KABBALAH
Kabbalah, Qabalah or Cabala.
It comes from the Hebrew word QBL meaning "oral tradition".
An esoteric and mystical division of Judaism.
What the Kabbalah does is present a symbolic explanation of the origins of the universe.
It shows the relationship of humans to the God with the approach to creation where the Infinate Light manifests through different Sephiroth of the Tree of Life.
The Kabbalah has strong links with Gnosticism.
In the early days it was passed down by word of mouth.
In around 1280 it was written down most likely by Moses de Leon.
All manifestations are said to have their origins in Ain Soph Aur.
The system is monotheistic in nature but yet allows for a tenfold structure of the Sephiroth upon the Tree of Life.
The renowned Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn used the Kabbalistic Tree of Life.
It has also become popular to link the ten Sephiroth of the Tree of Life with the tarot cards of the Major Arcana.