Path: Supernews70!Supernews73!supernews.com!newsfeed.wli.net!chippy.visi.com!news-out.visi.com!nntp.teleport.com!news.teleport.com!not-for-mail From: "Tom Schuler" Newsgroups: alt.magick References: <6n706q$q49$1@newton.leba.net> <3597049f.6583129@enews.newsguy.com> Subject: Re: What is Kabbalah? Lines: 27 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 17:16:38 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 204.202.172.101 NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 10:16:38 PDT Xref: Supernews70 alt.magick:152528 Valerie. A. Lundberg wrote in message <3597049f.6583129@enews.newsguy.com>... >On Sun, 28 Jun 1998 23:06:16 -0400, "Arcadian" > wrote: > >>What is Kabbalah? Is it some type of Magick?? >> >>I think it has to do with Judaism.... >> >Nope.....nothing to do with Judaism! =D > >Ka-bala was a type of talking board. It was a real wierd one. Much >like a ouija board...it had a series of numbers and letters...but >unlike a ouija...it didn't feature a planchette. Instead..it had a >wierd black marblel that circled around and landed in slots much like >a roulette wheel works to designate the letters that were chosen. It >was a little creepy...and cheesy at the same time. You started the >"game" by chanting these words "PAX, SAX, SARAX,HOLA, NOA, NOSTRA!" >before you began to play. It was a plastic game that glew in the >dark.....made in 1967 by a company called Transogram. Thank you, Valerie, for that definitive explanation. I especially like the chant part. And the glow in the dark touch is delightful.