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Sefer Yetzirah (The Book of Creation)

by Yotzeret Sheydim

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אברה קדברה
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slice tongues that lie include mine we have no right slice tongues that lie honored pickpocket wayward daughter of mine safety from yourself, lovely one peace on these bleeding grounds safety from yourself, lovely one peace on these bleeding grounds claw and blade and flaw and loss or gain another's voice when enraged disdain, replace with painful grace scorch then fade rearrange or walk away scorch then fade place blame or earn your pay scorch then fade lose faith or learn to pray lyrics and vocals by burnt-feathers
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In The Garden, G-d made man is His own image. But that image was too much for us to bear, so He split us in two, forming Adam and Lilith. And said to them, "Adam you are in charge of Lilith." And Lilith said "no I will not obey." And so she left. She left The Garden and saw all the wonders of the universe and beyond. She returned to The Garden in time to witness G-d removing Adam's rib to make a new partner, Eve. And Lilith saw this from the bushes as she crept. And she made her own, she took out her own rib, and she formed it into the Serpent. And she set the Serpent loose and the Serpent did its job and got us to where we are today. So thank the first demon and demon-maker.
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Yah, the Lord of hosts, the living God, King of the Universe, Omnipotent, All-Kind and Merciful, Supreme and Extolled, who is Eternal, Sublime and Most-Holy, ordained (formed) and created the Universe in thirty-two mysterious paths of wisdom by three Sepharim, namely: 1) S'for סְפָר; 2) Sippur סִפּוּר; and 3) Sapher סֵפֶר which are in Him one and the same. They consist of a decade out of nothing and of twenty-two fundamental letters. He divided the twenty-two consonants into three divisions : three אִמּוֹת mothers, fundamental letters or first elements seven double twelve simple consonants. The decade out of nothing is analogous to that of the ten fingers (and toes) of the human body, five parallel to five, and in the centre of which is the covenant with the only One, by the word of the tongue and the rite of Abraham. Ten are the numbers out of nothing, and not the number nine, ten and not eleven. Comprehend this great wisdom, understand this knowledge, inquire into it and ponder on it, render it evident and lead the Creator back to His throne again. The decade out of nothing has the following ten infinitudes : 1) The beginning infinite; 2) The end infinite; 3) The good infinite; 4) The evil infinite; 5) The height infinite; 6) The depth infinite; 7) The East infinite; 8) The West infinite; 9) The North infinite; 10) The South infinite, and the only Lord God, the faithful King, rules over all from His holy habitation for ever and ever. The appearance of the ten spheres out of nothing is like a flash of lightning, being without an end, His word is in them, when they go and return ; they run by His order like a whirlwind and humble them- selves before His throne. The decade of existence out of nothing has its end linked to its beginning and its beginning linked to its end, just as the flame is wedded to the live coal; because the Lord is one and there is not a second one, and before one what wilt thou count? Concerning the number ten of the spheres of existence out of nothing keep thy tongue from speaking and thy mind from pondering on it, and if thy mouth urges thee to speak, and thy heart to think about it, return! as it reads: "And the living creatures ran and returned," and upon this was the covenant made. The following are the ten categories of existence out of nothing : The spirit of the living God, praised and glorified be the name of Him who lives to all eternity. The articulate word of creative power, the spirit and the word are what we call the holy spirit. Air emanated from the spirit by which He formed and established twenty-two consonants, stamina. Three of them, however, are fundamental letters, or mothers, seven double and twelve simple consonants; hence the spirit is the first one. Primitive water emanated from the air. He formed and established by it mud and loam, made them like a bed, put them up like a wall, and surrounded them as with a rampart, put coldness upon them and they became dust, as it reads: "He says to the snow be thou earth." Fire or ether emanated from the water. He established by it the throne of glory, the Seraphim and Ophanim, the holy living creatures and the angels, and of these three He formed His habitation, as it reads : "Who made His angels spirits. His ministers a flaming fire." He selected three consonants from the simple ones which are in the hidden secret of three mothers or first elements: air, water and ether or fire. He sealed them with spirit and fastened them to His great name and sealed with it six dimensions. He sealed the height and turned towards above, and sealed it He sealed the depth, turned towards below and sealed it He sealed the east and turned forward, and sealed it He sealed the west and turned backward, and sealed it He sealed the south and turned to the right and sealed it He sealed the north and turned to the left and sealed it These are the ten spheres of existence out of nothing. From the spirit of the living God emanated air, from the air, water, from the water, fire or ether, from the ether, the height and the depth, the East and West, the North and South. The foundations, they don't matter anymore... Sefer Yetzirah, Chapter 1, translated by Isidor Kalisch. New York, 1877
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about

This album is about the first book of Kabbalah, the Book of Creation (Sefer Yetzirah). This album is about how making religion your own can be the most powerful and fulfilling way to worship. The occult is only secret because it is difficult on purpose. The initiation is the process, the process is the result, the result is the connection to G-d. This album is about creating and the freedom to create.

"Yotzeret Sheydim" means "she makes demons" or "creating demons." It uses the same word (yetzer) as in Sefer Yetzirah, The Book of Creation. This album is a manual for making sheydim, small demons of your own design. If you implement techniques taught within, use them with caution in mind.

A note on demons/sheydim: In my personal beliefs (some of which are reflected in historic Judaism), sheydim are mischievous weird little monsters that are made each time anything is created. They are the anti-divine spark, opposite the spark of creation. I believe that during the creation of audio or a physical object, an anti-object demon is created. These sheydim usually go unnoticed, but can be named and captured and bound to physical objects, usually the physical object that is its antithesis/twin-creation. In this album however, no sheydim are bound to any objects here. They were merely set free upon their creation, allowed to roam the landscape wherever this album may be seen or heard.

Thank you everyone for creating with me, and thank you for enjoying and appreciating my creations. It means the world to me.

For more information about sheydim, get a zine here: ezrarose.itch.io/sheydim

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released January 6, 2023

Recorded in Pittsburgh, PA, 2022

Music, writing, and metalwork by Alyx Ill
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Vocals on track 4 by burnt-feathers
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Synths on track 9 by Lilith Nil
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Mastering by burnt-feathers
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Illustrations by Ezra Rose
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Layout and tapes by Deathbed Tapes
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Shirts by Gay American Hell.
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