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" Sleeping"<br />

U And all went astray after <strong>the</strong>m. And <strong>the</strong>re was one male who came into <strong>the</strong> world<br />

from <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong> Cain's side, and <strong>the</strong>y caned Tubal-Cain. And a female came forth<br />

with him, and <strong>the</strong> creatures went astray after her, and her name was Naamah. From<br />

her issued o<strong>the</strong>r and demons" .<br />

We shall now discuss <strong>the</strong> nature <strong>of</strong> Naamah in <strong>the</strong> context <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

antinomian <strong>Left</strong> Path. As Tubal Cain's she might <strong>the</strong><br />

female completion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> path <strong>of</strong> isolation and separation from <strong>the</strong> natural<br />

order. Here we can to her name which was also attributed to a<br />

Caanatite town, as it is mentioned in <strong>the</strong> Book <strong>of</strong> If we connect it<br />

with <strong>the</strong> fact that <strong>the</strong> tribe <strong>of</strong> Cain was <strong>the</strong> first to create cities on earth, we<br />

can reach some conclusions. It can be <strong>the</strong>refore a <strong>of</strong><br />

isolation <strong>of</strong> one's consciousness a complete and independent city,<br />

opposed to <strong>the</strong> rest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> "natural" world ruled by God. In this sense,<br />

Naamah's name to <strong>the</strong> city (not <strong>the</strong> in question but in<br />

a general understanding) may become a complementary crowning <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

path, it with <strong>the</strong> feminine element. This hypo<strong>the</strong>sis might be<br />

confirmed by certain correlations achieved by <strong>the</strong> art <strong>of</strong> Gematria and<br />

Qabalah in which <strong>the</strong> numerical analysis <strong>of</strong> this concept would leave us<br />

with <strong>the</strong> words such as , or "Little . Also <strong>the</strong><br />

rpt'pr.>nr'p to Malkuth, <strong>the</strong> first on <strong>the</strong> Tree <strong>of</strong> Life, equivalent to<br />

Lilith qIipha, which means "Kingdom" might us some clues to fur<strong>the</strong>r<br />

understanding <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> issue.<br />

The side is also connected with many o<strong>the</strong>r related<br />

to Naamah. Her symbolism refers to o<strong>the</strong>r basic aspects that to <strong>the</strong><br />

left hand path <strong>of</strong> spiritual development. Because <strong>of</strong> her attributes, <strong>the</strong><br />

Goddess is <strong>of</strong>ten associated with <strong>the</strong> realm <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> night and nocturnal<br />

which a metaphoric aBusion to <strong>the</strong> element <strong>of</strong> darkness.<br />

This is <strong>the</strong> transformative element in nature which allows for all progress<br />

and movement. It is <strong>the</strong> alchemical process <strong>of</strong> Solve by which <strong>the</strong> old<br />

elements are destroyed to make place for <strong>the</strong> new - evolution and<br />

regeneration. It should be stressed, however, that conceptions <strong>of</strong> and<br />

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