The Eneatych
The Eneatych
By David Chaim Smith
The Eneatych is the seventh and last volume of the Lightning Flash of Alef series. The text contains three sections. The first offers the root practice of the system and gives complete instructions for its performance. This is a practice that conditions the mind but is established in the heart and begins the process of refining the philosopher’s stone (aspeklaria). The second provides an illustrated nine-fold set of kabbalistic themes (eneatych) through which the main points of the system can be studied and contemplated. This serves as a curriculum that can structure one’s ongoing inquiry. The third section is a discourse on mystical contemplation that gives a detailed kabbalistic analysis of each stage of the process. Many images and supporting diagrams are provided…
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Lightning Flash of Alef, Volume 7
8"x10" Clothbound hardcover book, 152 Pages, Smyth sewn, Blocked in silver metallic, French fold dust jacket, Custom endpapers, 50 Images.
Limited 1st Edition
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Lightning Flash of Alef, Volume 7
8"x10" Hardcover bound in raven-black genuine cowhide leather and blocked in gold metallic foil, 152 Pages, Smyth sewn, Blocked in silver metallic, French fold dust jacket, Custom endpapers, 50 Images.
Limited to 70 copies
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Lightning Flash of Alef, Volume 7
8"x10" Hardcover bound in raven-black genuine cowhide leather with Linen Spine and blocked in gold metallic foil, 152 Pages, Smyth sewn, Blocked in silver metallic, French fold dust jacket, Custom endpapers, 50 Images.
Limited to 30 copies
Copies with Minor Flaws (mentioned in the Edition Selection drop-down menu): Some copies of the “Deluxe Editions” have slight flaws (minor creasing on very few pages) that do not interfere with images or text, hence why these are offered at a 20% discounted price.
Description
The Eneatych is the crowning jewel of the LFA series. The text contains three sections. The first offers the root practice of the system and gives complete instructions for its performance. This is a practice that conditions the mind but is established in the heart and begins the process of refining the philosopher’s stone (aspeklaria). The second provides an illustrated nine-fold set of kabbalistic themes (eneatych) through which the main points of the system can be studied and contemplated. This serves as a curriculum that can structure one’s ongoing inquiry. The third section is a discourse on mystical contemplation that gives a detailed kabbalistic analysis of each stage of the process. Many images and supporting diagrams are provided.
The Eneatych introduces a practice that conditions the mind but is established in the heart. This is where the long road to the crystallization of the philosopher’s stone begins. The alchemical stone is neither a physical substance nor a psychological state… it is a prism through which the infinite passes and reality is seen. The heart establishes the foundation stone of the holy temple, the pivot point of the axis mundi, the center of the universe, and the point from which the original tzimtzum contracted to the sides leaving a vacated space. This is the point from which all calculation and measurement commences, where conceptuality both begins and ends. To understand this way of working this book presents 9 central Kabbalistic themes (The Eneatych) that comprise a curriculum for study and contemplation that can constitute an entire lifetime’s work.
*The Eneatych DELUXE consists of a total of 100 exemplars, which have been signed and numbered. The book is bound in raven-black genuine cowhide leather and blocked in gold metallic. 70 of the deluxe books are all leather and 30 are leather with a linen spine.
