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Is it just me or is it like hella weird when non-Jewish people get like super into Qabbalah?
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Anonymous 2d

Not just you, Kabbalah is a closed practice.

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Anonymous 2d

No it’s super weird and they always take it out of cultural context and kinda like. Whitewash it almost? Like turn it into more new age BS instead of honoring the traditions

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Anonymous 2d

It might have to do with the Asiatic Brethren.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 2d

Ok I know we’re talking white people specifically but I always find it interesting when it’s used in anime whether plot related or because it looks cool

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2d

The what?

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2d

I mean I was not talking about white people specifically, it might be more common amongst white people but it’s not just white people who do this

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

Fair. I guess I thought what you meant in the sense of exploiting it like what’s been done with Yoga or Chakras etc. that’s usually done by white people. I’ve just also seen it used in Anime as well and it’s always funny to see it in them

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1d

While yoga is definitely exploited, it’s a very different situation because it’s it only tied to one religion and the stripped down version that removes some of the religious elements was deliberately introduced to the US by Hindu gurus from India in part to elevate Hinduisms status as a global religion Whereas Qabbalah, on the other hand, is a closed practice that is just being taken by people without the religious connection which is inherently exploitative

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 15h

Fair enough. I was just trying to think of something similar

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