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Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia (Hebrew: אברהם בן שמואל אבולעפיה) was the founder of the school of "Prophetic Kabbalah". He was born in Zaragoza , Spain , in 1240, and is assumed to have died sometime after 1291 following a stay on the small and windswept island of Comino (the smallest of the three inhabited islands that make up ...
May 9, 2018 · Learn about the life and teachings of Abraham Abulafia, the most important figure in the prophetic Kabbalah, who claimed to receive revelation through letter permutation and meditation. Discover how his unconventional practices and messianic self-image challenged the traditional Jewish authority and community.
Prophetic kabbalah, according to Abulafia, embraces two parts, kabbalat ha‑sefirot and kabbalat ha‑shemot; the former is primary in time, but the latter is primary in importance. Abulafia is harshly critical of the theosophic kabbalists who interpret the sefirot as potencies that make up the divine. By contrast, according to him, the ...
Jul 16, 2015 · Amidst the rich panoply of Jewish Kabbalah, Abraham Abulafia (1240-1291) resonates the most with modern, philosophically minded seekers of direct mystical experience. Abulafia was unique amongst Jewish mystics in providing precise instructions for personal spiritual practice.
Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia, a 13th-century Spanish scholar, taught what he called “Prophetic Kabbalah” or “Kabbalah of Names,” the pursuit of prophetic enlightenment through meditation and manipulations of letters and divine names.
A 13th-century Spanish-born Kabbalist who founded the prophetic Kabbalah, a mystical tradition based on the study of divine names and the attainment of prophetic experiences. He wrote many books and commentaries on Kabbalah, philosophy, and grammar, and traveled widely in Europe and the Middle East.
(c. 1240 - 1292) Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia was one of the earliest kabbalists. Born in Spain, a student of the writings of Moses Maimonides and of Hillel, from twenty years of age he began a life of ceaseless wandering. His first prophetic book Sefer ha-Yashar ( Book of the Righteous) was written in 1279.
