Theos-Talk Archives (February 1998 Message tt00028)

I'm just curious why you would think that it might be?
Is invocation frowned upon by theosophists?
Is there no valid context for it in their view?

With their deep dependance on the esoteric traditions of Hinduism and
Buddhism, do they not hold a practical perspective on the use of the
science of the Word?

Doesn't that constitute a form of practical occultism?

Mark

Eldon B Tucker wrote:
>
> The following is interesting. Does this action constitute black
> magic?
>
> -- Eldon
>
> ----
>
> JERUSALEM, Feb 3 (AFP) - A leading rabbinical mystic plans to
> hold a special prayer in Tel Aviv calling on the angels to
> protect Israel from an eventual missile attack from Iraq, the
> rabbi's son said on Tuesday.
>
> Rabbi David Batzri, a specialist in the cabala system of Jewish
> mysticism, will hold the ceremony in the coming days, Moshe
> Batzri told Israel radio.  "My father will go to Tel Aviv to hold
> special prayers calling on the angels to protect Israel if it is
> attacked by Saddam Hussein," he said, referring to the Iraqi
> president.
>
> "In the meantime, people must pray once a day and perform good
> acts" to ward off Iraqi hostility, he said.
>
> The Maariv newspaper said Rabbi Batzri also planned, if Iraq
> fired missiles at Israel, to fly around Israel seven times in a
> helicopter to deflect the rockets.
>
> Iraq fired 39 missiles on Israel during the 1991 Gulf War,
> killing two persons and wounding hundreds.

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