Gematria - Sepher Sapphires Volume 1.pdf

All the derivatives of the root lqft, present a
certain calamitous idea; first, it is 'lp, a violent
adversary; 'I!)?, a privation of sight; then, it is
Pql)? or P v a desert, a barrenness, a
complete nakedness, literally as well as
figuratively; it is ?Il$?D a devastated place, an
abyss, cavern; it is finally fmQ an absolute
blindness, a total abandonment. In the sequence
of these words can be placed the name that the
Persians gave to the infernal adversary Hariman
which is nothing else than the word P?v
referred to this note, with the augmentative
syllable 11." [ibid, 1976, pp. 97-98.]
11. The serpent more subtle than any beast of the
field is: "a symbol of the desire-mind, which is
more penetrative and captivating to the ego than
any of the lower desires (beasts)." [Gaskell,
198 1, p. 676.1
111. The Zohar [I:28B] Comments: "And the
serpent was more subtle than any beast of the
field which the Lord God had made; i.e. they are
more subtle for evil than all the gentiles, and
they are the offspring of the original serpent that
beguiled Eve. The mixed multitude are the
impurity which the serpent injected into Eve.
From this impurity came forth Cain, who killed
Abel ... From Cain was descended Jethro, the
father-in-law of Moses, as it is written, 'And the
sons of the Kenite the father in law of Moses
[Judges 1 : 161, and according to tradition he was
called Kenite because he originated from Cain.
Moses, in order to screen the reproach of this
father-in-law, sought to convert the 'mixed
multitude' (the descendants of Cain), although
God warned him, saying, 'They are of an evil
stock; beware of them'. Through them Moses
was banished from his proper place and was not
privileged to enter the land of Israel." [pp. 108-
1 091
V73Il Given as ligatus [bound, tied, connected,
united] in K.D.L.C.K. (p.33 1 ). He says it refers
to Tiphareth, which is with Malkuth linked and
connected with Binah, which binds part of itself
to Maikuth, as in exile.
mli7 (loathing, disgust) [Crowley, 1977, p.
361.
Of p d'Olivet says: That which is indefinite,
vague, indeterminate, unformed: it is matter
suitable to be put in action, the mechanical
movement which acts upon it, the obtuse, vague,
blind irresistible force which leads it, necessity.
Of the letters Nl he writes: ... that kind of straight
line which departing from the center converges
at any point whatsoever of the circumference: it
is, in a very restricted sense, a streak, in a
broader sense, a way and metaphorically, the
visual ray, visibility." [d701ivet, 1976, pp. 439-
440,446.1
73W"l Goetia demon by day of the 3'd decanate
of Aries. [Mathers, 1995, p. 1271. see Appendix
11.
I. "This Spirit is of a Good Nature, and his office
is to declare things Past and to Come, and to
discover all things hid or Lost." [ibid, 1995, p.
281
11. The influence of the demon suggest conscious
imbalance, resulting in negative aspect of the
qualities assigned to this decanate, which are
generous, religion, idealistic. When adversely
aspected, as here, the 4 of Wands can indicate
loss of success through personal merit or the
perfection of something built up after labor,
determinant through travel, shipping and
business with foreign countries; loss in
consequence of unpreparedness of by hasty
action. The remedy is to get beneath personal
levels of recollection into the cosmic memory
and learn to participate in the life-power perfect
memory of the creative order symbolized by Key
10.
llRV to crouch, bow down; to be bowed down,
be humbled, be dejected. Job 9: 13: "If God will
not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do
stop under him." False pride is but misuse of the
Mars force. see Key 16.
;PW crash, ruin; name of a demon. in
K.D.L.C.K. (p.54) it is connected with the
Qlippothic cortices, which are deserted places,
and referred to by the wise under this name.
P7l' greenish; yellow; green herb, green thing.
Job 39:s: "The range of the mountains is his
pasture, and he searches after every green thing."
Green is the color of Venus; the mountains
suggest the higher brain centers.