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2/3:   BRIGID	2/20: Enochiana 8:30 pm
2/4:   Gnostic Mass 8 pm	2/21: Qabalah #5 w/Bill 8 pm
2/6:   Lodgemeeting 8 pm	2/23: (secret mtg)
2/11: Gnostic Mass 8 pm	2/24: Minerval/III Initiations
2/14: Qabalah #4 w/Bill 8 pm	2/25: Pisces Birthday 4:18 pm
2/15: Lodge of Perfection meets	Gnostic Mass 8 pm
2/18: Gnostic Mass 8 pm	2/27: Mardi Gras

from the Grady Project:

    These examples use , the Tetragrammaton. Hundreds of other examples could be introduced for that word alone, but these show some of the most common methods.

1. Words may be looked up in a Dictionary:

         = "He/She is" or "He/She causes to be".

2. Words may be compared to other words:

         compared to .

                 ---        instead of
                 ---  
                 ---        instead of
                 ---  

    signifies "I am"
    signifies "He/She is".

     Therefore is a more direct expression of being than or  .

   

			unformed being
			forming force
			partly formed being
			forming force
			more completely
			formed being

3. Words may be analyzed letter-by-letter through correspondences:

--- using Tarot cards (see Liber 777, columns CLXXV and XIV):
                 --- The Hermit
                 --- The Emperor or The Star
                 --- The Hierophant
                 --- The Emperor or The Star
    is the secret force (Hermit) entering the organizing of forms (Emperor) to teach the true nature (Hierophant) of the order of creation (Emperor).

or, using Crowley's correspondence between and The Star Trump:

    is the secret force (Hermit) entering the totality of the creation (Star) to inform (Hierophant) all that exists (Star).

--- using Hebrew letter names (777, columns CLXXV and III):
                 --- Hand
                 --- Window
                 --- Nail
                 --- Window
    is a reaching into true vision to establish a vision of truth.

--- using Astrology (777, columns CLXXV and VII):
                 ---
                 ---
                 ---
                 ---
    is a quiet harmony established through will in power and firmness and perpetuated by will.

--- The same thing may be done with color correspondences (Liber 777, columns XV - XVIII); but reactions to colors tend to be somewhat different for different people. Example:
                 --- Greenish Yellow
                 --- Scarlet
                 --- Red Orange
                 --- Scarlet
    is a living mist inflamed into a glowing fire.
                or:
    An existence is acted upon to make it more active.

--- The shapes of the letters may suggest ideas to the mind:
                 --- a flame or a sperm cell.
                 --- a man united with a woman.
                 --- the erect phallus.
                 --- union results in pregnancy.
    is like a fruitful sexual union.

	--- Father	--- Red	--- Atziluth	---
	--- Mother	--- Blue	--- Briah	---
	--- Son	--- Yellow	--- Yetzirah	---
	--- Daughter	--- Black	--- Assiah	---

         Such traditional meanings may summarize the findings of Gematria (the number 52 is informative for , see below), standard correspondences to a fixed number of letters (any words having the same number of letters may be matched to the same set), or the results of a unique meditation.

    --------- = 10
                          =   5
                          =   6
                          =   5
       10 + 5 + 6 + 5 = 26
      Therefore = 26.

    Some other words which total to 26 are:

    = 5 + 7 + 6 + 8 = 26 = seeing, looking at
    = sight, vision
    = to hide, conceal
    = confession
    = dual

    (see below for more examples)

    Thus, is the vision of concealed duality. this justifies viewing as composed of "male" and "female" letters. is the word which joins the creator to the created, spirit to matter, man to woman, plan to action and so on.

    The numbers of the middle column of the Tree of Life add to 26 = 1 + 6 + 9 + 10. This affirms the purpose of the middle pillar of the Tree to be that of , to join two opposites together by the most direct route. The name is associated with the Tree of Life diagram in several other ways.

    The letter names of may be added up to give another number for this word, (see Liber 777, columns CLXXV and II:

   

	=	Yod	=		= 20
	=	Heh	=		= 10
	=	Vau	=		= 12
	=	Heh	=		= 10
					---
			TOTAL		52

Other words which total 52 include: ; Father and Mother; ; Fertile Mother; ; in all Things; ; Son. (more examples below)

    There are yet other ways to spell the letters (such as Heh = = 6 instead
of = 10) which give still more numbers.

6. Words may be analyzed by Notariqon:

   

    (This Notariqon uses the last letters of each of these four Hebrew words. If the initial letters are used instead, the resulting Hebrew four letter word signifies "circumcision". Ouch! This double Notariqon is noted by Ginsburg in his The Kabbalah as an argument for the divine ordination of the practice of mutilating babies. Ideas obtained by mystical methods need not always militate toward physical practices! It is perfectly valid to treat this as a metaphor for a mental practice. In Qabalah, that would be interpreting the information on a Yetziratic level instead of an Assiatic one.)

All or part of the above techniques may be combined and used with a more elaborate pattern or system. An example of this sort of thing is the study of the "Twelve Banners of ". The name is composed of three different letters, two of which are repeated. It is possible to rearrange the letters of into twelve different orders, or permutations. These may then be associated with other groups of twelve things: the signs of the Zodiac; the Tribes of Israel, the categories of Aristotle, &c. For this example, the Twelve Banners of are linked to the signs of the Zodiac, and the results are examined in the light of one of the "traditional" sets of correspondences to , that of the elements. The order of the banners or permutations of is important. The method is to start with the usual form of the name and then to get a second form by switching the last two letters about. The third banner is obtained from the second by switching the fourth and second letters. The fourth is obtained from the third by switching the last and first letters. The fifth is obtained from the fourth by switching the last two letters about. The rest are obtained by a repetition of the same series of operations. The twelfth banner automatically is changed by this process into the first, and the whole thing repeats in a regular cycle of such permutations --- this is also the nature of the annual cycle of the twelve signs of the Zodiac.

   

	---		---		---	fire on water, air on earth.
	---		---		---	fire on water, earth on air.
	---		---		---	fire on air, earth on water.
	---		---		---	water on air, earth on fire.
	---		---		---	water on air, fire on earth.
	---		---		---	water on earth, fire on air.
	---		---		---	air on earth, fire on water.
	---		---		---	air on earth, water on fire.
	---		---		---	air on fire, water on earth.
	---		---		---	earth on fire, water on air.
	---		---		---	earth on fire, air on water.
	---		---		---	earth on water, air on fire.

--- Harmony of actives (fire and air) on passives (water and earth).
    Fire leads --- this is the 1st of the fire signs of the Zodiac.

--- Still harmonious in combination, but now the earth is raised
    above the air --- 1st earth sign.

--- The actives isolated from the passives. Air is advanced
    --- the 1st air sign.

--- Actives and passives are mixed, but water leads --- the 1st
    water sign.

--- Again actives and passives are mixed, but this time fire scorches
    earth -- the 2nd fire sign.

--- Actives and passives are isolated. Earth advances in the 2nd
    earth sign.

--- A harmonious mixture of actives and passives. The reversal of
    the two pairs of Aries. Air advances in the 2nd air sign.

--- Actives and passives are mixed to counterbalance Taurus, but
    now water is advanced --- 2nd water sign.

--- Actives and passives separated. Fire advanced --- 3rd fire sign.

--- Earth leads and actives are mixed with passives --- 3rd earth sign.

--- Actives and passives mixed, air advances --- 3rd air sign.

--- Actives and passives separated, water advanced --- 3rd water sign.

Cardinal Quadruplicity: , , & .		---
In each case the Actives and Passives		---
are mixed. The order is the same in each.		---
Only the starting point is different.		---
Fixed Quadruplicity: , , & .		---
In each case the Actives are mixed with		---
the Passives, but the order is different		---
from the Cardinals.		---
Mutable Quadruplicity: , , &		---
In each case the Actives are separated		---
from the Passives; a different order is		---
seen in each.		---

    Note that if the banners of be read as vertical columns in each group of Quadruplicities, the name will be spelled out in the first of the four columns (from the right) and the remaining columns will cycle through the letters of in that same order.

The Fire Triplicity: , & .		---
The elements of Fire (), Water ()		---
& Air () cycle, but Earth () does not.		---
The Earth Triplicity: , & .		---
Air () is fixed and the other		---
elements cycle.		---
The Air Triplicity: , & .		---
Water () is fixed and the other		---
elements cycle.		---
The Water Triplicity: , & .		---
Fire () is fixed and the other		---
elements cycle.		---

    For a more extensive discussion of the Banners, see "Notes on Liber 777", O.T.O. Newsletter, Vol. III, No. 9, August 1979 e.v., pp.34-44. The article also presents an analysis of variations in the order of the banners in different sources, including the one in Crowley's 777, and examples of Noteriquon for each of the Banners.

    These techniques produce results on any word, but it's easier to start with something having a known mystical significance.
    It may seem that the work on has produced many results, but the surface has been merely scratched. Words like , B'rashit (first word of the Old Testament) have been studied in this fashion for several thousand years and new results keep coming. Each new meaning which supports or expands previously known meanings adds confidence to the use of the word and greater force in ritual.

    These "Angelic" names are said to rule the decans of the Zodiac, and some are spelled differently in Hebrew in different sources. The translations offered below bear slight but occasional resemblance to general meanings attached to the Decans in Astrology, but it is probable that this list of names is derived from an incantation or other Hebrew text. The progress and connectivity in this list suggests a passage of mystical literature cut up into names. For more information on the Decans, their planetary rulers, spirits and images, see Crowley's 777, columns LXXII-LXXIV, CXXXIII-CXXXVI, CXLV-CLXVII. Also, for those who can read German, see: Dekane und Dekansternbilder, by Wilhelm Gundel, 1936 e.v. and Verzeichnis astrologischer und Mythologischer illustrierter Handschriften des lateinischen Mittelalters in Römishen Bibliotheken, by Fritz Saxl, 1915 & 1927.

Key No.:	Name in Hebrew:	English Pronunciation:	Aproximate English Meaning of Hebrew:	Sign and Decan:
15		Zazer	Extending Border	0°-10°
15		Bahhemei	Silent Sound	10°-20°
15		Satander	Radiance in Adversity	20°-30°
16		Kadmedie	Half-filled Container	0°-10°
16		Manachraie	Bestowal of Vision	10°-20°
16		Yaksagnotz	Rapid Suppression by Authority	20°-30°
17		Siegrash	Baseness and Poverty	0°-10°
17		Shahadnie	Confirmed Suffering	10°-20°
17		Betor	In a State of Seeking	20°-30°
18		Mitraos	The Dead See the Sun and Are Strong	0°-10°
18		Rahadea	Tremble with Knowledge	10°-20°
18		Elinakier	God is Known	20°-30°
19		Laosanhar	Desire the Thorn of the Mountain	0°-10°
19		Zachaay	Remove the Ruinous	10°-20°
19		Sachieber	Vile is Purified	20°-30°
20		Annaorah	Breath Trembles with Desire	0°-10°
20		Reayahyah	God Beholds God (Possibly figurative for "Countenance Beholds Countenance")	10°-20°
20		Mispar	Number	20°-30°
22		Tarsani	Fresh Thorn	0°-10°
22		Saharnaz	Tower of the Hawk	10°-20°
22		Shehdar	Goat of the Age	20°-30°
24		Kamotz	Much Oppression	0°-10°
24		Hiendohar	Weak Child of the Mountain	10°-20°
24		Natarvadaiel	Tremble and be Filled with God	20°-30°
25		Masharat	Divided Sign	0°-10°
25		Vahrin	God Overcomes	10°-20°
25		Abuha	Father of Interjection	20°-30°
26		Masnin	Tribute of Posterity	0°-10°
26		Yasisyah	God's Swallow (or twittering sound)	10°-20°
26		Ysgadibarodiel	Adore the Chosen and Sufficient of God	20°-30°
28		Sasfem	Mouth of a Moth (prob.fig. for "The Mouth Trembles")	0°-10°
28		Abadron	Forsake Victory	10°-20°
28		Geradiael	Strangeness and of God	20°-30°
29		Biehalmi	Flow Rapidly	0°-10°
29		Auron	Light Overcomes	10°-20°
29		Satrip	Giants Roam	20°-30°

Events Calendar for January 1990 e.v.

Projected Advance Events Calendar for February 1990 e.v.

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