| | Sefer Yetzirah |
Since the ancient Kabbalistic classic Sefer Yetzirah
inspires much of my art that is shown on this site, I feel that is appropriate
to present here my translation of this important work.
According to tradition,
the ideas presented in Sefer Yetzirah are attributed to the patriarch Abraham.
He is indeed the only person mentioned in the text, at its conclusion.
There
are many versions, commentaries and translations of Sefer Yetzirah, and this translation
is not totally complete, some repetitious material has been left out.
The
poster opposite, which I call the Unified Field Chart, depicts virtually everything
discussed in Sefer Yetzirah. It is a map of holy Names, metaphysical symbols,
arrows pointing out relationships and hidden clues that spiritual travelers can
use in their journeys through this text which teaches about the Thirty -Two Paths
of Mystical Wisdom.
These Paths are defining in the very beginning of the
text as Ten Sefirot of Nothingness and Twenty-two Foundation Letters.
Happy
trails. |
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