The Kabbalah Unveiled — S. L. MacGregor Mathers (from Knorr von Rosenroth's Latin) (1887)
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- 972. This is that which is written: “Walk before Me and be thou perfect ; really and truly perfect, Gen.
- xvii. I.
973. Also it is written, Ps. xviii. 24 : “I will be upright before Him, and will keep myself from the sinner.”
974. Who is he concerning whom the discourse is both in the first and second instance (in this passage) ? Assuredly, he who uncovereth that Yod ; et cavet, ne Yod istud introducat in potestatem adversam; so that he may have part in the world to come, and that he may be bound together in the sheaf of life.
975. What is this, “in potestatem adversam”?
Even that which is written, Mai. ii. 1 1 : “ And hath
married the daughter of a strange god.”
976. And therefore is it written : “ I will be upright before Him,” because he hath become perfect in the uncovering of Yod ,” and I will keep myself from the sinner.”
977. Et dum extenditur membrum hoc, etiam extenditur latus rigoris de illis rigoribus sinistrae in faemina.
978. Et inseritur in fseminam, in loco quodam, et signatioram facit in nuditate, sen parte maxirne contegenda in toto corpore fasminino.
- * This apparently refers to the qabalistical symbolism of the changing of the names of Abram and Sarai into Abraham and Sarah ; ABRM and ShRI into ABRHM and ShRH ; ABRM = 243 m made into ABRHM = 248 by addition of the number 5, the letter H, He; and ShRI = 510 is made SHRH = 505 by the subtraction of five from the final I, Yod; 248 is the number of the members of Micropi-osopus, and 5 is that of the five judgments. Hence the united numbers of Abram and Sarai, 243 + 510 =
- 753) which number is also obtained by the addition of Abraham and Sarah, 248 + 505 = 753 ; so that the total numeration of the two names remains unchanged.
THE GREATER HOLY ASSEMBLY.
979. Et ille locus dicitur nuditas ab omnibus occultanda, locus scilicet pro membro illo, quod dicitur Benignitas, ut scilicet mitigetur rigor iste, qui continet quinque rigores.
980. And that Benignity comprehendeth in itself five Benignities (otherwise, and herein existeth the Benignity from the other Benignities). And Benignity is from those on the right, but Severity from those on the left.
981. And when the latter is mitigated by the former
He is called man, consisting in both aspects.
982. And therefore in all the crowns (the former state of things) was not permanent, before that the conformations of the King* were prepared by the Ancient of the Ancient Ones, so that He might construct the worlds, and form (i their ) conformations, for the purpose of establishing that Woman,! so that She might be mitigated.
983. Until the supernal Benignity could descend, and then the conformations of the Woman became permanent, and were mitigated by this member (of Microprosopus) , which is called the Benignity.
984. This is that which is written, Gen. xxxvi. : “ And these are the kings which reigned in the land of Edom ; ” which is the place where all the judgments are found, and they are the constitutions of the Woman.
985. For it is not written, u Who were,” but “ Who reigned,” because they were not mitigated until all were formed, and that Benignity went forth.
986. Therefore is it said, “And he died,” because they were not permanent, neither was Judgment mitigated through Judgment.!
987. But, and if thou sayest: “ That if it be thus that all are judgments, wherefore is it written, Gen. xxxvi.
* Microprosopus.
+ Malkutb, the tenth Sephira, the Kingdom, the Queen, the Bride of Microprosopus; the Isis, Rhea, Ceridwen, Hertha, &c., of other religions; Nature, the Great Mother of us all.
t Compare with this the meaning of the names of the two Pillars at the entrance to King Solomon’s Temple.
KABBALAH.
3 7 : 4 And Saul of Rechoboth * by the waters reigned in bis stead,’ for this man truly doth not appear (to symbolize) a judgment ? ”
988. We have learned that all denote judgment, excepting one, which last remaineth.
989. But this Saul of Rechoboth by the waters is one order (otherwise, one side or aspect), an order which is expanded, and goeth forth from Rechoboth by the waters.