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I came across an intersting way of using the Sephiroth a couple of days ago.  In Jeremy Rosen’s book “Kabbalah Inspirations: Mystic Themes, Texts and Symbols”, he describes an exercise attributed to Abulafia:

* Sitting upright, breathe in to the count of 5, exhale to the count of 5
* On each in breath bring the power of a Sephirah into your body (start with Keter, then Chokmah, all the way to Malkuth)
* Do this three times a day (morning, mid-day, evening)
* After the evening session, reflect on which Sephirah you have used most productively during the day.  Which Sephirah have you under-used or mis-used?

I think it would be useful to make a written record of your reflections on the Sephiroth. Each of us is “attracted” towards one particular one and , equally, we “struggle” with another. We should always strive to give all of the Sephiroth equal prominence within our lives.

I’m still meditating on the 72 Names.

Here’s a question I am mulling over.  The 72 Names are each associated with a 5 degree segment of the Zodiac, but which lies “closest” to man?

Is the influence of a given Name modified through the attributes of its astrological segment, or is influence of the zodiac modified byt the Name?

A useful note for magically working with the 22 Letters of the Hebrew alphabet

“…. Written letters are like bodies, and the pronounced letters are spiritual and the mental letters are intellectual and the emanated letters are divine.”

From a letter written by R. Abraham Abulafia
quoted in Kabbalah: New Perspectives by Moshe Idel

This equates with the four forms of letters with the Four Worlds:

So, how a letter is utilised determines at which level it manifests:

Putting those levels in to the terminology of the Tree of Life, we have:

Thus, working at the level of Binah, requires the mental use of letters (i.e. meditation), but to bring about any change on the physical plane (Malkuth) we have to write them down.

What does it mean to be a kabbalist?
It means being different from the most of those around you. Your world view is totally different to that of most of the people you work, play and, probably, live with.
The world of the kabbalist is filled by a Creator. It is populated by both spiritual and physical beings. It is ruled by a perfect system of reward and punishment.
Everything in the kabbalist’s world contains meaning – though it may not always be apparent as to what that meaning is.
The kabbalist knows that everything will ultimately turn to good. The privations of this physical life are just a prelude to perfection in the future.
So, will you take a leap of faith? Will you stand up and say “I am a kabbalist. I have decided to stand outside of the normal world view”?

Hi!

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