Post by GateKeeper on Dec 2, 2012 13:09:48 GMT
THE Tree of Life forms the ground-plan of the Western Esoteric Tradition and is the
system upon which pupils are trained in the Fraternity of the Inner Light.
The transliteration of Hebrew words into English is the subject of much diversity of
opinion, every scholar appearing to have his own system. In these pages I have availed
myself of the alphabetical table given by MacGregor Mathers in The Kabba/ah Unveiled
because this book is the one generally used by esoteric students. He himself does not
adhere to his own table systematically, however, and even uses different spellings for the
same words. This is very confusing for anyone who wishes to use the Gematric method
of elucidation, in which letters are turned into numbers. When, therefore, Mathers gives
alternative trans literations, I have followed the one which coincides with that given in
his own table.
The capitalisation employed in these pages may also appear unusual, but it is the one
traditionally used among students of the Western Esoteric Tradition. In this system,
common words, such as earth or path, are used in a technical sense to denote spiritual
principles. When this is done, a capital is used to indicate the fact. When a capital is not
used, it may be taken that the word is to be understood in its ordinary sense.
As I have frequently referred to the authority of MacGregor Mathers and Aleistet
Crowley in matters of Qabalistic mysticticism, it may be as well to explain my position in
relation to these two writers.
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system upon which pupils are trained in the Fraternity of the Inner Light.
The transliteration of Hebrew words into English is the subject of much diversity of
opinion, every scholar appearing to have his own system. In these pages I have availed
myself of the alphabetical table given by MacGregor Mathers in The Kabba/ah Unveiled
because this book is the one generally used by esoteric students. He himself does not
adhere to his own table systematically, however, and even uses different spellings for the
same words. This is very confusing for anyone who wishes to use the Gematric method
of elucidation, in which letters are turned into numbers. When, therefore, Mathers gives
alternative trans literations, I have followed the one which coincides with that given in
his own table.
The capitalisation employed in these pages may also appear unusual, but it is the one
traditionally used among students of the Western Esoteric Tradition. In this system,
common words, such as earth or path, are used in a technical sense to denote spiritual
principles. When this is done, a capital is used to indicate the fact. When a capital is not
used, it may be taken that the word is to be understood in its ordinary sense.
As I have frequently referred to the authority of MacGregor Mathers and Aleistet
Crowley in matters of Qabalistic mysticticism, it may be as well to explain my position in
relation to these two writers.
Click on this link below for the free ebook
www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=50&cad=rja&ved=0CHMQFjAJOCg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgnosticfellowship.com%2Freading%2Fqabalah%2Fmystical.pdf&ei=s027UOGmCYWA0AXkkoHACA&usg=AFQjCNHVZadY686N0pQBaVIsNoDG0klBmg&sig2=JYj0zhip2c1372A6qQRpEg
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