Kabbalah-of-the-Golden-Dawn-Pat-Zalewski - D Ank Unlimited
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The Early Books 47<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r letter except <strong>the</strong> ones before it, giving a total <strong>of</strong> 19 permutations.<br />
Daleth is paired with every o<strong>the</strong>r letter except those before it, giving a<br />
total <strong>of</strong> 18 permutations, etc. The total number <strong>of</strong> pairings are 231 39<br />
which were created from "nothing, <strong>the</strong> vast limitless space."<br />
A major concept dealt with in Chapter 3 is that <strong>of</strong> balance, Aleph<br />
Air, standing between Mem and Shin-Fire and Water. The text <strong>the</strong>n<br />
goes on to say that <strong>the</strong> three Mo<strong>the</strong>rs are sealed with six rings-relating<br />
to <strong>the</strong> lower portion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> diagram.<br />
The text <strong>the</strong>n says:40<br />
The Three Mo<strong>the</strong>rs in <strong>the</strong> world are Aleph, Mem, and<br />
Shin: <strong>the</strong> heavens were produced from Fire 41 ; <strong>the</strong> Earth<br />
from Water; and Air from <strong>the</strong> Spirit is as a reconciler<br />
between <strong>the</strong> Fire and <strong>the</strong> Water.<br />
The translation by Papus is a little fuller: 42<br />
Three Principles are Shin, Aleph, Mem; fire, air and<br />
water. The origin <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sky is fire, <strong>the</strong> origin <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> earth<br />
is water. Fire rises, water descends, and air is <strong>the</strong> regulatory<br />
medium between <strong>the</strong>m. Aleph-Mem-Shin is sealed<br />
with six seals and enveloped in <strong>the</strong> male and female.<br />
Know, think and imagine that fire supports water.<br />
The Three Mo<strong>the</strong>rs are <strong>the</strong>n associated with <strong>the</strong> year and <strong>the</strong> seasons,<br />
with Aleph (air, chest, lungs) representing <strong>the</strong> temperate climate,<br />
Mem (water, belly) for <strong>the</strong> winter, and Shin (fire, head) for summer. The<br />
same idea can be found almost identically expressed in <strong>the</strong> Mishna 3,<br />
Chapter 3, where it says:<br />
God created in <strong>the</strong> World-Fire, Water, and Air. In<br />
Man, <strong>the</strong> Head, Body, and Breast. In <strong>the</strong> Year,heat, cold<br />
and wet.<br />
19 Westcott states in hIS translation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sepher YetZlrah that this permutation adds up to 242 and<br />
cites <strong>the</strong> Postellus Edition as giving <strong>the</strong> reason why 11 are omitted to get a total <strong>of</strong> 231. Generat·<br />
ing <strong>the</strong> permutations as I have given <strong>the</strong>m adds up to 231, not 242.<br />
411 Westcott translation.<br />
;\ The full aspect <strong>of</strong> this explanation is given in <strong>the</strong> section "Alchemy and <strong>the</strong> <strong>Kabbalah</strong>."<br />
41This translation from <strong>the</strong> French was done by a former member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Stella Matutina in New<br />
Zealand.