| 5768 years ago, one man felt what no other human | | | | to reveal the Upper Force because he was internally |
| being had ever felt before—a desire to discover | | | | ripe for it. |
| what lies beyond this world. In those days, people’s | | | | Adam is considered the author of the first Kabbalistic |
| major interests were securing shelter, family and food, | | | | book, called Raziel HaMalach (The Angel Raziel). This |
| but this was far from being enough for that man—he | | | | short book contains descriptions of a general force |
| had to know why he existed and what makes the | | | | called “angel,” which governs the universe and |
| world go round. | | | | consists of particular, lower-level forces called |
| His name was Adam, and 5768 years ago he | | | | “sub-angels.” |
| became the first man to discover the wisdom of | | | | Even though the book is ancient, it shows a scientific |
| Kabbalah, a method enabling one to feel the part of | | | | approach that is characteristic of the wisdom of |
| the universe that is hidden to our five senses. The | | | | Kabbalah. When reading it, we can see that Adam |
| name “Adam” might be associated with the | | | | was a true scientist of the Upper World: His book |
| Biblical Adam, described as the first human being ever | | | | outlines the structure of the higher forces, their |
| created. However, we are speaking about a different | | | | interactions, and how they influence our world. It even |
| person - someone who, of all people living on earth for | | | | includes a few drawings and tables. |
| thousands of years, became the first to feel the Upper | | | | Yet, since Adam wrote this book 5768 years ago, |
| Force. | | | | it’s written in an archaic language that is hard for |
| Adam began to sense the laws and forces that | | | | us, modern people, to understand. It uses many |
| govern everything in our world, and his perception | | | | allegories and metaphors, but nevertheless, it is clearly |
| penetrated through matter, into the hidden part of | | | | the first written Kabbalistic source. In fact, it is deemed |
| reality. There, he felt a net of forces governing | | | | to be humanity's first literary work. Until Adam’s |
| everything in perfect harmony, and joining into a single, | | | | book, people had created some texts and images on |
| all inclusive Upper Force. | | | | rocks, but Raziel HaMalach could be truly called a |
| In Hebrew, Adam comes from the word Domeh | | | | book. |
| (similar), referring to his similarity to the Upper Force. | | | | Thus, 5768 years ago, the evolution of desires within |
| Kabbalah explains that the Upper Force is perceived | | | | humanity had come to a new level, when a new, |
| through a principle called “equivalence of form.” | | | | spiritual desire first appeared in a human being. The |
| This means that one perceives the Upper Force as | | | | emergence of Adam marked humanity’s first |
| soon as his qualities become similar to those of the | | | | awakening toward the Upper Force. Since then, |
| Upper Force. | | | | Kabbalah has gone through a long evolution, as more |
| Adam was the first person to apply this principle: he | | | | and more people started to feel the same aspiration |
| found the way to gain new, spiritual qualities that are | | | | as Adam had felt. And in our time, millions of people |
| similar to the Upper Force’s qualities, and thus | | | | are asking the same question that Adam once did, |
| attained the Upper Force. But why him and not others | | | | “Why do I exist and what makes the world go |
| who lived before him? It’s because he was the first | | | | round?” This is exactly why the wisdom of |
| human being to feel an aspiration toward the Upper | | | | Kabbalah is coming out publicly: to help anyone who |
| Force. Before, no one had such a desire. He was able | | | | feels ready to answer this deep question. |