Gematria - Sepher Sapphires Volume 1.pdf

seized for a debt." With different pointing shed:
demon, devil in Deuteronomy 32:17: "They
sacrificed to devils [PT~, to-the-demons], not
to God; to gods whom they know not, to new
gods that came newly up, whom your fathers did
not fear." And in Psalm 106:37: "Yes, they
sacrifice their sons and daughters to devils."
13 05 7m fi This is the way; walk in it.
Isaiah 30:21: "Whether you turn to the right or
the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you,
saying, 'This is the way; walk in it."' see 241;
3384, 1061,2323 (Greek).
Ntfrl grass, Genesis 1 : 1 1 : "And God [Elohim]
said, let the earth bring forth grass, the herb
yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit
after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the
earth: and it was so." Note that this word is a
combination of or "green", suggesting Venus
and Aleph, the letter of spirit. The "earth" is the
physical body; the grass represents the shoots of
the neophyte or new plant, which is the
regenerated consciousness. With different
pointing: green herbage, tender herb. NW7
dawshaw. to sprout, grow grass, grow green with
grass.
1w D?V small world; microcorm. An epithet
of man. see 146. 159.
?lW Yetzirah. The world of formation (variant
spelling, see 3 15). [From 7%': imagination,
device, purpose impulse, inclination, desire;
form, framing; pottery, idol] The connection
between Venus or desire and formation should
be apparent.
I. In Jewish mysticism, Paroketh or Parakah was
the veil that divided the Temple. Its number,
305, is that of Yetzirah, the World of Formation,
and as the Veil of the Abyss divides the World of
Emanations from the World of Creation, so the
Veil of Paroketh divides the World of Creation
from the World of Formation. The Veil of the
Abyss conceals Daath; the Veil of Paroketh
obscures Yesod, and these two power zones
generate the glamour and illusion that constitute
the world of appearances. [Grant, 1994, p. 54.1
dazzling white light. [Note that
means dazzling, bright, clear; glowing,
brightness] the light from on high, or Kether,
reveals all secrets of formation.
"That dazzling whiteness, too brilliant to be
borne by mortal eyes,
ligheth the path of every blessed one who
attaineth to immorality." [Book of Tokens, Nun]
23B' to be high, strong (of a fortress). In
Deuteronomy 2:36: "From Adoer, which is by
the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city
that is in the valley, as far as Gilead, there was
not one city too strong for us; the Lord our God
delivered all to us." To rise high, to be exalted, in
Job 5:ll: "To shut up on high those that are
lowly; and the meek shall be exalted by
salvation." With different pointing: siggeb. to set
up on high, to make strong in Psalm 107:41:
(The Lord) "He strengthens the poor and he
multiplies their families like a flock." To set up
against, in Isaiah 9: 1 1 : "Therefore the Lord shall
set up the adversaries of Rezin against him
[Jacob], and join his enemies together." With
different pointing suggahb: to be strong, safe in
Proverbs 29:25: "The fear of man brigs a snare:
but whosoever puts his trust in the Lord shall be
safe."
n?lrp foreskin; connected with Israel's covenant
with God. In Jeremiah 4:4: "Circumcise
yourselves to the Lord, circumcise the foreskins
of your hearts, you men of Judah and people of
Jerusalem, or my wrath will break out and burn
like fire because of the evil you have done, burn
with no one to quench it." see 794 and Genesis
3 1 : 14.
m2 A curving, bending [Crowley, 1977, p.
341. This word is not found in scripture.
?21I!34m Haqamano. Netzach, 42-fold name in
Yetzirah. Netzach is the sphere of Venus.
%?I Given without explanation in Sqher
Sephiroth [Crowley, 1977, p. 351. The
combination of letters suggest the power of
vision or reason (Heh) united with that of the fire
of resurrection (Shin) or Mars in Aries
combination with Mars in Vulcan.
"Root not used in Hebrew. The Arabic signifies
literally to soften, to become tender. As