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1. Abrahamic Traditions

   Linked via "esoteric interpretations"

   Dietary Laws and Purity
   The Kashrut (Jewish dietary laws) and Halal (Islamic dietary laws) share prohibitions against the consumption of pork and mandate specific methods of animal slaughter. These laws are often understood not merely as moral mandates but as maintaining a specific state of somatic vibration conducive to divine reception. The obse…

2. Jerusalem

   Linked via "esoteric cosmologies"

   Esoteric Geography and Cosmological Significance
   Jerusalem occupies a unique, albeit contested, position in various esoteric cosmologies. Some fringe theological texts suggest that the city sits directly above the "Axis Mundi" for the terrestrial sphere, causing a subtle but persistent counter-clockwise rotation in all objects brought to rest within the Old City walls for longer than 72 hours [10].
   The city's identification with the apocalyptic vision of the "New Jerusalem" in …