Gematria - Sepher Sapphires Volume 1.pdf

Twenty-seven is appropriate to designate the
magical age at which brother CR becomes a
Founder of the Fraternity. The Rosicrucian grade
corresponding to Yesod is Theoricus, and in this
grade the fundamental theory of the Great Work
is explained. see 9, 80, 220, 570, 18, 36, 445,
63, 72, 8 1, 90.
m. Intricate speech, a riddle, an enigma;
oracle, puzzle; a parable. A description of the
magical language and writing.
729. to drop, distill, to flow down in drops; to
weep, cry, wail. This describes the Hermetic
work, and suggest also the measured outpouring
of energy involved in such an undertaking.
Paul Case: Bawkah also means to weep, to cry.
The Masters are moved by compassion for the
errors of the unenlightened, by sympathy for
suffers from the consequence of these errors of
the unenlightened. They work without ceasing
for the purification and regeneration of the
Human race. "Here is a strong intimation that the
cube of 3 units represent that which to the
average man is a riddle indeed, and a cause for
mourning; but also that which to the wise is a
means for the establishment of purity, clarity and
cleanliness of mind and body. [The Flaming
Cube - Light of the Chaldees] see 132, Chasidim.
V'. 4oth Shem ha-Mephorash, short form. see 58
& Appendix 10.
1. C7 = 28. The mystical number of Netzach.
11. The diameter of Assiah in the material world.
The second perfect number (see Appendix).
111. The number of days in a lunar month. By
some accounts, the number of pieces the body of
Osiris was divided.
'IVP. union or unity, indicates the fact that the
material world, which we misinterpret as the
sphere of manyness or multiplicity, is
fundamentally the ONE expression of ONE
reality, in which there is no separation whatever,
each of the seemingly separate parts being
combined with the others. This is a
conception made understandable by modern
rediscoveries concerning the electrical
constitution of matter. With different pointing: I.
yacheddaw, yechadu. together, all together;
alike. Union, unity; 2. privacy, private meeting;
profession of unity of God (also separation) see
88,7,22, 14,44,21,66,440.
%T% Father or possessor of renown. One
who has "strength."
VlTl creature. In Genesis 1 :21. "And God
created great whales, and every living creature
that moves, which the waters brought forth
abundantly, after their kind ..." From YlT! Chaiah,
living thing, animal; life; appetite; revival,
renewal ... Thus "the creatures."
ly to taste; to pass something through the plate;
the throat; palate; mouth as organ of speech. The
throat is connected with Venus and with desire.
Job 34:3: (2) "hear my words, you wise men;
listen to me, you men of learning. (3) for the ear
test words as the palate (tongue) tastes food.
Also in Job 6:30: "Is there any wickedness on
my lips? Can my mouth not discern malice?"
And in Proverbs 8:7: "My mouth speaks what is
true, for my lips detest wickedness."
n2 power, strength, might. Refers to the magic
square of Venus. It represents by its total
summation (2800 or 28 x 100) the formative
power of desire. This work locates for us the
place were we shall draw the power used in
magic and other forms of practical occultism.
The power we are to use is a physical power.
The power is in plain sight. The alchemists tell
us again and again when they intimate that the
First Matter of the art is procurable everywhere,
and without expense.
The reversal of the letter [72] forms the word
Tn, khake, signifiing the mouth as the fbrmer of
words, or the power of verbal utterance. This
power of verbal utterance is held in occult
philosophy to be basic in the creation and
formation of the universe. It is the power which
supports all creation, and thus it is appropriate
that of an area of a great lozenge [formed in the
geometrical construction of the Tree of Life]
corresponding to Yl, Khake, by number should
be shown as being what is outside and below the
Tree of Life as its support [the number 281. [Paul
Case: Letter to J.W. Hamilton-Jones March 10,
1952 page 41.