Golems

Laurel

To bring Ventrue's question to a new thread so not to derail the Sepher Yetzirah 1:1 study...

On a seperate note, who here is familiar with what a Golem is, and do you think that it is literal or meditative? Do you think that it is possible to create a physical Golem or is it just something you create through vivid meditation?

Some links on the topic:
http://www.atomick.net/fayelevine/pk/golem02.shtml
http://emol.org/kabbalah/golem/index.html
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/167/story_16775_1.html
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/I-golem.html
http://www.threemonkeysonline.com/threemon_article_the_golem_myth_film_literature.htm

I have to run off to a meeting here at work, so I'll add my own .02 on Ven's question itself later.
 

Ventrue

yes, enough of my thread-jacking, i shall beat myself with a hose of rubber...

Ven
 

MichaelK

I think it may be possible following the human energy field theory and talismans. In creation of a working talisman there is a part of the process when it must be charged with energy. Creating Golem for that matter is similar to creating a talisman, if I may say. If possible, surely extreme power would be required to do it. On the other hand, this story can teach us that hard work is required if we wish to achieve something incredible, but also that it can be done.
 

TheOld

p.s. these creation are not really difficult to do (golem, servitor,sigils) the only difficulty is to be able to "lunch" it.
usualy we go in hyperventilation and we lunch it with the "death position" (when your head hit the desk hehe)

have fun
Omeada Lusvam
 

Ventrue

There is real power in letters and numbers.. take for example gematria, words that at face value have no connections, then if you realize they have the same gematria, after looking more closely connections are really there. Also in nomenology(the study of names), for years I noticed that people who had the same name had many underlying basis characteristics about themselves in common. The letters that make up your name DO form certain basic traits. Now, if that is over time or immediate, is up for debate. Many people are very voiced about the dangers of changing your name, etc. I guess my point, is that, in the hands of the un-experienced letters have a great influence... put those letters in the hands of an experienced person who can wield them, and who knows what could be accomplished. One story of the parting of the Red Sea says that when they "prayed" they were really concentrating on the correct names of god (of the 72 different ones, i.e. angels) to accomplish that parting. Which would explain why God chastised them saying "Why are crying to me?" They already had the answer to their problems, Moses had already been taught the secret names of God. anyway, just one possible explanation that ties in that letters and numbers are holy...and anything is possible.

Ven