The Kabbalah Unveiled — S. L. MacGregor Mathers (from Knorr von Rosenroth's Latin) (1887)
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1 01. From that forehead shine forth four hundred habitations of judgments, when it is uncovered during that period of acceptation, and all things are at peace before it.
102. This is the same which is written, Dan. vii. 10 : u The judgment was set ” — that is, subsideth in its place, and the judgment is not exercised.
103. And this is the tradition: There is no hair found on that part, because it is opened and not covered.
104. It is covered, I say, and the executors of judgment behold this, and are pacified, and ( judgment ) is not exercised.
105. This is the tradition : This forehead hath been extended into two hundred and seventy thousand lights of the luminaries of the superior Eden.
* Macroprosopus.
t That of Macroprosopus.
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10 6. This is the tradition: There exist eth an Eden which shineth in Eden. The superior Eden, which is not uncovered, and is hidden in concealment, and is not distributed into the paths, like as it hath been said.
107. The inferior Eden is distributed into its paths ;
( namely ) into thirty-two directions of its paths.
108. And although this Eden is distributed into its path, yet is it not known unto any, save unto Microprosopus.
109. But no man hath known the superior Eden, nor its. paths, except Macroprosopus Himself.
1 10. Like as it is written, Job xxviii. 23: ££ God understandeth the way thereof, and He knoweth the place thereof.”
111. “ The Elohim understand the way thereof:” this is the inferior Eden, known unto Microprosopus. “ And He hath known the place thereof :” this is the superior Eden, which the Ancient of Days hath known, the most abstruse of all.
CHAPTER IX.
CONCERNING THE EYES OF MACROPROSOPUS.
1 1 2 . The eyes of the White Head * are diverse from all other eyes. Above the eye is no eyelid, neither is there an eyebrow over it.
1 1 3 . Wherefore ? Because it is written, Ps. exxi. 4 :
“ Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber
nor sleep ; ” that is, the superior Israel.
1 1 4. Also it is written, Jer. xxxii. v. 19: “ Whose eyes are open.”
* This, like Macroprosopus, is a title of Kether, the first Sephira. (See Introduction.)
THE GEE A TER HOLY ASSEMBLY.
1 1 5. And this is the tradition. Seeing that all is operated through mercies, He hath not covering unto His eye, nor eyebrow above His eye ; how little, then, doth the AYhite Head require such.
11 6. Eabbi Schimeon spake unto Eabbi Abba, and said : “ To what is this like ? ” He answered unto him : “To the whales and fishes of the sea, which have no coverings for their eyes, nor eyebrows above their eyes ; who sleep not, and require not a protection for the eye.
1 1 7. “ How much less doth the Ancient of the Ancient Ones require a protection, seeing that He far above His creatures watcheth over all things, and all things are nourished by Him, and He Himself sleepeth not.
I 1 8. “This is that which is written, Ps. cxxi. 4:
‘ Behold ! He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep/ That is, the superior Israel.
1 1 9. “ It is written, Ps. xxxiii. 1 8 : ‘Behold the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear Him ; ’ and it is written, Zech. iv. 10: ‘ They are the eyes of the Lord, running to and fro throughout the whole earth/
120. “There is no contrariety (beticeen these sayings) ; one is concerning Microprosopus, and the other concerning Macroprosopus.
1 2 1. “And further, although there be two eyes, yet they are converted into one eye.
122. “This is pure in its whiteness, and so white that it includeth all whiteness.
123. “ The first whiteness shineth, and ascendeth and descendeth for the purpose of combining with that which is connected (with it) in connection.
124. “This is the tradition: That whiteness darteth forth its rays, and igniteth three lights, which are called HYD, Ilod, Glory, YHDE, Vehedar , and Majesty, YChDVH, Vacheeloah , and Joy; and they radiate in gladness and in perfection.
125. “The second whiteness shineth and ascendeth
KABBALAH.
and descendeth, and darteth forth its rays, and igniteth three other lights, which are called NTzCh, NdzacJi , Victory, ChSD, Chesed , and Benignity, ThPARTh, Tipliereth , and Beauty; and they radiate in perfection and in gladness.
126. “The third whiteness radiateth and shineth, and descendeth and ascendeth, and goeth forth from the part enclosing the brain, and darteth forth its rays toward the seventh middle light.