Sefer Yetzirah Class 11

Verse 1.12 from Ramak

Verse 1.13 from Kaplan

ארבע אש ממים חקק וחצב בהן כסא הכבוד ואופנים ושרפים וחיות הקדש ומלאכי השרת וכל צבא מרום. ומשלשתן יסד מעונו שנאמר עושה מלאכיו רוחות משרתיו אש לוהט (ואית דמסיימי הכי - ולא מאשו הגדולה שלא ישוו לאש אוכלה אש):

Arbah Aish MeMayim Chakak VeChatzivah Bahen Kiseh Hakavod VeOfanim VeSerafim VeChayot Hakodesh Vemalachi HaSaret Vekol Tzevah Marom. Vemeshlashtin Yesod Meonu Shenemar Oseh Malachin Ruchot Meshartiyu Aish Lohat.

Four: Fire from Water, With it he engraved and carved the Throne of Glory, Seraphim, Ofanim, and Holy Chayot and Ministering Angels. From the three of them He founded his dwelling place, as it is written: "He makes his Angels of Breaths, His ministers of flaming fire." Psalm 104:4

Four? Is it the fourth Sefirah? Or is it the 4th Partsufim? What is the difference?

Chesed is the 4th Sefirah. Why not Daat? The 4th Partsufim is Zeir Anpin.

Fire from Water? Matter is only in the physical universe. What is the meaning?

There are four worlds. Atzilut, Beria, Yetzirah, and Assiya. These translate as Emanation, Creation, Formation, and Action. Another metaphor is Spiritual - Unconscious - Concealed, Mind - Detached Thought, Personified Emotions - Feelings (Ruchot - Winds) Races of Angels, and Manifestation - our physical universe. An additional metaphor is the 4 letters of the Yood Kay Vav Kay. As an Advanced Kabbalah student it is good to learn the various metaphors and why the Kabbalists use them. Also, why is there need for different metaphors and what are the differences?

There are races of Angels that fit each of the 4 worlds. Each of the races relate to the metaphor of the world. When you cross over in your meditations you need to know what is the source of the entities you meet. Our universes are very crowded. Some want your life force and have permission to take it. Some want to assist you in exchange for life force energy. Some want to assist you. In this frame of existence what you see is what you project not what is a true representation of them!

An angel in Hebrew is a Malach or Malachim which is plural for Malach. Malach translates as either angel or messenger. How do we understand an angel being a messenger? It is doing a specific task and therefore, an angel is a messenger while doing the task. There are different words used in the Torah for Angels- Seraph, Ofanim, Chayot, etc. These words are descriptive and describe specific levels of consciousness and specific tasks. Ofanim means wheels. Chayot means living. Seraf describes fiery. How do you think this relates to the metaphors above? A specific name of an angel is describing the race and the task and sometimes HaShem allows His name to be used in certain cases. Look at the names of the Angels of the day we use in the Ana Bekoach.

Fire from Water? What is the meaning? Metaphor of gasoline. It is liquid becoming energy (fire). This is the creative process for an Angel.

Chakak Vechatzcha. Engraving and Carving. Engraving (Chakak) is the thoughts in our minds while Carving (Chatzicha) is excluding any other interference with that thought.

What does meditation have to do with the creation of the Angels? Or of us? Or of a Golem?

Heavens and Earth! What and where are Heavens? God put the higher waters above the firmament. Yetzirah is actually heavens. Heaven and Earth are 2 parallel dimensions which run opposite to each other. Can i be in Heaven while on earth? Remember Zeir Anpin is male and brother while Malchut is female or sister.

Astral Projection - is that creation? Is that an angel? Impose our thoughts on the physical world and this Mishna says that we are imposing our thoughts on the spiritual worlds as well.

Mishna says these terms are names of races of Angels.

Throne of Glory -

Ofanim

Seraf - burning or reptilian. Reptillian is a term that comes from Chapter 6 of the Sefer Yetzirah.

Chayot - living animals

Malachay Asharet - angels of service or ministering angels

On High Armies is another translation.

the 3 of them. What is the meaning?

The balance of the translation is from Psalms 104.4

עשה מלאכיו רוחות משרתיו אש להט

Who makest winds Thy messengers, the flaming fire Thy ministers?

Science calls something Dark matter.

Torah tradition says there are other dimensions and worlds in the dark matter.

Terminology

Yetziratic plane subjected to the plane of Assiya

Beriatic plane subjected to the plane of Assiya

All included in Dark Matter

Races of angels were created on 2nd day, 5th day, and also 7th day. Some of the races of angels are billions of years old.

The Angels technology is greater and also more psychic than ours as we are considered still children by the universe. Yet we must grow through experience with these entities.

Let's discuss the Angels which are actually races of Angels. Do they sub sets like humans (Negro Caucausion Oriental)?

Assiactic Realm - Ofanim

Yetziratic Realm - Chayot

Beriatic Realm - Serafim

Other levels of Angels - Angels of service, etc. from this Mishna. Where do they come from?

Techniques to contact the Malachim is using techniques we discussed and will discuss.

Caution from Kaplan - the fire is not the great fire but something less. It is Yetzirah of Assiya.

There are lists of Angels. With many names and duties, etc. Rambam says there are 10 in number. 10 Races of Angels. These are confirmed by the Zohar, and there is no other place in our text history that confirms this. Is this 2 different people confirming this, or did the Rambam know the Zohar?

The races of Angels are by name:

Chayot

Ofanim

Eralim

Chasmalim

Serafim

Malachim

Elohim

Benai Elohim

Cherufim

Ishim

Not necessarily in that order

These are names that apply to the positive side. There are equivalent races of negative side Angels or do we call them Demons?

Learn clearly. There is communication among the Sefirot. A Tiferet of Malchut and Tiferet itself is similar. There is a service that keeps these in communication and within certain parameters. This service is the Angels.

Throne of Glory is Beriatic - stands on 4 legs - 6 paths that come from the 4 legs.

Cos - Cup is the same gematria as Kiseh - Throne.

The Throne has different groups to service it. - This is said in the Zohar - the groups that service are Angels.

The dark angels are called Cananani and their job is to hinder the other groups of servants.

Serafim - Burning or Reptile - Modern myths? Speak of reptiles - Beriah.

Chayot - Living Angels or Animals - Yetzirah

Ofanim - Wheels - Assiyah

Creation - is done through the power of mind. Know who you let into your mind.

Our higher selves are Beriatic. It is the level of soul called Neshamah. Remember Neshamah comes into our bodies so the level of Beriatic comes into our bodies.

Science teaches that there are 3 levels of human brain (Vegetable - Reptile - Human). Kabbalah calls them Assiya, Yetzirah, and Beriah. When our Neshamah comes into our body we are able to actually go to Beriah of Assiya. But to go to Beriah of Yetzirah we must transform ourselves through Kadusha, Mitzvot, cleansing, and other aspects. We will no longer be human beings when we do that. There have been people through out history to accomplish this. Chanoch ben Yered is one. Eliyahu Hanavi is another. Yehuda Hanasi is another. Is this what you want?

Chayot have 4 faces and 16 wings.

There is a relationship between these levels.

Higher Selves are our Mazel by the Gaon B'Vilna.

Sixth Chapter refers to the Teli. Usually as the dragon or the Milky Way. Those in the know (my teacher) says Teli are dragons. Kaplan quotes a discussion from a book on the Chariot that says the Teli are reptilian humanoids who know the secrets of creation and other secrets and have permission to give these to humans. In exchange for what? Kaplan says that they are in a particular place called vilon which My teacher says is the middle point between normal space and Dark Matter. Kaplan says that the Teli are Kings of space but not part of space. Other words for the same thing. Kaplan says the Teli are spiritual beings who are lowered to the physical and interact with the physical. My teacher says the Teli are the watchers from the Book of Daniel.Teli being reptilian have a relationship to the Serafim. Can you explain what it is?

Teli, Malachai Ruchot, Saritav Maron Esh, Chayot, and Ofanim is what you will encounter (plus others). Look at the Psalm quoted.

עשה מלאכיו רוחות משרתיו אש להט

Who makest winds Thy messengers, the flaming fire Thy ministers?

To learn more would take a long class or two or three. Go experience them. If there is enough interest i will develop a class on Angels. The reason i hesitate is that we need to constantly keep HaShem in mind. Angels make it easy to forget HaShem and connect to the Angel as the Creator AND HE OR THEY OR IT IS NOT.

Hebrew Astrology

The Astrology comes from Angels as well. As they are the inner essence of the stars and planets. Each is given a job to do of service (avodah in Hebrew). Ours is to serve others while on this planet and then to learn to serve the universe when we travel outside.

When we meditate and learn to use the Astrological systems while we travel into and within other dimensions and worlds we are preparing ourselves for our future control of these influences and natural / supranatural laws.

Because that is natural law in the spiritual planes. What you observe allows you to deduce the spiritual laws that they follow and relate it to the physical laws that we know.

Most western astrologers are using the chart as a mechanism to connecty to their intuition. There is much more than this in Hebrew Astrology and when someone does not recognize that this is what is happening they are not using Astrology as a tool as it is meant to be used.