| Gnostic Kabbalah:
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 We can find all sorts of books in
bookstores about Traditional
Kabbalah, related to the mysticism of Judaism, but we seldom
find books about Initiatic Kabbalah (Gnostic
Kabbalah). Initiatic Kabbalah is related to the path of
Self-realization, and deals with why we have to awaken
Consciousness, why we have to enter into
Initiation.
The term "Self-realization"
implies the understanding of a special type of
knowledge.
Knowledge in Greek =
Gnosis
.
Knowledge in Hebrew =
Daath
.
Genesis is a Gnostic Book that refers to the mysteries of Daath,
indicating two trees that were in Eden.
The first Tree is Gnosis, Daath, the
Tree of Knowledge (of
Good and Evil):
Alchemy.
In the
Bible when describing
Sex between
Adam and Eve, we read, “...and
Adam knew his wife, and she had
Cain...” Obviously, the term "knew" is referring to the
knowledge of sexuality.
Mary says, “How am I going to be pregnant when I do not know any
man?” Clearly, in the Bible sex is referred to as "Knowing."
The Tree of Knowledge teaches sexual alchemy and the reason why we
take advantage of our sexual energies in order to transform them
for our own purposes: Self-realization. The tree is sex itself. Of
course, it is the abuse of this tree that caused Adam and
Eve (humanity) to be cast out of perfection.
 Daath, the Tree of Knowledge, is
hidden within the
Tree of Life. The Tree of Life is the second Tree.
The Tree of Life symbolizes the different parts of the Being: 10
Sephiroth, coming out from the nothingness, “Ain
Soph.” (Sephirah:
sapphire/ jewel). These are 10 emanations from the Unknowable
Source.
The Tree of Life is related with man as well. The root of this
Word Man is
Manas
(Sanskrit) which means, "Mind."
Man is that creature that has mind: objective
Reasoning.
The 10 Sephiroth are related with the Real Man (made into the
likeness of God) and the universe. The Real Man is the Inner Self
who has Realized the Ten Sephiroth within.
The study of the Tree of Life is the study of the Universe and the
Real Man.
Kabbalah is the study of the Tree of Life.
Alchemy is the study of the Tree of Knowledge.
Alchemy is within the Tree of Life as the Mysterious Sephirah
“Daath,” which is the mysterious Sephirah that has no symbol, no
color, etc.. This is the Sephirah that traditionally is prohibited
to talk about.
There are two kinds of Kabbalists:
1. Intellectual: who memorize the
Traditional Kabbalah, and who have no conscious experience within
the Sephiroth.
2. Intuitive: who traverses the Tree on the path
of Initiation and consciously experiences the different mysterious
Sephiroth with their consciousness. Works with Kabbalah within
Alchemy (Daath).
It is impossible to understand one Tree without the other.
Kabbalah comes from Kabel which is Hebrew for "to receive." The
real Kabbalist receives in the consciousness. First we get this
knowledge through the
Intellect, but then we have to practice, and then we
understand.
Kabbalah is the Science of Numbers... something related to the
universe; we learn this through Initiation.
In Atlantis there was a society of Great Initiates called the
Akaldan Society. These were the same as the Mayans.
These Mayan-Atlanteans studied Kabbalah. In Yucatan we find a book
of Numbers called the Chilam Balam of Chumayel (apologies for the
spelling)... Chilam balam means "Jaguar-Shaman," or
Master.
Many prophecies are made in mathematics.
The 13 Katuns of the Mayans are related with the 13 Sephiroth
(including the 3 unknown or hidden ones:
Ain, Ain Soph, Ain Soph Aur). These are 13 Heavens
related to the science of numbers.
Only by knowing Kabbalah can we understand the Mayan
mysteries.
The pyramids in Yucatan, Honduras, Guatemala,
Egypt were made by the Atlanteans. At that time the Akaldan
society were transferring this knowledge to all the different
societies. Chaldea received all this knowledge. The prophet
Abraham received all this knowledge. Abraham was from the
city of Aur/Or which means, "Light"). He was skilled in Kabbalah,
astrology and all the ancient sciences. Egypt also inherited this
Kabbalistic knowledge. Moses was a priest of the
Cult to Osiris and Isis; he received all of his knowledge from
the Egyptians. This knowledge was to be given to the Arian race,
and a special people were prepared to spread this knowledge.
This knowledge is taught in three parts:
1. Zohar: The Spirit of the Doctrine.
To begin with, this was just communicated orally to the initiate,
but later on the Rabbis wrote it down.
2. Talmud: The Soul of the Doctrine.
3. Bible: The Body of the
Doctrine.
The Bible is based upon the Spirit and Soul of the Doctrine.
There are many symbols, parables that are impossible to decipher
without the Spirit and Soul of the Doctrine.
It is the disgrace of our Arian race that most only have the Body
of the Doctrine.
Conventional Christianity ignores the Kabbalah - they think that it
is an obscure science, but without it we cannot unravel the wisdom
of the Bible.
In ancient times the ancient Rabbin refused to give this knowledge
to all, even though it was meant to be.
Jesus incarnated, and wanted to make this knowledge universal,
not just for the people of
Israel, and so he dictated another Kabbalistic book (to his
seventy disciples, after his resurrection), which is called
Pistis Sophia. And in this way Jesus delivered the knowledge
those ancient Israelites should have given to start with at the
beginning of the Arian race, but which they failed to do.
Many traditional Kabbalists believe that only the
Jews have the real Kabbalah.
Dion Fortune, a female Master from England, talks about the
Initiatic Kabbalah.
Many others speak of a Kabbalah, but it is deviated, because they
are deviated from the real path. We should only read the Initiates.
It is necessary to understand the path we are walking upon, and the
best way to do so is to study the works of
Samael Aun Weor, especially The Initiatic Path in the Arcana of
Tarot and Kabbalah.
Every Sephirah is a mysterious jewel.
The Hebrew language is related to the mystery of the Bible, and is
(among other ancient languages) descended from the Golden
Language.
Above
Kether (the Crown) we have three Sephiroth:
AIN: Nothingness
AIN SOPH: Limitless
Ain Soph Aur: Limitless Light
...or the three aspects of
The Absolute (Gnosticism). These are, in synthesis, the
Unknown. Moses calls these the
Aelohim. El is Hebrew for God.
Elohim is Hebrew for Gods and Goddesses. The prefix “a” implies
negation.
Elohim is that Deity which is always below
Seity (above the Crown). Deity is the Divinity expressed in the
universe. The Seity is Aelohim, of which "no image should be made"
(Moses).
The first thing that emerges from the Unknown is Light, the Ain
Soph Aur. This is the first emanation of the Unknown, within the
Unknown; the Ain Soph Aur is the Ray of
Okidanokh. The Ain Soph Aur is
Christ (Greek). Christ has to manifest creation of the Ain
Soph.
This Light, the Christ, has to divide itself into 3 parts in order
to manifest anything. These are called the Three Supernals, or the
Logoic triangle. (Logos
= Word). This is the Three In One, the Holy Trinity. These are
Divine Energy/ Forces, not persons.
Kether = Crown
Chockmah = Wisdom
Binah
=
Intelligence/ Understanding
These are the three parts of One Divinity which is Christ.
In Egypt, Osiris-Ra = Father. Many think the Egyptians were
worshipping idols, but this is not so, as each part of the Egyptian
myths, rituals, etc are something of the Tree of Life, something
inside us.
The Tree of Life has 3 columns: SEVERITY,
Equilibrium (Consciousness), and MERCY.
Middle pillar has its center of gravity in Kether.
We find this Trinity in EVERY religion.
Amongst the Brahmins (Brahmanism), we find this Trinity represented
as :
Brahma
(Kether).
Vishnu (Chockmah).
Siva (Binah).
 Vishnu means "he who penetrates."
Vishnu is
Chokmah that is Wisdom: “wis” reminds us of “vis” = To See.
“Dom” = Power. Wisdom is the Power of Seeing, which resides in the
Lord the Christ. When we can penetrate in everything then we are
developing wisdom/ Chockmah/ Christ.
In Gnosticism, we say God is not exclusively male, but both male
and female, but an androgyny. Andro = "male." Gyn = "female."
So in Hinduism we have the female Trinity:
Sarasvati. (wife of Brahma)
Lakshmi. (wife of Vishnu)
Parvati. (wife of Siva)
These are the 3 parts of the feminine aspect of the Divinity, in
synthesis called
Shakti. Shakti is that aspect of God hidden in matter. This is
never talked about in Kabbalistic books; we have to discover this
by working in sex, Daath (Tantric knowledge). Daath = results from
the union of
Shiva/ SHAKTI, not from Chockmah/ Binah (as traditional
Kabbalists state).
Daath hides the mysterious union of Adam and Eve.
The Bible refers to the feminine aspect of God as SHEKINAH = Divine
Mother. The feminine aspect of Divinity is hidden in the Bible. She
has Wisdom, Love, and Power. She is manifested when she is
displaying her
Powers which are related to creation, to the first 3 Sephiroth.
In order to do so she has to manifest in 2, meaning as
Jehovah (androgyny): Jah (male) Heva (female) = the first
couple. This is all related to the Logoic triangle of the Divinity.
All religions are founded in these three forces.
From the 3rd emerges the 4th which is
Chesed, (Hebrew for "Mercy"), also known as
Gedulah, which means, "Love." This is
Atman (Sanskrit), the Spiritual Man. Atman is the emanation of
God the Trinity, Atman the Son of God, comes from the
Holy Spirit. Atman is the Individual Being we have within.
Every single creature has his own Spirit/ Being/ Atman, who is the
Son of Christ/ God. As souls we exert ourselves for union with
Atman. Atman exerts Himself for union with Christ.
Atman, the
Monad, has his Cosmic Consciousness, all the knowledge related
to Atman, placed in the cosmic consciousness of the Spiritual Soul
that exists within the 6th dimension.
Geburah in Hebrew means "Strength." Placed in Geburah is a type
of wisdom related to Christ. This is the
Divine Soul, which is feminine. In Sanskrit, this sphere or
aspect is called
Buddhi.
Atman-Buddhi is the Monad, the True Master which is above the Human
Soul. The Master is the Spirit (Chesed or Gedulah) and Divine Soul
(Geburah), never the
Human Soul (Tiphereth).
Atman has a masculine soul alongside the feminine one; the
masculine one is the Human Soul,which in Hebrew is called
Tiphereth,"Beauty." Tiphereth is the Warrior that has to fight, to
control the lower Sephiroth under the direction of the Monad.
Sometimes the Human Soul obeys the inner Master and sometimes it
does not.
Human consciousness, manifested into nature through Tiphereth, is
always submitted to many trials. Human consciousness is placed into
the process of
Evolution and involution. This is how the Monad learns about
this aspect of creation and through experiential learning becomes
Realized, gaining mastery over creation in all the levels.
When the human consciousness is manifested into nature, it
expresses itself through four vehicles. These are the four lower
Sephiroth:
Netzach,
Hod,
Yesod and
Malkuth.
Manas is Sanskrit for "mind." This mind has two parts: Superior
Manas, the abstract mind, the intuitive mind, which is related to
Tiphereth..
 Below the Superior Manas is
Inferior Manas, the concrete mind, in the 5th dimension, which is
"Eternity." This is related to the Sephirah Netzach, which in
Hebrew means "Victory." This is the
Mental Body, the intellectual mind that rationalizes and
thinks.
The mind is a donkey that we have to control.
From Netzach emanates Hod (Hebrew for "Glory"), related to the
Astral Body, the emotional body, the Kama Rupa (Sanskrit), the
Body of Desire that belongs to the 5th dimension.
Eternity is a circle with a beginning and an end. We enter into the
circle of eternity when we physically die, and leave it when we are
reborn. The other circle is the circle of time, related to
Yesod.
Yesod in Hebrew means "the Foundation." This is the 4th dimension.
Yesod is the Etheric/Vital
Body, the superior part of the physical body.
Malkuth means "the Kingdom." Malkuth is the physical body. This
sphere is related to the 4 kingdoms: mineral, plant, animal,
human.
This is how everything is constituted.
In the middle of the Tree we have the Pillar of Equilibrium, the
center of gravity of the whole Tree. Each of the primary triangles
of the tree hangs upon this Equilibrium.
 The Logoic Triangle has its center
of gravity in Kether, since God is the one who can do all, and is
perfect. This triangle is related to the head.
The Ethical Triangle is equilibrated in Tiphereth, the Human Soul.
The Son called Christ, Chokmah, deposited his equilibrium into
Tiphereth. This triangle is related to the heart, where we have the
Nous Atom, related to Christ.
In order to be liberated, the soul must be saved through the 2nd
Sephirah, Chockmah, wisdom, and Christ does it through
Tiphereth.
The Magical Triangle is equilibrated in Yesod.
Head: God the Father controls the 1st
triangle through Kether
Heart: God the Son controls the 2nd triangle
through Tiphereth
Sex: God the Holy Spirit controls the 3rd triangle
through Yesod, the Foundation of Life.
Malkuth is in the feet.
The body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. The equilibrium of the
Holy Spirit is in the sex. The sin of sex is
Fornication, which is against the Holy Spirit.
There are three aspects to the soul:
Nephesh
: related to the animal force, instinct.
Related to Yesod.
Ruach
: the thinking soul, related to the heart.
Neshamah
: the
Spiritual Soul which illuminates Ruach. Ruach controls Nephesh
with the work of Alchemy.
Daath is related to the Tree of Knowledge, Gnosis.
To work with the Column of the Middle we have to work with Daath,
sex. When we create it is through Yesod, the lower Nephesh. When
God creates it is through the Power of the Verb, Daath, through the
throat. The
Sexual Energy of the Tree of Life works in two ways: through
the sex, and through the throat. We have to work a lot in alchemy
in order to have this power within the throat, to get all the
powers of the Tree of Life.
If we abuse our sexual energies we cannot attain these powers. We
have to be in
Chastity.
 The Tree of Life is divided into
Four Worlds:
Atziluth
: The World of Archetypes, related to the 1st
triangle. This is
Pleroma (a term used in Gnostic teachings).
Briah
: The World of Creation, related to the 2nd
triangle. Also called Gnosis or Daath (the creative force of the
Masters).
Yetzirah
: The World of Splendors, related to the 3rd
triangle. Also called Psyche.
Assiah
: The physical world (or body), related to the
mixture of forces from the Sephiroth. (The bible refers to the 7
churches in Assiah, not Asia, as is commonly
thought).
These are the Four Manifested Worlds.
There is also the
Klipoth: Hell, infernos, demons. This is the World of Shells
where all the Sephiroth are inverted, negatively. Klipoth is below
the physical world, underneath the layers of the earth.
In every world we always study the 10 Sephiroth.
A Serampim is a Master in which all the Sephiroth are manifested.
The Serampim is the reflection of Arikampim, the Heavenly Man
above.
We have to study all of these Kabbalistic worlds in order to
understand the Spirit and the Soul of the doctrine, to grasp the
Bible, and other Kabbalistic books.
To enter in any Sephiroth we need the mystery of Daath (the Tree of
Knowledge), Gnosis. This is not intellectual but rather is related
to the sexual center.
In genuine Gnosis, we study the two trees together. |
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