Prophetic Kabbalah of Abulafia

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ecstatic Kabbalah mystical Jewish tradition school of Kabbalah

Prophetic Kabbalah of Abulafia is a mystical Jewish tradition developed by Abraham Abulafia that emphasizes ecstatic meditation, letter permutations, and visionary experiences as paths to prophetic enlightenment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecstatic Kabbalah ⓘ
mystical Jewish tradition ⓘ
school of Kabbalah ⓘ
aimsAt prophetic enlightenment ⓘ
associatedWith Abraham Abulafia NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecstatic states ⓘ
meditative techniques ⓘ
prophetic inspiration ⓘ
contrastedWith theosophical-theurgical Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ
corePractice chanting of letter sequences ⓘ
combination of divine names ⓘ
head and body movements ⓘ
permutation of Hebrew letters ⓘ
regulated breathing techniques ⓘ
developedBy Abraham Abulafia NERFINISHED ⓘ
documentedIn "Hayyei ha-Olam ha-Ba" NERFINISHED ⓘ
"Imrei Shefer" NERFINISHED ⓘ
"Otzar Eden Ganuz" NERFINISHED ⓘ
writings of Abraham Abulafia ⓘ
emphasizes ecstatic meditation ⓘ
letter permutations ⓘ
visionary experiences ⓘ
focusesOn attainment of prophecy ⓘ
direct experience of the divine ⓘ
inner transformation of the mystic ⓘ
geographicContext Mediterranean Jewish communities ⓘ
goal cleaving to God ⓘ
experience of prophetic visions ⓘ
union of the intellect with the Active Intellect ⓘ
historicalPeriod 13th century ⓘ
influenced later ecstatic Kabbalists ⓘ
some strands of Renaissance Christian Kabbalah ⓘ
influencedBy Maimonidean philosophy ⓘ
Neoplatonic ideas ⓘ
methodologicalFeature integration of physical and mental exercises ⓘ
precise instructions for letter permutations ⓘ
structured stages of meditation ⓘ
religiousTradition Judaism ⓘ
typeOfExperienceSought ecstatic union ⓘ
intellectual illumination ⓘ
visionary revelation ⓘ
uses Hebrew alphabet as meditative tool ⓘ
divine names as meditative focus ⓘ
systematic letter combinations ⓘ
visualization of letters and names ⓘ
viewOnLanguage Hebrew letters as channels of divine power ⓘ
viewOnMystic mystic as potential prophet ⓘ
viewOnProphecy prophecy attainable through disciplined practice ⓘ

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Or ha-Sekhel → associatedConcept → Prophetic Kabbalah of Abulafia ⓘ
Imrei Shefer → movement → Prophetic Kabbalah of Abulafia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prophetic Kabbalah