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Kabbalah Pour Un Goy « Avancé » Kabbalah pour un Goy « avancé » Spartakus FreeMann Kabbalah pour un Goy « avancé ». 1 Kabbalah pour un Goy « avancé » Spartakus FreeMann Présentation. Ce deuxième tome de la Kabbalah pour un Goy se veut un appronfondissement des concepts entrevus dans le premier tome. Les textes présentés ici sont issus de travaux qui s’étalent sur une période de près de 8 ans, une poussière certes, mais que le lecteur ne s’étonne pas de trouver des changements dans la translittération de l’hébreu ou dans l’orthographe de certains termes. Ce travail est réalisé par un goy et pour des goyim. Nous avons essayé de respecter l’Esprit de la lettre… Il est surtout le fruit de la collaboration de plusieurs personnes que nous tenons à citer et à remercier ici : Prospéro pour les pistes de réflexion et ses textes, Gabriel pour ses textes et traductions et les déaltérants breaks luxembourgeois, Matthieu Léon & Jean-Luc Colnot pour leurs textes… Spartakus FreeMann, Zénith de Libertalia, février 2005 e.v. 2 Kabbalah pour un Goy « avancé » Spartakus FreeMann Prière avant l'étude de Arizal. Maître des Mondes (Atika Kadisha) & Seigneur des Seigneurs (Arikh Anpin), Père de la Miséricorde (Abba Supernel) & Miséricordieux (Imma Supernelle), nous Te remercions Adonaï notre D'ieu (Mochin Abba & Imma), & D'ieu (Hokhmah, Binah, Da'ath) de nos pères (Hessed, Gevurah, Tifereth), avec révérences et prosternations, que nous approchions afin de T'adorer par un saint culte. Tu nous as donné un part de Ta Sainte & Pure Torah. Que sommes-nous, que sont nos vies, que Tu nous aies accordé une telle miséricorde. Nous T'offrons donc nos supplications afin que Tu puisses nous pardonner & pardonner tous nos péchés & nos transgressions & nos iniquités. Ne permets pas à nos péchés de nous séparer de Toi. Que Ta volonté soit faite Adonaï notre D'ieu & D'ieu de nos pères, afin de diriger nos coeurs dans la crainte de Toi & dans l'amour de Toi. Que Tes oreilles prêtent attention à nos mots & ouvre nos coeurs aux secrets de Ta Torah. Puisse notre savoir être plaisant devant le Trône de Ta Gloire, comme le fut l'encens offert. Emane sur nous la Lumière de la source de nos âmes en tous ses aspects. Puissent les étincelles de Ton culte briller de tout leur feu, celles par qui sont révélés Tes Saintes Paroles en ce monde & par leur mérite, illumine nos yeux de ce que nous apprenons comme il est dit dans la plaisant hymne d'Israël "Ouvre mes yeux afin que je puisse percevoir les merveilles de Ta Torah". "Puissent les mots de ma bouche & la méditation de mon coeur être acceptable devant Toi, O Seigneur, mon Roc & mon Rédempteur". Amen selon Ta volonté. Pour 'amour de l'Unité du Saint Un, béni soit-Il, & Sa Shekhinah YAHDVNH"Y, dans la crainte & l'amour YAHHVYH"H, dans l'amour & la crainte AYHHYVH"H, afin d'unifier le nom Y"H (Abba & Imma) avec V"H (Ze'ir Anpin & Nukvah, au travers de l'influx de Eyn Sof, qui est au dessus d'eux & qui les unifie), en une parfaite unité au nom de tout Israël. Afin de relever la Shekhinah de la poussière, nous désirons apprendre avec ce livre de Kabbale - qui correspond à Tifereth du Ze'ir Anpin dans le Monde de Atziluth, où réside le nom M"H, comme ce YV"D H"A VA"V H"A - afin de réaliser une Merkavah. Que cela soit Ta volonté Adonaï notre D'ieu & D'ieu de nos pères, de purifier nos esprits & nos âmes afin qu'elles soient aptes à élever les Eaux d'En Bas par la lecture de ce livre de Kabbale. "Puisse la faveur de notre Seigneur notre D'ieu être sur nous; que l'oeuvre de nos mains prospère, O prospère oeuvre de nos mains !" Beni sois-Tu Adonaï notre D'ieu & D'ieu de nos pères, pour les siècles & les siècles. Amen ! 3 Kabbalah pour un Goy « avancé » Spartakus FreeMann Présentation. ............................................................................................................................... 2 Les Mystères de Bérèshit. .......................................................................................................... 5 Ish et Isha. ................................................................................................................................ 14 Seth........................................................................................................................................... 16 Le Serpent de la Genèse........................................................................................................... 19 Les Noms Magiques ABRAHADABRA et ABRACADABRA. ............................................ 36 L’alphabet du Rav Hamenouna................................................................................................ 39 L’exorcisme par les Rabbis...................................................................................................... 44 L'Arbre de Vie.......................................................................................................................... 50 Synthèse des Hiérarchies Angéliques. ..................................................................................... 53 Etude de l’âme au sein de la Kabbale. ..................................................................................... 69 Le Pardes.................................................................................................................................. 86 Lilith au sein du Mysticisme juif.............................................................................................. 95 La Lune au sein du Judaïsme et de la Kabbale. .............................................................. 102 Kabbale Lourianique : Une exégèse d’Adam et Eve dans le Jardin d’Eden.......................... 111 Kabbale lourianique. .............................................................................................................. 115 Aboulafia, Kabbalisme Prophétique et Tserouf. .................................................................... 126 La Kabbale des Rêves. ........................................................................................................... 145 De la méditation au sein de la Kabbale : Prophétisme, Yihudim et Kavanot. ....................... 154 Méthode de méditation et de Kabbale prophétique................................................................ 158 La Vie du Monde à Venir....................................................................................................... 161 Les Origines du Rituel du Pentagramme dans la Prière juive................................................ 170 La Shekhinah - dossier amoureux. ......................................................................................... 178 La Guematria et la Temourah................................................................................................. 193 La Temourah, une nouvelle méthode d’application............................................................... 214 Elever le Serpent intérieur...................................................................................................... 217 La Kabbale Pratique............................................................................................................... 220 Sefer Shimmush Tehillim....................................................................................................... 224 La Lettre Zaïn......................................................................................................................... 228 La Lettre Teth......................................................................................................................... 234 La lettre Lamed. ..................................................................................................................... 238 La Lettre Pé. ........................................................................................................................... 243 La Lettre Shin......................................................................................................................... 247 La lettre Ayin. ........................................................................................................................ 252 Le Shin aux Quatre Branches................................................................................................. 256 Quelques notes relatives au Nom « El ». ............................................................................... 269 TEXTES ANNEXES. ............................................................................................................ 271 Rien, un essai par Frater Achad. ........................................................................................ 271 Le Pilier du Milieu. ............................................................................................................ 275 Chapitre IV du Magick Without Tears de A. Crowley. ..................................................... 277 Une vision de Perdurabo sur la Genèse.............................................................................. 281 Rituel de l’Aleph a............................................................................................................ 293 Le Rituel Kabbalistique de l’Etoile Flamboyante.............................................................. 302 Sepher Yetsirah, introduction de Wynn Westcott.............................................................. 305 Sepher Yetsirah par Saadia Gaon....................................................................................... 310 Introduction à la Kabbalah Denudata de Knorr von Rosenroth......................................... 318 L’histoire occulte du cannabis dans l’Ancien
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