The Kabbalah Unveiled — S. L. MacGregor Mathers (from Knorr von Rosenroth's Latin) (1887)
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God the Most Holy One — blessed be He ! ” — and that dependeth from MZLA, Mezla , the Influence ; assuredly from the Influence rightly so called.
443. And therefore is it customary to say : “ Concerning children, life, and nourishment, the matter dependeth not from merit, but from the Influence.” For all these things depend from this Influence, as we have already shown.
444. Nine thousand myriads of worlds receive influence from and are upheld by that GVLGLThA, Golgcltha , Skull.
* It is to be noted that this word is MNA, Manna , and is a Metathesis of the letters of AMN, Amen , which has been shown in the “Book of Concealed Mystery ” to be equal by Gematria to IHVH ADNI.
KABBALAH.
445. And in all tilings is that subtle AY IRA, Auira ,
Ether,* contained, as It Itself containeth all things, and
as in It all things are comprehended.
446. His countenance is extended in two sides, f in two lights, which in themselves contain all things.
447. And when His countenance (i.e., that of Micro -
prosopus ) looketh back upon the countenance of the Most
Holy Ancient One, all things are called ARK APIM,
Arikh Apliim , Yastness of Countenance.
448. What is ARK APIM, or Yastness of Countenance? Also it should rather be called ARYK APIM, Arokli Apliim , Yast in Countenance.
449. Assuredly thus is the tradition, since also He prolongeth His wrath against the wicked. But the phrase ARK APIM, Arikh Aphim , also implies the same as u healing power of countenance.”
450. Seeing that health is never found in the world save when the countenances (of Macroprosopus and Microprosopus) mutually behold each other.
451. In the hollow of the Skull (of Microprosopns ) shine three lights. And although thou canst call them three, yet notwithstanding are there four,* as we have before said.
452. He (Microprosopus) is the heir of His Father and of His Mother, and there are two inheritances from Them ; all which things are bound together under the symbol of the Crown of His Head. And they are the phylacteries of His Head.
453. After that these are united together after a t Eight and left ; while in Macroprosopus “all is right.”
* ? Astral Light.
X At first sight this seems a contradiction, but on careful examination the difficulty disappears. A triangle is a fit expression of the number 3. It has 3 angles, it has 3 Bides ; but there is the whole figure itself also, which is the synthesis of the sides and the angles. So there are the 3 angles and the whole figure itself which contains them, and thus completes the Trinity by the Quaternary : in the Tetragrammaton, IHV, and H final, which forms the synthesis.
THE LESSER HOLY ASSEMBLY.
certain manner they shine, and go forth into the Three Cavities of the Skull.
454. ( And then) singly they are developed each after its own manner, and they are extended through the whole body.
455. But they are associated together in two Brains, and the third Brain containeth the others in itself.*
456. And it adhereth as well to the one side as to the other, and is expanded throughout the whole body.
457. And therefrom are formed two colours mixed together in one, and His countenance shineth.
458. And the colours of His countenance are symbols of Ab ( the Father) and Aima ( the Mother ), and are called Daath ( Knowledge ) in Daath.
459. As it is written, 1 Sam. ii. 3 : “ Since El Daoth (plural) is Tetragrammaton,” because in Him there are two colours.
460. Unto Him ( Microprosopus ) are works ascribed diversely ; but to the Most Holy Ancient One (operations) are not ascribed diversely.
461. For what reason doth He ( Microprosopus ) admit of variable disposition ? Because He is the heir of two inheritances (i.e., from Cliokmah and Binah).
462. Also it is written, Ps. xviii. 2 6: “With the merciful man thou shalt show thyself merciful.”
463. But also truly and rightly have the Companions decided concerning that saying where it is written, Gen. xxix. 12 : “And Jacob declared unto Bachel that he was her father’s brother, and that he was Rebekah’s son.”
464. It is written, “ Rebekah’s son,” and not “ the son of Isaac.” And all the mysteries are in Chokmah.f
* Thus rigidly following out the rule of the symbolism before given, that Chokmah and Binah are contained in Ketlier. In this is the key of all religions.
f BChKMThA, Be-Chokmatha ; ChKMThA is the emphatic Chaldee form of ChKMA, which is Chaldee for Hebrew ChKMH.
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KABBALAH.
465. And therefore is (Chokmah) called the Perfection of all ; and to it is ascribed the name of Truth.