Cosmic symbolism : $b Being a discussion and exposition of some recondite and obscure points in the art of the Kabalists, the mysteries of sound, form and number, and the basic principles of cosmic symbolismSepharial
Religion
Cosmic symbolism : $b Being a discussion and exposition of some recondite and obscure points in the art of the Kabalists, the mysteries of sound, form and number, and the basic principles of cosmic symbolism
Sepharial
Cabala; Occultism; Symbolism; Symbolism of numbers
The months and signs corresponding are thus valued:—January 8, February
8, March 3, April 9, May 6, June 5, July 7 and 2, August 1 and 4,
September 5, October 6, November 9 and December 3. But it should be
observed that, in order to keep in touch with the cosmical order, these
numbers are only to attach to the first 21 days of each month, the
number for the succeeding month being used for the last 10 or 11 days.
Similarly, the day counts from sunrise to sunrise according to some
authors, but cosmically it counts from noon to noon, that period from
noon to midnight being “the evening” and from midnight to noon “the
morning,” as it is said in Genesis, _Veyahi oreb veyahi beqer yom
echad_—“And the evening and the morning were the first day.”
Perhaps one of the most interesting Kabalas is that which has reference
to the values of the signs and planets when taken in combination. Each
of the months in the annual circle has a number attaching to it
according to the planet ruling the sign in which the Sun is, as already
shown above. This is multiplied into the number allotted to the sign
itself apart from its ruler. Thus—
Month Sign No. Ruler No. Product Unit
January Capricorn 3 Saturn 8 24 6
February Aquarius 2 Saturn 8 16 7
March Pisces 11 Jupiter 3 33 6
April Aries 7 Mars 9 63 9
May Taurus 6 Venus 6 36 9
June Gemini 12 Mercury 5 60 6
July Cancer 3 Moon 2 10 1
August Leo 1 Sun 1 1 1
September Virgo 10 Mercury 5 50 5
October Libra 8 Venus 6 48 3
November Scorpio 9 Mars 9 81 9
December Sagittary 4 Jupiter 3 12 3
It is then seen that the total value of the planets’ numbers is 65,
while the total of the unit values of the products is also 65. It is
satisfactory to find that wherever we are consistent and hold to the
traditional values and positions of the several factors, we obtain
results that are wonderfully harmonious and suggestive.
There is an ancient symbol known as the “Golden Candlestick” which is in
the nature of a candelabrum with seven arms. Each of the seven lights
answers to one of the seven celestial bodies known to the ancients, and
the order of them is that known as the Chaldean, in use among
astrologers. Here is the symbol—
[Illustration: Figure 15.]
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