The Kabbalah Unveiled — S. L. MacGregor Mathers (from Knorr von Rosenroth's Latin) (1887)
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990. And this is Binah, wherefrom are opened the fifty gates f in the aspects of the world of lights and luminaries.
991. This is what is said concerning Rechoboth by the waters. And they were not all permanent. Thou shalt not say that they were abolished, but that they were not permanent in that kingdom which is from the side of the Woman.
992. Until there was excited and extended that Last One of them all concerning whom it is said : “ And Hadar , HDR, reigned after him.”
993. Who is Hadar? The Supernal Benignity .t
994. “ And the name of his city was POV, Pctaic (crying aloud)” What is Paau? Through this the man prayeth who is worthy of the Holy Spirit.
995. “And the name of his wife was Mcchetabcl , MChITBAL,” herein are they mitigated together, and his (Hadar' s) wife is named, which is not written concerning any other of them. MChITBAL, Meclietabel (ivhicli bears
* It is not at first sight clear why Saul of Rechoboth should be taken exception to as symbolizing judgment. But if we examine the word RChVBVTh, Bechoboth, by Gematria, we shall find a reason. For R+Ch+V+B+V+Th = 200 + 8 + 6+2 + 6 + 400 + 622 = BRKTh, BerachotJi , Blessings, and also “pools of water,” which is also “Rechoboth by the waters.” And “the waters ” are Binah, the third Sephira.
+ Vide ante in the “ Book of Concealed Mystery.” t For HDR = 213, which = ChSD OLAH DAL, Cliesed AulaeJi Da- El , the Supernal Mercy of El = 213 also. And Chesed is the fourth Sephira, which succeeds Binah the third, as Hadar succeeds Saul of Rechoboth by the waters.
THE GREATER HOLY ASSEMBLY.
the signification of u as if were made better by the name of Benignity , AL, El , MCsI TB AL ”), mitigation of the one by the other.
996. “ The daughter of MTRD, Matredf the elaborations on the side of Severity : “ the daughter of MIZHB, Mezahab ; ” that is, they have been firmly contempered and intertwined together — namely MI, Me, Mercury,* and ZHB, Zahab , Gold, Mercy and Judgment.
CHAPTER XLI.
CONCERNING THE SEPARATE MEMBERS OF EACH PERSONIFI- CATION, AND ESPECIALLY CONCERNING THE ARMS OF
MICROPROSOPUS.
997. Hereunto have adhered together both the Woman and the Man ; now in Their condition are They separated in arms and limbs.
998. Of the Male, one arm is right and the other left.
999. In the first arm (otherwise, in the holy arm) three members f (or divisions) are bound together.
1000. And the two arms are completed. And they are perfected in three members in the right arm, and in three members in the left arm.
1001. The three members of the right arm correspond to the three members of the left arm.
1002. And therefore is mention only made of the one
* This partakes of alchemical symbolism — Mezahab, the philosophical Mercury.
+ As in the arm there are three natural divisions, from shoulder to elbow, from elbow to wrist, and from wrist to the tips of the fingers. The word QShRIN, here translated “members,” means, properly speaking, “zones.”
KABBALAH.
arm. For of the arms there is only made mention of that on the right side ; but in Exod. xv. 6 it is called, “ Thy right hand, 0 Tetragrammaton ! ”
1003. Therefore it is said a the right hand of Tetragrammaton,” with reference to the three divisions of the Patriarchs * who have occupied those parts.
1004. And if thou shalt say : u Also these are found
( symbolized ) in the three cavities of the skull.”
1005. We have learned that all these three (as to their conceptions ) are expanded through and connected with the whole body (of Microprosopus) through those three which are bound together in the right arm.
1006. And therefore David desired Him, and said, Ps. cx. 1 : u Sit thou with those on my right hand,” that he might be associated with the Patriarchs, and sit there in the perfect throne.
1007. And therefore it is written, Ps. cxviii. 22 :
“ The stone which the builders rejected,” because that
he sat on the right hand.
1008. This is that which is written, Dan. xii. 13 :
“ And thou shalt rest, and rise again in thy lot at the
limit of My right hand.”t
1009. Like as if it were said : a Even as he who is worthy of the friendship of the King is happy when the King extendeth His right hand, and placeth him at His right hand.
1010. But when He sitteth, certain members are extended as to this right hand, but the arm extendeth not the hand (otherwise, when He sitteth, also the members are not extended, and the arm is not stretched