In the thought of Isaac Luria the way the world was created was this: (step 1) The light of God is everywhere and thus no place for creation. (step 2) He withdraws himself from a certain area to create an empty space ("the Halal Hapanui"). (step 3) Then He sends down his light into that space; first as 10 circles [concentric spheres like an onion], and then in the form of a human being (Adam Kadmon), mentioned by Hegel. (Step 4) Then the light comes down from Adam Kadmon to make the world of "Nekudim". (step 5) Shevirat Hakelim breaking of the vessels of Nekudim. (step 6) Bringing up the broken vessels and bringing down the light of the Divine name 45 to create the world of Emanation. (step 7) Ditto for the world of Creation, Formation and then the Physical Universe.
[This is based mainly on the verses of the Old Testament about the kings of Edom mentioned in Genesis.]
The main place to learn this is in the עץ חיים or מבוא שערים.
[I should mention that the Gra held highly with the Ari.]
The major thing to learn in the Ari is the Tree of Life. In terms of the intentions I have found the best thing is the large sidur of the grandson of the Reshash. If one does not have that, then the best in the small set of the Sidur HaReshash. Both are good but the large sidur is more thorough. [The small one is actually a version not directly from the Reshash himself.]
[This is based mainly on the verses of the Old Testament about the kings of Edom mentioned in Genesis.]
The main place to learn this is in the עץ חיים or מבוא שערים.
[I should mention that the Gra held highly with the Ari.]
The major thing to learn in the Ari is the Tree of Life. In terms of the intentions I have found the best thing is the large sidur of the grandson of the Reshash. If one does not have that, then the best in the small set of the Sidur HaReshash. Both are good but the large sidur is more thorough. [The small one is actually a version not directly from the Reshash himself.]
