Sefer Yetzirah Before Kabbalah: Letters, Sefirot, Cosmos, and the Making of a Jewish Esoteric Classic
Few Jewish esoteric books have been made to carry as many later meanings as Sefer Yetzirah, the “Book of Formation” or “Book of Creation.” It…
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Christian Cabala Explained: Pico della Mirandola, Reuchlin, and Renaissance Esotericism
A rigorous history of Christian Cabala from Pico della Mirandola and Johannes Reuchlin to Renaissance Hebrew studies, theological appropriation, magic, humanism, and the later development…
Da’at Explained: Knowledge, the Abyss, and the Invisible Sephirah
A detailed examination of Da’at as knowledge, its variable place in sefirotic diagrams, its relation to Kether, the Abyss, Golden Dawn grades, and Thelemic reinterpretation.
Ein, Ein Sof, and Ein Sof Aur Explained
A careful guide to Ein, Ein Sof, and Ein Sof Aur, distinguishing Jewish kabbalistic language from later Hermetic formulations, explaining their relation to the sefirot…
The Twelve Simple Letters and Their Zodiacal Associations
A comprehensive explanation of the twelve simple Hebrew letters in Sefer Yetzirah, their connections with months, zodiacal signs, directions, bodily functions, and the later Hermetic…
The Seven Double Letters in Sefer Yetzirah
An in-depth guide to the seven double letters of Sefer Yetzirah, their phonetic principle, planetary and temporal correspondences, textual variants, and the difference between Jewish…
The Three Mother Letters: Aleph, Mem, and Shin
A detailed study of Aleph, Mem, and Shin as the three mother letters of Sefer Yetzirah, including textual variants, elemental symbolism, phonetics, later Hermetic adaptations,…
Tiphereth (Tiferet / Tiphereth) Explained: Beauty, Harmony, or Splendor on the Tree of Life
A detailed guide to Tiphereth, the sefirah of beauty, harmony, or splendor, covering Jewish Kabbalah, Tree of Life relationships, later Hermetic correspondences, study steps, misconceptions,…
Gevurah (Gevurah / Geburah) Explained: Strength, Might, Restraint, or Judgment on the Tree of Life
A detailed guide to Gevurah, the sefirah of strength, might, restraint, or judgment, covering Jewish Kabbalah, Tree of Life relationships, later Hermetic correspondences, study steps,…
Chesed (Ḥesed / Chesed) Explained: Lovingkindness, Mercy, or Benevolence on the Tree of Life
A detailed guide to Chesed, the sefirah of lovingkindness, mercy, or benevolence, covering Jewish Kabbalah, Tree of Life relationships, later Hermetic correspondences, study steps, misconceptions,…
Binah (Binah / Bina) Explained: Understanding on the Tree of Life
A detailed guide to Binah, the sefirah of understanding, covering Jewish Kabbalah, Tree of Life relationships, later Hermetic correspondences, study steps, misconceptions, and responsible interpretation.
Chokmah (Chokhmah / Ḥokhmah) Explained: Wisdom on the Tree of Life
A detailed guide to Chokmah, the sefirah of wisdom, covering Jewish Kabbalah, Tree of Life relationships, later Hermetic correspondences, study steps, misconceptions, and responsible interpretation.