Gematria - Sepher Sapphires Volume 1.pdf

ll' Jared; the sixth in the series of descendants
from Adam. In Genesis 5:18: "When Jared had
lived 162 years, be became father of Enoch."
I. "And Mahollael (mighty, exaltation, splendor)
existed five and six tens of cycles (of ontological
mutation), and he produced Ired (steadfastness,
perseverance, either upward or downward."
He comments: ll' Ired ... here among the
descendants of Sheth is the same Whirad, that we
have seen figuring among those of Kain; but who
is presented now under a form more softened. In
losing its initial sign $?, which is that of material
sense, it has left its passionate and excitative
ardor. The natural sense which it contains is now
that of perseverance, of steadfastness to follow
an imparted movement. It is true that this
movement can be good or evil, ascending or
descending as is proved by the two verbs
springing from the root. 71: the one 3lll
means to govern, to dominate; the other, 717,
signifies to sink, to descend." [d'olivet, 1976,
pp. 160- 162.1
P'3m delicacies, delights, pleasures, bonds,
fetters. see 640, 108 1, 45, 52, 90, 3 1 1, 478, 536,
548.
7% ' J m royal dainties. In Genesis 49:20:
"out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall
yield royal dainties."
In1 Ruach. life-breath, Spirit, Mind, Air,
Imagination. Attributed to the path of Aleph. The
specialized force of the Primal Will as
imagination assigned to Tiphareth and to
Yetzirah. Considered as thought-power or
creativity from the universal mind stuff. Also
manifested as psychic force. Note that Resh
(sun) Vav (and) and Cheth (moon) reads "Sun
and Moon," of which with the aid of Mercury is
the operation of the Great Work. Resh, sunlight
transformed by the brain into sensations,
emotions, and thoughts is the cause of the
operation of this principle. Vav, it is the
connecting medium which joins every human
being to all other things and creatures in the
universe. Cheth, it is a which can be
motivate by means of mental imagery, and
especially as expressed in sound vibrations or
"words of power". Rauch is the metathesis of the
Egyptian Hor (us), indicating a close
270
correspondence. see 108 I, 52, 1 1 1, 565, 1708,
37.
I. With different pointing: 1. to be wide,
spacious; to spread, extend; 2. space, wide space,
interval; reliefi respite; profit, gain. 3. roomy;
wide; Case adds: subtle air; human spirit.
11. Psalm 18: 15: "Thy valleys of the sea were
expose and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke, 0 Lord, at the blast of breath
[l7?'1] from your nostrils." In Job 32%: "But it is
the spirit [l7Jl] in a man, the breath of the
Almighty, that gives him understanding [P3'2n,
she-gives-understanding-to-them]."
111. "IT In the same manner as the roots W and
T, considered as rays of the elementary circle,
are related to light and fire; in the same manner,
as the root 77 is related to water, thus we see
their analogue fn being related to air and
depicting all its effects: we shall see further on 'l
and $?l, related equally, the one to ether and the
other to terrestrial matter.
l7Sl Every idea of expansion and aerial dilation:
wind, breath, soul, spirit: that which moves, stirs,
animates, inspires, transports." [d'olivet, 1976,
pp. 449-450.1
IV. "A symbol of the spiritual essence, the
Divine Spark, atma-buddhi, which is immortal."
He cites Genesis 2:7 'And (God) breathed into
this nostrils the breath [spelled PW33 of life;
and man became a living soul.' And into this
lower mind, or astro-mental body, was projected
the Divine spark, and thence the man (manasic
being) became a creature capable of responsible,
independent existence." [Gaskell, 198 1, p. 126.1
V. Genesis 7: 15: "Pairs of all creatures that have
the breath of life [rill PT] in them came to
Noah and entered the ark."
VI. The Zohar [IV:175B, p. 1091 Refers to
Ruach as "wind" in the following passage: "We
have learnt that wisdom beat against the stones
of the 32 paths and caused the wind to gather
many waters into one place. Then fifth gates of
understanding were opened. From the paths
emanated ten luminous crowns, and there were
left 22 paths. The wind whirled down those paths
and fifty gates of understand were opened, and