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Order of St. Gabriel Study Guide - Magdalene Circle

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When you have purified and cleansed yourself, shedding the influences <strong>of</strong> the husks <strong>of</strong> darkness andimpurity (klippot), then your must cleave to the Spirit <strong>of</strong> Truth and to the Holy Sefirot – letting go <strong>of</strong>the husks you must set into their place the emanations <strong>of</strong> the Divine Light, cultivating the qualities <strong>of</strong>Beauty and Holiness, the Divine.In order to live according to the Holy Torah and Gospel you must study and contemplate the HolyScriptures, becoming intimately acquainted with them – seeking to receive the Word <strong>of</strong> God throughthe Holy Spirit and seeking to enter into the Sphere <strong>of</strong> Prophecy, you must know and understand theWord <strong>of</strong> God that has been received; through study and contemplation <strong>of</strong> the Torah and Gospel youdraw to yourself the spiritual influx (shefa) <strong>of</strong> the Holy Sefirot, and you are empowered to cleave to theMessiah and Shekinah <strong>of</strong> Messiah – moreover, you will be empowered to discern the spirit that comesupon you, whether it is <strong>of</strong> the Divine Light and Truth, or is an admixture <strong>of</strong> truth and falsehood, or is acompletely deceiving spirit from the Other Side, for knowing the Holy Scriptures, if the word <strong>of</strong>knowledge or vision received does not accord with them, then it is admixed or it is false.Again it must be said that we are not talking about knowledge <strong>of</strong> the Scriptures according to thedogmatic creeds and doctrines <strong>of</strong> the outer and unspiritual church, but rather according to thegnosis <strong>of</strong> the interior church – the instruction <strong>of</strong> the Holy Spirit and those who bear the witness<strong>of</strong> the Holy Spirit in their teachings.As you seek to live according to the Holy Torah and Gospel, it is good to keep the Ten Commandments,for these are the direct revelation <strong>of</strong> Ha-Shem and the Holy Sefirot, and they are emanations <strong>of</strong> DivineWisdom; but their essence is in the Two Holy Commandments, the love <strong>of</strong> Ha-Shem and the love <strong>of</strong>your neighbor, all your relations – the Spirit <strong>of</strong> Yahweh speaks to those who are loving, and your soulbecomes what you most love.Of the Ten Commandments in the Way <strong>of</strong> the Navi – the Way <strong>of</strong> Purification, two are essential:To honor the Holy Name <strong>of</strong> God, and to remember and keep the Shabbat holy in every way;Ruach Ha-Kodesh does not come to rest upon anyone who does not do this, but if and when aspirit rests upon those who do not do this, it is surely from the Other Side.Remembering and keeping the Ten Commandments, so you will wish to draw wisdom <strong>of</strong> the spirituallife and practice from the Beatitudes – the Sermon on the Mount being perfect instruction on the Way<strong>of</strong> the Prophets and Apostles <strong>of</strong> God.When you study and contemplate the Holy Torah and Gospel, do not take up study and contemplationwith any ulterior motive, but rather study and contemplate the Torah and Gospel for its own sake, forthe delight <strong>of</strong> study and contemplation, and love <strong>of</strong> Ha-Shem.If you want the Holy Shekinah to come upon you when you study and contemplate, and wantthe Holy Spirit to illuminate you as to the true meaning <strong>of</strong> Holy Scripture – before you begin,pray and meditate for knowledge, understanding and wisdom, and when you read the Holy40

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