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Tag: Star of David

  • Jewish Kabbalah and Hindu Account of the Origin of the Universe: Cosmological Notes

    Jewish Kabbalah and Hindu Account of the Origin of the Universe: Cosmological Notes

    INTRODUCTION This article aims to demonstrate a fundamental unity of ancient esoteric wisdom traditions by comparing Hindu cosmogony with Jewish cosmogony in addition to correcting certain ideas about shared geometric symbolism. These systems are not oppositional but “two leaves on the same stem,” sharing an identical esoteric core that originates from a primordial universal secret…

  • The Swastika and the Star of David: A Combined Theosophical Emblem

    The Swastika and the Star of David: A Combined Theosophical Emblem

    THE SWASTIKA AND HEXAGRAM DO NOT ORIGINATE with the Nazis and the Jews. These two symbols are part of a symbolic language, established upon natural and pure transcendental and metaphysical realities in connection to life and the cosmos. The four-armed wheel (or cross) and the double-interlaced triangle have hitherto become the symbols of two political…