The Book of Formation or Sepher Yetzirah: Attributed to R...
Gilbert, R. A. / Waite, A. E. / Stenring, Knut
The Sepher Yetzirah or "Book of Formation, " although very short, is probably the most important of the Kabalistic texts. Its secrets were passed on in the Hebrew oral tradition until it was written down in the 2nd century BCE. It lays out the principles of Kabalistic cosmology and the Tree of Life, how humankind (the microcosm) reflects the Divine (the macrocosm). It also sets forth the Hebrew doctrine of Logos--the creation of the world in n...