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'''English Qabalah''' refers to several different systems of [[mysticism]] that interpret the letters of the [[English]] alphabet or Roman Script as symbols. [[Hermetic Qabalah]] is a system of mysticism that seeks to harmonize symbol through correspondence and thus arrive at a manageable and intelligible description of the perceptual universe. Hermetic Qabalah is partially derived from the Jewish [[Kabbalah]], which consists of a vast body of work which is inter-disciplinary in nature. |
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== History == |
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There have been a number of proposed systems of mapping the Roman Script to their numerical equivalents. These attempts have failed to convince with their results, and appear arbitrary in their construction sometimes assigning sequential values to the letters as in the case of Mr Lees work. In 2008, direct derivation of the glyph values was determined and found to concord with values determined in previous scripts (Hebrew, Greek, etc) for known formulae. There results were published in Samuel K. Vincent's [http://www.8thHousePublishing.com/English%20Qabalah.html ''The English Qabalah''](2008),<ref name=Vincent>Vincent, Samuel K. (2008). [http://www.8thHousePublishing.com/English%20Qabalah.html: The English Qabalah]. Montreal: 8th House Publications. ISBN 978-0980910803</ref> which for the first time presents a clear mapping of the letter glyphs along with their mystical interpretations providing a basis on which to construct the system of the English Qabalah and its concordances. |
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== The English Qabalah == |
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The English Qabalah is a system of mysticism that interprets letter and number as symbol. Similar to other forms of [[Qabalah]], most notably the Hebrew, these are often symbols taken of natural states or physical objects. Thus the A is called “The Star” in the English system,<ref name=Vincent /> and the aleph (the Hebrew equivalent) is an Ox. |
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However, these states or objects are in themselves symbols. Thus, according to Vincent, A in the English Qabalah corresponds to “Star” and denotes not the physical body of burning gases that comprise a star or Sun, but the relation of the star to the observer. |
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<blockquote>The A, or the Star, is that Point of Light that shines in the Darkness of Night; it is that which is fixed above the revolving earth to guide the Traveller.<ref>Samuel K. Vincent, Notes on the Qabalah, Symposium IV</ref></blockquote> |
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Likewise, A, or the ''Aleph'' in the Hebrew system which signifies Ox, denotes not only the animal, but the plowing of soil – inherent not only in the powers of agriculture, but also all that which overturns the Earth.<ref>The Zohar, trans. Harry Sperling and Maurice Simon, 5 vols. (London and New York: Soncino Press 1984)</ref> |
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There are some distinctions: In the Hebrew Qabalah, the name for the letter actually denotes the object. Thus, ''aleph'' is actually Hebrew for Ox, and ''beth'' for House. “Eigh” or “Ey” is not a word in English, and “Bee” corresponds not to a bee in the English system but to a book.{{Fact|date=September 2008}} |
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In practice, Qabalists often analyze holy or inspired texts, translating the letters into their symbols and reinterpreting the words accordingly.{{Fact|date=September 2008}} |
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;Significance of English letters |
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|A – The Star |
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|N – A Gate |
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|B – The Book |
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|O – The Moon |
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|C – The Sky |
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|P – The Pregnant Goddess |
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|D – The Bow |
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|Q – The Spermatazoon |
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|E – The Triple Light, The Triple Flame |
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|R – Birth, |
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|F – Space, Force |
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|S – The Son, The Serpent |
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|G – The Wheel |
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|T – The Table, The Altar |
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|H – The Throne |
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|U – The Cup (The Urn) |
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|I – A Column, The Lingam |
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|V – The Horns of Power |
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|J – The Horn of Plenty, A Hook |
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|W – The Eyes |
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|K – The Virgin |
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|X – The Wheel, The Cross |
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|L – Balance |
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|Y – The Tree of the World |
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|M – A Wave, A Valley |
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|Z – The Lightning Flash |
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=== English Gematria === |
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A further extension of this practical system is [[gematria]], in which letters are equated to number values. The letters comprising the word or name of person or object are then summed together. The number of this sum is termed the key of that particular word. Words sharing the same key are said to share properties. Thus Love = Selflessness = 331 in English and KAOS = BABALON = 156.<ref name=Vincent /> |
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The letters are often tabulated along with their numerical equivalents:<ref name=Vincent /> |
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|A – 4 |
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|G – 20 |
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|M – 40 |
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|S – 24, 42 |
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|Y - 70, 6 |
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|B – 6 |
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|H – 7 |
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|N – 70, 6 |
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|T – 89, 98 |
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|Z - 6 |
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|C – 3, 30 |
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|I – 4 |
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|O – 80, 200 |
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|U – 200 |
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|D – 8 |
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|J – 1 |
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|P –3 |
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|V – 80 |
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|E – 1 |
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|K – 30 |
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|Q – 10 |
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|W – 60, 400 |
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|F – 2, 10 |
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|L – 50, 70 |
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|R – 9 |
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|X – 300 |
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The English Qabalah system differs from the Hebrew and Greek systems in that the letters are further broken down in their [[phoneme]]s. In the Hebrew and Greek systems, the value of a letter is unique to it and determined by its position (final or not). Though this is also true in the English system, a further distinction is made as to the sound of the letter. Thus the hard c as in the word "cat" and the soft c as in the word "cedar", though in the old systems would have identical values, in the English do not. |
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Hence, in terms of the set mappings from the letters to the numbers, there is no longer a 1-1 relationship ([[bijective]]) but a 1 to many ([[surjective]]). |
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==See also== |
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*[[Thelemic gematria]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Non-traditional Kabbalah]] |
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[[Category:Thelema]] |
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