Gematria - Sepher Sapphires Volume 1.pdf

aeqaydawh, binding the sacrifice for the altar;
the story of the attempted sacrifice of Isaac ("He
laughs", 208) What is sacrificed is the illusive
personality, as in the path of Ayin (Key 15-
mirth). Tiphareth is the "beloved" attributed to
Vav. The hierophant is attributed to this letter
and the path of Vav is called "the garden of
Eden, prepared for the compassionate." The
"great voice" is that of intuition, the inner
teacher. Vav means "the nail" "I make myself
known as the bond of union between creature
and creature, and between the creatures and their
creator. The creator is myself, and 1 am the nail
which joineth thee to me." [Book of Tokens,
Vav]
Rosenroth in K.D.L.C.K. (p.632) gives: ligatio,
and says it is Malkuth with respect to Geburah,
because it is Geburah which binds and
constrains.
minutum mundum (Lt). small world. The
microcosm or human personality, it is a
fabricated and is considered a work of a art
rather than a product of nature. The vault in the
Fama is considered a symbol of the microcosm
or regenerated personality of an initiate.
Fama Fraternitatis: "Concerning minutum
mundum, we found it kept in another little altar,
truly more finer than can be imagined by any
understanding man, but we will leave him
undisturbed until we shall be truly answered
upon this our true-hearted Fama." see 103, 76
Latin.
crux salvotoris (Lt). cross of the savior. The
name of a star in heaven, according to the
Reportorium of Simon Studion. see 58 (Lt).
I. 180 degrees or a semicircle. A symbol of the
"day" or incarnating period of a personality.
73 Letter name Qoph. Back of Head. Variant
form, normally spelt 7F. Note that Key 18
pictures a shower of 18 Yods (10). 10 x 18 =
180, the number of degrees in a semicircle. 180
is a symbol of a "day," or incarnation period of a
personality, because the sun traces a semicircle
through the day. see 186, 100, 739.
721 p2 a fugitive and a wander. In Genesis
247
4:12: "When thou tills the ground, it shall not
henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive
and a vagabond shall thou be in the earth." Said
of Cain. The illusion of personal separateness
prevents the higher powers from developing. see
160.
fnptC) "fountain"; variant spelling of lm, in
[Canticles 4:15] "You are a garden fountain, a
well of flowing water, streaming down from
Lebanon. "
propitiatorium (Lt). a cover, a lid. Used in the
Vulgate to describe the cover of the ark (the
mercy-seat) containing the mosacial tablets of
divine law. see 700, 779 (Greek).
181 (prime)
;~%oD vicious, faulty. Imbalance of Mars.
N47 to skim, take off foam. From a primitive
root meaning: to shrink, i.e. thicken, congeal,
curdle, With different pointing: to freeze; float
on the surface. Coagulation is the 2"d stage of
the alchemical process. see 33 1.
~tpm. peace. "A condition of concord, or a
having-been-woven-together: harmony as a state
transcending monotone. The Rainbow (Iris or
Toxon) in its blending of seven colors suggest
symbolically, a full number of parts whose
resultant is bliss: all of the words-toxon, iris and
eirene - convey the idea of a putting-together, or
of a building-up. To attain to the state of Eirene
is - to attain to the full complement of Being
under the Creative Plan, that is, to possess the
full number of parts. The symbol of the outcome
of this ripened growth is a boy-cherub -
frequently included in the Horn of Earth's Fruits,
as depicted in ancient art. He is the Divine Child
of Ploutos, or Panspermia. In Greek Myth, Iris
was the messenger of the gods; and her wand,
made of two intertwined serpents, was the sign
of Union, or of a future bliss. See Gabriel (1 54)."
[Omikron, 1942, p. 254.1
a?$?' Jacob. Old Testament name. layer of
snares, supplanter; Jacob [Crowley, 1977, p. 231.
I. Micah 7:20 "You will show Your faithfulness