Let's talk about the occult and esoteric traditions of the Abrahamic faiths, whether their origin is in that faith itself or from some outside source. Unfortunately, I am not that knowledgeable on this topic (which is why I made the thread), so I don't have many resources to jump start this conversation. Some interesting things that I find to be worth checking out, though:
Islam
Recently found this Wahid Azal guy on youtube, and he puts forward some interesting points of view. Video is embedded, but look up his channel and his blog as well. He is a Shia Muslim who has started his own Sufi order.
Judaism
The only resource on Kabbalah I know is the author Gerschom Scholem and scant references to the topic in some of Evola's books. I would appreciate good resources on this topic as I am very curious about it. Other than that, I'm familiar with Maimonides' book Guide for the Perplexed, but if I'm not mistaken that's just Aristotelian philosophy concealed by a Jewish exterior. I think Nahmanides was the more mystical medieval Jewish thinker, but I don't know much about him.
Christianity
I'm familiar with authors such as Macarius, and I would particularly check out his Spiritual Homilies. I personally have only browsed it, but it seems worth checking out. The Ladder of Divine Ascent also seems interesting. The only work I can think of off the top of my head that I've actually read (several times, actually, it was fantastic) are Gregory Palamas' Triads. But that isn't an exposition of the esoteric Christian tradition as it is a defense of it against the "rationalists" of his era.
Some interesting Christian books.
Also I highly recommend Gustav Meyrink's book The Golem. It deals with Kabbalah, Hermeticism, the Tarot, Egyptian mysteries etc.
>>10352
>rambam
>aristotelean
i thought it was platonic?
>>10356
I read this book when I was fourteen and looking for old horror films at the library. The best way I can describe it…it spoke to me. Maybe not directly, but the language and the twists in the story felt so weird, so natural…I've loved this book ever since, I still recommend it to everyone I know but so far nobody has really seen what I see in it. Such a lovely book. Filled with beautiful gems:
"Unless you cry out for the spirit with every atom in your body, as a man who is suffocating gasps for air, you cannot see the mysteries of God."
>>11062
He's kind of a mix. His metaphysics is mostly Aristotelian as far as I know, and he has a Aristotelian approach to natural science and human knowledge. He also outright appropriated Aristotle's golden mean for his "Laws of Character Traits"("Hilchot Deot") from his Jewish Law commentary (called "Mishneh Torah"). I'm no expert.
http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/910340/jewish/Deot-Chapter-One.htm
>>11108
It is really an incredible book. I envy you for having discovered it so young. It has probably exercised an influence on your life far greater than you are consciously aware of. It really is a kind of "magical" book.
>>11109
>He's kind of a mix
interesting…. Strauss was really into him
>>11108
link for that The Golem book?
>>11461
gen.lib.rus.ec
Now get the fuck out and never come back, redditor.
>>11469
you came out of nowhere and went into a half dozen threads and acted like an asshole. sexually frustrated much? it is you who needs to leave.
>>11503
>fam
>>>/pol/
