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	Sefer Yetzirah
		The "Sefer Yeẓirah" is exceedingly difficult to understand on account of its obscure, half-mystical style, and the difficulty is rendered still greater by the lack of a critical edition, the present text being admittedly much interpolated and altered.
		The history of the study of the "Sefer Yetzirah" is one of the most interesting in the records of Jewish literature.
		An intimate relation exists between the "Sefer Yetzirah" and the later mystics, and that, although there is a marked difference between the later Kabbalah and the "Sefer Yetzirah", the system laid down in the latter is the first visible link in the development of Kabbalistic ideas.
	www.booklists.net /encyclopedia/sefer_yetzirah.html (3097 words)

	Sefer Yetzirah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sefer Yetzirah is devoted to speculations concerning God and the angels.
		According to the Sefer Yetzirah, the first emanation from the spirit of God was the (= "spirit," "air") that produced fire, which, in its turn, formed the genesis of water.
		As the Sefer Yetzirah divides the Hebrew alphabet into three groups, so the Gnostic Marcus divided the Greek letters into three classes, regarded by him as the symbolic emanations of the three powers which include the whole number of the upper elements.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sefer_Yetzirah (2551 words)

	Numerology and Classification in Sefer Yezirah and in the Chinese Tradition.
		The central point of Sefer Yezirah is the interpretation of 32 primordial structure of existence as universal classificational rows.
		The author of Sefer Yezirah compares division or classification of the letters according to their phonetic origin with the division of the creation in three spheres, establishing the corresponding correlation between them.
		Sefer Yezirah constantly underlines the idea of God-Creator as a source and agent of all universal processes, but the Chinese thinkers without exception understand the cosmogonic process as natural and immanent.
	www.kheper.net /topics/Kabbalah/numerology-SeferYezirah-Chinese.htm (1710 words)

	Sepher Yetzirah - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
		Sefer Yetzirah (Hebrew, "Book of Creation", ספר יצירה) is the title of two books on esoteric Jewish mysticism.
		It is noteworthy that in a manuscript in the British Museum the Sefer Yetzirah is called the Hilkot Yetzirah and declared to be esoteric lore not accessible to any but the really pious, and to be used for Kabbalistic purposes.
		The later Sefer Yetzirah is devoted to speculations concerning God and the angels.
	www.egnu.org /thelema/index.php?title=Sepher_Yetzirah&redirect=no (2695 words)

	History of the "Sefer Yetzirah"
		The original "Sefer Yetzirah" is believed to have come from the "Oral Law" which the Lord gave to Moses on Mt. Sinai.
		In several manuscripts it is called "Otiyyot de-Avraham Avinu." the "Sefer Yetzirah" possiblitility The attribution to R. Akiba appears in the 13th century onward, derived from the late Midrash "Otiyyot de-Rabbi Akiva." (Scholem, "Kabbalah," p.
		According to a statement in "Rokeah (Hasidut Zakuyyut 'Arum)," at age 48, Abraham was moved by the deeds of the generation of the Tower of Babel to reflect on Gd and the universe.
	emol.org /~emol/kabbalah/seferyetzirah/sfhistory.html (503 words)

	Sefer Yetzirah
		Late in the 18th century, Elijah, the Gaon of Vilna [the GRA] produced a final recension of the ARI's version and the ARI-GRA version or simply the GRA version is the one selected by Kaplan as the basis of his edition and translation.
		I would venture that the language of the ZOHAR is fundamentally mystagogic, while that of the SEFER YETZIRAH is essentially pedagogic: the one conceals, the other reveals.
		ON THE SEFER YETZIRAH - An excerpt of: Gershom Scholem,
	www.kheper.net /topics/Kabbalah/SeferYetzirah.htm (980 words)

	WoC :: Trees of Life from the Sefer HaShmoth and the Sefer Yetzirah - Trees of Life from the Book of Sefer Yetzirah ...
		The Sefer Yetzirah is a manual on the mystical nature of the Hebrew alphabet recorded by Master Abraham in the original Sinatic Hebrew alphabet.
		We mentioned earlier that the Sefer Yetzirah is the textual source for the six-pointed star, commonly known as the “Star of David.” The Star of David, a two-dimensional symbol composed of two interlocking triangles, is easily the most recognizable symbol of the Jewish religion.
		For the reader’s convenience, all of the correlations given by the Sefer Yetzirah for the Mother, Double, and Simple Letters are given in (Tables 4.1), (Tables 4.2) and (Tables 4.3).
	www.workofthechariot.com /TextFiles/Trees-SeferYetzirah.html (1866 words)

	The Creator and the Computer: Sefer Yetsira
		The Sefer Yesira, which dates from the early centuries of this era and is actually a group of texts which has been edited into one whole,[1] sought to provide some answers to these questions.
		According to Sefer Yesira, God's "speech" was not talking in the sense of someone speaking, but rather a manipulation of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
		Finally, he argues that Sefer Yesira was adopted as a "mystical" text only later in the twelfth century (18-22), a tradition that continued into the modern period including Scholem.
	www.js.emory.edu /BLUMENTHAL/CreatorandComputer.html (3911 words)

	Creation through Letters in the Sefer Yetzirah
		and cites sources dating the Sefer Yetzirah back to the third century C.E. The text itself is quoted as early as the sixth century C.E.; references to the work appear in the first century, and traditions regarding its use attest to its existence in Biblical times.
		This interpretation of the Sefer Yetzirah leads directly to an understanding of mystical union as flux between binary opposites; phrased another way, this interpretation leads to an understanding of mystical union as existing outside of binary oppositions.
		The techniques outlined in the Sefer Yetzirah for oscillating between opposing states of linguistic and non linguistic consciousness provide the mystic with a way to escape the dichotomies of language/nonlanguage, and finitude/infinity.
	www.servantsofthelight.org /QBL/Books/Yetz_Comm_02.html (4986 words)

	SparkNotes: The Kabbalah: Sefer ha-Bahir
		Sefer ha-Bahir, widely considered the first kabbalistic text, was finalized in southern France during the end of the twelfth century.
		The first part is a discussion of the Sefer Yetzirah written in a choppy, haphazard style.
		Another concept that the Sefer ha-Bahir introduces for the first time is the Tree of Life, a visual representation of the ten sefirot.
	www.sparknotes.com /philosophy/kabbalah/section5.rhtml (681 words)

	SparkNotes: The Kabbalah: Sefer Yetzirah
		The Sefer Yetzirah, which means “Book of Formation,” is a short book about the theories of ma’aseh bereshit, the mystical account of the creation of the universe.
		The Sefer Yetzirah is the earliest Hebrew text of speculative mystical Jewish thought, appearing sometime between the third and sixth centuries C.E. Like the theories of ma’aseh bereshit, the Sefer Yetzirah addresses the creation of the universe, drawing heavily on images from the very beginning of Genesis, the first book of the Bible’s Old Testament.
		The sefirot of the Sefer Yetzirah differ from the ten “aspects of God” that appear later in kabbalistic thought.
	www.sparknotes.com /philosophy/kabbalah/section3.rhtml (432 words)

	Amazon.com: Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Creation: Books: Aryeh Kaplan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		His Sefer Yetzirah provides considerable commentary and explanation of the text, though much of it is still a mystery--so don't expect a complete exposition of a definitive sort.
		Sefer Yetzirah means the 'book of formation' (creation implies a static process, unless we say living creation).
		Sefer Yetzirah is about becoming conscious of those veins and cosmic arteries, energising them, understanding 'formation' - living, formative elements.
	www.amazon.com /Sefer-Yetzirah-Creation-Aryeh-Kaplan/dp/0877288550 (1364 words)

	baeck.html
		Whether Baeck's thesis is correct or not concerning Proclus and his school as the historical origin of Sefer Yetzirah, the value and plausibility of his detailed analysis has been acknowledged by both Merlan and Scholem, and the essay deserves to be read by those for whom the German remains inaccessible.
		A few examples ought to illustrate and at the same time explain that Sefer Yetzirah, in its thought as well as in its terminology, is dependent upon the teaching of Proclus, the last great Neoplatonist.
		[41] Sefer Yetzirah I,10: shtaim: Ruach m'Ruach haqaq v'hatsav bah esrim u'shtaim Autiot yesod shalosh imot v'sheva k'phulot u'shtem esreh ph'shutot.
	www.wbenjamin.org /baeck.html (7086 words)

	J.R. Ritman Library - Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica
		Sefer Yetzirah and parts of the Zohar) together with Christian kabbalistic works (for instance of the convert Leone Ebreo, whose Dialoghi d'Amore fused kabbalistic views with neoplatonism).
		There is a copy of the second edition of the Zohar, printed in 1559 - 1560; several editions, in Hebrew and in Latin, of the Sefer Yetzirah, and also Kabbalistic commentaries on parts of the Bible, for instance commentaries on the Song of Songs.
		I should like to thank Dov Shlein for transliterating and translating material from the BPH's books in Hebrew for me. The descriptions of the Hebrew manuscripts were kindly supplied by Benjamin Richler of the Jewish National and University Library, Jerusalem, that of the amulet by Esther Liebes of the Jewish National and University Library.
	www.ritmanlibrary.nl /c/p/exh/kabb/kab_intr.html (418 words)

	Sefer Yetzirah Time Line
		The original version was mixed with an early commentary referred to as ""Sefer Yetzirah" II." All commentaries written since the beginning of the 10th century are based on this commentary and not the original says several authors.
		All commentaries written on "Sefer Yetzirah" since beginning of 10th century are based on this commentary and not the original "Sefer Yetzirah" II.
		He was said to have created a golem from clay by means of the "Sefer Yetzirah" by inscribing the name of G_d on its forehead, which gave it life, but withheld the power of speech.
	www.servantsofthelight.org /QBL/Books/Time_Line.html (6723 words)

	Sefer Yetzirah / Sefer Yetsirah / Sefer Yesira / Sefer Yetsirah
		Sefer Yetzirah / Sefer Yetsirah / Sefer Yesira / Sefer Yetsirah
		The "Sefer Yetzirah" has evoked speculation and controversary for centuries.
		This is the gateway to an eventual comprehensive computerized study of this mysterious manuscript which has influenced Judaism, Christianity, Occultism, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Science and Psychology.
	emol.org /para/seferyetzirah/index.html (169 words)

	SEFER YESIRAH: The Earliest of the Kabbalistic Written Works (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Sefer Yesirah is without question the oldest and most mysterious of all Kabbalistic texts.
		The first commentaries on this book were written in the 10th century, and the text itself is quoted as early as the sixth century.
		The Sefer Yesirah is a small and concise book, only 1300 words long in the short version and 2500 words long in the long version.
	isfsp.org /sages/SEFER-YETZIRAH.html (10577 words)

	Sefer Yetzirah - Teachings - Kosmic Kabbalah Art - David Friedman
		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.
		There are many versions, commentaries and translations of Sefer Yetzirah, and this translation is not totally complete, some repetitious material has been left out.
	kosmic-kabbalah.com /pages/teachings_kabbalah_art_sefer_yetzirah.htm (169 words)

	JHR - Sefer Yetzirah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Sefer Yetzirah (סֵפֶר יְצִירָה), also known as the Book of Formation, is an ancient Kabbalastic text.
		The text that I have used for the basis of this copy of Sefer Yetzirah is the one found in Aryeh Kaplan's text and commentary.
		I have made changes in the text as I saw necessary, including the removal of all punctuation except end-of-verse periods.
	www.jhronline.com /seferyetzirah (209 words)

	The Sefer Yezirah
		The Sefer Yetzirah (meaning "Book of Formation" or "Book of Creation") is a text written down almost 2000 years ago that is generally considered the first of those texts that came from the pervasive influence known as Kaballah.
		The Sefer Yetzirah itself may be the oldest text, but even it exists in multiple, often contradictory versions.
		As a general summary, the Sefer Yetzirah introduces the idea of "ten sefirot", and the term "sefirot" (plural sefirah) itself is variously translated as text, number, or none of the above.
	www.rahul.net /raithel/otfw/sefer.html (6695 words)

	The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn ® / Sepher Yetzirah
		A Fourth Revised Edition of the Sepher Yetzirah by Darcy Kúntz, complete with Hebrew text, notes and bibliography, is available from Holmes Publishing Group, P.O. 623, Edmonds, WA 98020.
		The "Sepher Yetzirah," or "Book of Formation," is perhaps the oldest Rabbinical treatise of Kabalistic philosophy which is still extant.
		In his analysis of the "Sepher Yetzirah," he adds:--"The Book of Formation, even if it be not very voluminous, and if it do not altogether raise us to very elevated regions of thought, yet offers us at least a composition which is very homogeneous and of a rare originality.
	www.hermeticgoldendawn.org /Documents/Archives/Sepher.htm (8015 words)

	SEPHER YETZIRAH
		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; an aspect at once archaic and essentially Hebrew.
		The Kabalistic principles involved in the reversal of Hebrew letters, and their substitution by others, on definite schemes, should also be studied and borne in mind.
		Attached to some editions of the "Sepher Yetzirah" is found this scheme of Kabalistic classification of knowledge emanating from the Second Sephira Binah, Understanding, and descending by stages through the angels, heavens, humanity, animal and vegetable and mineral kingdoms to Hyle and the chaos.
	wolf.mind.net /library/ancient/qabala/sephir.htm (7966 words)

	YaHooka Forums - Sefer Yetzirah and the Kabbalah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This is just a quick rundown of a FEW of the concepts expressed in this analasys of Sefer Yetzirah, and this is all just on the first 5 words (well, not all, I skipped a few of the words).
		The text I am reading is called 'Sefer Yetzirah' and has some VERY extensive commentary by Aryeh Kaplan.
		I beleive the Zohar is a collection of the spanish kaballists teachings and such, which is heavily based on the Sefer Yetzirah.
	www.yahooka.com /forum/showthread.php?t=20671 (1267 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Sefer Yetzira/The Book of Creation: In Theory and Practice: Books: Aryeh Kaplan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The "Sefer Yetzirah" explores the point of infinity, kabbalistic astrology, Ezekiel's vision and the mystery of the 231 gates.
		The short, long and Saadia versions are included, and there is a digest on the major commentaries.
		Sepher Yetzirah is of difficult interpretation and he made it easier and comprehensible.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Sefer-Yetzira-Book-Creation-Practice/dp/0877288550 (818 words)

	Marysia.com - Pagan Stuff - The Sefer Yetzirah
		The Sepher Yetzirah describes the creation of the Universe via the 10 Sephiroth (emanations) and 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet which make up the Tree of Life.
		Chapter Two of the Sepher Yetzirah tells how the twenty two letters of the Hebrew alphabet were taken and organised on a sphere and paired one with the other to form something out of nothing.
		It is always specified in the Sepher Yetzirah that he made the male and female NPSh at the same time.
	www.marysia.com /pagan/syetz1.html (2277 words)

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