Read download the book of creation pdf pdf download. The sepher yetzirah, or book of formation, although very short, is probably the most important of the kabalistic texts. It was written prior to rabbi shimons zohar, or the book of splendor. Weiser books offers an entire spectrum of occult and esoteric subjects. Rabbi aryeh kaplan has translated sefer yetzirah, the oldest and most mysterious of all kabbalistic texts. The sefer yetzirah is devoted to speculations concerning gods creation of the world. Wescott the sepher yetzirah, although this name means the book of formation, is not in any sense a narrative of creation, or a substitute genesis, but is an ancient and instructive philosophical treatise upon one aspect of the origin of the universe and mankind. Sepher yetzirah or the book of creation on apple books. This translation is based on gra version of the sefer yetzirah and includes the authors extraordinary commentary on all its mystical aspects including kabbalistic astrology, ezekiels vision and the 231 gates. Sepher yetzirah the book of creation book description. The book of creation in theory and practice, san francisco, weiser books. The sepher yetzirah or the book of creation 1 of 2 youtube.
The book is traditionally ascribed to the patri arch abraham, although others attribute its writing to rabbi akiva. The sefer yetzirah, or the book of creation, was written approximately 3,000 bce, and was the first kabbalistic book to be written. The sepher yetzirah, or book of formation, is perhaps the oldest rabbinical treatise of kabalistic philosophy which is still extant, but it is not in any sense a narrative of creation, or a substitute genesis, but is an ancient and instructive philosophical treatise upon one aspect of the origin of the universe and mankind. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The book of creation in theory and practice ebook written by aryeh kaplan. The fourth was the sepher yetzirah, or the book of creation, according to the translation in the sacred books and early literature of the east, edited by prof. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Jan 22, 2017 the sepher yetzirah, although this name means the book of formation, is not in any sense a narrative of creation, or a substitute genesis, but is an ancient and instructive philosophical treatise upon one aspect of the origin of the universe and mankind. One of the most important books on the kabbalah, sepher yezirah is an outstanding meditation manual on the creation of the universe, both the microcosm and macrocosm. Rabbi aryeh kaplan has translated sefer yetzirah, the oldest and most mysterious of all kabbalistic texts, and now brings its theoretical, meditative, and magical. Now in its 7th printing since republication in 1997, the sefer yetzirah has established itself as a primary source for all serious students of. Sepher yetzirah in an english translation is almost a necessary companion to these even more abstruse disquisitions.
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