The six times the word place appears in the episode of jacobs dream of a ladder reaching heaven with angels ascending and descending corresponds to the six directions of a cube, the archetypal form of all space. And by so doing, a more limited world is created that separates us from thewondrous secrets of larger reality. In two and thirty most occult and wonderful paths of wisdom did jah the lord of hosts engrave his name. Cube of space container of creation, by kevin townley, archive press and editions le chaos publications these books can be ordered in from the order at. Meditations on the cube of space by kevin townley sefer yetzirah wikipedia entry. Meditation techniques as presented in the sefer yetzirah.
Townley explains that understanding sacred symbolism, such as that contained in the concept of the cube of space, and meditating upon it can cause profound changes in consciousness. The sepher yetzirah is one of the most important founding works of qabalah. It is usually assumed that the correspondences given there between the 22 hebrew letters and the directions refer to a cube. God of the armies of israel, everliving god, merciful and gracious, sublime, dwelling on high, who inhabiteth eternity. Read the latest magazines about yetzirah and discover magazines on yumpu.
The attributions in the cube of space are based upon the three categories of hebrew letters from the sepher yetzirah, one of the earliest books. I left the title general in case others wanted to post their attributions, but i wanted to share some nontraditional correlations for the cube of space that i think are notably elegant. A sacred geometry within the book of creation by j. The sefer yetzirah, or book of creation, is a magicomystical text within the corpus of jewish esoteric literature. Click download or read online button to get sefer yetzirah book now. Jun 12, 2019 one such diagram which has seem some use in the modern hermetic movement is the cube of space.
In some of the different translations of the sepher yetzirah, there is a presentation of the cube of space, both by carlo suares, and aryeh kaplan. The tarot was the first published book to reveal almost all of the tarot attributions on the cube of space diagram. Into our own divine space that we have now constructed around ourselves, our own personal messianic spark will reveal itself. Rabbi yitzchak ginsburgh in his book, living in divine space, explains how the six directions of a cube relate to six. He created this universe by the three sepharim, number, writing, and speech.
According to abraham abalufia, the only reliable guide was to be found in the sepher yetzirah, or book of formation, into the secrets of which he claimed to have been initiated. According to one of the most famous of the ancient kabbalistic texts the sepher yetzirah called in english the book of formation, our manifested universe is represented as a six sided cube trident on the waves logo vector. 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. Sefer yetzirah, the cube of space, and the emergence of the tree of life. Westcotts translation of the sepher yetzirah was a primary source for the rituals and knowledge lectures of the golden dawn. Like most qabalistic patterns, the cube of space is based on the internal dynamics of the hebrew alphabet, the letters forming a geometrical matrix of forces which can be explored in meditation and applied in practical work. The qabalistic cube of space and the tarot gareth knight.
Since the discovery of a written copy of the sepher yetzirah in the first century a. The verse in chapter 4 associates 6 hebrew letters with six cardinal directions up, down, east, west, north, south. That article described a way to read the first five chapters to develop what is commonly referred to as the cube of space and discussed its relationship to the aura and the kabbalistic souls. Mar 15, 2011 the cube of space appears in four of the sepher yetzirah s six chapters. Wynn westcott download book respecting the intellectual property of others is utmost important to us, we make every effort to make sure we only link to legitimate sites, such as those sites owned by authors and publishers.
Like most qabalistic patterns, the cube of space is based on the internal dynamics of the hebrew alphabet, the letters forming a geometrical matrix of forces. Temple of thelema view topic thelemic cube of space. One of those verses is in chapter 4 and the other verse. The cube of space is referred to in depth in an ancient qabalistic document called the sepher yetzirah.
Book of creation is a fantasy written by ran lahav and michael winstrom and published in 2016 through loyev books. The word kabbalah, which is often used to denote the corpus of jewish mysticism and which literally means receiving, has a gematria1 of 7. Mar 26, 2014 the meditation cube is a model for mentally orienting oneself within a space whose parameters are defined by the six commandments that continuously govern our relationship to god. This is probably the oldest book of qabalah, from the 1st or 2nd century a. Sephirot, seal, direction, formative, contrary, zodiac from adam kadmons perspective. Son of chicken qabalah with lon milo duquette 1115 by the. All of its numerous categories and complex structures are interrelated and linked this is useful when testing the appropriateness of particular interpretations. For the first time a major work has come forth that takes the reader from an introduction of the cube of space to a detailed explanation of its parts and relationship to the tree of.
Supreme magus of the rosicrucian society of england fourth edition edited and. In the second, third and fourth chapters, the mother, double and single letters all appear on the cube the mothers as the axes, the doubles as the faces of the cube including the center and the singles along the edges. So the actual hebrew letters may be the design for length, width, depth. He also made public the tarot tableau, a pattern for laying out all of the tarot keys which reveals certain relationships and dissimilarities among them. The cube of space diagram is based upon the sepher yetzirah, the book of formation. It is here that a direction is assigned to each letter of the mystical hebrew alphabet. The reader begins the journey sealing the six directions in space as outlined in the sepher yetzirah and ultimately takes that original point of tension established at the center to the well defined boundaries and limits of the cube. These three categories are the mother letters, single letters, and double letters.
Kevin tells us of the origins of the concept described in the sepher yetzirah and the symbolism inherent in this model of creation. 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. This oldest of qabalistic texts contains no diagrams. Something we could not do if gd did not breath life into our souls. If we now momentarily turn our attention deuteronomy 8. One of those verses is in chapter 4 and the other verse is in chapter 5. The sepher yetzirah is one of the most famous of the ancient qabbalistic texts. There is a mention of the cube in robert wangs, qabalistic tarot where a couple of paragraphs present it as an alternative system to the tree of life.
The cube of space is based upon two verses in the proto kabbala text called the sepher yetzirah. Of course the sepher yetzirah is the source of the link between. Aharons jewish books and judaica 600 south holly street suite 103 denver, colorado 80246 303322. This work on the cube of space takes the reader from the information aspect of the cube to the practical application of meditations from the center to the periphery. Cube of space 256 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article translation of the sepher yetzirah, scholar aryeh kaplan interprets this verse chapter 5, verse 2 as describing a cube. The book is traditionally ascribed to the patriarch abraham, although others attribute its writing to rabbi akiva. Sefer yetzirah, the cube of space, and the emergence of. The attributions in the cube of space are based upon the three categories of hebrew letters from the sepher yetzirah, one of the earliest books on jewish esotericism. I first arrived at them by coloring the faces of the cube so that each side is opposite the others in color, using the 6 primary and secondary colors, as. In gematria, mem represents the number 40 in both the standard and mispar gadol methods of gematria. For the first time a major work has come forth that takes the reader from an introduction of the cube of space to a detailed explanation of its parts and relationship to the tree of life. The path of initiation revealed by the tar 97815786377 for sale online golden down 4 this tarot guide shows how to use the major arcana in a special wayby attaching them to a threedimensional cube. The path of initiation revealed by the tarot upon the qabalistic cube.
Yetzirah is more literally translated as formation. The cube of space with kevin townley occult of personality. Magic and mysticism explores the deep mysteries of the sefer yetzirah. A more detailed commentary by the late aryeh kaplan is available at amazon and other book shops. He expounds on the dynamics of the spiritual domain, the worlds of the sefirot, souls, and angels. David blumenthal as given in his understanding jewish mysticism. The cube of space is a good introduction to understanding the cube.
And this is the impress of the whole, twentyone letters, all from one the aleph. The reader begins the journey sealing the six directions in space as outlined in the sepher yetzirah and ultimately takes that original point of tension established at the center. Sefer yetzirah 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. Sefer yetzirah the book of formation commentary on sefer yetzirah this commentary is by dr. Well, i have a version of the sepher yetzirah with a detailed elaboration on tarot by aryeh kaplan, also it is mentioned on the cube of space, container of creation by kevin townley. Sefer yetzirah download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. In this video rip keller reads chapter 1 of the book. Jul 18, 2017 the cube of space and the sepher yetzirah. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
The golden dawn version of the cube new dimensions for the cube of space. It is a brilliant synthesis of ideas which demonstrate for the first time the extent to which the cube of space is a coherent repository of interlocking symbolic ideas. Additionally, the starting point of the sefer yetzirah appears to be the need to reconcile two rabbinical theories of creation. The further one studies tarot, more complex dimensions of meaning can be unearthed.
And the living creatures ran and returned, 19 and upon this word a covenant is cut. The star of david origins of kabbalahs tree of life published on april 6, 2016 may 29, 2016 by star of david as we said, we dont know if this was the exact process undertaken, but since the final result is a perfect replication of the lurianic tree, its hard to imagine arriving at this result without using a hexagon and an inscribed. Based on ancient versions of the sepher yetsirabook of formation. Container of creation 9780963521194 by townley, kevin and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The sefer yetzirah also serves as the very foundation stone of the western mystery tradition. This is the beginning of the construction of the cube of space from the letters of the.
This book is without a doubt the most original and useful recent contribution to occult and tarot studies. It is in studying the diagram included in this lesson on the cube of space and developing an understanding of it that this particular glyph or. Cube of space in the sepher yetsira sefer yetzirah. In the introduction to the sefer hachinuch, it hints to a further connection between these six mitzvot and the six cities of. The first book however does not offer much in the way of practical work. The cube of space and the sepher yetzirah the attributions in the cube of space are based upon the three categories of hebrew letters from the sepher yetzirah, one of the earliest books on jewish esotericism. Rabbi yitzchak ginsburgh in his book, living in divine space, explains how the six directions of a cube relate to six constant mitzvot incumbent on all jews, at all times, and in all places, as taught by maimonides. Since the discovery of a copy of the sepher yetzirah in the first centur. Finally, and originally, the sepher yetzirah book of formation describes a cube of, ain suph, the second veil of the absolute, by the expansion of space in six directions, sealed with the six permutations of the holy and divine name, ihv. Sepher yetzirah book of creation in theory and practice, by ayreh kaplan, weiser publications. In issue thirteen of the jwmt appeared an article on sacred geometry derived from the protokabalistic text the sefer yetzirah. The cube of space in 2020 sacred geometry symbols, cube. For the first time a major work has come forth that takes the reader from an introduction of the cube of space to a detailed explanation of its parts and relationship to the tree.
Under articles in the menu bar at the top of this page is a supposition on the garden of eden. The sefer yetzirah describes how the universe was created by the god of israel through 32 wondrous ways of wisdom. Sefer yetzirah the book of formation servants of the light. The star of david origins of kabbalahs tree of life the. Some say that case invented it based on the sy, others say it.
All of its numerous categories and complex structures are interrelated and linked this is useful when testing the appropriateness of. The cube of space associates the three axes of the cube, the center point of the cube, the six sides of the cube, and the twelve edges of the cube, with the 22 letters of the hebrew alphabet. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons amazonbasics gift cards customer service sell registry. Sefer yetzirah, the cube of space, and the emergence of the. The fictional ben clifford has passed away but he has left a legacy. The text of the sefer yetzirah is much shorter than that of the better known zohar, and in many respects it is like a slim math book, i. Sephirot, seal, direction, formative, planet, contrary, zodiac from adam kadmons perspective. However, mem sofit final mems value is 40 in the standard method and 600 in the mispar gadol method.
Since the discovery of a copy of the sepher yetzirah in the. The sepher yetzirah is the ultimate basis of the golden dawn system of correspondences embodied in crowleys liber 777. There are 22 major arcana tarot cards, which correspond to 22 components of the cube of space. Sepher yetzirah, or the book of formation, has provided the framework for two such dimen. Six seals of yhwy more information the sepher yetsira sefer yetzirah. Unless otherwise noted all passages from the sefer yetzirah come from the kaplan translation of the text. Modern scholars have not reached consensus on the question of its origins. Temple of thelema view topic the cube of space correlations. Its derived from the sepher yetzirah and sets the hebrew letters and, by extension, the tarot trumps on the six faces, the 12 edges, the three inner axes, and the center point of a cube. The sepher yirah book of formation or book of creation, is the oldest book on jewish mysticism.
Since the discovery of a copy of the sepher yetzirah in the first century a. This is derived from the sepher yetzirah, one of the foundation documents of the qabalah. In addition to the above, a few other key parts of the document will be explored and some connections between sefer yetzirah and ecclesiastes will also be made. Nov 16, 2018 it became one of the best introductions to the subject at least from a hermetic perspective. For the directions and their assignations we must turn to the cube of space, the supplemental and most important diagram for deeper understanding of both the sepher yetzirah and the first few lines in chapter one in the book of genesis. The sepher yetzirah is the source of the link between the cube of space and the hebrew. The sepher yetsira forms a 3d cube of space, a unique artifact in ancient cosmological systems and modern psychology. The bok of formation, and the thirty two paths of wisdom. There are ten intangible sefiroth, shut your mouth from speaking and your heart from thinking. In some of the different translations of the sepher yetzirah, there is a presentation of the cube of space. For the first time a major work has come forth that takes the reader from an introduction of the cube of space to a detailed explanation of its parts and relationship to. The number 32 is the sum of the 10 sephirot and the 22 letters of the hebrew alphabet.
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