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The Qabbalah, the Secret Doctrine of Israeli

The simple letters correspond to twelve directions: east height, northeast, east depth; south height, southeast, south depth; west height, southwest, west depth; north height, northwest, north depth. They diverge to all eternity and are the arms of the universe. 3. The simple letters having been designed, established, weighed, and exchanged by God, He produced by them twelve zodiacal signs in the universe, twelve months in the year, and twelve chief organs in ` human body (male and female). 4, The signs of the zodiac are: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. The months of the year are: Nisan, liar, Sivan, Tammuz, Ab, Elul, Tisri, Marcheshvan, Kislev, Tebet, Sebat, and Adar. The organs of the human body are: two hands, two feet, two kidneys, gall, small intestine, liver, esophagus, stomach, and spleen. 5. NOTE. In the following twelve stanzas, Knut Stenring again differs, this time as to the arrangement of properties: 1st . God caused the letter ה(H) to predominate in speech, crowned it, combined it with the others, and fashioned by them Aries (the Ram) in the universe, the month Nisan in the year, and the right foot of the human body (male and female). 2nd . He caused the letter ו(V) to predominate in thought, crowned it, combined it with the others, and fashioned by them Taurus (the Bull) in the universe, the month liar in the year, and the right kidney of the human body (male and female). 3rd . He caused the letter ז(Z) to predominate in movement, crowned it, combined it with the others, and fashioned by them Gemini (the Twins) in the universe, the month Sivan in the year, and the left foot of the human body (male and female). 4th . He caused the letter ח(Ch) to predominate in sight, crowned it, combined it with the others, and fashioned by them Cancer (the Crab) in the universe, the month Tammuz in the year, and the right hand of the human body (male and female). 5th . He caused the letter ט(T) to predominate in hearing, crowned it, combined it with the others, and fashioned by them Leo (the Lion) in the universe, the month Ab in the year, and the left kidney of the human body (male and female). 6th . He caused the letter י(I) to predominate in work, crowned it, combined it with the others, and fashioned by them Virgo (the Virgin) in the universe, the month Elul in the year, and the left hand of the human body (male and female). 7th . He caused the letter ל(L) to predominate in coition, crowned it, combined it with the others, and fashioned by them Libra (the Balance) in the universe, the month Tisri in the year, and the gall of the human body (male and female). 8th . He caused the letter נ(N) to predominate in smell, crowned it, combined it with the others, and fashioned by them Scorpio (the Scorpion) in the universe, the month Marcheshvan in the year, and the small intestine in the human body (male and female). 9th .
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 passage explicitly links letters to directions, months, and human organs, reflecting the 'as above, so below' principle of correspondence.

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Letters Of Creationcosmology

The twenty-two Hebrew letters as the building blocks through which God creates and sustains all existence.

The passage centrally describes how twelve letters produced the signs of the zodiac, months, and organs of the human body.

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Microcosm Macrocosmcosmology

The human being as a small-scale image of the entire cosmos; the body, soul, and intellect mirroring the structure of the heavens and the divine — distinct from correspondence in that it makes the human the privileged mirror.

The human body is listed alongside the universe and zodiacal signs as a reflection of cosmic structure.

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Numerical Mysticismtheology

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

Twelve is a recurring number linking directions, months, and organs, emphasizing mathematical relationships in divine reality.

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Related passages · 3 parallels
jewish_mysticism|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…”
Both passages discuss the mystical significance of letters and their correspondence to various aspects of the universe, including directions, zodiac signs, months, and human body parts. They share a conceptual framework of divine creation and the interconnectedness of microcosm and macrocosm.
jewish_mysticism|Sefer Yetzirah (The Book of Formation)|Section 1d
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Both passages describe the correspondence between Hebrew letters, zodiac signs, months of the year, and human body parts, reflecting a shared mystical cosmology and anthropological framework.
jewish_mysticism|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…”
Both passages describe a system of correspondences between letters, zodiac signs, months, and human body parts, reflecting a mystical understanding of the interconnectedness of the universe, the year, and the human body.