Frustrations With Gd Edition, a warning Options

Hello

I'm posting this to warn all GD practitioners to stay away from the 5th edition of Regardie's tome. I've had my copy for a little under a year and am now just getting into the Hebrew. Consequentially, I've only now just realized that the Hebrew is wrong. I discovered that it is grossly wrong in one section, and while I haven't checked through the rest, I feel that obviously the rest of it is not to be trusted or relied upon.

In the 1st Knowledge Lecture, it gives the names of the Sephiroth, their english meanings, and their spellings in the Hebrew alphabet. Kether is, from right to left, Resh-Tau-Kaph, but in my edition it shows, Kaph-Cheth-Kaph(final). Chokmah = He-Mem-Kaph-Cheth but is spelled out as Cheth-Beth-Teth-Cheth!!!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/angry_pissed_off_emoticon.gif) Every letter wrong in that one! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sculacciata.gif)

Does anyone else have this edition? Do you have the same problem, or is it just my copy?
If it is indeed the case, then I am quite shocked that no one else has noticed! Although I do see that there is a 6th edition, and in using the "search inside" feature in amazon.com I can see that the errors are not there.

This post has been edited by flyingmojo: Nov 18 2007, 05:10 PM

Hmmm.... seems to be fixed in the 6th edition at least. Maybe get a new copy?

You are sure you're reading the hebrew right, yes?

Very strange. I can see no reason why it should be wrong it if was right in previous and subsequent editions. Is the fifth addition rare? It might have been recalled when someone who knew what was wrong with it said so.

peace

Beware also that the letter arrangements on the rose cross are incorrect as well in all the editions.

You are sure you're reading the hebrew right, yes?

Absolutely. If you like, it would be no problem to scan the page, and post it.

Is the fifth addition rare? It might have been recalled when someone who knew what was wrong with it said so.

I have no idea, but the copyright date for the 5th Ed (my edition) is 1986, and the copyright date for the 6th Ed is 2002. That's a very large gap.

Beware also that the letter arrangements on the rose cross are incorrect as well in all the editions.

Wow! Thanks, Nero. I'll have to look into that.

If you could scan the page I'm sure that would be helpful for many. It's terrible to think that such errors creep into such a late edition. No wonder so many people's Hebrew is so bad!

LLLSHJ,
Yechidah.