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The English Qaballistic system uses single digit numbers as primary symbols
around which are clustered the correspondences of ideas, meanings, symbols, and
archetypes which pertain to the particular number under scrutiny. The numbers
ascribed to the letters of the alphabet facilitate the study of the connective
relationships between significant words and phrases of the same numerical value.
These connections or correspondences allow links to be made between the
macrocosm of divine archetypes and the microcosm of the E.Qaballist. It is
insufficient merely to calculate numerical values and discover words that have
the same value. Numbers belong to the sphere of intellect and logic, Hod, which
should be balanced by Netzach; the imagination must play its part so that one
can understand what the numbers mean in terms dealt with by the imagination.
Ultimately the psyche synthesises the two to cause a reaction in the Middle
Pillar which brings in the intuition and perception in Tiphareth; and by reflex,
instinct in Yesod. This will bring about a change in the structure of one's
mind, an enlightenment, which is the Completion of the Work
The lexicon of AL is
the foundation of the system, together with significant esoteric words which do
not appear in the text of the Book of the Law; the traditional names of the
planets and Zodiacal names for example, and the titles of the Tarot cards. Words
which appear in the other Class A texts should be referred to with
discrimination, since a fair few of them seem to be not quite up to Aiwass’
usual style.
A particular
number usually has one or two obviously significant words which will shed light
on the other words and phrases of the same value. Working with these different
ideas simultaneously can lead to the most startling revelations, new
understandings and fresh insights into the esoteric meanings of words,
realisations whose veracity should then be checked against knowledge drawn from
other systems to assist discrimination between delusional fantasy and truth.
A serious study of Liber AL and its Qaballa requires some knowledge of
traditional Hebrew Kabbalah; classical mythology; astrology; and familiarity at
least with the whole spectrum of occult literature and practice.
The Book of the Law is not a book in the
ordinary sense of the word which can be read and evaluated and put down.
The student
will need an open mind and will certainly develop one with persistent E.Q.
working. The Qaballa revealed by
the Book is essential for working with the text, for there are many pitfalls and
traps for the unwary, ideas and images that if taken literally will discourage
one from further investigation. For example, ‘‘Compassion is the vice of
kings,’’ (AL II:21), would seem to suggest that compassion is somehow a
negative quality, but we know that compassion involves a merciful sympathy for
the suffering of another, and that far from being immoral or wicked it is a
spiritual virtue. We have to decide whether to investigate further or to reject
the Book of the Law and its apparent perversion of what we instinctively feel is
true. These sorts of tests of one’s integrity occur frequently with the Book of
the Law. The word ‘vice’ is the difficulty here. VICE has the English
Qaballistic value 71 which is the value of VENUS. Venus is the Goddess of Love,
attributed to the seventh sphere, Netzach, on the Tree of Life, which governs
the emotions. This means that VICE=VENUS is an emotional response. The English
Qaballa allows a clear analysis by removing the moral judgement associated with
the word ‘vice’ and leaving the concept nearer to its original meaning of a
fault or bad habit, which only becomes a moral issue if it causes harm to
others. Compassion is the one emotional response that is appropriate for a king
to express. This is explained further in AL II:52, ‘‘these vices are my
service,’’ where MY has the same value by English Qaballa as MAN and SUN,
meaning that compassionate emotional responses are in the service of the Sun or
Man. It is unwise to assume that the subject of a sentence will remain the same
all the way through to the end. Ideas appear to be sequential but more often
than not they are fragmented.
The English Qaballistic methods and guidelines set forth here have been
developed and tested over a forty year period. The correspondences have been
deliberately chosen and kept to a minimum so that they may act as signposts
rather than maps, illustrating the validity of the system while leaving the
student to use his or her own judgment in accordance with the Comment, "All
questions of the Law are to be decided only by appeal to my writings, each for
himself."
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REMARKS
EIGHT E.Q. METHODS
SEVEN EXAMPLES
E.Q. ANALYSIS
THE NUMBER 1
EIGHT METHODS OF ENGLISH QABALLA
To demonstrate the methods of our Qaballa we will use the name JESUS which is
known and approachable by all.
1).The first method of Qaballa is simply counting the
value of a name, phrase, sentence, etc, and comparing with others of the same
value. It must be remembered that the numbers are the primary idea rather than
the names or concepts that they resonate. JESUS=68. In E.Qaballistic terms 6=LAW
and 8=0 or infinite zero. Therefore we may say that 68 is Infinite Law, and
Jesus is a resonance or expression of this Law. JESUS=68=LIFE, and CHANGE. It is
certainly true that the infinite law is Life and Change. The infinite law of
life is change, nothing remains the same. The life of Jesus illustrates to the
initiate how life and change proceed. Jesus led a life of sacrifice illustrating
that to move forward in time something must be sacrificed. To change one form of
energy to another, some of that original energy must be sacrificed in the
change.
Change is the formula of life but its mechanisms are
not uniform or indeed logical, proceeding according to the 93 formula of unity
by denial or division by affirmation. Thus what may be impossible logically must
exist by necessity. A bird has feathers because it should not. It is impossible
that an evolutionary system could sustain such an event as giving a creature
feathers, but for the joy of life it is necessary that it be so. This is how
life (=68) proceeds, anything that cannot happen normally, that is impossibly
outlandish or ludicrous, must happen in 93.
2). The second method of our Qaballa is one in which
the first letters of each word in a phrase or sentence are added together. This
shows how the process indicated by the sentence will begin, just as adding the
last letters of each word of a sentence will show how the expression will end.
The sentence will express what will occur between the beginning and the end. To
remain within our guidelines we must find a sentence whose initials add to 68.
‘‘This shall regenerate the world,’’ (AL I:53) T+S+R+T+W = 24+5+12+24+3 = 68.
The beginning of the regeneration of the world will be with Jesus. The world
will finally be regenerated by the sum of the last letters of each word which is
S+L+E+E+D = 5+2+25+25+6 = 63 = VIRGO. The regeneration of the world will be
completed by the Virgin Mother of Christ who in her deepest mystical sense is
the great Goddess Nuit.
To further illustrate this method we will consider the
phrase in AL II:15, ‘‘For I am perfect.’’ F I A P = 68 = JESUS.
PERFECT=143=JUPITER. Jesus begins the cycle of perfection. The idea of
perfection is implicit in the benefic planet Jupiter. How will this perfection
end and what will it evolve into? Again we use the last letters of the phrase, R
I M T = 80 which is infinite Nothing. This is an affirmation of the formula of
creation given in AL II:76. Using this method of Qaballa one can divine many of
the secrets of the mysteries.
3). A third method of Qaballa involves reversing the
number to find the reward of that number. This method is revealed in the first
verse of AL III, ‘‘Abrahadabra! The reward of Ra Hoor Khut.’’ ABRAHADABRA=79, RA
HOOR KHUT=97. 97 is the reverse of 79. The reward of Jesus (=68) is 86. Some of
the simpler words having the value 86 are MERCY, THRONE, CREEDS, COURAGE,
IMAGES, and TREES. These are all ideas implicit in Christianity and need no
further elucidation.
4). The context of the word sheds light on the meaning
of that word. The only place that Jesus is mentioned in AL is in III:51, ‘‘I
peck at the eyes of Jesus as he hangs upon the cross.’’ Note that the present
tense of the word ‘hangs’ means that he still hangs on the cross. This is quite
precise, JESUS=LIFE hangs on the cross throughout all eternity, and throughout
eternity the pseudo self ‘I’ who is Horus the Hawk God tries to blind Jesus.
PECK=73=POWER, so the phrase may be read as ‘‘I power the eyes of Jesus.’’ How
can these two ideas be reconciled? It is only by resistance that any phenomena
can occur. If there is no resistance then a phenomenon will pass straight
through that state until it meets one. In this case Horus pecking the Eyes of
Jesus means that Horus is the resistance to Jesus and there is no grace or guilt
implicit in this statement, it is a simple fact. It is an illustration of one of
the laws of nature. THE EYES OF JESUS = 216 = VENUS + NEPTUNE: ‘‘I peck at
Venus-Neptune.’’ The planet Neptune is the planet of the mystic, Venus the
planet of Love. The Eyes of Jesus are the eyes of the mystic in the sense that
any mystic must, if he is to be successful, look at life with the Eyes of Jesus,
and those eyes are synonymous with the influence of Venus-Neptune. This means
that Horus is the enemy of the mystic. This is hardly surprising because Horus
is the God of action, not for him the gentle eyes of Jesus. The Avenging Horus,
crimson in his glory, does the will of his mother Isis-Scorpio whereas Jesus
does the gentle will of his mother Mary.
5). ‘‘Counting well’’ is another method derived from
the third chapter, involving two words. The value of the first word is
multiplied by the number of letters in the second word, and the value of the
second word multiplied by the number of letters in the first, and the two totals
then added together. (This method was discovered by Brother Thoth
(O.'.A.'.A.'., ret.);
all the other methods described here were first applied or discovered by James
Lees.) JESUS=68 CHRIST=81 68 x 6 = 408: 81 x 5 = 405: 408 + 405 =
813. This is the sum total of all the planets by E.Q., which shows that all the
planetary influences are harmonised by the power of Jesus Christ.
6). The letters of the alphabet each have an individual
meaning; when these individual meanings are expressed in a word, the true
meaning of the word is revealed.
7). The Word of an archetype may be found by adding 34
to its value. This method was derived from AL I:39 ‘‘The word of the Law is
Qelhma.’’ THE LAW = 59 therefore the word of the
law is 59 + 34 = 93 = Qelhma. The Word of Jesus is
68 + 34 = 102 = BEAUTY, and KNOWLEDGE.
8). To find out the nature
of what unites and divides one idea from another simply subtract the smaller
value from the greater. How must man aspire to Jesus? MAN=36 therefore that
which is between man and Jesus is 68 - 36 = 32 = DOOR, and KAABA. These two
words suggest many interesting ideas. 32 is 23 reversed; 23 = I, indicating that
the self’s identity must be turned on its head, which is in accordance with
Christian mystical tradition.
1). Words, phrases, and sentences of the same value pertain to the same root
number archetype.
2). The initials of words that form a series such as a sentence reveal
the first phase of the essential nature of the statement. The last letters of
the same words similarly reveal the final phase. They give the empirical meaning
of the words.
3). 78, the value of Nuit the Great Goddess, reversed is 87, the value of
EIGHT, and GREEN, and MONTHLY. The Goddess gives the greenness of nature; this
implies that the complementary colour red is attributable to Her. ‘‘The Five
Pointed Star with a Circle in the Middle, & the circle is Red.’’ (AL I:60).
MONTHLY suggests the menstrual flux, a concept further underlined by the
representation of the Goddess on Earth that is the Scarlet Woman. The reward of
THE STAR (=95) is 59, the value of YONI and WHEEL. The symbol of THE STAR is
found in all three sections of the Complete Tree of Life, pouring the blessings
from the Top of the Tree onto the roots. The reward She gives to her worshippers
is the Wheel of Life in its true meaning. There is a great mystery in this,
which is beyond the scope of the present work, because it contains a very
powerful magickal formula. The reward of 93 is 39 = MARS and AUM, the source of
all energy in creation, and YOU, for you are also the bearer of all the energy
in creation on a microcosmic scale. In the lower worlds Mars tends towards
destruction, as indeed does Scorpio (=93). It is unwise to begin anything when
the Moon is in the House of Death, for it will destroy the event; however,
magickal work, particularly with Liber AL, can be unusually productive at this
time, due to a link through the planes caused by Tahuti (=93).
4). ‘Counting well’ was derived from the injunction in AL III:19 to
‘‘count well its name, & it shall be to you as 718,’’ i.e., the stele of
revealing. Verses of the same number may be considered as containing parallel
ideas or pertaining to the same archetypal symbols. AL I:19 begins with the
words ‘‘O azure-lidded woman,’’ and in II:19 we find ‘‘the highest are
of us.’’ Wherever one is, the sky or space is the highest phenomenon. The
sky is the azure-lidded one bending down upon us as shown on the Stele. And
indeed we find that AZURE LIDDED counted well, (63x6)+(68x5) = 718.
5). We have said that the construction of a word is dependent upon the
values of each letter for the inner meaning of that word. The result of applying
this method is that the word means exactly what it usually means in English but
is emphasised in a curious way. For example, the word God is composed of GO=18
and D=6. 6 is the value of LAW and 18 signifies one to infinity in action or
GOing; thus the word God really means the infinite activity of the Law, or, more
simply, Law in Action.
This method of synthesising the attributes of a word is demonstrated below,
using the names HADIT and NUIT.
The synthesis of NUIT is as follows:
The name Babalon is traditionally interpreted as ‘‘The Woman Clothed with
the Sun’’ but what does the name mean in E.Q.
BAPHOMET is another entity of whose nature much has been written but
little understood.
Finally, MAGICK is a much-used word of which nobody, we suspect, knows
the meaning:
6). The next example of E. Qaballistic working concerns the calculation
of the Word of a deity, which is its value + 34.
7). An insight into the interplay between archetypes may be gained by
subtracting the value of one from that of another.
The word LAW adds to 6 therefore any number ending
in a 6 is the law of the preceding number i.e. 16 is the law of woman
(1=ONE=46=WOMAN). 16=WAR which is a state of division that she provokes, for
the sake of unity. When the number 6 is preceded by another number this
represents the law in action, i.e. 61 is the law of unity in action; in
Hebrew this is the value of Nothing,
nia
.
Numbers ending in 8 represent archetypal concepts in that they are the
ground rules of one Infinity. We will illustrate this with reference to the
spheres on the Hebrew Tree of Life and thereby demonstrate the way in which the
E.Q. illuminates the old traditions of Western occultism.
18=GO. The mundane Chakra of Kether is named Rashith ha Gilgalim,
the Primum Mobile. As Crowley said, one’s only function is to go.
28=WORD, IS. In the beginning was the Word, to quote an old Aeon script.
38=JOY. This proves that the Vision of Sorrow of Binah is
truly a mask for the Vision of Joy.
48=DOVE, GOODLY. The DOVE was sent out from the Ark in search of
land or order - Chesed. GOODLY means conforming to the Chesedic plan.
58=HADIT, ORDEALS. 5 is the root number of Hadit, the dynamic
element; the fifth Sephirah has the qualities of Justice and Severity,
correcting all Karma by experiences which are seen as ORDEALS.
68=CHANGE, PALACE. The sixth sphere is the pivot of the Tree of
Life. It is the sphere of Jesus: it is the first manifestation of Life which
provokes CHANGE. Tiphareth is also the PALACE of the King.
78=NUIT, FIRE. The description of the Goddess NUIT conforms to
the Vision of Netzach of a beautiful naked woman. FIRE is the only element to
have a positive title in the seventh sphere; its magical weapon is the Lamp,
symbol of Venus.
88=INVOKE, MASTER. Hod is the sphere of magic.
98=DELICACY, MIGHTY. These two words aptly describe the sphere of
Illusion which is also the Foundation.
108=GARMENT, VISIBLE. The final
manifestation in tangible or VISIBLE form, a material GARMENT ensouled with the
emanations of all the other Sephiroth through Yesod.
1). The first word of Liber AL, HAD, has the value 11,
signifying the dual Goddess in the division for love’s sake referred to above.
The essential meaning of the first word of the Book of the Law, ‘‘Had! the
manifestation of Nuit,’’ is equivalent to the Biblical expression of the moment
of creation, ‘‘Let there be light!’’ The duality is that of Kether, deity
beholding deity as in a mirror, and the symbolism of the Sacred Countenance
whose left side is turned ever towards the perfection of Heaven.
2). The second number to consider is 21. TWO has the
value of LEO, 34, and SHE. This number refers to the Woman leading the Lion
illustrated in the Tarot card Strength. Tradition has it that this card
represents Mary Magdalene and the Lion of Judea. 21 is the value of the letter M
in E.Q. - a letter of great significance to occult lodges as the initial of the
Magdalene.
3). 31 is the value of NU. Chapter 2 of Liber AL begins
with the statement ‘‘Nu! the hiding of Hadit.’’ Hadit may be thought of as the
infinitely tiny particle which cannot be seen; it is smaller than any wave-form
known to physics. A wave-form must always be used to view another wave-form, or
interference in space, i.e., matter, light, and so on. Nu is the wave-form which
conceals Hadit, as is signified by the shape of the letters
ÇÈ . Physics has shown
that upon manifestation a particle explores space and time backwards and
forwards, an event symbolised by the number 58, (=HADIT), for 5=S whose shape is
the archetypal wave-form of the Snake, in infinity as expressed by the number 8.
It is said in AL II:4 that ‘‘she shall be known and I never.’’ Wave-forms are
known but the ultimate disturbance in space that is responsible for
manifestation can never be known in the Gnostic sense. The Woman of Nu is the
One who partakes of and conceals the Trinity of Heaven.
4). The next Woman to consider is signified by the
number 41, she who expresses all phenomena dependent on the number 4; the
elements, quarters, seasons, and so on. The number four refers to the Cross and
has the same value as SNAKE, 54; the four gives us the continuous cycle of
birth, life, reproduction, and death. Misinterpretation of this fourfold cycle
of Nature has given rise to a false idea of sacrifice, seemingly indicated by
the plant dying that the seeds may live. The idea that the death of the plant is
necessary for the gathering of the harvest is resonated hideously by the
suffering sacrificed god of Biblical Christianity. Jesus never dies. He is not
identical with the plant, but with the Spirit of Life that creates both plant
and seed. The fourfold cycle of eternal life is that of the Woman who expresses
that nature, symbolised by the number 41. 41 is the value of HER; and is the sum
of the upper four spheres upon the Trunk of the Complete Tree of Life; 4 is the
first number of AL II:76, and the value of the first letter of the first word of
AL. Thus we see that the source of the Woman signified by 41 is well and truly
in the unmanifest, concealed by the light of the Sun. Incidentally, the whole of
the unmanifest is concealed by the light of the Sun: this is the meaning of
Christ’s words ‘‘No-one can come to the Father except by me,’’ i.e., the way to
Heaven is via Tiphareth, the sphere of Shemesh, the Sun.
5). With the number 51 we meet the Woman of the
pentagram. 51 is the value of ONES, i.e., WOMAN + S=5. The shape of S and 5 indicates the snake; THE SNAKE = 107 = SUN+VENUS. The pentagram is
drawn in the heavens once every eight years by the conjunctions of the Sun and
Venus. The Woman of the Snake is she who has the task of adjusting and purifying
humanity, for she is the Kundalini Serpent who ascends the body of man to unite
with herself in the highest Chakra. She can be described as that continuous
state of change which is the Universe (=131=SERPENT); 51 is the value of SORROWS
which she appears to provoke.
6). 61 signifies the Woman who embodies the universal
Law of Love. LAW=6, the number symbolising the erect Kundalini serpent united
with its source in heaven. This Woman is the expression of the division for
love’s sake, the secret and most sacred Name (NAME=61) that conceals the law of
creation. In the Hebrew Kabbalah 61 is the value of
nia or Nothing, the
‘‘secret Key of this law,’’ (AL I:46); it is this law of reunion through the
love of the divided unity which is at the centre of the Creation as concealed
and revealed in the Book of the Law.
7). 71 is the value of VENUS, the Great Goddess
expressed in Woman; whose planet bestows all the qualities of beauty; whose love
is eternal. HEARTS has the value 71: all hearts express love, regardless of
whether or no the individual so names his passion, for the man who hates
violence loves peace, and he who loves justice abhors injustice; this is why
both love and hate cause the same warm glow in the heart. It is wise to
understand this when looking at words such as ‘hate’ in Liber AL.
8). 81 symbolises the eternal Woman whose word is the
Truth concealed within the Stele of Revealing. Both TRUTH and STELE have the
value 81. 8 is the infinity of nothing as AL I:46 states: ‘‘Nothing is a secret
key....I call it eight, [eighty, four hundred & eighteen].’’ In AL III:21 it is
written ‘‘Set up my image in the east.’’ IMAGE=81; MY has the same value as SUN,
36. The phrase refers to the ultimate ideal image of Woman that can be expressed
by man, the most beautiful and illuminating Woman Clothed with the Sun. (MY
IMAGE has the value 117, the same as that of Kether on the Tree of
Manifestation, whose dual nature is expressed by GEMINI=117).
9). 91 is the value of HERSELF and refers to the
illusion with which the Woman conceals her true nature. A woman is positive on
the unconscious level and negative on the conscious level - she has no ‘self’ in
the way that a man, consciously positive, has a ‘self’. This Woman creates the
illusion of the eternal fresh beauty of Spring (SPRING=91) reflected in the
feminine desire for eternally youthful beauty. Yet this glamorous female by
giving an illusory image of herself may provoke dishonesty and therefore be seen
as an outcast (OUTCAST=91).
10). With the number 101 we reach the last of the
simple concepts of the nature of the archetypal Woman. Numbers preceded by a 1,
i.e., 12, 13, 14, etc, represent the Woman manifesting the power of the
subsequent number from within herself, as opposed to the idea of that force
acting through the Woman as described above. 101 is the value of ELEVEN and
expresses the mystery of the first beginning; symbolising as it does the
Goddess, Woman+Woman, divided for love’s sake by the infinity of nothing, Zero.
The division is MISERY (=101), and yet it is DIVINE (=101)
Where a digit has a 1 either side of it, as in 111, 121,
131, etc, it forms a glyph of two pillars divided by this digit, indicating a
power acting in balanced manifestation: thus 121 is balanced duality as
expressed in CAPRICORN, DELICIOUS, RAPTUROUS, REJOICE, which all add up to 121.
With 131 we find AL in balanced manifestation in words such as UNIVERSE,
SUPREME, SERPENT. 141 is the balance of the four elements in the words ELEMENTS,
CONTINUOUS, and BEAUTEOUS. The number 151 represents the equilibrium of the
energy of Mars with CERTAINTY, EIGHTEEN, and LIGHTENING. 161 is the Law in
balanced manifestation: REMEMBER, REVERENCE, and SWEETNESSES. There is no 171 in
Liber AL as 7 is the root number of Our Lady of the Stars, and 7=O being the
infinite zero cannot be expressed. The number 181 is expressed in the word
UNUTTERABLE and since we have three forms of Nothing in eight, eighty, and four
hundred & eighteen, balanced zero cannot be borne, and hence 181 represents a
word that cannot be spoken. There is no single word in Liber AL which adds to
191. 9 is the number of Yesod, the sphere of illusion. Illusion cannot be in
balanced manifestation: if it were it would not be illusion.
J=16=WAR
JE=41=HER
JES=46=WOMAN
JESU=63=VIRGO.
The nature of Jesus is essentially that of his Mother. He is a God whose power
is feminine. WAR in this case means the breakdown and destruction of the old
status quo.
SEVEN EXAMPLES
UNIVERSE=131=SUPREME, and SERPENT, and O PROPHET. The Universe is
supreme; and it has always been symbolised as a serpent; and what else could be
the ultimate prophet of O or Nothing, but everything, which is the Universe. 131
in the Greek Qaballa is the value of PAN, a word which is used in English as a
prefix meaning 'all'.
For example, the phrase ‘‘Then said the prophet unto the God’’ (AL
III:36) has a total value of 418. This number resonates throughout the Book;
here a brief explanation will suffice: 41 is the value of WHOLE, and 8 signifies
Infinity, therefore 418 may be said to symbolise the Whole of Infinity. The
Universe is the first manifestation of that infinite wholeness; so it is hardly
surprising that the initials of the phrase, TSTPUTG=131=UNIVERSE. The sum of the
last letters is 107 which is the value of MATTER, the ultimate crystallization
of the whole of Infinity.
With the number 718 we are at variance with Aleister Crowley on logical
grounds. Those who would dispute this may turn to the expanded commentary on
this verse for a treatise of mind-blowing contortions and fiddling. The phrase
‘‘azure-lidded’’ interested Crowley in that it has the initials A.L. and has
eleven letters. He suspected that it had a deeper meaning, but although he tried
for many years, off and on, he never succeeded in elucidating it. ‘‘Azure-Lidded
Woman’’ has the initials A.L.W. with the numerical values 1,2,3. In the English
Qaballa, the phrase I AM NUIT adds up to 123 as does REVEALING, and THREEFOLD.
This is dramatic proof that the azure-lidded one is indeed the Goddess of
infinite space - proof of the certainty of Nuit. The puzzle of the key number
718 is an example of how the numerical values link with the text to give
blinding insights into the nature of Man and the Universe. Proof gives
certainty.
H=4: the elements, Tetragrammaton, etc.
HA=5: S, the root of matter, the wave-form, the smallest particle of matter.
HAD=11: two negatively polarized forces.
HA=5 and D=6, and thus we have the Law of the Pentagram.
HADI=34: the value of LEO and FOOL; energy, the will to be.
HADIT=58: the value of LIBRA, the balance.
HADIT is the root of matter, having as its essential nature the law of the
pentagram, and its substance partaking of the Fool and Leo: the balanced but
implacable Will to Be of the infinitely tiny particle that is responsible for
manifestation.
N=14: the root letter of Death, n, a fundamental certainty.
NU=31: the value of SOUL and WORK; the activity of the wave-form.
NUI=54: the value of SNAKE.
NUIT=78: the value of FIRE; the Goddess Infinite.
This is a most apt description of division for love’s sake: NUI=54=SNAKE plus
T=24=GOD. Nuit manifests in man as the love of God; this is ‘‘my name’’ known to
man.
B=20: the root number of manifestation (=200).
BA=21=M: the initial of Mary Magdalene, etc.
BAB=41=WHOLE, HER: complete femininity.
BABA=42=STAR, BLOOD, CROSS, KISS: mysteries of female physiology.
BABAL=44=LOVE, FOLLY: attributes of her worship.
BABALO=51=ONES: ONE or WOMAN with the attributes of S=5 the root of Mars.
BABALON=65=WATER, WINE, WISDOM.
She is the Woman of the Star whose nature is the power of the supreme Goddess.
She is complete, She is the wisdom and the strength and the courage of woman.
This interpretation is somewhat more comprehensive than the traditional
interpretation.
B=20: root of manifestation.
BA=21=M: of the nature of the great M.
BAP=47=EGG, GLORY, STARS: life before birth.
BAPH=51=ADORE, ISLAND, ONES: individuality divided.
BAPHO=58=HADIT, LIBRA, HOUSE: the infinitely tiny particle in dynamic balance.
BAPHOM=79=ABRAHADABRA: the Word of Creation.
BAPHOME=104=SECRET, WONDERFUL, HOOR PA KRAAT: the Silent One.
BAPHOMET=128=RIGHTEOUS, WICKEDNESS: infinite unity/duality; the Word of Woman;
the everlasting Zodiac. Baphomet is the Egg in perfect balance, the unborn
secret whose nature is symbolised by the number 79. The Egg can contain
anything, it is a symbol of life in the making, the mystery. Baphomet is
symbolised with all the attributes of nature. The Egg has all the attributes of
nature, it is Life in potential, ready to be born and is at once secret and
apart as the divine will to go.
M=21: the Goddess in her three forms 3x7=21.
MA=22=X: the ordeal of AL.
MAG=33=SWORD: the weapon of analysis.
MAGI=56=ISIS, RULE: the word of Nuit.
MAGIC=69=DANGER, GLADNESS: there is success.
MAGICK=78=NUIT.
Magick then is a dangerous art involving the winning of the Ordeal X, or is the
nature of the Ordeal X by analysis of Nuit to find the rule of Isis.
The word of Love is 44+34=78=NUIT the Goddess of the Stars, who is divided for
love’s sake. 78 is also the value of FIRE, cognate with the active principle or
force of Love. The word is what the entity will teach you. The reward is what it
will give you. Words having a double-digit value are their own reward i.e.
LOVE=44, CIRCLE=88. Crowley said that
Abrahadabra was the word of the Aeon - he was wrong. Abrahadabra (=79) is the
word of Horus (=45). 79-34=45. Incidentally we recommend caution when uttering
the word Abrahadabra except during the Supreme Ritual: it is a Word of Ending
(=93) and tends to provoke destructive results.
NUIT=78 without HAD=11 is 67, the value of FLAME.
Nuit is FIRE (=78); this means that Had is that which is burned by the flame to
give the fire of Nuit. The difference between MAN=36 and GOD=24 is 12: Man has
within him the twelve signs of the Zodiac, and God does not, having transcended
the Zodiac. This is an alternative way of analysing this subtraction of one
value from another.