The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) · 54 of 141 · tr. R.H. Charles

Chapter XXXV

CHAPTER XXXV. 1. And from thence I went towards the west to the ends of the earth, and saw there three portals of the heaven open such as I had seen in the †east†, the same number of portals, and the same number of outlets.

Themes

◆Correspondencecosmology

The Hermetic axiom that the structure of the cosmos is reflected at every scale — 'as above, so below; as within, so without' — making each level a legible map of the others.

The observation that the western portals match the eastern ones in number and outlets suggests a structural symmetry or reflection within the cosmos.

All passages →

◆Numerical Mysticismtheology

Numbers, proportions, and mathematical relationships as the underlying structure of divine reality.

The text explicitly emphasizes specific numbers ('three portals', 'same number') to define the structural order of the heavens.

All passages →

◆Spiritual Ascentpraxis

A staged journey of the soul upward through heavenly realms or levels of being toward the divine source.

The passage describes Enoch's visionary journey through cosmic regions to observe heavenly portals, fitting the motif of a staged ascent through realms.

All passages →

Related passages · 1 parallel

◆egyptian|The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani)|Chapter 9 (part 1)

“THE ABODE OF THE BLESSED. The Egyptian heaven. The gods of the Egyptians dwelt in a heaven with their ka's , and khu's , and shadows, and there they received the blessed dead to dwell with them. This heaven was situated in the sky, which…”

Both passages describe a vision of the heavens with portals or openings, suggesting a conceptual parallel in the mystical traditions of accessing or perceiving divine realms.

Chapter XXXV — The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) — Guru