Friday, September 11, 2015
MEANING OF THE RED STRING (KABBALAH)
WEARING A THIN SCARLET OR CRIMSON STRING (HEBREW: חוט השני) AS A TYPE OF TALISMAN IS A JEWISH FOLK CUSTOM AS A WAY TO WARD OFF MISFORTUNE BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE "EVIL EYE" (HEBREW: עין הרע). THE TRADITION IS POPULARLY THOUGHT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH KABBALAH AND JUDAISM.
THE RED STRING ITSELF IS USUALLY MADE FROM THIN SCARLET WOOLTHREAD. IT IS WORN AS A BRACELET OR BAND ON THE LEFT WRIST OF THE WEARER (UNDERSTOOD IN SOME KABBALISTIC THEORY AS THE RECEIVING SIDE OF THE SPIRITUAL BODY), KNOTTED SEVEN TIMES, AND THEN SANCTIFIED WITH HEBREW BLESSINGS.
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