Cordoverian Kabbalah: Or Yaqar on the Oral Torah and the Secrets of Metatron

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Or Yaqar on the Oral Torah and the Secrets of Metatron

I have been working on translating some small sections of Cordovero's texts that I will be posting on here. I'm finding that a literal translation would be unintelligible, as there are many Rabbinic idioms that must be decoded through intense contemplation. So my translations will be in the style of "elucidations" as found, for example, in the volumes published by ArtScroll.

Here follows Or Yaqar Tikkunei HaZohar vol. 1 p. 135 last paragraph:

"All the work that is done in comprehending and applying the teachings of the Oral Torah is deeply involved with the secrets of Metatron.

"And one who begins this work will initially acquire many interpretative difficulties to their theoretical framework. This will bring the student into the secret of the exile in the depths of the Klippot, wether they know it or not.

"And the reason that there are no major disputations or interpretative difficulties except the ones that came from the students of Hillel and Shammai is due to their scattering into obscurity after the destruction of the temple. And for the purpose of understanding the secrets of exile and redemption, the scholars of the Oral Torah immersed themselves in many of these interpretative difficulties and tried to clarify them for future generations of Torah scholars."

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UnknownJanuary 16, 2022 at 2:05 PM
Say Stephen please re-upload your videos on YouTube. I'm not done taking notes and I would love to re-look at them All. Especially the Metatronic human beings about the neuroanatomy.
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What is Cordoverian Kabbalah?

Cordoverian Kabbalah is a system of maps of spiritual realities, from Ain Sof, through the Four Worlds and Ten Sefirot, and into the human body. Divine Names and attributes, angels and spiritual beings, letter permutations and combinations, vowels and vocalizations, are mapped according to their vibrational resonances onto the structures of emanation, as well as throughout the human anatomy. These maps establish a foundation for esoteric research of the Torah and other spiritual texts, as well as provide the key to a practical system of Kabbalistic Theurgy.

Cordoverian Kabbalah is based on the work of Rabbi Moshe Cordovero (1522-1570), known as the RaMaK, who was a very prolific and influential writer who helped to build the city of Safed as the home of Kabbalah in the 16th century. We will study Kabbalah in the spirit of Cordovero, following his method of research and analysis, and build upon the foundations he laid with his writings.