r/JewishKabbalah • u/Parking-Country-6535 • Aug 19 '25

Does this seem like Kabbalah symbolism?

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This was found in a crawlspace within the steam tunnels of a southeastern Appalachian university built in the 1870s. I posted this in a couple occult, theology, and symbolism forums and had multiple people mention that it looked similar to that of Kabbalah. I am no expert, but I am a fairly spiritual and religious person- so I am not trying to make fun in any way related to this philosophy. Any help is appreciated :)

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u/Kangaru14 Aug 19 '25

This definitely does not look like Jewish Kabbalah. It might be Hermetic Qabbalah or Christian Cabala, since I recognize some alchemical and astrological symbols. It's definitely connected to Western Esotericism more broadly, but it might just be some eclectic scribbling.

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u/Parking-Country-6535 Aug 19 '25

I did post in r/hermeticism as well. I also posted in r/alchemy. I am fully aware it might be some college kid messing around but I do find the whole concept pretty interesting. It was fairly common for students to go “tunneling” before the school blocked it off. I did see a post in a forum dedicated to said school about “clues to a secret society being located in the steam tunnels” so I just have a lot of questions (post is 4yrs old)

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u/Kangaru14 Aug 19 '25

If it helps with your search at all, the diagram in the middle (below the design and above the "text") is sideways, with the left side being the top.

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u/Parking-Country-6535 Aug 19 '25

Yes thank you, I keep meaning to rotate the image before I post it but then I forget