One God

thoughts on polytheism, henotheism, monotheism, but most importantly the concept of Ein Sof as present in Kabbalistic thought. There is no universal concept of God in Judaism. Each person wrestles with God themselves, but this is one strain of thought concerning the Divine.

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[ZarethShahar]

There are many similarities between the concepts of Ain Soph,

Brahman in Hinduism, and The Tao.

As well as the teachings of 'The Church of All Worlds'

in Heinlein's 'Stranger in a Strange Land'.

"Thou art God, you Grok?"

[TheVisionaryKing]

@tannhaus haha...yes, a golem would indeed become quite the focus of one's time. Please understand that I do not "reject" Judaism. If I did, why would I be talking to you? On the contrary, I am quite interested in what you have to say since, based on your videos in recent years, in some ways I am currently at a similar point (spiritually, philosophically, etc) that you had been. That you have moved on from a position that I still currently occupy, is what intrigued me. See what I mean?

[tannhaus]

@TheVisionaryKing There was a lot more to that story than you know.... but you notice after I did that, it blew up and stopped. I never had to hear from that person again even though they had harassed me constantly to that point. I still say that was a complete success. But, if I could make a golem, I'd never find time for the internet...

We are all in it together. But, I feel the need to set things straight in cases like that. Always have. I wasn't angry or emotional.

[TheVisionaryKing]

@tannhaus Thanks for the acceptance. The defensiveness you portrayed seems incongruent with the level of enlightenment that I would assume you possess considering the breadth and depth of your apparent spiritual knowledge and experience. Frankly, I find it interesting that anything can still be a "slight" to you. If I called you an "abuser" would you still retaliate with a Goetic counterattack, or would it be a Golem now? lol. I kid. Lighten up, brother. We're all in this together. :-)

[tannhaus]

@TheVisionaryKing No...that wasn't a moot point to me. It may seem like it from your POV, but from mine it was a huge slight. But, you reworded it in a way I can accept.

[tannhaus]

@TheVisionaryKing If you had said that, I'd have had no problem with it. But, to call Judaism an offshoot or corruption of Hermeticism when Judaism is older, I had a problem with that. The fact you reject Judaism and prefer Hermeticism though...no problem with that whatsoever.

[TheVisionaryKing]

I'm not saying that I'm "right" and you're "wrong". I had begun this conversation in hopes of growing through a sharing of your experience and perspective. I intended to express only respect and interest but it seems you feel like latching on and tearing up over moot points. I hoped to gain some insight and examine the gap between our perspectives, but I feel like I'm in a pissing match. lol. A shame, but c'est la vie. All respect to you and your path. All the Best, friend.

[TheVisionaryKing]

@tannhaus Again, it's an argument over a time period of limited record. Sequence is not really my point. You like hammering words and logic until those around you bow down in defeat, huh? I'll rephrase to accommodate your temporal sensibilities: I feel that fundamental Hermeticism better expresses the purest profundity of God and reality. Simple as that. Whether its the root of later off-shoots or a stripping away of extraneous matter from contemporaries or predecessors is immaterial.

[tannhaus]

@TheVisionaryKing That's interesting, especially since the ealiest Heiroglyphic writing we've found was from about 1,700 years before Abraham. So, there's no chance something was found in heiroglyphs thousands of years before. Second, all the hermetic writings date to no earlier than 2nd century AD. That's why the original Hermetic Renaissance imploded. Third, Hermeticism is known to have been influenced by Greeks, particularly Platonists AND Judaism

[TheVisionaryKing]

I'm not sure how *you* make the emphatic claim that the Emerald Tablet came about "HUNDREDS" of years after the origins of Judaism...??? The principles of the Tablet have been found in heiroglyphics predating Abraham by THOUSANDS of years. Of course, this is all irrelevant, considering the time period we're discussing. Sort of like arguing which superhero would win in a fight. I put more trust in my intuition than the *claims* of historical scholars any day. As I said, to each his own. :-)