Gematria - Sepher Sapphires Volume 1.pdf

ule, condition. The Arabic word in particular, it
is that which extends, unfolds, lengthens." [ibid.,
p. 386.1
Porta Coeli (Lt). Gate of Heaven.
punctus (Lt). pointed, pricked in.
proteus (Lt). change. From Fama "Rota Mundi
for that displaying the Greatest Artifice, and
proteus the most profitable." Variant spelling.
see 1 10.
103 (prime)
PIIM l=IN Ehben ha-Adam. the Stone of
Adam. The Stone of Adam is a verbal symbol
for the mystical union of the Father, Chokmah,
with the Son, Tiphareth, in Adam, the sixth
Sephirah. This is represented in Key 17 by the
great star surrounded by 7 smaller stars.
P'Nt3 builders, masons. A name used by the
Essenes. True builders are those who share the
one secret doctrine which is practical and has
much to do with the occult doctrine of the stars.
Note that his word is a metathesis of the word for
"stones." 108,220, 1379 (Greek).
Spelled in Ezra 4:l as PqSl=l. "Now when the
adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the
children of the captivity were the builders [ones-
building] of the temple unto the Lord God of
Israel". [Psalm 1 18:22] "The stone which the
builders refused is become the headstone of the
corner."
fS2 to hedge about, protect, shield, to cover
over, surround, defend. Behind the Qabalah is a
deep science of the stars, which gives more than
adequate protection from every danger. The
"Building" is the secret place of the most high. It
is called the "adytum" and is within the brain of
the illuminated adept.
PTlh~il Wt;l He (Elohim) is God.
Deuteronomy 4:39: "Know therefore this day,
and consider it in your heart, that the Lord he is
God in heaven above, and upon the earth
beneath: there is none else." Hu designates
Kether, the Indivisible Self, Yekhidah (And also
IHVH as the "Ancient of days"). Ha-Elohim is a
special designation for Binah, relates also to
Kether. The absolute unity of what appears to be
manifold is curiously veiled Elohim is a plural
170
noun, meaning "Creative Powers." see 91, 203,
663.
Qq32l27 the stars; (Hebrew name for Key 17).
Kokab [3312, 481 is a name for Mercury which
is the planet which directs the activity of
meditation. In Genesis 1: 16: "And God made
two great lights, the greater light to rule the day,
and the lesser light to rule the night: He made the
stars also." And in Judges 5:20: "They fought
from heaven; the stars in their courses fought
against Sisera." God is Elohim, the 7 Creative
Powers, corresponding to the 7 interior "stars" in
the microcosm. see 1777 (Greek).
138 ehben ha-Adam. The stone of
Adam. Verbal symbol for the mystical union of
Father (Chokmah) with the son (Tiphareth), in
Adam, represented in the 17th key by the Great
Star surrounded by 7 smaller stars. see 53.
Megiddon. rendezvous. The place of the
battle of Armageddon in the Apocalypse. We
must come to this place of rendezvous, where the
peace of illumination during quiet meditation is
experience, after the storm and conflict of early
awakening have passed. Rendezvous means
"render yourself." Its roots is in "surrender." One
in meditation surrenders to the indwelling
Shekinah, who is the "daughter of the seven." He
makes his appointment, and to her faithful lover
she unveils. In Zechariah 12: 1 1 : "In that day
shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as
the mourning of Haddad-Rimmon in the valley
of Megiddon." see 222, 958, 274 (Greek); 753,
[Zechariah 12: 1 1 ]
'SB my shield [Psalm 1 19: 1 141. "Thou art my
hiding place and my shield I hope in thy word."
Each verse begins with the Letter Samekh in this
passage.
Pq33N stones. Plural of ehben [53]. Same
letters as Bonaim, builders. In 1 Kings 5:17:
"And the king commanded, and they brought
great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to
lay the foundation of the house." And in Genesis
3 1 :46: "And Jacob said unto his brethren, gather
stones; and they took stones, and made a heap:
and thy did eat there upon the heap";
5~3 to abhor, loathe. With different pointing:
loathing, abhorrence.