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On Mystic And Cabalistic Numbers.
nature , viz ., empty arid ; which word Tohu inn is of equal numbers with the word Elisha , viz ., 411 ; for it is a very true saying in Babhakama , fol . 71 , col . 2 , " The thing which causeth riches is like riches . " ' " Learn therefore to purify Naaman , (?' . e . the matter of the metallic medicine ) , coming from the North , out of Syria , and acknowledge the strength of Jordan , which is as it were PT " | j ^ Jardin , a river of judgment flowing out of the North ; and remember that which is said in
Babha Dathra , fol . 25 , col . 2 , " He that will become wise let him live in the South , and he that will grow rich let him turn himself towards the North ; although , in the same place , Rabbi Joshua Ben Levi says , " Let him live always in the South , for whilst he becomes wise at the same time he becomes rich , as is said in Proverbs , ch . iii . v . 16 , '' Length of days is in her right hand , and in her left band riches and honour , " so thou wilt not desire other riches .
" But know , that the mysteries of this wisdom are not different from the superior mysteries of the Cabala , for such as is the consideration of the predicaments of holiness , the same also is in impurity , and the same sephinoths which are in Aziluth ( i . e . the spiritual kingdom ) , the same are in Asiah , ( i . e . the material kingdom ); yea , the same in that kingdom which is commonly called the mineral kingdom , although their excellency is always greater in superior things .
" Gehazi , the servant of Elisha , is a true figure of vulgar students in nature , who contemplate the valley and depths of nature , but do not descend into Nature ' s hidden secrets ; hence they labour in vain , and are servants for ever . They advise you to procure the son of the wisemen , which generation is impossible to nature ; ( 2 Kings , ch . iv . ver . 4 ,
when Elisha asked what should be done for the Shunamite woman , Gehazi answered , Verily she hath no son , and her husband is old ) . But they can add nothing to this generation to which is required a man like Elisha , for Nature doth not open her secrets unto them , ver . 26 ; but contemns them , ver . 30 . "And the raising ' of the dead is impossible unto them , ( ver . 31 , And Gehazi went before , and laid the staff upon the face of the child , but
the life returned not until Elisha came ) . " They are covetous , ( ch . v . ver . 20 , My master hath spared Naaman , but I will run after him and take somewhat of him . ) " They are liars , ( ver . 22 , My master sent me unto thee ) . "They are deceivers , ( ver . 25 , Whence comestthou , Gehazi : and he said , Thy servant went nowhere ) . " They are prattlers and tell the acts of others , ( as 2 Kings , ch . viii .
ver . 4 and 5 , And the king spoke to Gehazi , saying , Tell me all the great things that Elisha has done , and Gehazi told the king how he had raised the dead to life ) . And instead of riches they contract a leprosy to themselves , ( t . e . diseases , contempt , and poverty , as ch . v . ver . 2 , The leprosy of Naaman shall cleave unto thee and thy seed for ever ) . " In the foregoing pagesI have purposely avoided mentioning many
, numbers concerning which a great deal may be said with reference to their mystic properties , as they have been already so ably illustrated in your valuable Quarterly . It is undoubtedly a subject of considerable interest , and cannot but throw light on many of the most occult doctrines of the ancient philosophy , and particularly interesting to us as Masons , among whom are undeniably preserved , almost all that remains
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Mystic And Cabalistic Numbers.
nature , viz ., empty arid ; which word Tohu inn is of equal numbers with the word Elisha , viz ., 411 ; for it is a very true saying in Babhakama , fol . 71 , col . 2 , " The thing which causeth riches is like riches . " ' " Learn therefore to purify Naaman , (?' . e . the matter of the metallic medicine ) , coming from the North , out of Syria , and acknowledge the strength of Jordan , which is as it were PT " | j ^ Jardin , a river of judgment flowing out of the North ; and remember that which is said in
Babha Dathra , fol . 25 , col . 2 , " He that will become wise let him live in the South , and he that will grow rich let him turn himself towards the North ; although , in the same place , Rabbi Joshua Ben Levi says , " Let him live always in the South , for whilst he becomes wise at the same time he becomes rich , as is said in Proverbs , ch . iii . v . 16 , '' Length of days is in her right hand , and in her left band riches and honour , " so thou wilt not desire other riches .
" But know , that the mysteries of this wisdom are not different from the superior mysteries of the Cabala , for such as is the consideration of the predicaments of holiness , the same also is in impurity , and the same sephinoths which are in Aziluth ( i . e . the spiritual kingdom ) , the same are in Asiah , ( i . e . the material kingdom ); yea , the same in that kingdom which is commonly called the mineral kingdom , although their excellency is always greater in superior things .
" Gehazi , the servant of Elisha , is a true figure of vulgar students in nature , who contemplate the valley and depths of nature , but do not descend into Nature ' s hidden secrets ; hence they labour in vain , and are servants for ever . They advise you to procure the son of the wisemen , which generation is impossible to nature ; ( 2 Kings , ch . iv . ver . 4 ,
when Elisha asked what should be done for the Shunamite woman , Gehazi answered , Verily she hath no son , and her husband is old ) . But they can add nothing to this generation to which is required a man like Elisha , for Nature doth not open her secrets unto them , ver . 26 ; but contemns them , ver . 30 . "And the raising ' of the dead is impossible unto them , ( ver . 31 , And Gehazi went before , and laid the staff upon the face of the child , but
the life returned not until Elisha came ) . " They are covetous , ( ch . v . ver . 20 , My master hath spared Naaman , but I will run after him and take somewhat of him . ) " They are liars , ( ver . 22 , My master sent me unto thee ) . "They are deceivers , ( ver . 25 , Whence comestthou , Gehazi : and he said , Thy servant went nowhere ) . " They are prattlers and tell the acts of others , ( as 2 Kings , ch . viii .
ver . 4 and 5 , And the king spoke to Gehazi , saying , Tell me all the great things that Elisha has done , and Gehazi told the king how he had raised the dead to life ) . And instead of riches they contract a leprosy to themselves , ( t . e . diseases , contempt , and poverty , as ch . v . ver . 2 , The leprosy of Naaman shall cleave unto thee and thy seed for ever ) . " In the foregoing pagesI have purposely avoided mentioning many
, numbers concerning which a great deal may be said with reference to their mystic properties , as they have been already so ably illustrated in your valuable Quarterly . It is undoubtedly a subject of considerable interest , and cannot but throw light on many of the most occult doctrines of the ancient philosophy , and particularly interesting to us as Masons , among whom are undeniably preserved , almost all that remains