Re: Magic of IHVH?

["metaphysics0000" <crispinp@...>]

Thanks for the explanation Rawn, IHVH sounds fascinating - Though I
find the correspondencies at the end of your post somehwat confusing
(i.e. I was under the impression that the astral realm related to the
water element - as you mentioned in the Archaeous, and 'Heh'
representing two different things could take a little getting used to)
Regards,
M

--- In BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@n...> wrote:
> Dear M.,
> 
> >> Could you please supply a brief definition of IHVH? I can't seem to
> find one! How does it relate to Hermetics, if at all? <<
> 
> Sure. :)
> 
> IHVH is the "Unspeakable (or Unspoken) Name of G-d" in the Jewish
> tradition and is central to Kabbalah. It is unspeakable for many
> reasons, one of which is that it is composed only of consonants and was
> not given the vowel points that make its consonants speakable.
> 
> IHVH represents the entire Creation as a whole, both the eternal and the
> temporal realms. Each of the four Letters in The Name (IHVH is often
> referred to as "The Name" and when one reads the Torah, the appellation
> "Adonai" -- "Lord" -- is substituted) has its own set of
> correspondences, which when put together as The Name, describe the
> various levels of Existence, Consciousness or Being.
> 
> In many ways, IHVH is the Jewish equivalent of the Hermetic's
> Quadrapolar Magnet, since each Letter can be said to correspond to one
> of the Elements.
> 
> Here are a few correspondences, many of which have direct relevance to
> Hermetics --
> 
> "I" - the 10th Letter of the Hebrew Alephbet, 'Yod':
> Kabbalistic World of Atziluth (Realm of Archetypes), the Sephirot
> Kether (#1-Crown) & Chokmah (#2-Wisdom), the Pillar of Mercy, Fire, the
> Masculine Principle, Electric Fluid, Akashic Realm.
> 
> "H" - the 5th Letter of the Hebrew Alephbet, 'Heh':
> Kabbalistic World of Briah (Realm of Creation), Sephirot Binah
> (#3-Understanding), Pillar of Severity, Water, Feminine Principle,
> Magnetic Fluid, Mental Realm.
> 
> "V" - the 6th Letter of the Hebrew Alephbet, 'Vav':
> Kabbalistic World of Yetzirah (Realm of Formation), Sephirot
> Tiphareth (#6-Beauty), Pillar of Equilibrium, Air, Neutral Principle,
> Electro-Magnetic Fluid, Astral Realm.
> 
> "H" final - Again the 5th Letter of the Hebrew Alephbet, 'Heh':
> Kabbalistic World of Assiah (Realm of Making), Sephirot Malkuth
> (#10-Kingdom), Earth, Principle of Combination, Material Realm.
> 
> My best to you,
> :) Rawn Clark
> 26 Jun 2003
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