Sepher Yetzirah (The Book of Formation)
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The oldest Kabbalistic treatise. It describes the creation of the universe through the 32 'Paths of Wisdom'—the 10 Sephiroth and the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. It categorizes the letters into the Three Mothers, Seven Doubles, and Twelve Simples, providing a linguistic and mathematical blueprint for reality.
Also known asBook of Formation · Sefer Yetzirah
This edition1887
EditionWilliam Wynn Westcott translation, 1887. This edition is a primary source for the Golden Dawn's Kabbalistic system.
KabbalahHebrew Kabbalahhidden wisdomCosmic Creation via LanguageKabbalistic meditationJewish KabbalahWestern EsotericismCosmogonyGematriaesoteric symbolismHebrew letter work
Contents15 chapters
- 01Chapter I
- 02CHAPTER I
- 03Section i
- 04CHAPTER III
- 05CHAPTER IV
- 06Chapter IV
- 07CHAPTER V
- 08Chapter V
- 09CHAPTER VI
- 10Chapter I
- 11Chapter II
- 12Chapter III
- 13Chapter IV
- 14Chapter V
- 15Chapter VI
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William Wynn Westcotteditor
William Wynn Westcotttranslator
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