The Kabbalah Unveiled — S. L. MacGregor Mathers (from Knorr von Rosenroth's Latin) (1887)

389. Hereunto have I propounded how one thing agreeth with another ; and I have expounded those things which have been concealed in the most Holy Ancient One, the Concealed with all Concealments ; and how these are connected with those.

390. But now for a time I will discourse concerning the requisite parts of Microprosopus ; especially concerning those which were not manifested in the Conclave of the Assembly, and which have been concealed in mine heart, and have not been given forth in order therefrom.

391. Hereunto have I mystically and in a subtle manner propounded all those matters. Blessed is his portion who entereth therein and departeth therefrom, and (blessed the portion) of those who shall be the heirs of that inheritance.

392. As it is written, Ps. cxliv. 15 : “Blessed are the people with whom it is so,” &c.

393. Now these be the matters which we have propounded. The Father* and the Mother f adhere unto the Ancient One, and also unto His conformation ; since they depend from the Hidden Brain, Concealed with all Concealments, and are connected therewith.

394. And although the Most Holy Ancient One hath been conformed (as it were) alone (i.e., apparently apart from all things at first sight) ; yet when all things are accurately inspected, all things are HVA, Hoa, Himself, the Ancient One, alone.

395. Hoa is and Hoa shall be; and all those forms

* Chokraah.

+ Binab.

THE LESSER HOL Y ASSEMBL Y.

cohere with Himself, are concealed in Himself, and are not separated from Himself.

396. The Hidden Brain is not manifested, and ( Micro - prosopus) doth not depend immediately from it.

397. The Father and the Mother proceed from this
Brain, and depend from It, and are connected with It.

398. ( Through Them) Microprosopns dependeth from
the Most Holy Ancient One, and is connected (with Him).
And these things have we already revealed in the
Conclave of the Assembly.

399. Blessed is his portion who entereth therein and departeth therefrom, and hath known the paths ; so that he declineth not unto the right hand, or unto the left.

• 400. But if any man entereth not therein and departeth therefrom, better were it for that {man) that he had never been born. For thus it is written, Hos.
• xiv. 10 : “ True are Thy ways, 0 Tetragrammaton ! ”

40 1 . Rabbi Schimeon spake and said : Through the whole day have I meditated on that saying where it is said, Ps. xxxiv. 2 : “ My Nephesch* shall rejoice in Tetragrammaton, the humble shall hear thereof and rejoice;” and now that whole text is confirmed (in my mind).

402. “ My Nephesch shall rejoice in Tetragrammaton.” This is true, for my Neschamah is connected therewith, radiateth therein, adhereth thereto, and is occupied thereabout, and in this same occupation is exalted in its place.

403. “The humble shall hear thereof and rejoice.” All those just and blessed men who have come into communion with God, the Most Holy — blessed be He ! — all hear and rejoice.

404. Ah ! now is the Holy One confessed ; and therefore “ magnify Tetragrammaton with me, and let us exalt His Name together ! ”

* See Introduction concerning the parts of the soul, Chiah, Neschamah, Ruacb, and Nephesch.

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KABBALAH.

405. Thus is it written, Gen. xxxvi. 31:“ And those are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom.” And also it is written thus, Ps. xlviii. 4 : “ Since, lo ! the kings assembled, they passed away together.”

406. “ In the land of Edom.” That is, in the place wherewith the judgments are connected.”

407. “ They passed away together.” As it is written,
“ And he died, and there reigned in his stead.”

408. “ They themselves beheld, so were they astonished ; they feared, and hasted away.” Because they remained not in their place, since the conformations of the King had not as yet been formed, and the Holy City and its walls were not as yet prepared.

409. This is that which followeth in the text : u As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city,” &c. For all did not endure.

410. But She (the Bride) now subsisteth beside the
Male, with Whom She abideth.

411. This is that which is written, Gen. xxxvi. 39 : “ And Hadar reigned in his stead, and the name of his city was Pan, and the name of his wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Hatred, the daughter of Mizaheb.”

412. Assuredly this have we before explained in the
Assembly.*

413. Now, also, in the book of the teaching of Rav Hamenuna the Elder it is said : “ And Hadar reigned in his stead.” The word HDR, Hadar , is properly to be expounded according unto that which is said, Lev. xxiii. 40 : “ The fruit of trees which are HDR, Hadar , goodly.”