Gematria - Sepher Sapphires Volume 1.pdf

?l%%-il The Majesty, the magnificence.
Alternate name of Chesed prefixed by a definite
article. In 1 Chronicles 29:ll translates it as
"Greatness," and includes the names of Geburah,
Tiphareth, Netzach and Hod. It is one of the
oldest references to the Tree of Life. [In
Chronicles 29:ll the Vav is omitted, giving a
short spelling of the word or 471. see 48, 1389,
see 360 ("His Great Fire").
837 Sun (poetical). The "secret fire" of the
alchemist, the radiant energy of the Sun.
Figuratively poison due to its inflaming effect.
Also alchemical Gold, whose center is Tiphareth,
the heart center. It is the "secret fire" of alchemy,
the radiant energy of the sun and the
quintessence, the substance of all things.
Literally heat, also fever; rage; to be hot, to
glow, excitement through wine. Heat, anger,
burning anger, wrath, fury in Genesis 27:44.
With different pointing: khaemaw. (fem noun) to
bind or join; to unite, to hold; to enclose, to
surround with a wall (see Key 19). Figuratively,
to be allied in affinity, to fasten. See an, Ham,
and m.
Yl-??-Nl-n". Special spelling of W!'. Since it
has the same value as Khammaw, it designates
the heat and fire which descends through the
Tree of Life on the side of Geburah.
12 Gan. garden, wall enclosure, a placed hedged
or walled around, hence an enclosure, mystically
the Garden of Eden, perfected state of being
which the state of conscious identification of the
EGO with the cosmic or Universal Self. In
Genesis 3:24 it is Garden of Eden rn P; in
Genesis 13 : 10: Garden of Tetragrammaton
p in Ezekiel 28:13: Garden of Elohim PV~N
12. see 124, 177.
I. "12 The organic sign united by contraction to
the root ?# or IS#, forms a root from which come
all ideas of circuit, closure, protective walls,
sphere, organic self-sameness.
That which encloses, surrounds, or covers all
parts; that which forms the enclosure of a thing;
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limits this thing and protects it; in the same
fashion that a sheath encloses, limits and protect
its blade.
The Arabic in general, everything which covers
or which surrounds another; it is, in particular, a
protecting shade, a darkness, as much physically
as morally; a tomb. As a verb, this word
expresses the action of enveloping with
darkness, making night, obscuring the mind,
rendering foolish, covering with a veil, enclosing
with walls, etc. In the ancient idiom has a
signified a demon, a devil, a dragon; a shield;
bewilderment of mind; an embryo enveloped in
the womb on its mother; and every kind of
armor; etc. In the modern idiom, this word is
restricted to signify an enclosure, a garden."
[dYOlivet, 1976, pp. 3 15-3 16.1
11. The Garden, or Paradise, is another term
expressive of the whole Sephirotic system in
Atziloth, the archetypal world. [Mathers, 1993,
P. 671
T2 'PBS Trust in the Lord. [Isaiah 26:4] The
only way to return to the Garden of Eden and sit
upon the "Stone", of Majesty.
ehben. "stone," rock, a weight. From a root
meaning: to build. Conjunction of Father and
Son. The state of conscious identification of the
EGO with the cosmic, or universal SELF. Also
known as the Philosopher's stone, the "third eye,"
the Sanctum sanctorum (Holy of Holies) or
pineal gland. The organ of true spiritual vision
which enables one to see beyond the limits of the
physical plane, and perceive man's perfect union
with his divine source. The Stone is identified
with the secret fire of alchemy and with the
quintessence (spirit). The alchemical Fire is the
radiant energy of the sun. With different vowel
points: oven, fossil. see 73, 444, 54 (Lt).
[Hebrew Lexicon], 532.
I. The stone is the garden, and the garden is the
place of delight. That is, 1% (ehben) is 12 (gan),
and gan is rn (Eden). The stone is the union of
the Son with the Father, and since ehben and gan
are both 53, the stone is the stone of Eden. The
stone and the garden are one, and the stone is the
union of Chokmah (%) and Tiphareth (fl), so
also is the garden that same union; and fiom
union comes delight. There is never delight in