Golems?, Info, please Options

I have heard talk of "Golems" and I was wondering on how to go about creating one. I have created astral servants and other such entities, but have never stumbled upon anything dealing with golems. Any information anyone could give would be grand.
Thankx,
Blackstaff

I am currently unaware of any extant Hebrew MSS which detail the requisite work for creating a golem. However, I can certainly say that the process by which one is made cannot be performed by a solitary practicioner.

I am currently unaware of any extant Hebrew MSS which detail the requisite work for creating a golem. However, I can certainly say that the process by which one is made cannot be performed by a solitary practicioner.

The system set down in Sefer Yetzirah is used for creating golems. In fact, the very act of studying the text (in groups) actually creates a golem for you. A golem is made up on earth, clay, or in other words the stuff of Assiah. It's specifically designed to cause change in the world, though it's not made of physical clay. It's something like a servitor, but on a much broader scale. Sefer Yetzirah is an initiatory text, meaning it actually works in you and changes your subconscious mind. It arranges your entire mind into concept-groups symbolized in the Letters of the Hebrew Alef-beit. Each letter has its own spiritual meaning, meditation on which will manifest corresponding events into your subjective life. Combining and permuting the letters together brings about strings of small manifested changes, all ordered in different ways in order to bring about larger changes - words. A golem is fully formed when all of the letters have been permuted with each other, which is the meaning of the 231 Gates. It takes YEARS of study and experimentation with Sefer Yetzirah before you're capable of controlling the system in any meaningful way. All that said, it's definitely worth the effort. Kaplan's commentary is the best, and like I said, you have to work in groups.


Paul