Gematria - Sepher Sapphires Volume 1.pdf

Mons Sion (Lt). Mount Zion. Signifies the center
of the brain which is aroused by meditation.
Art Notaris (Lt). Universal science. The art of
knowing. The art of reading the signs and
characters which, says one of the Rosicrucian
manifestoes "God hath inscribed upon the
mechanism of the world, and which he repeats
through the mutations of Empires." These signs
may be discerned in every kingdom of nature. To
have the Arts Notaria is to be able to read what
Rosicrucian texts call "Book M." see 430, 5 10.
Mater Ecclesia (Lt). Mother church (Binah). It is
symbolized by the kneeling woman of Key 17.
The interior church (communion of saints) is
composed of persons who, by meditation, have
reversed the errors of ordinary human thought.
(In early stages of this reversal, they are seldom
aware of that others are having similar
experiences. As they progress, they not only sees
some of their fellow travelers on the path of
return, but they also enter into an interior
communication with persons who may be living
in distant lands.) It is identical with the True and
Invisible Rosicrucian Order.
Terra Damnata (Lt). Reprobate earth. Refers to
the matter of the alchemical work in its
unpurified, unsubliminated condition. It is not
itself changed by the Great Work, being always
Lux Mundi, though hidden by veils which the
work dispels.
11. 1/24 of a "week of times (2520 years).
TPFI to turn, to change, to transform, to
overthrow; to turn into; to prevent; subvert.
Tracing a pentagram is an affirmation of the
operator's power to divert the normal course of
energy to predetermined channels, thus
transforming magically the appearance
surrounding him, and over-throwing adverse
condition [haphak] by realizing the world of
form is in a state of flux. The power which takes
form as objects constituting the environment is
identical with an inner power which is the
original creative force of the One Self. see 585.
33B to flow, to run, to pour forth; to ooze, drop.
173
With different vowel points: to make sober,
sober down.
iSlf to glow, to burn, to glitter. From this word
is derived the place-name Zion (1 56). The actual
force employed in magical operations, the
glowing, scintillating, fiery energy is
concentrated in Zion and represented by m.
dryness, aridity; wasteland, desert.
Corresponds to sandy, desert earth; one of the 7
earths (Earth on Netzach) in the diagram of the
Four Seas. see 291,50, 14,365,302,432,337.
ihp to go up, ascend, mount; to come up; to
depart, withdraw, retreat; to rise, appear; to
spring up, grow, shoot forth, to surprise, excel,
be superior to; to be reckoned, be considered,
counted in; to go up (on the altar), be sacrificed;
to be void, be neutralized. In Exodus 19:3: "And
Moses went up unto Al-Halhim, and called
unto him out of the mountain." With different
pointing: covering, protection. see 512; 456,
561, 702.
P'tN to adhere, cohere, connected. With
different pointing: 1. ehbeq, dropper; brace; 2.
ahdahq, spray bottle (for perfume).
noo trial, test, temptation; trouble, despair.
With different pointing: essay, thesis. The test of
aspiration is perseverance through trouble and
despair, and overcoming adversity.
' 1 thread, hair; (gut) string. Suggest the
sutratma, or thread-soul, which provides
continuity in all incarnations.
"Jehovah knows", Old Testament name
[2 Samuel 23:20]
Mea victoria (Lt). my victory; part of the phrase
mea victoria in cruce rosea, my victory is in the
rosy-cross. see 224, 88 (Lt) & Secret Symbols
(P. 35).
genus homo (Lt). human species. The point of
departure from homo spiritualis (Spiritual Man).
see 184.
Ponticus (Lt). Astringent, sour, binding,
contracting. Connected with the "Catholic,
pontic water," the "gold" of the sages. These are
adjectives Jacob Boehme applies to the first 3