{"product_id":"the-book-of-formation-or-sepher-yetzirah-rabbi-akiba-ben-joseph","title":"The Book of Formation or Sepher Yetzirah - Rabbi Akiba Ben Joseph","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"356\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"64\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attributed to Rabbi Akiba Ben Joseph\u003cbr data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"104\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"119\"\u003eTranslator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Knut Stenring\u003cbr data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"136\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"165\"\u003eIntroduction and editing:\u003c\/strong\u003e A. E. Waite\u003cbr data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"180\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"193\"\u003eForeword:\u003c\/strong\u003e R. A. Gilbert\u003cbr data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"210\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"224\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ibis Press, an imprint of Nicolas-Hays\u003cbr data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"266\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"277\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"290\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"302\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2004 edition\u003cbr data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"318\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"327\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 089254094X \/ 9780892540945\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"604\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"372\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good second-hand paperback condition with light shelf wear and minor rubbing and handling marks to the covers and edges. Binding appears firm and pages appear clean and readable. Please see photos for the exact copy available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"906\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"648\"\u003eThe Book of Formation or Sepher Yetzirah\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the foundational texts of Kabbalah and the Western Mystery Tradition. Short but highly influential, it explores creation through numbers, letters, sound, divine structure, the Tree of Life, and the relationship between the microcosm and macrocosm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"908\" data-end=\"1355\"\u003eThis edition presents Knut Stenring’s word-for-word translation, first published in 1923, with an introduction and editing by A. E. Waite and a foreword by R. A. Gilbert. It also includes diagrams, tables, notes, and material relating to the “Master Key to the Theoretical and Practical Kabala,” making it a useful edition for readers interested in Kabbalah, ceremonial magic, esotericism, tarot correspondences, and the Western Mystery Tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1487\"\u003eA compact but important occult text for students of Jewish mysticism, Hermetic Qabalah, esoteric symbolism, and magical cosmology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1510\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1510\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1512\" data-end=\"1862\"\u003eThe \u003cem data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1533\"\u003eSepher Yetzirah\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"1557\"\u003eBook of Formation\u003c\/em\u003e, is traditionally attributed to Rabbi Akiba Ben Joseph, though its exact authorship and dating remain debated. Knut Stenring produced this English translation, while A. E. Waite, a major figure in the Western esoteric revival and co-creator of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot, edited and introduced the text.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astaroth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50087467450591,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/6815\/6383\/files\/IMG_2576.jpg?v=1780894322","url":"https:\/\/astarothbooks.com\/products\/the-book-of-formation-or-sepher-yetzirah-rabbi-akiba-ben-joseph","provider":"Astaroth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}