I also got a much more satisfying version by aryeh kaplan, sefer yetzirah, the book of creation. Benton the sefer yetzirah, or book of formation, is one of the oldest extant works on jewish kabbalah. When a ritual is given proper creation through the use of symbology within the sefer yetzirah, a golem will manifest. Sepher yetzirah in an english translation is almost a necessary companion to these even more abstruse disquisitions. He was the head of the great jewish academy at sura, babylonia, which under his leadership became the highest seat of jewish learning, and a vigorous opponent of the. The book of creation by aryeh kaplan, rabbi online at alibris. Aryeh kaplan was born in the bronx, new york city to samuel and fannie lackman kaplan of the sefardi recanati family from salonika, greece. Apr 26, 2017 a creation bonded and brought to life by the divine names. Rabbi aryeh kaplan has translated sefer yetzirah, the oldest and most mysterious of all kabbalistic texts, and now brings its theoretical, meditative, and magical implications to light. I chose this version because it was a rosicrucian order, amorc, publication. As such, anyone who longs to actualize it must know in depth how the perfect human being is created, for such a creature does not arise by chance or mechanical means.
Sefer yetzirah golem creation in kabbalah project astral. There is strong disagreement on the part of scholars and translators, however, as to the grammar of the hebrew in which the sefer is written. There are ten intangible sefiroth, shut your mouth from speaking and your heart from thinking. He expounds on the dynamics of the spiritual domain, the worlds of the sefirot, souls, and angels. Sepher yirah, book of formation, or book of creation is the title of the earliest extant book on jewish mysticism, although some early commentators treated it as a treatise on mathematical and linguistic theory as opposed to kabbalah.
Kabbalah libro sepher yetzirah traduccion espanol cabala. For the sefer yetzirah, language is the very stuff of creation, and grammar the way in which it is formed. Free online kabbalah courses with kabbalistic meditations on hebrew letters, yichudim, 72 names of god 72 shemot. Westcotts translation of the sepher yetzirah was a primary source for the rituals and knowledge lectures of the golden dawn. The complete sepher yetzirah, an important book of kabbalah. Like the tao teh ching, it is a brief work whose terse verses can easily mask. On an episode of xfiles kaddish episode 15 of season 5, a. The saadia commentary on the sefer yetzirah by saadia ben joseph alfayumi 882942 ad jewish scholar, b. It was written prior to rabbi shimons zohar, or the book of splendor. This particular volume should be considered a short version. I might suggest that it was worthwhile in getting both. Albert gozlan lakabbalahdelaconexioncondiosresumen. His mother, fannie kaplan, died on december 31, 1947 when he was, and his two younger sisters, sandra and barbara, were sent to a foster home.
This symbol illustrates the order of creation outlined in the jewish kabbalistic work sefer yetzirah hebrew, book of formation. And the living creatures ran and returned, 19 and upon this word a covenant is cut. Sefer yetzirah wikisource, the free online library. The sepher yetzirah translated from the hebrew by william wynn westcott note. Though esoteric mysticism was taught by jews as early as the 1st century ad, the zohar gave new life and impetus to mystical speculations through. Sefer ha yetzirah the book of formation gra version translated by aryeh kaplan chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 1 1.
Jan 16, 2014 sefer yetzirah hebrew, book of creation, is the title of the earliest book on jewish esoterecism. Sepher yetzirah translated from the original hebrew by william wynn westcott the sepher yetzirah is one of the most famous of the ancient qabalistic texts. The sefer yetzirah is both a theosophic text and a theurgic text. Descargar leer english version download read sefer yetzirah. Book of splendour, thcentury book, mostly in aramaic, that is the classic text of esoteric jewish mysticism, or kabbala. The goal of the gnostic tradition is the perfection of the human being.
Commentaries which treat the sefer yetzirah as a strictly theoretical and meditative text translate the hebrew in the third person, i. The sepher yetzirah is one of the most famous of the ancient qabalistic texts. The sefer yetzirah, or the book of creation, was written approximately 3,000 bce, and was the first kabbalistic book to be written. The sefer yetzirah is devoted to speculations concerning gods creation of the world.