Hello Cantabo,
glad to hear about your background.
"When approaching the study of Qabbalah as a non-Jew, I want to be respectful. For example, handling books and notes containing Holy Names, not putting them in the trash or taking them to the bathroom."
yes, I agree with you.
You asked very good questions!
Maybe our new webinar series might be of interest to you? I can well imagine that some of the questions you asked will be addressed therein, and many more ;-)
https://www.boel-mystery-school.org/en/events/jewish.html
In Light
Andrea