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By Fra. Nur-i-Siyah
Bubastis Oasis Ordo Templi Orientis Valley of Dallas Texas
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
Literal Literal Qabalah – The mystico-magical study of alphabets and their subsequent manipulation for
mystico-magical purposes. purposes. The Th e alphabet most predominantly predomina ntly used has been Hebrew He brew.. G ematria – (from Grk. γραµµατεια , and µετρια , “letter-play” and “measure.”) A literal qabalistic
technique which associates numerical values to the Hebrew alphabet for the purposes of discovering additional levels of meaning which are not immediately apprehended otherwise. Notar No tariqon iqon – (from Lat.
notarius, “shorthand writer”.) A literal qabalistic technique which 1) utilizes
the first letter of each word within a given sentence to generate a new word, or 2) that takes each letter of a given word and uses them to create a sentence wherein each word begins with the letters taken. Temurah – ( Heb., “permut “permutation”.) ation”.) A literal qabalistic technique techn ique which involve involvess 1) rearranging rearranging the t he
letters of a given word to create a new word, as in an anagram, or 2) rearranging the alphabet and its values values in such a way way so that tha t letters let ters of a given word may be substituted substitu ted by new letters, as in a cypher. Tziruph – A form of Temurah that involves folding the Hebrew alphabet in half upon itself thus
creating a simple substitution cypher. The two most popular of these cyphers are the AthBSh and ALBM cyphers. cyphers. Aiq Aiq Bekar – Also called “The Qabalah of the Nine Chambers”. A form of Temurah that utilizes a 3 x 3
grid in which the letters of the alphabet are place placed. d. It is arranged arranged so so that the 27 letters of the Hebrew Heb rew alphabet (22 + 5 “final “final”” lette letters) rs) fill the grid completely with 3 letters lett ers per cell. To use the th e Aiq Bekar simply replace each letter with one of its two companions. Another technique in which the Aiq Bekar is used involves the creation of a linear figure from the position of the letters of a word within the grid.
Thashrag hashrag – A form of Temurah whereby a word is simply written backwards. Avgad – A form of Temurah where the letters of a word are substituted with the letter which follows it
in the alphabet. Boustrophedon – A form of Temurah in which a given text is layered upon itself in alternating
directions. 2
900 BÆV –
Adaptation Adapta tion of Phoenician Ph oenician alphabet by Jewish Jewish people
800-400 800- 400 BÆV –
Recording of the Torah
600 BÆV –
Usage of Aramaic style alphabet
400 BÆV –
Additi Add ition on of the th e five “final “final”” letters lett ers by King Exra Exr a
300 BÆV –
Development of the square or block script of Hebrew He brew still currently used.
70-200 ÆV -
Writing of the Mishnaic text, Pirkei Avot , where gematria is mentioned.
200 ÆV –
Writing of the Bariatha of Rabbi Eleazar ben R. Jose of Galilee. A listing of thirty-two rabbinical rules governing interpretation and exegesis of the Torah. Rule 29 lists Gematria as a valid technique for understanding the word of God.
200-900 ÆV –
The Th e writing and proliferation proliferation of the Sefer Yetzirah whereby the Hebrew alphabet is associated associated with established astrological and cosmological principles.
1200 ÆV –
The Th e writing of the Zohar by by Moses de Leon which establishes and fully explores the Tree of Life.
1200-1400 ÆV –
Qabalistic renaissan renaissance ce throughout southern southern Europe and N. Africa. Abraham Abulafia connects the Sefirotic system of the Tree of Life to the preexisting literal qabalistic tradition.
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Le t t e r En g. g. E q ui ui v. v. Le t t e r Na N am e Mea ni ni n g
a b g d h v z j F y k/] l m/\ n/ } s o p/[ x/{ q r c t
Ox
A
Alef
B/V
Bet
House
G
G i mel
Camel
D
Daleth
Door
H
H eh
Window
V /U / W
Vav
Nail
Z
Z ayin
Sword
Ch
C he t
Fence
T
Tet
Serpent
I /Y
Yod
Hand
K
Kaf
L
Lamed
Ox-goad
M
Me m
Water
N
Nun
Fish
S
Samek
O
' Ayin
Eye
P
Peh
Mouth
Tz
Tzaddi
Fish hook
Q
Q uf
R
Resh
Head
Sh
S hi n
Tooth
Th
Tav
Tau Cross
4
Palm
Prop
Back of t/ head
A s stated above gematria is the association of numerical values to letters. This is generally done in order to coax additional values and equivalencies from the word outside of standard references of meaning. There are a number of styles of gematria available to the Qabalist each producing dramatically different results. Regardless of how divergent the style being used is it will have have at least one thing in common with every other form of gematria: the substitution of alphabetical notation for numerical value. If this does not occur, then what is being performed is not gematria. Gematria is the Alpha and Omega of literal Qabalah. For example, let's say you are in the process of creating creating a magical motto mot to for yourself yourself as a seal to the t he degree you hold (let's say you're you're a Neophyte of the ATAT.) Since this degree represents your position in Malkuth you opt for a suitably earthy motto: “The Light of the World,” World,” \lvo
m h rva h (H'Aur (H 'Aur H' H ' M' Olam). Olam). Wanting Wanting to display display a
degree of discretion you decide to use compressive Notariqon to create a word out of your motto:
omhah
(HAHMO). Now, you could be satisfied with just knowing that being Soror HAHMO
indicates your dedication to being “the Light of the World”, but how would this process be advanced if the notariqon were to be converted into numerical form using gematria? Looking at the t he above above chart we find find that tha t HA H A H M O = 5+1 5+1+5 +5+40 +40+70 +70 = 121. Consulting a qabalistic encyclopedia reveals that there are a number of words in Hebrew that calculate to 121. Some of these are as follows: Koel (laok) the Angel A ngel that governs governs the 4 th astrological house; Nineveh (hvnin) the legendary city of Assyria purported to have been built by King
Nimrod; Noble (lxa, Atzel);
and the t he phrases “Serving Adam” (mda
dbo, Obed Ob ed Adam) and
Father” “Son of a Noble Father
kdnila (kdnila nb, Ben Elindek). Through meditation on the above correspondences you discover that as a Neophyte (i.e., “newly planted”) YOU are the “Son of the Noble Father” who “serves Adam”. Just as Nimrod, the son of Cush, served his father and all of humanity in constructing the jewel of Assyria, Nineveh, the light of the world. world. The Fourth House Ho use of astrology astrology govern governss childbirth and parentage and t hus your your planting as the “Light of the World” is looked over favorably by the Angel that governs that section of the Heavens. 5
The above example illustrates how gematria can be used to amplify meaning once a letter arrangement arrangement has been agreed agreed upon using either Notariqon or the th e various various methods of Temurah. Temurah. However, as mentioned above, gematria may be used on its own with splendid results as well.
Value (Mispar Hechrachi) – Whereby a sum is calculated using the standard numerical 1. N ormal Value
value value of of each each letter from 1-400. E.g., OZ O Z ( zo) = 70+7 = 77 2. Final (Great) ( Great) Value Value (Mispar Gadol ) – Whereby a sum is calculated using the final values attributed to the t he letters K, M, N, P, P, & Tz ( ], \, }, [, & {) when they appear appear at the t he end of a word. E.g., AUMGN ( }mva) = 1+6+40+3+700 = 750
ispar Katan) - W hereby a number is calc Mi nor Value Value (M ispar 3. Minor calculated ulated using using the standard numerical value of each letter but with the zeros removed. The result may either be a sum of the digits calculated calculated or a number nu mber that tha t is composed of the values values for each each letter. (See (See also also the Temurah section on Aiq Bekar.) E.g., E.g., OZ (zo) = 70 +7 = 14 or 77 4. Serial Order Value (Mispar Siduri) - W hereby a sum is calculated calculated using the numerical position of the Hebrew alphabet (1-22). E.g., OZ ( zo) = 16 + 7 = 23
P'rati) - W hereby a sum is calculated 5. Square of Normal Value (M ispar P'rati calculated using the th e standard numerical value of each letter multiplied by itself. E.g., OZ ( zo) = 702+72= 4,949 N ormall Value Value - Whereby a sum is calculated using the standard numerical value of 6. C ube of Norma
each letter multiplied by its squared normal value. E.g., OZ ( zo) = 703+73 = 343,343 7. Square of Seria calculated using the S eriall Order Or der Value (Mispar Siduri P'rati) - W hereby a sum is calculated numerical position of the Hebrew alphabet (1-22) multiplied by itself. E.g., E.g., OZ (zo) = 162 + 72 = 305 8. C ube of Seri S erial al Order Value Value - Whereby a sum is calculated using the numerical position of the Hebrew alphabet (1-22) multiplied its squared serial order value. E.g., E.g., OZ (zo) = 163+ 73 = 4,439 9. N ormal Inclusive Value calculated using the standard Value (Mispar Kidmi) - W hereby a sum is calculated numerical val value ue of a letter added to all other numbers nu mbers that precede it back back to 1. E.g., OZ O Z ( zo) = (70+69+68 ... . .. 3+2+1) + (7+6+5+4+3+2+1) (7+6+5+4+3+2+1) = 353
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Or der Inclusive Value (Mispar Siduri Kidmi) - Whereby a sum is calculated using the 10. Serial Order
numerical position position of the Hebrew H ebrew alphabet alphabet (1-22) (1- 22) added to all other numbers that precede precede it back to 1. 1. E.g., O Z (zo) = (16+15+14 ... 3+2+1) + (7+6+5+4+3+2+1) = 164 11. N ominal Value calculated using the standard numerical nu merical Value (Mispar Shemi) - W hereby a sum is calculated value of a letter's name written in full and added to sums calculated in the same fashion. E.g., E.g., OZ (zo) = 'Ayin + Zayin = (O=70 + I=10 + N=50) + (Z=7 + I=10 + N=50) = 197; A variation of this ( Mispar Gadol Shemi) utilizes ut ilizes the “Final” “Final” values values of the letters as well. well. E.g., E.g ., OZ OZ (zo) = 'Ayin + Zayin = (O=70 + I=10 + N[fin.]=700) + (Z=7 + I=10 + N[fin.]=700) = 1,497
(Mis ispar par Miphqadh) - Whereby a sum is calculated using the nominal value of 12. Numeral Value (M the name of the numerical value of each letter. E.g., E.g., OZ (zo) = Seventy + Seven = Shiv'im + Shiv'a = (Sh=300 + B=2 + O=70 + I=10 + M=40) + (Sh=300 + B=2 + O=70 + H=5) = 799 or 1,359 if using M(fin.) N ominal Value Value - Whereby the individual letters of a word are written as in 13. Double Integrated Nominal
the nominal value calculation but then expanded so that each letter of that spelling is also
o + i + n) + ( i + d) + ( n + n)] + [(z + i + n) + ( i + d) + ( n + n)]= written in full. E.g., OZ (zo) = [( o [(O=70 + I=10 + N=50) + (I=10 + D=4) + (N=50 + V=6 + N=50)] + [(Z=7 + I=10 + N=50) + (I=10 + D=4) D=4 ) + (N=50 (N= 50 + V=6 + N=50)]= N=50 )]= 437 Value (cbta ) - W hereby a sum 14. Atbash Value sum is calcul calculated ated using a replacement replacement cypher where the th e
first letter ( a) is given the normal value of the last letter ( t), the second letter ( b) is given the normal value value of the secondsecond-toto-la last st letter ( c), etc. (see (see Temura Temurah h section for more details). E.g., E.g., OZ (zo) = 7 + 70 = 77. In this instance the Atbash substitution for 'Ayin is Zain and vice versa. Therefore, the normal value of the letters does not change. However in the case of AUMGN ( ngmva = Normal Value: 1+6+40+3+50 = 100) the Atbash value is 699 (=400+80+10+200+9) 15. Albam Albam Value Value (mbla ) - Whereby a sum is calculated using a replacement cypher where the first letter (a) is given the normal value of the middle or 12 th letter (l), the second letter ( b) is given the normal value of the 13 th letter (m), etc. (see (see Temura Temurah h section for more details). E.g., E.g., OZ (zo) = 5 + 90 = 95. 95. Here He re 'A ' Ayin and Z ain are given given the Normal N ormal Values Values of Teth and Tzaddi.
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ispar Katan Misp M ispari ari) - Whereby a number is calculated using the 16. Integral Reduced Value (M ispar standard Normal Nor mal Value Value of of each letter and then t hen reduced by adding adding together t he digits that make up the th e sum. Finall Finally y reducing reducing the sum to a number between between 1-9. 1- 9. E.g., OZ ( zo) = 70+7 = 77 = 14 = 4+1 = 5 17. Esoteric Esoteric Tarot Tarot Value – Whereby a sum is calculated by giving each letter the number associated with its Atu in the Golden Dawn or Thelemic Th elemic Tarot. E.g., OZ ( zo) = (The Devil, Atu XV + The Lovers, Atu VI) 15+6 = 21. Life Path Value Value - Whereby a sum is calculated by giving each letter the number 18. Tree of Life
assoc associated iated with its Path/Key Pat h/Key on the t he Golden G olden Dawn D awn or Thelemic Th elemic Tree of of Life. E.g., E.g., OZ (zo) = 26 + 17 = 43 Le tter Value Value - W hereby a sum is 19. Enlarged Letter is calculated calculated using each each enlarged letter's Normal No rmal Value Value
o
multiplied by by 1,000. 1,000. E.g., OZ (z ) = 70,000+7 = 70,007
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Le t t e r
N o r ma l Value
Serial Value
G r ea t Va l u e
a b g d h v z j F y k/] l m/\ n/} s o p/[ x /{ q r c t
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
1
20
11 /23
30
12
40
13/24
600
4
50
14/25
700
5
60
15
6
70
16
7
80
17/26
800
8
90
18/27
900
9
100
19
1
200
20
2
300
21
3
400
22
4
500
Mi n o r Value
2 3
9
Le t te te r
S q u. u. N o rm r m. Value
Cube N o rm. rm. Value
Sq u. Se Se r. Value
C ube Ser. Ser. Value
a b g d h v z j F y k l m n s o p x q r c t
1
1
1
1
4
8
4
8
9
27
9
27
16
64
16
64
25
125
25
125
36
216
36
216
49
343
49
343
64
512
64
512
81
729
81
729
100
1,000
100
1,000
400
8,000
121
1,331
900
27,000
144
1,728
1,600
64,000
169
2,197
2,500
125,000
196
2,744
3,600
216,000
225
3,375
4,900
343,000
256
4,096
6,400
512,000
289
4,913
8,100
729,000
324
5,832
10,000
1,000,000
361
6,859
40,000
8,000,000
400
8,000
90,000
27,000,000
441
9,261
160,000
64,000,000
484
10,648
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Le t t e r N o r m. m. I n c l . Ser er.. Inc l. Nomin. Num. Value Value Value Value
a b g d h v z j F y k l m n s o p x q r c t
1
1
111 /831
13
3
3
412
400
6
6
73
335
10
10
434
278
15
15
10
350
21
21
12
605
28
28
67/717
377
36
36
418
395
45
45
419
775
55
55
20
575
75
66
100/820
620
105
78
74
680
145
91
90/650
323
195
105
106/756
398
255
120
120/600
650
325
136
130/780
422
405
153
85
440
495
171
104
820
595
190
186/906
455
795
210
510
1,157
1,095
231
360 /1,010
1,077
1,495
253
400
720
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Letter
a b g d h v z j F y k l m n s o p x q r c t
D ou b. Int. In t. Red. Red. A tb tba s h A lb lb am am N om. Val. Value
270
400
30
1
838
300
40
2
237
200
50
3
914
100
60
4
20
90
70
5
24
80
80
6
193
70
90
7
844
60
100
8
845
50
200
9
466
40
300
1
185
30
400
2
595
20
1
3
200
10
2
4
224
9
3
5
310
8
4
6
256
7
5
7
95
6
6
8
558
5
7
9
283
4
8
1
890
3
9
2
486
2
10
3
418
1
20
4
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Le t t e r Es o. o. Ta Ta r o t Key Value Value Enl. Let ter Value Value
a b g d h v z j F y k l m n s o p x q r c t
0
11
1,000
1
12
2,000
2
13
3,000
3
14
4,000
4
15
5,000
5
16
6,000
6
17
7,000
7
18
8,000
8
19
9,000
9
20
10,000
10
21
20,000
11
22
30,000
12
23
40,000
13
24
50,000
14
25
60,000
15
26
70,000
16
27
80,000
17
28
90,000
18
29
100,000
19
30
200,000
20
31
300,000
21
32
400,000
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A s previously mentioned Notariqon can be one of two things. It can either be the condensation of a sentence into a word or an expansion of a word into a sentence. These two Notariqon styles are known as Comp C ompressi ressive ve and Expansive Ex pansive Notariqon Notariqo n respectively respectively.. ompressive Notari N otariqon qon – Historically this style of creating a magical acronym can be 1. C ompressive
performed in one of three ways. Although through experimentation the Qabalist will discover additional techniques which may better appeal to their cause. a) Initial Compressive Notariqon – This technique takes the first letter of each word in a given sentence and uses it to form a new word. This technique is still used today and is called an R osh: osh: Acdotho R osh I chudo: chudo: T emurahzo emurahzo Achad acronym. E.g., ARARITA ( atirara) Achad R
(One is His Beginning: One is His Individuality: His Permutation is One.) b) Terminal Compressive Notariqon - This Th is technique takes takes the last letter of each word word in a given sentence and uses it to form a new word. E.g., DShOShOOD ( doococd ) Acha D Sh: AcdothO Ro Sh Sh Ichud O O : Temurahz Ro Sh Temurah zO Acha D , (One is His Beginning: Beginni ng: One is His
Individuality: His Permutation is One.) Me dial C ompressive ompressive Notari No tariqon qon - T his technique takes either c) Medial either one or two middle letters of
each each word in a given given sentence sentence and uses uses it to form a new word word.. E.g., Ch O D O OURC OU RCh h
sh: Ac D sh IchU do: Temu R ahzo ahzo AChad (One is His ( JrvoodoJ ) AChad RO D O tho R O Beginning: One is His Individuality: His Permutation is One. ) N otariqon qon – In this technique a previously existing word is expanded so that each 2. Expansive Notari
letter serves as the first letter of a new word in a meaningful sentence. Theoretically, the same type of terminal and medial manipulations found in the compressive varieties of Notariqon could also be applied here he re as well. well. As an aside, Crowley was particularly fond of this t his type of Notariqon as is evident evident throughout Liber 418: The Vision and the Voice. (From the Vision of the
Su mma via vi a lucis lucis: per per Hephaestum undas u ndas regas regas; “The Highest way of 24th Aethyr Aethyr - SVLP HVR = Summa Light: through Hephaestus you shall rule the waters.” )
Beginni inning ng ”) E.g., E.g., BERASHIT BERASHIT H (ticarb, “ In the Beg ”) = hrvt
larci vlbqic \ihla har
ticarb = Berashith Rahi A lohim Sheyeqbelo Israel Torah = “In the beginning the Elohim saw that Israel would accept the Law.” 14
Temurah literally means “Permutation” and it is in these series of techniques that Literal
Qabalah became wed to the world of cryptography. Most Temurah falls into two basic categories: Permutation ation – Where 1. Actual Permut W here words or phrases phrases maintain the t he letters of which they are
constituted, constitu ted, but whose order has been been changed as in the example of an anagram. Temurah techniques that can be called called Actual Permutations are Boustrophedon Boustrophedon and T hashrag Substitutive Permut Permutation ation – are methods which through consistent internal rules are able to 2. Substitutive
change the value value of a letter to that t hat of another through t hrough substitution. Examples Examples of this category of Temurah are the myriad forms of Tziruph, Aiq Bekar and Avgad techniques. The practical purposes of such exercises in a climate charged with anti-Semitic and heretical sentiments like Medieval Europe should be obvious, but what would be the practical purposes of such exercises to the modern Qabalist? The answer to this question obviously will vary greatly depending on the category and technique techn ique being used. used. For instance, the primary pri mary advantage advantage of using an actual permutative permu tative technique would be that the numerical value of the words being used would be unaffected thereby creating a gematrial link between the anagrams. But in instances where a substitutive permutation is being used the enumeration and meditative quality of the result will vary greatly.
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Tziruph ([rx, “to refine”) are simple substitution cyphers that are generated using specific
conditions. 1) The whole alphabet is used. 2) One letter may only equal one other letter. 3) Regardless of where the split occurs or which direction the second half is ordered, the letters must move in a consistent sequence. There are a wide number of Tziruph that may be generated according to these basic rules. Bill Whitcomb Wh itcomb in his his Magician's Companion lists 24 such cyphers. Also includes in the same section
R ight and Averse Averse Tables Tables of Commu Commutation tation which in fact are the same as Trithemius' Tabula Agrippa's Right Recta from his classic classic Polygraphia. These tables in my opinion come perilously close to crossing the line from Lite L iteral ral Qabalah into in to mundane mun dane cryptography. cryptography. H owever owever, examples examples of how this may be done for magical purposes is included at the end of this section.
The Atbash cypher is named like all of the Tziruph cyphers by taking the first pair of substitutions; substitutions; A=Th & B=Sh. Here the alphabet is folded upon itself evenly at the juncture between the 11 th and 12th letter. A – a
G – g
D – d
H – h
V – v
Z – z
Ch – J T – f
Y – y
Th – t Sh – c R – r
Q – q
Tz – x
P – p
O – o
S – s
M-
E.g., E.g.,
B – b
N – n
m
K – k L – l
HRILIU HR ILIU = vylyrh = 261 (Normal (Nor mal Value) = Abomination Abomina tion (nvard, deraon), = Festival prayer book ( rvzJm, Machzor ) TzGMKMP = pmkmgx =273 (Atbash Value) = “The Hidden Light” ( zvgn
rva, Aur Naguz )
= The Th e Rejected Stone (\invbh
vsam }ba, Eben Maasu ha-Bonim) Churam Abiv Abi v) = Hiram Abiff (viba \riJ, Churam
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Here the alphabet is also folded upon itself as in the Atbash cypher but the second half has been flipped. A – a
B – b
G – g
D – d
H – h
V – v
Z – z
Ch – J T – f
Y – y
L – l
M-
m
N – n
S – s
O – o
P – p
Tz – x
Q – q
Sh – c Th – t
E.g., E.g.,
R – r
K – k
HRILIU HR ILIU = vylyrh = 261 (Normal (Nor mal Value) = Abomination Abomina tion (nvard, deraon), = Festival prayer book ( rvzJm, Machzor ) OTShAShP = [cacfo = 760 (Albam Value) = Witchcraft (\sq, Qesem) = Religious Feast ( trxo, Otzrat )
A lso call called ed the Qabalah of the Nine Chambers Cha mbers due to its shape. Its name na me comes comes from t he literal
content of the first two chambers: chambers: AIQ /BKR. The nine chambers are a grid grid composed composed of three columns and three rows into which are placed the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet as well as the final forms of Kaf, Mem, Nun, Peh and Tzaddi. This arrangement allows every letter to be teamed with the two other letters that share a multiple of either 10 or 100. So Alef which has a normal value of 1 shares the same cell as as Yod Yod with its value of 10 and Qof with its value of 100. (See chart below) There are a number of ways in which the Aiq Bekar can be used by the Qabalist and magician. First and foremost, since it is a hybrid form of Temurah and gematria (related to the minor value calculation of the alphabet) it can be used to reveal additional information in any word to which it is subjected. subjected. T his can be accomplished accomplished by taking a word and replacing replacing its letters with one o ne of th letters found within the chamber in which it resides resides thus generating generating a new word. word. E.g., Oz ( zo, Strength) through Aiq Bekar also also equals equals ON ( }o, an Egyptian name for the eternal God G od and also the Greek word for “being”, i.e., “He Who Is”). Another example would be the word HRILIU ( vilirh, the shrill cry of ecstasy from Liber XV and elsewhere in Crowley's works) through Aiq Bekar becomes Neka l'Im (
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Zazel , the spirit of the Below for instance is the sigil for Zazel th e planet Saturn. Satur n. Saturn's magic square square consists of the numbers 1-9 arranged so that the sum of every row, column and diagonal equal 15. The value of the name Zazel, 7 +1+7+30 is altered using Aiq Bekar to 7+1+7+3. A line is then drawn from the 7 square square to the one, back to the seven seven and then the n terminating termina ting at the t he 3 thus t hus generating the figure figure below. In cases where the planetary squares have values larger than 9, combinations of Hebrew letters are used to denote the higher value. For instance, in the Kamea of Chesed/Jupiter 15 is listed as
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The sigil sigil for the Saturnian Satur nian Spirit Spiri t Z a zel gene generate ratedd using Aiq Bekar Bekar and trac t raced ed on on the Kamea for Saturn. Saturn . The reason why I'm suggesting that this method does not require Aiq Bekar is because all that is being done is a reduction of the normal value of the letter by a factor of 10 and only if the numerical range of the kamea used demands it. This simply does not require a nine-chambered grid which was obviously used for purposes of generating substitution cyphers. It's akin to using the hood of your car as a barbecue grill – you certainly could do so, but that's not what it was designed for.
Probably one of the simplest forms of Temurah, Thashrag, is simply creating an anagram of a
word by writing it backwards. The name is actually derived from Thashraq ( qrct), the last four letters of the Hebrew alphabet written in reverse order. Examples of possible uses follow. E.g., Abetz (xba, to shine, shi ne, to be white, whi te, conspicuous) conspicuous) = 93 = Tzebah ( abx, to come together, to attack in a military formation)
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was developed and mastered by the Greeks during the Pre-Hellenic periods somewhere around 800-600 800- 600 BÆV. Howeve Ho weverr, there are a number num ber of cultures cultures which used it independently independ ently of the Greeks. G reeks. In all likel likelihood ihood it is from the Greeks that the Jewi Jewish sh Qabali Qa balists sts incorporated the technique. tech nique. 19
The technique is performed simply by taking a line of text written in one direction and follow it with another line of text text written in the t he opposite direction. direction. In some cas cases es the lines not only alternate horizontally but also vertically where the text is written upside down and in an alternating direction. Probably the most famous example of this technique is found in the generation of the 216Letter name of God, also called the Shem H'Mephorash. The Shem H'Mephorash (“The Explicit Name”) is created by using three verses from the Book of Exodus, 14:19-21:
ד@עמ יו הם נמפ נןהע דסע ע וי הם ר מאח ך ל יו ל שר ה נהח מ נ לך ל @הה םה @ל ^ הך לא סע מ וי הם׃ ר מאח And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
זהאל־ זה בקר א־_ול` לה `י את־ה רא וש `ך _ חה`נן וע ה הי `וי לרא ` י נהח בין מ ם יםר `מצ נהח ין ׀ מא א_ב ו ה׃יל`כל־ה And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness [to them], but it gave light by night [to these]: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
בה ר לח ם ה את־ ם ו היל` ה ל־ה כ ע דים קח רם ` ם ה את־ וה ׀יה`ל `ך_ ו _ ו ם ה ל־ו ע_ידאת־ שה _ט מ ו ים׃ ה ע קע` ו And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go [back] by a strong eas eastt win w indd all that tha t night, n ight, and a nd made the se sea dry [land], [land], and the waters w aters were divided. div ided. The first verse is written right to left as is traditionally done with Hebrew. The next verse, verse 20, is then th en written writ ten from fro m left to right and a nd finally verse verse 21 is written from fro m right to t o left. All of the spaces are removed between the words of each verse with the result being the beginnings of a grid consisting of 216 cells arranged in three rows and 72 columns. By taking the vertical readings of the columns the Qabalist and the ceremonial magician may then view this result as having produced 72 three-lettered Names of God. These names due to the significance of the number 72 may be seen to relate to a period of five days (one of the 72 quinances of the Zodiac) or to the number of Psalms in the first two books of Psalms, or to the 36 tarot cards of the Minor Arcana (sans Aces and Courts) which govern the 36 decans decans of the t he Zodiac. Z odiac. The Th e 72 three-letter th ree-letter Names Na mes may also also be angelicized by by adding either an -AL or - I H ending for purposes purposes of invoc invocation. ation.
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To show you how this may be done with a modern revealed text let's take a look at Liber AL as an example. Below I have taken Ch. I, verse 61, of Liber AL, one of the most beloved verses of the Book of the Law, and removed all of the stops and space markings. We are left with a 685 character piece of text. The factors of 685 are 137 and 5 so I created a table consisting of 685 cells organized into 137 columns and 5 rows. Using Boustrophedon I entered the first set of 137 characters going from left to right righ t and then right to left in the second second row, row, etc. etc. The result result is a form of Thelemic Shem h' Mephorash Mep horash with 137 divine names of 5 letters each. Each name's na me's letters can be seen as as elemental elemental in nature therefore making every name a Pentagrammaton. Also it should be mentioned that 137 besides being the 33rd Prime number is also the number scientists have associated with the fine structure constant, the constant that govern governss the strength of electromagneti electromagneticc interactions in the t he Universe Universe.. Additionally, and perhaps just as importantly 137 is the normal value of the Hebrew word Qabalah (hlbq)!
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As mentioned in the t he Temurah section on Tziruph Trithemius' Trithe mius' Tabula Tabula Recta and by extensi extension on Agrippa's Tables Tables of Commutation Commu tation straddle that tha t blurry line between between Literal Li teral Qablah and cryptography. cryptography. Here are a few examples of how they can be used by a magician to great effect. First, as a general substitution cypher one can perform the following. First take your word, let's say say we we use use the notariqon- ized magica magicall motto of our Neophyte from above, above, H A H M O. The Th e first letter 23
stays the same and serves as the anchor for the cypher. The next letter, A, will be substituted by whatever letter is below it in the second row. In this case it's B. Next the letter, H, is replaced by whatever whatever letter is beneath it in the third t hird row = Z, and so on. on. The Th e result result is the word word HB Z OR ( rozbh) (284) which could be translated as “The “Th e Bezoar” Bezoar” where bezoars were were magical magical stones issued issued from t he stomachs of cows and that had the ability to neutralize any poison. Another means to use the Tabula would be by using a key to establish the necessary necessary letters. For example example using using our Neophyte's motto, HA H M O, we find find that tha t it consists consists of of 5 letters. letters. So it will will be necessary necessary to find anoth an other er mystically significant significant five-letter word to serve serve as our “Key “Key”. Qabalistic formulae, passw passwords, ords, etc. etc. can all be used for this th is purpose pur pose.. For the t he sake of example let's use the t he Pentagrammaton, Yeheshuah – hvchy . So we we take the first row find the letter H and then th en move down down the column until unt il we find the cell that corresponds corresponds to Y on the right righ t hand han d side. side. The Th e letter there t here is N. next we find the row with the letter A at the t he top of the column. Move Move down the column till we find the letter H and copy down the letter. letter. Next we find find the t he H column column again and move down until we stop at the Sh S h row, row, G, etc. We end up with the t he following following word word NH N H GTzR which doesn't doesn't mean anything in and of itself but is composed of two Hebrew words
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