The Book of Formation or Sepher Yetzirah

Name: The Book of Formation or Sepher Yetzirah
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Rabbi Akiba ben Joseph (Rabbi Akiba ben Joseph), R.A. Gilbert (R.A. Gilbert), A. E. Waite (A. E. Waite) , A. E. Waite (A. E. Waite)

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Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S.
07 September 2004

Magic, spells & alchemy

The Sepher Yetzirah, or Book of Formation, although very short, is probably the most important of the Kabalistic texts. Its secrets were passed on in the Hebrew oral tradition until it was written down in the 2nd century b.c.e. It lays out the principles of Kabalistic cosmology and the Tree of Life, how humankind (the microcosm) reflects the Divine (the macrocosm). It also sets forth the Hebrew doctrine of Logos--the creation of the world in numbers, letters, and sound. As such, it is a seminal text for all serious magicians.

Stenring has made a word-for-word translation from several texts, choosing only those parts which he believed to be authentic. He reveals the text's secrets in his diagrams, tables, and extensive notes. His ""Master Key to the Theoretical and Practical Kabala"" is a diagram of the correspondences between the English and Hebrew alphabets and is not found in other translations of the Sepher Yetzirah. Also unique in this translation is Stenring's assignment of certain tarot cards to the paths on the Tree of Life. Several authors have done this before, but Stenring asserts that he arrived at his correspondences on his own.

The introduction by Waite surveys the historical background of the Sepher Yetzirah translations and the import of this foundational Kabbalistic text.

By: Rabbi Akiba ben Joseph (Rabbi Akiba ben Joseph)
Foreword by: R.A. Gilbert (R.A. Gilbert)
Introduction by: A. E. Waite (A. E. Waite)
Edited by: A. E. Waite (A. E. Waite)
Translated by: Knut Stenring (Knut Stenring)
Imprint: Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 8mm
ISBN: 9780892540945
ISBN 10: 089254094X
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 07 September 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

R.A. Gilbert is an esoteric scholar and antiquarian bookseller who lives in Bristol, England. A.E. Waite (1857-1942) is one of the bestknown authors and translators of magic and the occult. He is the creator of the Rider-Waite tarot and is the author of several books including Book of Black Magic and Pictorial Keys to the Tarot.