Gematria - Sepher Sapphires Volume 1.pdf

PlTi this day (Deuteronomy 9:l). One of the
words delusions is that we are somehow
separated from the, Ain. Or speech betrays us.
The wise live out "this day" with smiling hearts.
For the Ain is beyond time, just as certainly as it
is free from other restrictions. ALL that it is, it
is NOW.
11% motion, walking. The root-idea is "a
series of steps." Walking is the human function
which The Book of Formation associates with
the letter Nun and Key 13. The Fool is shown in
the act of walking, with one more step ahead of
him before he comes to the edge of the precipice.
However free from action the Absolute may
appear to be, it is Itself the very essence of
progress and advancement. It is dynamic being-
in-action. It is the Primal Will craving urge (I),
towards the production of beautiful results (6).
We have difficulty with the idea of a moving
Absolute, because motion seems to be the
contradiction of all that "Absolute" means.
n2J to thrust, or push, as with the horns of an
animal, to butt. Figuratively: to make war. Ain
as the inexhaustible source of a dynamic energy
which thrusts itself into manifestation forcibly,
and in so doing becomes the adversary of inertia.
ml to abide, to dwell; as a noun: naven, home,
habitation. The Ain is our dwelling place. In it
we live, and move, and have our being. To
experience it is to realize that the Ain is our
home, a haven of refuge and a place of safety.
As an adjective: same pointing, beautiful,
comely, dwelling, abiding.
?I'Xy "God, Fountain of Wisdom." 65'h Shem
ha-Mephorash. 321E-325E PIEBION-Moon.
May 23, August 5, October 14, December 25,
March 7. 9:20-9:40 [Psalm 90:13] Against
sorcery, and to obtain wisdom and the success
of useful enterprises. Rules the seas, rivers,
springs, maritime expeditions, and naval
constructions. Influences sailors, pilots, i.e.
?PCHE?, and all those engage in commerce.
Person born: distinguishes himself at sea by his
expeditions and discoveries, and amasses a
considerable fortune. Associated with the 5th
quinance; Angel of 10 of Swords. This
represents the operation of Malkuth; sphere of
the elements, in Yetzirah, the World of
Formation. "Damabiah is an angel of the Order
101
of Angels with dominion over naval
construction." [Davidson, 197 1, p. 94.1 see 965,
46 & Appendix 10.
lM Zagan. Goetic demon #61 by night of the
lSt decanate of Sagittarius. This decanate
corresponds to the 8 of Wands which is the
operations of Hod, the lower mind, in Atziluth,
the archetypal plane. see 7 1 1 & Appendix 1 1.
I. Goetia: "He is a great king and president,
appearing at first in the from of a bull with
gryphon's wings; but after a while he puts on
human shape. He makes men witty. He can turn
wine into water, and blood into wine, also water
into wine. He can turn all metals into coin of the
dominion that metal is of. He can even make
fools wise. He governs 33 Legions of Spirits."
[Mathers, 1995, p. 601
TI. "M: za. Every idea of movement and of
direction; noise, the terror which results
therefrom: a dart; a luminous ray; an arrow, a
Jash. The Arabic indicates, as onomatopoetic
root that state of being shaken in the air, the
noise made by the things shaken." [dYOlivet,
1976, p. 339.1 And of the last 2 letters see 52.
85ry~ Havilah. Name of a land (where gold
is). Genesis 2:ll. see 59,44, 345.
%"' 22nd Shem ha-Mephorash, attributed to
Psalm 121 :5. Associated with the 4'h quinance
(I6E-20E) of Scorpio; Angel by night of the 6 of
Cups. This represent the influence of Tiphareth;
sphere of the Sun or Central Ego, in Briah, the
World of Creation. "Ieiaiel is an angel of the
Future, sharing the office with Teiaiel."
[Davidson, 1971, p. 148.1
materia (Lt). matter, substance. This extends the
conceptions we have been considering in relation
to and P I . We must constantly
readjust our conception of substance. We must
continually we rid ourselves of the false notion
that power and wealth are to be sought in the
accumulation of things. The world's failures
may be traced to belief in external things and to
dependence on them. They never fail who rest
secure in their reliance on the Ain.
magnum (Lt). great. Refers to the Great Work.
see 124.