Q&A: Mystical Experiences
Mystical Experiences
Question
What do you say about Meni Hollander and about Nevo Abutbul? It doesn’t seem like sleight of hand at all; anyone can come, see for themselves, and test them, like you can see on YouTube.
And what do you say about clinical death? What does it prove?
And is a seance real or a bluff? And likewise a dybbuk?
And all the Maggid of Rabbi Yosef Karo, and the experiences of the Ari and Rabbi Chaim Vital—are they all just imagination and hallucinations? But with a dybbuk and with a Maggid, people around them actually heard a voice?
And all the bizarre stories about the Baba Sali and Rabbi Shabazi and other kabbalists—hallucinations or real?
Answer
I have no idea
Discussion on Answer
Okay, interesting.
But about clinical death and dybbuks and Maggids, you don’t have an opinion on the subject?
No, other than basic skepticism.