanings through numerology, letter combinations, and esoteric symbolism.
By extension, cabalism can mean any occult or secretive doctrine, or the tendency to find hidden meanings where others see none: His cabalism led him to interpret every coincidence as cosmic significance.
Mystical metal transformation
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- incantationSpoken magical formula
ritual · thaumaturgy · conjuration · talisman · amulet · grimoire · sigil · invocation
Understood by few
- crypticObscure in meaning
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
- reconditeObscure and specialized
- abstruseDifficult to comprehend
veiled · hidden knowledge · initiation · adept · inner circle · oral tradition · symbolic · allegorical
Sacred botanical symbol
- MetatronSupreme angel, divine secretary
- HasidismDevout mystical branch of Judaism
- Sefer YetzirahHebrew mystical cosmogony treatise
Sustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- unionJoining into one
- illuminationProvision of light
- visionAbility to see
revelation · ecstasy · transcendence · theosophical · emanation · ascent · divine spark · mysteries
Storyline or land parcel
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
manipulation · subterfuge · clique · faction · power broker · secret society · puppet master · behind-the-scenes
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- cloak-and-daggerInvolving secret intrigue
backroom · conspiratorial · closed-door · whispered · hushed · confidential · underground · shadowy
alchemy
Mystical metal transformation
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
incantation · ritual · thaumaturgy · conjuration · talisman · amulet · grimoire · sigil · invocation · ceremonial magic
arcane
Understood by few
abstruse · veiled · hidden knowledge · initiation · adept · inner circle · oral tradition · symbolic · allegorical · cipher
Tree of Life
Sacred botanical symbol
- MetatronSupreme angel, divine secretary
- HasidismDevout mystical branch of Judaism
- Sefer YetzirahHebrew mystical cosmogony treatise
contemplation
Sustained reflective attention
- meditationFocused attention practice
- unionJoining into one
- illuminationProvision of light
vision · revelation · ecstasy · transcendence · theosophical · emanation · ascent · divine spark · mysteries · gnosis
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
collusion · manipulation · subterfuge · clique · faction · power broker · secret society · puppet master · behind-the-scenes · string-pulling
clandestine
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
cloak-and-dagger · backroom · conspiratorial · closed-door · whispered · hushed · confidential · underground · shadowy · insular
- occultwitchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, black magic, tarot
- secret societiesFreemasons, Illuminati, secret society, secret societies, Masons
cabalismliteralism
Exact meaning only
literal interpretation · fundamentalism · exegesis · literal reading · plain meaning
cabalismrationalism
Reason as knowledge source
empiricism · positivism · scientific method · materialism · secularism