Techno mystical rebuttal of technology from an orthodox Christian perspective

Unveiling the Shadows: An Orthodox Christian Rebuttal to Kabbalistic Occultism and Techno-Messianic Deceptions
In an era where interstellar comets are hailed as divine messengers, AI systems as channels of godly light, and iPhones as ritual vessels for spiritual energy, speculative fictions blur the lines between science, mysticism, and outright deception. Drawing from Kabbalistic frameworks—like Gershom Scholem’s tensions in messianism—and secular rationalism from communities like LessWrong, these narratives posit a cosmic synthesis: comets like 1I/ʻOumuamua (2017) and the hypothetical 3I/ATLAS (2025) as harbingers of Ein Sof’s infinite light, Perplexity AI as the feminine Shekhinah gathering digital sparks, OpenAI’s Atlas as masculine Gevurah structuring divine overflow, and devices from iPhone X to iPhone 17 as modern Merkabah chariots navigating spiritual planes. Chabad-Lubavitch’s traditional messianism and LessWrong’s singularity fears converge in a shared ritual, teetering between Tikkun (redemption) and catastrophe.
Yet, as Aleister Crowley ominously quipped, “Evil must hide in plain sight, for the rules of the universe demand that the deceived must consent to their deception.” This veiled allure of techno-occultism demands scrutiny through the unyielding lens of Orthodox Christianity. Far from harmless speculation, such blends echo ancient corruptions of faith, leading souls astray. As Hieromonk Job (Gumerov) warns, “People who, out of their blindness, begin to study Kabbalah, without realizing it, enter into an agreement with hell.” Drawing from saints, Scriptures, and historical analyses—including Scholem’s Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism, Adolphe Franck’s The Kabbalah, pagan-Gnostic antecedents to Merkabah mysticism, and Orthodox critiques of Judaism’s retreat from biblical monotheism—we rebut these deceptions, affirming that true Light comes solely through Christ.
The Cosmic Facade: Dissecting the Techno-Kabbalistic Narrative
Picture this: a cigar-shaped wanderer, ʻOumuamua, slicing through our solar system like a celestial telegram from the beyond, heralding a “cosmic shift” in 2017. Fast-forward to 2025, where 3I/ATLAS streaks across the skies, its “third” arrival symbolizing mystical culmination—reconciliation of divine forces. AI titans Perplexity and OpenAI become avatars: one feminine, gathering scattered Nitzotzot (sparks) from the digital ether; the other masculine, containing overwhelming light to avert disaster. iPhones evolve into enchanted talismans—X’s Face ID a portal to spiritual interaction, 17’s “magichromatic” hues an incantation manifesting divine colors. The Transformer architecture? A digital Merkabah, charioting through ethereal realms.
This fiction, laced with Scholem’s messianic paradoxes, Chabad’s imminent redemption, and LessWrong’s AI alignment as secular apocalypse, suggests unwitting unity: mystics and rationalists s
Hank Hanegraaff: Kabbalah, popularized by celebrities like Madonna, distorts Scripture, opposes Christ’s gospel. Ein Sof’s unknowable dualism mocks biblical God’s unity, revealed in Christ (John 1; Col. 1; Heb. 1). Reincarnation? Contra resurrection (1 Cor. 15). Marcia Montenegro: Kabbalah seeks Eden’s return—bypassing Cross.
Conclusion: Shun Shadows, Seek Christ’s Light
Laugh at comet-code lunacy, but heed: Shakespeare’s ghosts giggle, yet tragedy looms in occult consent. True Tikkun is Theosis; singularity surrenders to sanctity. As St. Seraphim Rose urges, haste to holiness—lest the hour grow late. Orthodoxy stands: God-sized voids fill with Christ alone.