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Kabbalah-of-the-Golden-Dawn-Pat-Zalewski - D Ank Unlimited

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The Structure <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> Tree<br />

And Chokm Yesodoth-<strong>the</strong> World <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Elements. is <strong>the</strong><br />

name <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sphere <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Operation <strong>of</strong> Malkuth which is<br />

called <strong>the</strong> Sphere <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Elements from which all things<br />

are formed, and its Archangels are thtee:- Metatron, <strong>the</strong><br />

Prince <strong>of</strong> Countenance reflected from Kerber, and Sandalphon,<br />

<strong>the</strong> Prince <strong>of</strong> prayer (feminine), and Nephesch Ha<br />

Messiah, <strong>the</strong> Soul <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Reconciler for Earth. And <strong>the</strong><br />

Order <strong>of</strong> Angels is Ashim or Flames <strong>of</strong> Fire, as it is written<br />

"Who maketh his Angels Spirits and His Ministers as a<br />

Flaming Fire," and <strong>the</strong>se are also called <strong>the</strong> Order <strong>of</strong><br />

Blessed Souls. or <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Souls <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Just made Perfect.64<br />

THE THIRTY-TWO PATHS OFWISDOM<br />

This particular text is appended to Westcott's translation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sepher<br />

Yetzirah and was translated from <strong>the</strong> Hebrew Text <strong>of</strong> [oannes Stephanus<br />

Rittangelius in 1642. It is also found in Kircher's Aedipus Aegyptiacus 65 <strong>of</strong><br />

1653. The actual origin <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> original work that both texts were based on<br />

is obscure, though it formed a very important part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Golden</strong> <strong>Dawn</strong><br />

teachings. It was mainly used in <strong>the</strong> Tarot descriptions'f <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 22 Trumps<br />

and utilized in <strong>the</strong> rituals <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Golden</strong> <strong>Dawn</strong> proper, <strong>the</strong> Alpha et<br />

Omega and <strong>the</strong> Stella Matutina, to help describe <strong>the</strong> <strong>Pat</strong>hs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Tree <strong>of</strong><br />

Life. In many respects this little document is <strong>the</strong> mainstay <strong>of</strong> Kabbalistic<br />

teaching within <strong>the</strong> Order and also outside <strong>of</strong> it. The first ten "<strong>Pat</strong>hs" as<br />

<strong>the</strong>y are called relate to <strong>the</strong> Sephirorh <strong>the</strong>mselves and <strong>the</strong> next 22 relate<br />

to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Pat</strong>hs proper <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Kabbalah</strong>. 67<br />

64 Ibid.<br />

The Thirty-two <strong>Pat</strong>hs <strong>of</strong> Wisdom issue forth from<br />

Chokmah, <strong>the</strong> Fa<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> Wisdom, <strong>the</strong> Yod force <strong>of</strong> our<br />

nature for this showeth <strong>the</strong> spirit <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Theoretical <strong>Kabbalah</strong>,<br />

before <strong>the</strong> Dew <strong>of</strong> Wisdom hath implanted its seed<br />

into Adam. 68<br />

65 Kircher said "The 32 Parhs <strong>of</strong> Wisdom are rhe luminous roads by which holy men <strong>of</strong> God. rhrough<br />

long usage, long experience <strong>of</strong> divine things and long meditation upon <strong>the</strong>m, can attain <strong>the</strong> hidden<br />

centers."<br />

66 See forthcoming The Magical Tarot<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><strong>Golden</strong> <strong>Dawn</strong> by <strong>Pat</strong> and Chris <strong>Zalewski</strong> for an explanation<br />

<strong>of</strong> how this is applied.<br />

67 A very thorough analysis is given in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Golden</strong> <strong>Dawn</strong> Correspondence Course.<br />

68 This quote IS from a notation by Ma<strong>the</strong>rs which was <strong>the</strong> lead paragraph to my copy <strong>of</strong> this document.<br />

The document itself is a copy <strong>of</strong> what is appended to Westcott's Sepher Yetzirah.<br />

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