Can Messianic or Christian learn Kabbalah?

You have a lot of mixture and you're permitting disenfranchisement and loneliness to influence your actions. How does a messianic attend a jewish synagogue realistically? You can't share your beliefs and its a quagmire unless that was your starting point and I've been in that position. While many are drawn with good intentions the lack of christian sentiments can be challenging.

When we went to the synagogue we weren't believers or certain of God's existence. We found the truth in that setting and eventually attended a church. But the foundation remains and many of our practices and general approach on the subject are more jewish than not although we believe in Christ.

You can't allow curiosity to blind you to the truth. There's a reason occultists use kabbalah as do others who walk a similar path. More importantly, you're forgetting the talmud's role in respect to judaism. Many place it above the bible and give equal credence to commentaries too. Just because it's prevalent in certain sects doesn't make it right.

Since you mentioned Ai I asked Gemini about it and have the pro version of the service. But I think the simple answer is best.

In mainstream Judaism, Kabbalah is primarily considered mystical philosophy rather than sorcery. However, the answer depends on which branch of Kabbalah you are referring to:

• Theoretical Kabbalah: This is the study of the nature of the Divine, the soul, and the spiritual worlds. It is widely accepted as an integral, "inner" part of the Torah.
• Practical Kabbalah (Kabbalah Ma'asit): This involves rituals, amulets, and incantations intended to alter physical or spiritual reality. While some historical practitioners viewed it as "permitted" white magic because it uses holy names, it has often been shunned or prohibited by leading rabbis to avoid overstepping biblical bans on sorcery.

Why the confusion exists:

• Bible Prohibitions: The Torah explicitly forbids "sorcery" (kishuf) and divination as abominations. Kabbalists distinguish their work from sorcery by claiming their power comes from holy sources (God) rather than "impure" ones.
• Occult Appropriation: Many non-Jewish occultists (like Aleister Crowley) adopted Kabbalistic symbols for "magick," leading to a popular but inaccurate association between Kabbalah and witchcraft.
• Spiritual Danger: Because the concepts are so deep, traditional Judaism often restricts study to mature scholars to prevent misinterpretation or the misuse of spiritual tools.

There are things we may explore in our spiritual walk that aren't prohibited but we must be mindful of our reasons and condition. Spiritual and otherwise. All doors have consequences and when you're not in a good place mentally, emotionally, physically or spiritually things usually don't unfold as we'd hope. You seem a little rudderless now with limited support and connections. You're looking here and there and trying to cope with your environment.

That isn't a season for beginnings. You ground yourself in what works and amplify it to recenter. Prayer, fasting, meditation, worship and spiritual disciplines. If you implemented them each you'd be in a better place internally. The foundation must be sure before you add things on and you can't use it to fill a void.

When we began exploring times and seasons and the biblical calendar things were stable and peaceful which allowed us to explore at a comfortable pace. I wasn't looking for the truth or relying on anything per se. My background is fairly extensive and diverse on spiritual matters and I'm very conversant in the word.

This isn't a question you should be posing for a subject like this. You're supposed to have enough spiritual knowledge and maturity to find the answer without relying on others. That's the difference between curiosity and elevation. If God was leading you in this direction you'd know why and be able to satisfy your concerns and reservations.

It seems like you're filling a void and I don't know where you are in those areas. But if you were practicing them as well you'd be in different place and peace would be plentiful. You don't need to explore mysticism to have a deeper understanding of God. That's birthed in relationship and prayer. If you spend more time communing He'll fill in the blanks beyond a system. That's my experience.

~bella