Rosanne
In Tarot.com There is an essay called 'Confluences of the Three Great Systems' by Christine Payne-Towler. In the section 'The Hebrew Letters and the Tree of Life' is this....
A glance at page 30 of Aryeh Kaplan's great work the Sephir Yetzirah will illustrate the original ordering which the ancient Hebrews kept among themselves from ancient times, and which was recently reaffirmed in the 18th century by the Gra, also known as Rabbi Eliahu, Gaon of Vilna. This pattern is dictated very specifically in the Sephir Yetzirah text, with careful attention to detail. We seldom see this form in modern occult literature or on Tarot cards of the last five centuries, however.......
I do not yet have this book. If someone does, could you print out this pattern for me? Or scan page 30? This is the original ordering of the 32 Paths/Letters I presume. This would be of great help to me. Many thanks if you can assist. ~Rosanne
A glance at page 30 of Aryeh Kaplan's great work the Sephir Yetzirah will illustrate the original ordering which the ancient Hebrews kept among themselves from ancient times, and which was recently reaffirmed in the 18th century by the Gra, also known as Rabbi Eliahu, Gaon of Vilna. This pattern is dictated very specifically in the Sephir Yetzirah text, with careful attention to detail. We seldom see this form in modern occult literature or on Tarot cards of the last five centuries, however.......
I do not yet have this book. If someone does, could you print out this pattern for me? Or scan page 30? This is the original ordering of the 32 Paths/Letters I presume. This would be of great help to me. Many thanks if you can assist. ~Rosanne