praxis
Permutation Of Letters
Combining, transposing, or cycling through letters or names as a meditative or theurgical technique.
46 passages · 4 traditions
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◆The Book of Concealed Mystery (Siphra Dtzenioutha) | 1g
“The four wheels are their correlatives under the second Sephira, on their four sides--namely, the four elements of the air, fire, water, and earth, which are the abodes of the spirits of the elements, the sylphs, salamanders, undines, and g…”
◆The Book of Concealed Mystery (Siphra Dtzenioutha) | 1h
“35: "Ye shall not do iniquity in judgment, in dimension, in weight, and in measure." (Where these four are mystically intimated.) 37.
(There is one) rigorous judgment (of severity),another that is not rigorous (that is, of the kingdom).
T…”
◆The Kabbalah Unveiled | Introduction, Section 1d
“and must therefore be referable to the Edomite kings.] p.
48 19.
And it hath proceeded out of that which hath undergone the curse, as it is written in Genesis v., 29, "From the earth which the Lord hath cursed." (The meaning is: That the…”
◆The Kabbalah Unveiled | Introduction, Section 1k
“[The "path of beauty," or Tiphereth, the sixth Sephira, is sometimes represented by V, Vau , and therefore sometimes stands for Microprosopus by itself; it is really the central Sephira of the group of six Sephiroth which compose him.
The…”
◆Sefer Yetzirah (The Book of Formation) | Section 1a
“Wescott, tr.
(1887) CHAPTER 1 1.
In two and thirty most occult and wonderful paths of wisdom did JAH the Lord of Hosts engrave his name: God of the armies of Israel, ever-living God, merciful and gracious, sublime, dwelling on high, who i…”
◇The Book of Concealed Mystery (Siphra Dtzenioutha) | 1a
“CHAPTER V.
1.
(It is written) Isa.
i.
4: "Woe unto the sinful nation, unto the people heavy with iniquity, unto the seed of evildoers, &c." (Here the author of the "Siphra Dtzenioutha" reasoneth concerning the small word HVI, "woe," whi…”
◇The Book of Concealed Mystery (Siphra Dtzenioutha) | 1c
“And to it also pertain the following names, namely, the name) IH, Yah (whensoever it is written in full with A in this manner:) IVD HA, Yod Ha (and containeth the number of the numeral powers of the letters of the Tetragrammaton, namely, 26…”
◇The Book of Concealed Mystery (Siphra Dtzenioutha) | 1d
“5; "And thou shalt place upon me thine hand:" KPKH, Khephakha .
(Where this word KPKH, if it be written according to the usual p.
100 custom KPK, Khephakh , yieldeth the number 120.
But now by adding the paragogic H of the female, there…”
◇The Book of Concealed Mystery (Siphra Dtzenioutha) | 1e
“31: "And He was wise above every man." Because these are not classed with man.
21.
(But when it is said) "And the Tetragrammaton gave him wisdom," then is understood the supernal He .
(Because he gave unto him the influx of the wisdom of…”
◇The Book of Concealed Mystery (Siphra Dtzenioutha) | 1f
“[The letters of the Hebrew alphabet are divided into three classes, the three mothers as they are called, AMSh; the seven duplex letters, BGDKPRTh, so called because they are sometimes tenues and sometimes aspirates, according to whether th…”
◇The Book of Concealed Mystery (Siphra Dtzenioutha) | 1i
“And IVBL, Yobel , "jubilee," is H, He (the first He of the Tetragrammaton); and He is the spirit rushing forth over all (because the mother is the world to come, when in the resurrection all things will receive the spirit); and all things s…”
◇The Kabbalah Unveiled | Introduction, Section 1c
“The Mantuan Codex terms this the sixth conformation of Macroprosopus, and refers it, as in the case of the fourth conformation, to the primal idea of the Sephira Netzach, victory.] 15.
Therein are His two nostrils like mighty galleries, wh…”
◇The Kabbalah Unveiled | Introduction, Section 1h
“"And the Elohim said, let there be light, and there was light." (The sense may be sought from that Psalm xxxiii.
9) where it a written, "Since He Himself spake, and it was done." (First, therefore, is commemorated) the Path HVA, Hoa , (tha…”
◇The Kabbalah Unveiled | Introduction, Section 1i
“unless he reads carefully what I have said in the Introduction concerning the Literal Qabalah under the heads of Notariqon and Temurah, to which therefore I refer him.
Any four-lettered name is of course a tetragrammaton, but this term is…”
◇The Kabbalah Unveiled | Introduction, Section 1j
“(Here a reason is adduced from the proposed text itself, showing how the last letter of this form of the Tetragrammaton, namely, I, Yod , may be said to symbolize the bride, since p.
57 [paragraph continues] God himself might behold in tha…”
◇The Kabbalah Unveiled | Introduction, Section 1l
“(For the conception of the Microprosopus is more properly under the name of Jacob, whose wife is Rachel; and his cognomen, as it were, is Israel, whose wife is Leah.) p.
60 [The understanding is Binan, the third Sephira, which is referred…”
◇The Kabbalah Unveiled | Introduction, Section 1n
“Furthermore, the circumstance of certain words being written defectively or redundantly is commented on in the Introduction, § 15.
The term "square," or "square name." is sometimes applied to the Tetragrammaton.
The p.
63 phrase "member…”
◇The Kabbalah Unveiled | Introduction, Section 1o
“And the mother is illuminated (that is, in the second part of the ordinary averse Tetragrammaton, which consists of the letters IH, to the letter I, Yod , which hath the signification of the father, is added the letter H, He , which is the…”
◇Sefer Yetzirah (The Book of Formation) | Section 1b
“4.) 11.
He selected three letters from the simple ones, and sealed them as forming his great Name, I H V and he sealed the universe in six directions.
Five.- He looked above, and sealed the height, with I H V.
Six.- He looked below, and…”
◇Sefer Yetzirah (The Book of Formation) | Section 1c
“These three mothers again represent in the Microcosm or Human form, male and female; the Head, the Belly, and the Chest; the bead from the fire, the belly from water, and the chest from the air lieth between them.
5.
These three mothers d…”
◇Sefer Yetzirah (The Book of Formation) | Section 1d
“Resh, predominant in peace, crowned, combined, and formed Saturn in the Universe, the sixth day of the week, and the left nostril in man.
Tau, predominant in beauty, crowned, combined and formed Jupiter in the Universe, the seventh day in…”
◇Sefer Yetzirah (The Book of Formation) | Section 1e
“He produced Oin, predominant in Anger, crowned, combined, and formed Capricornus in the world, Tebet in the year, and the liver in man.
11.
He produced Tzaddi, predominant in Taste, crowned, combined, and formed Aquarius in the world, Seb…”
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◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | The Qabbalah, the Secret Doctrine of Israele
“Concerning the number (10) of the spheres of existence (Sephiroth) out of Nothing, seal up your lips and guard your heart as you consider them, and if your month opens for utterance and your heart turns towards thought, control them, return…”
◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | The Qabbalah, the Secret Doctrine of Israelf
“Chapter Two 1.
There are twenty-two basic (sounds and) letters.
Three are the first elements (water, air, fire), fundamentals, or mothers; seven are double letters; and twelve are simple letters.
The three fundamental letters אמשhave as…”
◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | The Qabbalah, the Secret Doctrine of Israelh
“Surrounding the black star are the signs of the zodiac symbolized by the twelve Simple Letters.
In the midst of this star is the Invisible Throne of the Most Ancient of the Ancients--the Supreme Definitionless Creator.
*** 8.
NOTE.
Knut…”
◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | The Tree of the Sephirothg
“Thomas Maurice reproduces the above engraving, which is modification of the elaborate tree on the preceding page.
The Sephiroth are here superimposed, decreasing in size as they decrease in power and dignity.
Thus, the Crown is the greate…”
◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | Qabbalistic Keys to the Creation of Manb
“Nicephorus Callistus declared the Gospel according to St.
John to have been discovered in a cavern under the Temple at Jerusalem, the volume having been secreted "long anterior to the Christian æra." The existence of interpolated material…”
◆The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | An Analysis of Tarot Cardsa
“OPINIONS of authorities differ widely concerning the origin of playing cards, the purpose for which they were intended, and the time of their introduction into Europe.
In his Researches into the History of Playing Cards, Samuel Weller Sing…”
◆Transcendental Magic I: The Doctrine (Éliphas Lévi) | 2. The Pillars Of The Templea
“CHOKMAH DOMUS GNOSIS SCIENCE is the absolute and complete possession of truth.
Hence have the sages of all the centuries trembled before such an absolute and terrible word; they have hesitated in arrogating to themselves the first privileg…”
◆Transcendental Magic I: The Doctrine (Éliphas Lévi) | 4. The Tetragrama
“GEBURAH CHESED PORTA LIBRARUM ELEMENTA IN Nature there are two forces producing equilibrium, and these three constitute a single law.
Here, then, is the triad resumed in unity, and by adding the conception of unity to that of the triad we…”
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◆Agrippa: The Philosophy of Natural Magic, Chapter LXXIV — Of the Proportion, Correspondency, and Reduction of Letters to the Celestial Signs and Planets, According to Various Tongues, and a Table Thereof | Chapter LXXIV, Section 1a
“CHAPTER LXXIV.
Of the Proportion, Correspondency, and Reduction of Letters to the Celestial Signs and Planets, According to Various Tongues, and a Table Thereof .
God gave to man a mind and speech, which (as saith Mercurius Trismegistus)…”
◆Agrippa: The Philosophy of Natural Magic, Chapter LXXIV — Of the Proportion, Correspondency, and Reduction of Letters to the Celestial Signs and Planets, According to Various Tongues, and a Table Thereof | Chapter LXXIV, Section 1b
“He, therefore, that will find them out, must by each joining together of the letters so long examine them, until the voice of God is manifest, and the framing of the most sacred letters be opened and discovered; for hence voices and words h…”
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◆Pistis Sophia | Document FIRST
“The truth also is the power which (is) in Elisabet, namely Iohannes, this who came, he preached of the way of the truth, namely thee: who preached before thee.
And again the mercy with the truth which met one another, are thou my Lord who…”