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

5. Either (1) by the alphabet, or (2) by commemorating the attributes of the most holy and blessed God, merciful and gracious, &c. (according to the passage in Exodus xxxiv. 6, &c.); or (3) by the venerable names of the most holy and blessed God ; such are these : AHIH, Eheieh (in respect of the Crown), and IH, Yah (in respect of the Wisdom) ; IHV, od He Vau (in respect of the Understanding) ; AL, El (in respect of the Majesty) ; ALHIM, Elohim (in respect of the Severity) ; IHVH, Yod He Vau He (in respect of the Beauty) ; TzBAVTh Tzabaoth (in respect of the Victory and the Glory) ; ShDI, Shaddai (in respect of the Foundation) ; and ADNI, Adonai (in respect of the Kingdom). Or (4) by the ten Sephiroth or numerations, which are : MLKVTh, Malkuth , the Kingdom ; ISVD, Yesod , the Foundation ; HVD, Hod , the Glory; NTzCh, Netzach , the Victory; ThPARTh, Tiyhereth , the Beauty ; GBVRH, Geburah , the Severity ; ChSD, Chesed, the Benignity ; BINH, Binah , the Understanding ; ChKMH, Chokhmah , the Wisdom ; and KThR, Kether , the Crown. Or (5) by the commemoration of just men, such as are patriarchs, prophets, and kings. Or (6) by those canticles and psalms wherein is the true Qabalah. And (7), above all these, if any one should know how to declare the conformations of his Lord, according as it is honourable to do. Or (8) if he may know how to ascend from that which is below to that which is above. Or (9) those who know also how to derive the influx from the highest downward. And in all these nine ways there is need of very great concentration of attention ; because if he doeth not that, it is written concerning him, 1 Sam. ii. 30: “ And they that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.”

[“ (1) By the alphabet ” — i.e., according to the mystic qabalistico. theosophic values of the letters. (2) Exod. xxxiv. 6, 7 : “ And the Lokd passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lobd, the

Lokd God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty ; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.” (3) By the Divine Names associated with the Sephiroth. (4) The ten Sephiroth. (5) Those analogous to his desire. (6) Phrases bearing on the subject. (7) The qabalistical development of Deity. (8) By the paths. (9) The converse of (8).]

6. Hereto also pertaineth the meditation of the word Amen , AMN ! which in itself containeth the two names, IHYH, ADNI, Yocl He Vau He Adondi (the numeration of the former alone, and of these two together yielding the same, 91); of which the one concealeth its goodness and benediction in that treasury which is called HIKL, Ha-yekal , the palace. (Which word by equality of numeration is the same as ADNI, Adondi ; but this name is said to be the palace of Tetragrammaton, because, in the first place it is pronounced by its aid ; also, in the second place, it is mingled with it alternately, letter by letter, in this way — IAHDVNHI.

[A + M + N = 1 + 40 + 50 = 91. I+H+Y+H+A+D + N +1= 10 + 5 + 6 + 5 + 1+4 + 5® + 10 = 91* Again : H + I + K + L = 5 + 10 + 20 + 30 = 65. A+D+N+I= 1+4 + 5 °+ 10 = 65. The Jews, when they come to the word IHYH in reading the Scriptures, either do not pronounce it at all and make a slight pause, or else substitute for it the word Adonai\ ADNI.]

7. And this is pointed out in that saying, Hab. ii. 20 :
“ But the Lord is in His holy temple ; let all the
earth keep silence before Him.” (HIKL, Ha-yekal , “ the
temple, or palace ; ” HS, Hes , “ keep silence ; ” and ADNI,
Adondi , “ Lord ; ” all have the same numeration — namely,

65.)

[H + S = 5 + 60 = 65.]

8. For which reason our wise men of pious memory have said mystically, that every good thing of a man is in his house ; according to that which is written, Num.

KABBALAH.

xii. 7 : “ He is faithful in all Mine house.” Which is the same as if it were said “ in all which is with Me.”