Sefer Ha-Goralot. Chayim Vital: The Sacred Oracle of Ahitophel. The book of Kabbalah and Adivination

Sefer Ha-Goralot by Chayim Vital

Ahitophel´s book of Sacred Oracles and Adivination. Urim Tummim.

In times of need, the authorities of Israel

of Israel consulted an Oracle (Goral) to know the will of Ha-Shem (the Lord)

the will of Ha-Shem (the Lord) and receive answers to their

to their questions. Conceived by Ahitophel, King David's

counselor to King David, the Goraloth provokes the intercession of 117 angels to

of 117 angels to receive an answer directly from God

from God on matters we take seriously.

Chayim ben Joseph Vital (Hebrew: רבי חייים בן יוסף ויטאל) Safed, October 23, 1542 (Julian calendar) and October 11 (Gregorian calendar) - Damascus, April 23, 1620) was a rabbi who was born in the city of Safed. Vital was the main disciple of Rabbi Isaac Luria. Vital compiled much of the teachings of his master. After Vital's death, his writings spread and had a powerful impact on rabbinical Judaism.