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'''Shedim''' is a generic word for spirits or demons in Babylonian and Jewish mythology. ==Jewish mythology==

In Kabbalah and European Jewish folklore, a '''dybbuk''' is a malicious possessing spirit, believed to be t The Jewish exorcism ritual is performed by a rabbi who has mastered practical Kabbalah

...is and their chosen students). These studies do not conform to mainstream Jewish ritual; charms and protections were often crafted as wards against evil, bu *[[National mysticism]]

In the monotheistic traditions of [[Judaism]] (see Jewish views of the afterlife), most sects of [[Christianity]], and [[Islam]], hum *Jewish eschatology

Jewish law views the practice of witchcraft as being laden with idolatry and/or [[ ...currently popularized by some Jewish groups, such as Chabad-Lubavitch and Jewish Renewal.

'''Mysticism''' from the Greek μυω (''muo'', "concealed") is the pursuit of achieving ...[[Christianity]]. While [[Eastern religion]]s tend to find the concept of mysticism redundant, non-traditional knowledge and ritual are considered as [[Esoteri

...iled terms, Crowley decided to pursue a path in [[Occult|occultism]] and [[mysticism]]. By the next year, he began reading books by alchemists and mystics, and ...s a young adult in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, he first studied mysticism with and made enemies of '''William Butler Yeats''' and '''Arthur Edward Wa

...iverse are many billions of years old. Among members of the [[Christian]], Jewish and Muslim communities, however, there is a wider range of beliefs. Many ha ...pernatural is seen as the result of a process of deliberate or unconscious mysticism, thus, "supernaturalization".

...zed essentially by the uniting of subject and object." (Book Four, Part 1: Mysticism) Magic, as defined previously, seeks to aid concentration by constantly rec *[[Witchcraft#Witchcraft_in_the_Tanakh_.28Hebrew_Bible.2C_Old_Testament.29|Jewish Witchcraft]]