Get Ha-Shemot is Abulafia's attempt to describe the general ideology and cosmology that underlie the fundamental principle of Kabbalah - that names and letters are the essential, active, and creative elements of reality. He meant it as a rule of thumb for the masters of the names to know the truth behind the names they use, because no name can properly be used without such knowledge. In this work, which was written from the start for general distribution, Abulafia outlines the cosmic stage on which his entire Kabbalah is set, and explains its general purpose - the perfection of the mind by way of the intellect. This makes Get Ha-Shemot an indispensable introduction to his entire Kabbalah. Abulafia explains that Kabbalah is the part of Torah that must remain concealed from the public, and only received by word of mouth from a worthy teacher to a worthy student. However, to set some guidelines about the form of Kabbalah, Abulafia presents us here with what he takes to be the first and fundamental principles of all of Kabbalah. This masterpiece of Kabbalah is a very lucid and actual introduction to Kabbalah both for beginners and advanced students.

Availability: At the moment, this book is not for sale. It is only sent free to sponsors/donors (at least $200), since we need fundraising (please, see below our donor plans). It is a beautiful special custom made jacket-hardcover edition, with great care for every detail. Interested people can contact us by email, and we will send them the details for their donation. Please, allow about 2 weeks for manufacturing and delivery. There is no plan at the moment for the public softcover edition, and it will not happen before 1 year.

Description: Prophetic Kabbalah is a special flavor of Jewish mysticism that owes its name to the Abulafian School. It is different from every other type of Kabbalah, because it does not talk about Sefirot, divine emanations, worlds, etc., but concerns itself with the inner transformation of self and the direct experience of God. Through the aid of the Hebrew letters, and various meditation techniques, the apprentice is led into higher states of consciousness, in order to know his God that created him. Enlightenment is the outcome of those techniques, which open the gates of a new world - the World to Come, or the Next World - to the sincere seeker.
The system in Chaye revolves specifically around the 72 Names of God, which are the Expanded Name YHVH. It requires much concentration, because it is not easy, but it is one of the most astonishing techniques. Abulafia describes it as “scientific”, because touching certain “divine frequencies” something is going to surely happen. Maybe it will not happen at once, but nevertheless the holy mechanism will begin its motion, and sooner or later this has to lead somewhere.

Front flap: And when you prepare yourself to speak with your Creator, and ask to be informed of His Decrees, be mindful to clear your thought of all the clutter of the world. And wrap yourself with a prayer shawl, and wear a Tefilin on your head and your hand if you can, so that you will be in awe and fear of the Shechina, which is there with you at that time. And clean yourself and your clothes; and if you can, be sure that your clothes are all white, for all this is very conducive to the intention of love and awe. And if it takes place at night, light many candles until you can see well. Then, take ink, a quill, and a board in your hands. And let them stand as witnesses before you that you are coming to make worship to YHV”H your God with joy and a good heart. And begin with a Permutation of a few letters with the many; and invert them and revolve them quickly, until your heart warms up with their revolutions. And pay attention to their motions and what you produce with their revolutions. And when you feel within you that your heart has heated up with the Permutations, and that with them you came to understand new things that you had not received by Kabbalah from another person and had not come to know through your intellectual contemplation, then now you are ready to receive the Influx.

Back flap: Abulafia warns of the dangers in “touching the holy Name”, but also gives clear instructions to avoid potential troubles.
The holy names become the wheels of the sacred Merkava, the divine Chariot that God rides when He will come to manifest Himself. Moving the letters back and forth, as moving the wheels of the Chariot, calls God toward us.
As letters change, new sentences are formed, which are interconnected by their Gematria (numerical value), or are Tzerufim (combinations, permutations) of the former sentences. New sentences, and new revelations come to the apprentice, who becomes a vehicle for the Ruach Ha-Kodesh (Holy Spirit) and receives the prophetic enlightenment.

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We are very proud to announce the first complete translation of a book by Abraham Abulafia.

This book demonstrates the primacy of Kabbalah over every other branch of knowledge. It classifies seven levels of understanding of the Torah, showing what they are and how to reach them.

This is one of the rare autobiographic books in Kabbalah. Abulafia relates his experiences and visions, some of which are really frightening. Most notable are his encounters with angels.