Ain Soph – The Unknown God

Ain Soph – The Unknown God, was written in the first half of the twentieth century. I came across it while I was selling alternative books in the fifties. Although it is not easy reading the ideas in the book are transformative. I had never realised that the story of Genesis, of Adam and Eve, might be anything more than a simplistic creation myth. Mayers looks at the Hebrew language as a sign language, each letter having a meaning. So the name Adam, taken in this way, is not even a singular name. It is plural, and has nothing to do with an individual that God made, but rather a huge process underlying the emergence of human beings.

I offer the book here because I feel it needs to be read more widely. When I discovered the book it had been lying in a damp cellar for many years. I resurrected it and sold all the remaining copies. Here it is for the first time in electronic form.

Chapters

Introduction Ain Soph Elohim – Creator God Created Heavens and Earth Darkness on the Face of the Deep Let there Be Light Dividing the Waters The Turning Point Lights in the Firmament Light for Signs Creation – Day Five God Made the Beast of the Earth Male and Female Created He Them The Sustenance of Life Seventh Day of Creation Creation of Heaven and Earth Formation of Adam Garden of Eden The Fourfold River The First Red Light The Loneliness of Adam Search for Helpmeet This Shall be Called Aisha Na-Hash the Serpent The Serpent at Work The Opening of the Eyes Adam and Eve’s Sentence Eve and Clothing The Sword Which Turned Every Way Guarding the Way of the Tree of Life