Gematria - Sepher Sapphires Volume 1.pdf

Section 2
Numbers 200 - 299
'1 Resh. Head, face, countenance. Attributed to
the 3oth Path of the Collective Intelligence
because man is a synthesis of all cosmic
activities. Human intelligence gathers together
all the various threads of the Life Power's self-
manifestation and carries that manifestation
beyond anything that can be created by nature.
I. "This character as consonant, belongs to the
lingual sound. As symbolic image, it represents
the head of man, his determining movement, his
progress. According to Beohme the letter R
draws its origin form the igneous faculty of
nature. It is the emblem of fire. ... in his book
[Boehme] of the Triple Life of Man, that each
inflection, vocal or consonantal, is a particular
form of central nature. "Although speech varies
them by transposition, nevertheless each letter
has an origin at the center of nature. This origin
is wonderful and the senses can grasp it only by
the light of the intelligence."
As grammatical sign, the character 1 is the sign
of all movement proper, good or bad. It is an
original and frequentative sign, image of the
renewal of things, as to their movement."
[d'olivet, 1976, p. 446.1
11. "Raysh (200): As 2 multiplied by a hundred,
Raysh represents the totality of the Universe, of
interstellar space, of the myriads of stars and all
the planets; all is conditioning of life and the life
of conditioning. This is a great cosmic dwelling
of life, which retains life manifested in
accordance with its capacity (200). It includes
the totality of nature, all existence: the myriads
and myriads of water-drops, of blades of grass,
of living cells, and the infinite myriads of
elements living in the living elements of algae.
Raysh (spelt Raysh-Yod-Sheen) gives birth to
Sheen, the great cosmic breath that is everywhere
and in everything." [Suraes, 1992, p. 65.1
DXJ) bone, body, substance, essence, life, self,
wealth, livestock. In Psalm 139:15: "My
substance was not hid from thee, when I was
made in secret, and curiously wrought in the
lowest parts of the earth." The human body and
the earth are identified. The "substance," is the
universal radiant energy. The word etzem is
closely related to the word v, tree [also might,
force], like the Hyle of the Gnostics, its primary
meaning is wood. Here the human body is
likened to the Tree of Life, whose essence is that
Life. see 423, 160.
Dqb32 wings. In Malachi 4:12: "But unto you
that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness
rise, with healing in his wings." Note the direct
reference to the Sun.
Dm 7' Dm Mem-Yod-Mem. the letter-name
Mem, spelt in plentitude. One of several
intimations that Light is fluidic.
7'50 finished; the end. Used in Rabbinical
writings as we employ the Latin3ni.s to mark the
end of a book. The more recondite meaning has
to do with the idea that the manifestation of suns,
or luminaries, is the final step in the
condensation of the Limitless Light into physical
forms.
lav Ancient, old; archetypal. Epithet of God.
Its correspondence with Resh intimates that the
primal or archetypal substance is the universd
radiance. see 86 (Greek).
In Daniel 3:6, 7:9: "Whoever does not fall down
and worship will immediately be thrown into a
blazing furnace"; as I looked, thrones were set in
place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His
clothing was as white as snow; The hair of his
head was white like wool. His throne was
flaming with fire, and its wheels were all
ablaze."
Dj3p calves [Matthew 4:2]. The newly
"reborn" as shown as the children in Key 19,
attributed to Resh. see 7 13.
fi5ltffi The great queen. see Key 3,
The Empress.
P*~)?J sandal, shoes, boots. Containers of the
motive power.
PO)? magic, divination. Accomplished through
the essence of light or radiant energy.