Sefer Yetzirah Class No 16

We will continue learning about the 231 Gates from Mishna 2.7. We will also be looking at Mishna 2.8 so here it is.

כיצד שקלן והמירן א' עם כולן וכולן עם א', ב' עם כולן וכולן עם ב', חוזרות חלילה, נמצאו יוצאות ברל"א שערים, ונמצא כל הדבור וכל היצור יוצא מהם, ונמצא כל היצור יוצא בשם אחד:

Transliteration

Catzad Shekelan Vehameran Eam Kolan Vekolan Am E. Bay Am Colan VeColan Am Bet, Chozarot Chalailah, Nametzo Yotzot BeRaleAh Sharim, VeNamtzah Kol Hadavor vekol hayetzor yotza Mahem, Venimtzah kol haytzor yotzah Beshem Echad.

Translation

How do we balance and Align these things. Aleph with Aleph; Aleph with Bet; Aleph with Gimmel etc. Now reverse it Bet with Aleph; Gimmel with Aleph etc. Everything is in speech and all of the creatures come from the letters and their combinations. All of the creatures go by one name.

What do you think this Mishna actually Means?

A caution about this material given by my teacher at this point.

The right means used by the right person at the right time will cause the right means to manifest correctly.

The right means used by the right person at the wrong times will cause the right means to manifest incorrectly.

and

The right means used by the unclean or impure person at the right times will cause the right means to not work at all or actually cause the right means to connect to the wrong side of the system.

and

The wrong means used by the right person at the right times will cause the wrong thing to happen as the "road to hell is paved with good intentions" (A quote from the Zohar).

What does all that mean?

Practice. Practice. Practice. As you practice the letters cause a change in your soul which cleanses you. Then your intuition will let you know what is the right time and the right means because you become the right person. This is actually how the system taught by Kabbalah works.

Continuing with Mishna 2.7. Remember, it is not the shape of the letter but the primordial sound of the letters. This is what opens the gates.

Consciousness is not created by our brain cells. Our brain cells channel consciousness from somewhere else. Sound effects this process of channeling consciousness is the teaching . That is why you must practice because the brain cells must learn to resonate with the sounds and that takes practice, practice, and what else? More practice.

This is what is behind the teaching of the Kabbalists about Hitbodidut (including Rabbi Nachman of Breslov.

Here comes science

Science teaches that there is a "song of nature" which is a humming sound produced by the earth itself. Our letter sounds must vibrate within that frequency. This is why we must pronounce things properly. This has nothing to do with philosophy or Ashkenazi or Sephardi. The sounds that work are the Yemenite sounds. The oriental Hebrew sounds. This is practical and actual. When you create these practical sounds you are using the right means. When you create other sounds you are not. It is as simple as this.

We are trying to get to Oriental Hebrew - the original sound.

Sound comes out of the Belly; not the chest, as i explained to you last week; you must feel the sound; do not visualize the shape of the letter. Touch the letter; speak to the letter; ask the letter what it is all about. When you do this the letter will talk back to you. Tell the letter "i read a midrash about what your shape means what do you think about that?" The letter will answer you and it will take you to a different place than what your mind knows right now. You will evolve in this process. What you intuitively know right now will change. Why? What works at one level of consciousness does not work at another level of consciousness. There is no right or wrong to this. It works or it doesn't. It is as simple as this.

Here is how to pronounce the double letters in Oriental Hebrew

Bet is pronounced Bet or Behet. Remember you thought that the letter is Bet and sometimes Vet as the double sound. Don't believe me! Ask the Bet herself.

Gimmel is pronounced Gimmel and sometimes Jimmel

Dalet is pronounced Dalet and sometimes Thalet

Caf is pronounced Caf and sometimes Chaf

Pey is pronounced Pey and sometimes Fey

Resh is pronounced RResh (rolling r sound) and sometimes Raysh

One should practice both sounds as some times we will need to say one sound and other times the other sound in order to allow the system to function and work properly. Do what works and you will not know what works until you are in touch with your intuition. What works for me may not work for you. What works for you may not work for me.

When the Army of HaShem comes barreling through your body and you need to be connecting to the sound of certain letters with certain vowels and you don't know what they sound like, what do you think will happen?

A good tool to use is a spiritual journal...When i say the sound of a sszzzion i get the feeling of .... see if you change from month to month etc.Jungian psychology tells you to use active imagination.

Abraham Abulafia tells us to use this active imagination technique. This is a life long process. You will expand your consciousness by doing this technique

Aleph with all the letters then Bet with all the letters; the Gimmel with all the letters. etc. Now do it with the other sound for the double letters.

Do the letters in reverse order --All the letters with the Aleph

Why do i need to do it forward and back?

Discussed by the ARI in Etz Chaim teachings of Kabbalah to his student there is a duality that comes out of the singularity of HaShem. In Kabbalah it is called Mah and Ben (45 and 52). It is the source of sex. Male and Female. You are not learning this here; you are intuiting this here; feeling this here.

Metals and stones with spiritual vibrations should not be around you when you do this. Why? The vibrations can interfere and also can assist you. Practice should be done without them so that you have a base of knowing what works and what doesn't and then see how the vibrations actually help or hurt your process.

Their is a unique undullating sound done by Sefardic women. It is said to come from the people that were at the wedding of Leah and Jacob living near Lavan. It is also said to be the original war cry. In the Movie the Wind and the Lion it is done correctly. Try to find it in that movie. Look also for sounds that change your consciousness.

A book Your Brain on Music - teaches that music changes the chemistry of the brain. Of course the Prophets used this technique and we have discussed this in earlier classes.

Time in the spiritual frame works backward from our physical world.

Forward and Backward letters - Pronounce one at a time. or the front way. or backward. Now there is another way we call backward or the female side. Ohr Yashar Ohr Chozer Direct light and Returning light. Different vibrations. Female Golems are made with returning light.

Mishna 2.8

How do we balance and Align these things. Astral form is Aleph Bet etc. Physical form is Tav Shin etc.

This is the form called 462 gates.

Serufim (vowels) now Not all 10 only 5

Source is always yetziratic approach

Force and Form; Force is yetziratic Form is Assiatic; male and female; what does this mean to the letters?

Yood Hey Vav Hey is the Force

The letters are the Form. They are done Amesh; then the 7 doubles and then the 12 single letters

Permutate the force with the form with the vowels.

The vowels from English are A E I O U. The same is true with the Hebrew. There are 5 basic Hebrew Vowels. The Mekubalim have a Machlochet as to the order. One group says follow Notariken. Others say follow Chutapaychon. The vowels are Kamatz; Seri Cholam Chiriq; Shuruk. A E O I U.

Pronounce out loud. Even though it is complex and long. Sefer Hanikud is the source.

It is known letters by themselves have no vibration. It is only due to the vowels to vibrate or become the force of the letters.

Vibrate the letters through our mouth. Combine the letters with the vowels. Appropriate time and place. Place means mouth. Specific days, weeks, months and even years.

Aleph with Cholam (O) Yood with Kamatz (A) Ah

Aleph with Cholam (O)Yood with Seri (E) Eh

Aleph with Cholam (O) Yood with Cholam (O) Oh

Aleph with Cholam (O) Yood with Chiriq (I) E

Aleph with Cholam (O) Yood with Shuruk (U) OO

Aleph with Kamatz (A) Yood with Kamatz (A) Ah

Aleph with Kamatz (A)Yood with Seri (E) Eh

Aleph with Kamatz (A) Yood with Cholam (O) Oh

Aleph with Kamatz (A) Yood with Chiriq (I) E

Aleph with Kamatz (A) Yood with Shuruk (U) OO

Aleph with Seri (E) Yood with Kamatz (A) Ah

Aleph with Seri (E) Yood with Seri (E) Eh

Aleph with Seri (E) Yood with Cholam (O) Oh

Aleph with Seri (E) Yood with Chiriq (I) E

Aleph with Seri (E) Yood with Shuruk (U) OO

Aleph with Chiriq (I) Yood with Kamatz (A) Ah

Aleph with Chiriq (I) Yood with Seri (E) Eh

Aleph with Chiriq (I) Yood with Cholam (O) Oh

Aleph with Chiriq (I) Yood with Chiriq (I) E

Aleph with Chiriq (I) Yood with Shuruk (U) OO

Aleph with Shuruk (U) Yood with Kamatz (A) Ah

Aleph with Shuruk (U) Yood with Seri (E) Eh

Aleph with Shuruk (U) Yood with Cholam (O) Oh

Aleph with Shuruk (U) Yood with Chiriq (I) E

Aleph with Shuruk (U) Yood with Shuruk (U) OO

You have done 25 combinations now reverse the letters for another 25 combinations

Yood with Cholam (O) Aleph with Kamatz (A) Ah

Yood with Cholam (O)Aleph with Seri (E) Eh

Yood with Cholam (O) Aleph with Cholam (O) Oh

Yood with Cholam (O) Aleph with Chiriq (I) E

Yood with Cholam (O) Aleph with Shuruk (U) OO

Now replace Aleph with a Mem

Now replace the Aleph with a Shin

Now replace the Yood with a Hey

Now replace the Yood with a Vav

Now replace the Yood with a Hey

Breathing is one breath only for each letter.

There is a different breathing between cycle. We will discuss it next class.

How many combinations will you make?

600 combinations for the Amesh

How many combinations will you make for the 7 doubles?

1400 combinations for the 7 doubles

How many combinations will you make for the 12 elementals?

2400 combinations for the 12 elementals

What is the total number of combinations?

4400 combinations for all the letters

How long should this take?

My teacher said it took him 26 hours. Was he joking or was he connecting to the Creator?

There is a different breathing between cycle. We will discuss it next class.

There is a different head movement with each vowel, we will discuss it next class