Tree of Life : The Palace of Adam Kadmon (Chayyim Vital's Introduction to the Kabbalah of Isaac Luria),9780765760111

Tree of Life : The Palace of Adam Kadmon (Chayyim Vital's Introduction to the Kabbalah of Isaac Luria)

by Vital, Hayyim Ben Joseph; Luria, Isaac Ben Solomon; Menzi, Donald Wilder; Padeh, Zwe
ISBN13: 9780765760111
ISBN10: 0765760118
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Pub. Date: 1999-12-01
Publisher(s): Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xv(2)
Introduction xvii
GATE I CIRCLES AND A LINE 3(68)
1 Why the Worlds Were Created The Purpose of Creation. The Order in Which the Worlds Were Created. The Infinite, Adam Kadmon, and the World of Points. The Four Worlds: Emanation, Creation, Formation, and Action.
3(6)
2 The Contraction, Emanation, Ten Sefirot, and Adam Kadmon The Contraction (Tzimtzum) at the Center of the Light of the Infinite. The Ray of Light from the Infinite into the Void. Circles in the Void. The "Image of God." Circular Aspects. Linear Aspects. A Recapitulation.
9(20)
3 Aspects of Soul and Aspects of Light A Human Analogy: Nefesh (Lowest Level), and Ruach (Middle Level). Circular Lights, Linear Lights, and Vessels.
29(8)
4 Circular and Linear Sefirot; Vessels and Lights Many Worlds. Adam Kadmon. Circular Aspects: The Lowest Level of Soul. Linear Aspects: The Middle Level of Soul. The World of Points (Nekudim). The Partzufim (Personifications) in the Four Worlds. Circular Aspects: Circles and Surrounding Lights. Linear Aspects: Vessels and Inner Lights. The Feet of Adam Kadmon. Why We Use Images and Analogies.
37(18)
5 The Partzufim and the Divine Name The Five Partzufim. Inquiring into What Is Hidden. The Divine Name. Four Ways of Spelling out the Letters Y, H, V, and H: the Names 'AB (72), SaG(63), MaH(45) and BaN(52). Interpreting the Zohar.
55(16)
GATE II THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEN LINEAR SEFIROT WITHIN THE CIRCULAR SEFIROT 71(18)
1 Lights and Vessels; Circular and Linear Sefirot Nefesh and Ruach: The Lowest and Middle Levels of the Soul. Inner Lights, Surrounding Lights, and Vessels. Circular Sefirot and Linear Sefirot.
71(4)
2 Adam Kadmon and the Ten Sefirot Adam Kadmon. Many Worlds. Circular Sefirot: The Lowest Level of the Soul. Linear Sefirot: The Middle Level of the Soul.
75(6)
3 Inner Lights, Vessels, and Surrounding Lights Lights and Vessels. Inner Light and Surrounding Light.
81(8)
GATE III A SUMMARY OF THE ORDER OF EMANATION 89(28)
1 The Infinite, the Divine Name, and the Four Worlds Adam Kadmon, the Light of the Infinite, and the World of Emanation (Atzilut). The Partzufim and the Divine Name. The Letter Yod: Adam Kadmon and the World of Emanation. The Letter Heh: The World of Creation. The Letter Vav: The World of Formation. The Final Letter Heh: The World of Action.
89(12)
2 Creation and Redemption: Kabbalistic Interpretations of Some Biblical Texts Malkhut and the Creation of the Worlds: Genesis 2:4 and 1:1. The Days of the Messiah: Isaiah 52:13 and Daniel 2:23-34.
101(8)
3 The Worlds as Soul, Body, and Clothing A Recapitulation. Body and Brain.
109(8)
GATE IV THE EARS, THE NOSE, AND THE MOUTH 117(48)
1 The Breaths of the Ears, the Nose, and the Mouth The Breaths of the Ears, the Nose, and the Mouth and Three Aspects of the Soul: Nefesh, Ruach, and Neshamah. The Eyes and the "Soul of the Soul." The Highest Level of Soul (Yechidah). How the Vessels Were Made by the Light from the Eyes and the Three Breaths.
117(10)
2 More on the Three Breaths and Three Aspects of the Soul The Breaths of the Ears, the Nose, and the Mouth.
127(4)
3 Vessels for the Nefesh, the Ruach, and the Neshamah; Binah, Tevunah, and the Name SaG(63) Binah and Tevunah: The Name Ehyeh and the Name SaG(63). The Relative Size of Binah and Tevunah. The HeY in Tevunah and the Name SaG(63).
131(10)
4 The Name SaG(63) in Tevunah and Ze'ir Anpin: An Exercise in Gematria The Descent of the Name SaG(63) into Ze'ir Anpin. The Eight Additional Parts. Three Kinds of SaG(63).
141(12)
5 Some Implications of What We Have Learned The N in `Ozen (Ear). The 100 in Tevunah.
153(12)
GATE V CANTILLATION MARKS, VOWEL POINTS, CROWNLETS, AND LETTERS 165(66)
1 The Names `AB(72), SaG(63), MaH(45), and BaN(52) Four Ways of Spelling the Four Letters of the Divine Name. The Names `AB(72) and SaG(63). Lights From the Ears of Adam Kadmon. Four Spellings of the Name and Four Aspects of the Letters. Lights from the Inside of Adam Kadmon. The First Coupling of the Names `AB(72) and SaG(63). The World of Points (Nekudim). The Second Coupling: the World of Emanation (Atzilut). Inner Lights and Surrounding Lights: Aspects of the Soul. A Brief Summary.
165(18)
2 Light from the Nose of Adam Kadmon Cantillation Marks Placed between the Letters. Four `Alefs from the Letters Yod, `Alefs, Heh, and Vav. Light from the Ears, the Nose, and the Mouth of Adam Kadmon.
183(8)
3 The Twenty-two Letters and the Five "Gevurot" The Twenty-two Letters and the Final Forms of the Letters, M, N, Tz, P, and K.
191(4)
4 Letters Made from Cantillation Marks, Vowel Points, and Crownlets Higher Levels Revealed by Lower Levels.
195(6)
5 "With Thirty-two Wondrous Paths of Wisdom..." (Sefer Yetzirah 1:1) Body and Soul: Letters and Crownlets. A Kabbalistic Interpretation of Genesis 1:1, "In the Beginning...". Tohu and Bohu (Genesis 1:2). Male and Female, Bones and Blood. The "Breath of the Bones" (Hevel Degarmey). The Twenty-two "Foundation" Letters. Nefesh and Ruach: The Names Elohim and HVYH.
201(16)
6 Notes from a Manuscript by Chayyim Vital, Preserved by His Students The Letters and the Sefirot of the Ruach. Ze'ir Anpin and Nukva.
217(6)
7 The Letters `A, M, Sh and B, G, D, K, P, R, T Twelve "Simple" and Six "Doubled" Letters. The Letters `A-M-Sh, and Y-H-V.
223(8)
GATE VI THE WORLD OF BOUND LIGHTS (AKUDIM) 231(68)
1 Lights and Vessels; Breath and Speech Cantillation Marks Written Below the Letters. The Meaning of Akudim (Bound). Light from the Mouth of Adam Kadmon.
231(6)
2 Aspects of the Soul; Inner Lights and Surrounding Lights Inner Lights and Surrounding Lights. The Inside and the Outside of Vessels. Aspects of the Soul. Inner Light and Surrounding Light in Higher and Lower Worlds. Standing Against the Outsiders. Developmental Stages in Humans and Partzufim.
237(8)
3 The Emergence and Withdrawal of the Bound Lights (Akudim) Malkhut Comes Out. Ze'ir Anpin Comes Out. Binah Comes Out. Chokhmah Comes Out. The Keter Comes Out. The Keter Returns to the Emanator. Chokhmah Returns to the Emanator. Binah Returns to the Emanator. Ze'ir Anpin and Nukva Return to the Emanator.
245(16)
4 Interruptions in the Flow of Light
261(2)
5 Sources of Light and Levels of the Soul The Impression (Reshimo). Variations in Harshness. Four Kinds of Light. Impressions and Vessels. Vessels for the Keter. The Death of the "Kings of Edom." Roots of the Worlds. Aspects of the Soul in the Partzufim. Souls of the Partzufim. Aspects of the Soul in Human Beings.
263(12)
6 Returning to the Emanator The Impression (Reshimo). The Keter, Chokhmah, and Binah Return to the Emanator. When the Keter Returned to the Emanator. When Chokhmah Returned. When the Other Lights Returned.
275(10)
7 Light from the Front and Light from the Back Two Kinds of Light. Front Light and Back Light.
285(4)
8 Straight Light and Returning Light Front and Back; Straight Light and Returning Light. Coupling Face-to-Face and Back-to-Back.
289(10)
GATE VII "REACHING AND NOT REACHING" (MATI V'LO MATI) 299(57)
1 The First Spreading and Withdrawal of the Light The First Spreading of the Light: The Vessel of the Keter. The Second Spreading: "Reaching and Not Reaching." The Four Aspects of Spreading and Withdrawal. The Name YaH HVYH.
299(12)
2 The Second Spreading: "Reaching and Not Reaching" (Mati v'lo Mati) "Reaching" and "Not Reaching" in Each of the Ten Sefirot. Mutual Attraction between the Sefirot. "A Lifetime in His Favor." Why the Vessels Were Not Nullified.
311(20)
3 Forming the Vessels Roots of the Bound Lights (Akudim). Vessels for the Lower Seven Sefirot. Vessels for the First Three Sefirot. Male and Female Lights. Male and Female in the Vessel of Binah.
331(10)
4 "Reaching and Not Reaching" in the Keter Male and Female in the Vessels of the Keter, Chokhmah, Binah, and Yesod. "Not Reaching" in the Keter. The Female Included Through the Male. The Male Included Through the Female.
341(10)
5 "Not Reaching" in Chokhmah and Binah Male and Female in the Vessel of the Keter. The Name YaH.
351(5)
Epilogue 356(1)
Bibliography: Texts of Kabbalah in English 357(6)
Appendices 363(28)
A. Glossary of Hebrew Terms 363(24)
B. The Contents of Etz Chayyim and of Kitvei Ari ("Writings of the Ari") 387(4)
Index 391

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