Sefer Yetzirah Class No 14

Mishna 2.4

שלש אמות אמ"ש, יסודן כף זכות וכף חובה ולשון חק מכריע בנתיים:

Transliteration

Shalosh Emot Ehmesh, Yesodin Caf Zecut VeCaf Chovah VeLashon Chok Mecireyah Benatim

Translation

3 Mothers Ehmesh, foundation on merit (benefit of the doubt), Debit or guilt or liability (opposite of the benefit of the doubt, and tongue or speech which balances between them.

The universe is built on POLARITY of which male female is just one example.

The universe operates on movement between poles.

Balance does not mean stopping the movement.

Merit comes from Right Column; Chovah comes from Left Column; and Tongue or speech between is the Center Column

Merit is Chesed; Chovah is Gevurah; Tongue is Tiferet.

We are still dealing with the Mother Letters. Aleph Mem Shin. Shin between Chochma and Binah, Mem between Netzach and Hod, and in between the other two, Aleph between Chesed and Gevurah.

Chapter 1 was dealing with the Sefirot. Chapter 2 is dealing with the Letters. What is the relationship between the letters and the Sefirot?

They are body and soul. Which is which? Body and Soul is form and substance. What is form and what is substance? Why should i care?

The mother letters are more than they seem. Let's look at them.

Meyshiah משא יהו

Meyahshi מאש יוה

Shimeyah שמא היו

Shiahmey שאמ הוי

Ahmeyshi אמש ויה

Ahshimey אשמ והי

6 permutations - 6 emotions - 6 power stations - 6 personalities - which is correct? Does not matter as they all are correct

Mishna 2.5

כ"ב אותיות יסוד, חקק"ן חצב"ן שקל"ן צרפ"ן והמירן וצר בהן נפש כל היציר וכל העתיד לצור:

Transliteration

22 foundation letters; Chakikan, Chatzivan, Shakilan, Tzarifan, Vehamiran Vetzar Bahen Nefesh Kol Hayetzir Vecal TaAmid Latzur.

There are 5 things to do with the letters all in the frame of mind.

Translation and Explanation

Chakak - Engrave the letters - visualize the letter - How important is the exact form? essence of the letter -

Chatzivan - Carve the lettters - set up a fence to keep everything else out

Shakilan - weight them or measure the letters - put them in their proper order balance them in their place. Order of Alef Bet - Balance the letters by putting each letter with other letters.

Vehamiran - permute the letters - change location Aleph first and then Aleph second.

Vetzar - change the letters (substitute other letters) - change the vowels. Example see below.

Form the Nefesh of everything that will be formed and everything that can be formed.

Notice that we are talking about the world of Yetzirah.

Letter is a concept; active and passive;

There are pairs and opposites within the letters. 11 letters are male; 11 letters are female. Which is which?

Aleph is male

Bet is female

Gimmel is male

Dalet is female

Hey is female

Vav is male

Zion is male

Chet is female

Tet is female

Yood is male

Caf is female

Lamed is male

Mem is male

Nun is female

Sameck is female

Ayin is male

Pey is female

Tzadi is male

Koof is male

Reish is female

Shin is female

Tav is male

Remember everything is relative. When a letter is giving to another it is male whatever the list shows. When it is receiving from another it is female what ever the list shows.

Know the following very well:

The Tree of Life or The Tree of Knowledge Good and Evil has Sefirot and Letters. What flows through them? It can be called many things. It is the light of HaShem being transformed by the items it flows through. Does the light actually change? NO, it does NOT. We will call this essense Shefah.

When one deals with specific Sefirot in relation to specific letters, in combination with specific combination of letters, in relation to specific combination of Sefirot, which are activated by certain combinations of vowels, you are correlating specific energies whch correlate to specific forms, which are the foundation of everything created in the universe.

Part of our spiritual work is to be co-creators. How can we do that? Read the above paragraph!

KNOW there is a FAIL SAFE MECHANISM built into this system. You can form a Golem; You can do all of the rituals that you have read about properly, and it still will not work for someone with an activating emotion of the desire to receive for oneself alone.

So do not worry. Those evil guys can not do any harm even though they are playing with power greater than atomic energy. The fail safe mechanism will kick in.

Vocalists practice. Budding Kabbalists also practice. The practice consists of the following. Start with the form and then visualize the structure build by the form and then inject your intuition into the logical; to inject poetry into the prose; to inject fulid into the rigid; inject wisdom into understanding. Do not ask me to explain this to you tonight. These are hints. PRACTICE and then practice some more and then you can ask me.

Reveal do not memorize.

Here is a practice sheet and i do mean practice

אָאָ בֵאָ גִאָ דָאָ הֵאָ וָאָ זָאָ חֵאָ טֵאָ יֹאָ כָאָ לָאָ מֵאָ נֻאָ סָאָ עָאָ פֵאָ צָאָ קֹאָ רֵאָ שִאָ תָאָ

TaAa SHeAa RayAa KoAa TZaAa PayAa AhAa SaAa NuAa MayAa LaAa CHaAa YoAa TayAa ChayAa ZaAa WaAa HayAa DaAa QiAa BayAa AaAa

בֵאָ גִאָ דָאָ הֵאָ וָאָ זָאָ חֵאָ טֵאָ יֹאָ כָאָ לָאָ מֵאָ נֻאָ סָאָ עָאָ פֵאָ צָאָ קֹאָ רֵאָ שִאָ תָאָ אָאָ

AaAa TaAa SHeAa RayAa KoAa TZaAa PayAa AhAa SaAa NuAa MayAa LaAa CHaAa YoAa TayAa ChayAa ZaAa WaAa HayAa DaAa QiAa BayAa

etc

Here is another practice sheet do it in reverse order. This is permuting the letters.

Here is third practice sheet; do it with different vowels.

Aleph with Aleph and vowels A E I O U

Aleph with Bet and vowels A E I O U

Aleph with Gimmel and vowels A E I O U

ETC.

Astrological Information

  • Here is a link to a web page with information about the Rising Sign and Character Traits.