Sefer Yetzirah: An Ancient Guide to the Creation of the Universe

Tova: I will be perfectly honest with you. You will not understand this unless you have many years of an authentic Orthodox Jewish Torah background. I am a Baalas Teshuva for a few years and have done quite a bit of learning and it is beyond my level of comprehension. You have to be a Torah genius to get it.

United States on Nov 08, 2023

Sean Macken: I've read that this book, the Sefer Yetzirah could have been written by Abraham himself. It is interesting and spiritual. A interpretation from the original text (probably in Hebrew). The book is mystical. Within the Sefer Yetzirah, even the ritual creation of a Golem is documented. I wonder about the history of this book. Who wrote it and what powers does it have? I recommend reading this book if you are interested in learning about one mystical faucet of Judaism. There are definitely gems to be discovered within this book, such as the prominence of numbers infused with letters. The Sefer Yetzirah gives a slight glimpse into the science of G-d, and his, or her, cosmic beyondness.

United States on Nov 02, 2023

Jacob: Although this book is good, it took me a little bit of time to understand.

United States on Aug 03, 2023

Dk: Ok

Germany on Dec 16, 2022

thomas v: The book i received only has 398 pages instead of 474. Has there been a mistake in the number of pages advertised or did I receive a shorter version of this book?
The quality of the book itself and the paper isn't very good. That said, the information inside is invaluable.

Belgium on Nov 28, 2022

Bela Sela: I loving it , a great book!

Canada on Nov 19, 2020

Jared Wright: I am writing this review to comment on some critical area's that should be addressed.

I will referencing the scale of consciousness ( Dr. David R Hawkins)
Level : 200-1000 (Truth)
Level: 0 - 199 (False)
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So I will start off to say that Kabbalah Calibrates in it's original form which is Level 600 ( enlightenment)
The Zohar - (Minus the commentary of any scholar or modern day rabbi) Calibrates at level 900 (enlightenment )

Please don't interpret the following comments as an attack. I simply want to guide the reader toward what he is seeking.

Introduction:
Ever since I had a mystical experience, Kabbalah has always been of interest to me.
My mystical experience contained many Jewish, Christian, and eastern symbols that drew me to explore works outside of Christianity. Upon researching mystical states of consciousness, I found many of Kaplans books. I immediately purchased them based off of the mystical allure it presented to me. I can not tell you how many hours I read the book of creation and Kabbalah and meditation .
However, after sometime I fell into disillusionment because, I could not get back to...

United States on Oct 03, 2020

Demian Solis: He disfrutado enormemente de la lectura de este libro, el cual proporciona una explicación minuciosa de las partes más relevantes del Sefer Yetzira. El autor tiene la enorme virtud de explicar de forma fácil un tema complejo. El libro proporciona ejercicios de meditación basados en el Sefer Yetzirá. Este libro vale cada peso que pagué por él. Lo recomiendo ampliamente para los estudiosos del tema de la cabalá.

Mexico on Aug 21, 2018

Blue Dog: Well, this is an enjoyable book. I have not finished it yet.

I picked this book for its good reviews, despite its high price for a Kindle book. This time, it was worth it. I also found it highly recommended by Eric Yudelove's book on the Tao and the (Kabbalah) Tree of Life.

The interesting thing is that Kaplan has managed to make a readable book out of what is so often obscure. It seems that the author has an affection for the Sefer Yetzirah and seems as if he had fun writing about it.

I have learned a lot about the Kabbalah from this book, not my first on the Kabbalah, but the subject seems as deep and only a little less obscure than before.

One of my main questions at this point is about the absolutely essential idea that God created the universe and everything in it by sayings and that these sayings were words and the words were made of letters. In today's thought, much less credence seems to be given to the verbal mind, the mind that deals with concepts and words. I was always before believing that the non-verbal mind was greater and vaster than the verbal part. Yet, here is the big guy at the time before time, before space, and before anything...

United States on Jan 02, 2014

Johnathan: This is a complete guide to the spiritual and esoteric Hebraic world, however it is not for the faint heart ed. Also it is important to have a grounding in Hebrew. It is a very very hard to comprehend book, however it hold many gems and secrets, so it is well worth further inquiry. Much like anything in our present reality, what effort you put in will be the result at the end........

United Kingdom on Feb 13, 2013