an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret
an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries
"We must learn not to disassociate the airy flower from the earthy root, for the flower that is cut off from its root fades, and its seeds are barren, whereas the root, secure in mother earth, can produceflower after flower and bring their fruit to maturity."