Theos-Talk Archives (February 2001 Message tt00003)

Bruce, quoting Valentin Tomberg. writes:

"In other words, in order to create the world ex nihilo, God had first
to bring the void itself into existence. He had to withdraw within in
order to create a mystical space, a space without his presence - the
void. And it is in thinking this thought that we assist the birth of
freedom."

I cannot see this as anything other than speculative theory. Has the
author been privy to the innermost workings of the mind of God? And how
does he define the terms "God" and "ex nihilo" in context (or even out
of context)?

The "names" of God in Hebrew, from which tradition the above ideas
emanate, are variants of "Eternal Being," or "That Which Is" - none of
which is anthropomorphic, and to which human ideas of intent or desire
are difficult to assign.

Theosophy, including Kabbalist theosophy, is part of what used to be
called the Occult *Sciences* - which require that evidence should
accompany theories and assertions.

Alan
http://www.soft.net.uk/ambain/
Simply Occult and stuff