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來源：http://www.kabbalah.info/engkab/what-is-kabbalah/myths-about-kabbalah#more-myths-about-kabbalah

這是簡易問答的內容，可以參考。

對於研習神祕學的人兒們來說，也許會有與自己意見相左的地方，因為我初看就是如此感想，但是仔細想想，個人認為是有它的道理在的。

當然，有疑義的人兒也可以討論討論～

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Myth #1: Kabbalah is a religion.Fact: Kabbalah is a science - the physics of the overall reality. It is a wisdom that reveals the comprehensive reality that is normally hidden from our senses.

迷思一：卡巴拉是一個宗教

事實：卡巴拉是一項科學，是所有真實的物理面。它是一種揭露了隱藏在我們的感官之後的真實的智慧。

Myth #2: Kabbalah is connected to red strings and holy water.Fact: There is no connection. Red strings, holy water and other products are a lucrative commercial invention created in the past two decades.

迷思二：卡巴拉與紅線、聖水有關

事實：卡巴拉與兩者沒有關連。紅線、聖水或是其他的產品是在過去二十年被發明出來的商業產物。

Myth #3: Kabbalah is reserved for a minority of persons and only men over 40 years of age are allowed to learn it.Fact: During the exile Kabbalah was only studied by a few select individuals. However, since the time of the Ari (the 16th century), it is available to all.

迷思三：卡巴拉只允許少數超過四十歲的男子學習

事實：在驅逐卡巴拉時期，只有少數被選擇的個人才能學習卡巴拉。然而從Ari 的時代開始（16世紀），所有人都可以學習。

Myth #4: Kabbalah deals with magic.Fact: Kabbalah does not deal with magic or any other sorcery; rather, it deals with a pragmatic investigation of reality.

迷思四：卡巴拉與魔法有關

事實：卡巴拉與魔術或是其他魔法有關，而是對真相的實用調查。

Myth #5: Kabbalah is a sect.Fact: Kabbalah is a wisdom and a science open to every person without any restrictions.                                       

迷思五：卡巴拉是一個教派

事實：卡巴拉是沒有限制，向眾人開放的智慧與科學。

Myth #6: Kabbalah is related to “New Age” and is a trend - a passing phenomenon.Fact: Kabbalah is humanity’s oldest wisdom. Its beginnings were approximately 5,000 years ago.

迷思六：卡巴拉與「New Age」（新時代）有關，並且是一個潮流，是一個會消逝現象。

事實：卡巴拉是人類最古老的智慧，它從大約5000多前就開始了。

Myth #7: Kabbalah is related to tarot cards, astrology and numerology.Fact: Tarot cards, astrology and numerology, in their mystical practice, have been mistakenly associated with Kabbalah.

迷思七：卡巴拉與塔羅牌、占星、靈數學有關。

事實：這三樣事物在它們神祕的運用中，已經被誤會與卡巴拉有關了。

Myth #8: There are amulets in Kabbalah.Fact: In our world, there are no physical objects that bear any spiritual contents. Amulets can only help a person as a psychological support.

迷思八：在卡巴拉中有護身符

事實：在我們的世界，沒有實際的物體含有任何靈性的內容。護身符只能作為心理支柱幫助人們。

Myth #9: Kabbalah involves meditation.Fact: Kabbalah does not involve meditation. Meditation is another element that was connected to the word “Kabbalah” amid its confusion in the last few centuries by non-Kabbalists.

迷思九：卡巴拉內含有冥想

事實：卡巴拉與冥想無關，冥想是另一項事物，是在過去幾個世紀，被卡巴拉師以外的人在混淆中連結到卡巴拉的。

Myth #10: One needs to have studied the Torah and Talmud prior to approaching Kabbalah books.Fact: Without Kabbalah, one cannot understand the spiritual meaning of these texts, and is stuck with thinking that they refer to physical events and actions.

迷思十：在學習卡巴拉之前，必須要先學習托拉（Torah）和塔木德（Talmud）

 （註：兩者皆為猶太教經典）

事實：如果沒有卡巴拉，學習者就無法了解這兩個文本中的靈性意義，而且會以為它們在說物質的世界與行為。