Satanism: a proper way of life? [Spirituality & Religion]

Kabbalah? Not heard of this group before. I heard of the Wiccan paganism in the 60s I think? I also heard of these secretive groups who believe that the ley lines in the country represent universal energies.@EugenieLaBorgia

@Basswizardofmiddleearth The Kabbalah is not a group but a collection of metaphysical writings which underpins polytheism.

Interesting...@EugenieLaBorgia

@EugenieLaBorgia Paganism, of which Druidry is one path, was officially recognized well before 2010. I know a Pagan minister who visited prisons in that capacity back in the 1990's.

@NortiusMaximus I believe in England it is the Charities and'something' commision which determines its official validity.

@EugenieLaBorgia I don't think there is a list of "official religions". The Charities Commission can recognize a group as a "religious charity" but that doesn't make it an official religion.

@NortiusMaximus Not my country. There are always complexities - legal and secular - in the recognition of a religion and accepting it within a society. Acceptance is often associated with its 'charitable' status which relates to the secularside. I am not an historian of England's judicial system so I cannot comment on the exact nature of its functioning in this matter. I am sure, however, that the complexities would require the pronounced skill of those who are.

@EugenieLaBorgia It really comes down to what you mean by "officially recognized". Which "official"? As I indicated, the Prison Service has recognized many paths pf Paganism since at least the 1990's and possibly before. I believe the UK census lists Pagan as one of the religious groups. Their are charities connected to Paganism but I'm not sure they're "religious charities". I don't know of any reason why a Pagan group should not gain charitable status. Pagans are permitted to swear an oath appropriate the their religion when giving evidence in court. I know a Pagan who did this.

Some members of the more established religions refuse to recognize other religions as "real" religions but they don't make the rules and nobody really care what they think.

@NortiusMaximus Depends on the country, I suppose. As I say, I am not in any way an expert and it is best left to those who understand jurisprudence and the constitute and statutes of a country. Google cannot and does not provide such expertise but I am sure if you made enquiries to the relevant authorities they may assist. Obviously, there must be certain criteria which have to be evaluated and recognised otherwise a any group of no-hopers or cult leaders might say that worshipping a cabbage is considered to be a religion. My original reply referred to secular acceptance and recognition. The jurisprudence and religious recognition will differ from country to country.

@EugenieLaBorgia I don't understand why you associate polytheism (the worship of a multiple gods) with kabala and the sepher yetzira, the sepher yetzira is a sacred jewish text and Judaism is not a polytheistic religion. the sepher yetzira describes the archetypes (the 10 spheres of the tree of life and four worlds that an act of creation goes through) involved in the act of creation where light (ain soph aur) becomes the multiple archetypes that form the world, but there is only one God involved in this act of creation. The many names given to God in the kabala reflect various aspect of god ( adonay, ehyeh, yod he voh he, etc) but there is still, in Kabala, only one god.

@reflectingmonkey You've missed the point entirely- All polytheism follows a +atterm: 3:3:3:1. Whether Greek, Egyptian:Roman or Jewish. That being said, why do you keep returning to this particular comment that I made? Your purpose is other than that which is seems portended. Finally, you have completely missed my point. When you can understand the pattern that I have just written for you then I will speak further. If you cannot understand this pattern, you will never understand polytheism and you are certainly not qualified to understand the sa-sephers. Here's a clue for you: Kether, Binah, Chokmah - 3: Ra, Tefnut, Shu - 3: B', Reshith, Elohim - 3. As for the Kabbalah, you missed the 6 figurative dimensions which are 'sealed' and fundamental to understanding the correlations in polytheism. Google will [b]not [/b]be able to provide you with the answers to any of the points that have just been stated.

@EugenieLaBorgia none of what I said comes from google, I have studied kabala for many years when I was younger, but your are being very condescendant so your attitude makes you unqualified to talk with me. I will never discuss anything with you again. very disappointed in you.

@reflectingmonkey You have not studied the Kabalah for many years. You cannot figure out a simple 3:3:3.1 sequence and your attempts to promote your masculinity I find wanting. You may now consider yourself removed from any rational debate and I hope you have learnt a valuable lesson that Google searching is not for you. A second lesson may be gleaned wherein you may now consider yourself - for the second time 'whipped by a woman'. Dismissed.

@EugenieLaBorgia Another dullard bites the dust.

@Basswizardofmiddleearth Say: "Goodbye, Eugènie"!

Goodbye@EugenieLaBorgia