Gematria - Sepher Sapphires Volume 1.pdf

weight. It indicates the spiral, whirling motion
associated with Key 10 and Jupiter, as well as
with Kether. It has a secondary meaning of "to
be strong, to be first, to be foremost or chief'.
This idea of magnitude is more definitely
expressed by the feminine noun Gedulah,
usually translated "magnificence."
' fl '1 'I 17 The 5 letter to which are attributed
the 5 senses. 17: sight, 7: hearing, 7: smell, fl:
taste, ': touch. A hint that the SELF is a focus for
the subtle principles of sensation (tattvas).
5'1 giver, profuse, lavish. An intimation of the
wealth of power centered in Kether. 5'1 M
Tayth Zal(837) is one name for the Kether.
5'1 division of force.
r?rf'l33 glorious (Psalm 45:13). "The king's
daughter is all-glorious within," Kebodah refers
particularly to Malkuth, which is sometimes
called "Bride," and "Daughter." Remember,
"Kether is in Malkuth, and Malkuth is in Kether,
but after another manner." This is akin to the
Hermetic axiom: "That which is above is as that
which is below, and that which is below is as
that which is above." The root meaning of
kabodah, is ponderability or weight, i.e., that
which is manifest as gravitation. see 44 (&)
5 banner. The adytum of the One Self is the
banner of deity.
135 flame. see 44.
?l'#% "God good and patient". 7th Shem ha-
Mephorash. 3 1-3 5E. Genie. CLOUS, Mercury.
March 26, June 6, August 16, October 28,
January 8. 2:OO-2:20 AM. Attributed to Psalm
130:s. Rules patience, discovers the secrets of
nature; influences the propagation of
enlightenment and aids industry. Persons born:
loves to instruct himself in useful things; glories
in the execution of the most difficult works and
discovers many useful processes in the arts. see
Appendix 10.
Associated with the 1' quinance [I -5E] of Virgo;
angel by day of the 8 of Pentacles (Hod of
Assiah). This represents the operation of Hod,
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sphere of Mercury, in Assiah, the material world.
Davidson translates this name as "trouble", and
says that in the Qabalah, he is one of 8 Seraphim
[Davidson, 1971, p. 6.1
Valu; Volac. Goetic demon #62 by night of
the 2"* decanate of Sagittarius. see Appendix 1 1.
Goetia: "He is a president mighty and great, and
appears like a child with angel's wings, riding on
a two-headed dragon. His office is to give true
answers of hidden treasures, and to tell where
serpents may be seen. That which he will bring
unto the Exorcist without any force or strength
being by him employed. He governs 38 Legions
of Spirits." [Mathers, 1995, p. 601
Tll sanctuary, adytum
q 01Pq He thebeh (Gr). Ark [Exodus 2:2 in the
Greek Septuagint]. The ark in the bulrushes
(Moses). The life-power is the ark which
preserves us from every danger. Both it and
Noah's ark suggest preservation of Life, and the
transition from one cycle of the Life-power's
manifestation to another. The point of
"beginning," which is really a point of transition
from relative quiescence to a period of relative
activity, is symbolized as an ark.
linea (Lt). line, boundary, limit, goal. see 106
(9av).
non (Lt). Not, nothing. compare to 5% above.
Draco (Lt) Dragon. The Alchemical serpent
power. see 358. In the book of Lambspring "A
savage dragon lives in the forest [56 Latin], Most
venomous he is, yet lacking nothing: When he
sees the rays of the sun and its birth fire, He
scatters abroad his poison, And flies upward so
fiercely That no living creature can stand before
him, Nor is even the basilisk equal to him."
[Waite, 1974, vol. 1, p. 2861. Note that Draco
(the dragon) and Panacea (universal medicine)
are numerically equivalent. see 72 (Lt).
panacea (Lt). Universal medicine. Concerning
the dragon, or serpent-power, it is said "He who
hath skill, to slay him, wisely Hath escaped from
all dangers. Yet all venom, and colors, are
multiplied In the hour of his death. His venom
becomes the great Medicine. He quickly
consumes his venom, For he devours his