Jacobs Wheel Mandala Numerology Tables

Shin () 1 Th K Q 2 A L P 3 B M S 4 GZR 5 D Ch Tz 6 H T O 7 VYN

520 / 7 111 / 3 102 / 3 210 / 3 102 / 3 84 / 3 66 / 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Tav () ALR B M Tz GNO D Ch Sh HTQ VYP ZKS

Kaf () 231 / 6 132 / 6 123 / 6 312 / 6 114 / 6 96 / 6 87 / 6 1 LAT 2 MBZ 3 NGH 4 SQY 5 O R Ch 6 P Sh V 7 Tz Th D

Qof () 40 / 4 49 / 4 58 / 4 170 / 8 278 / 8 386 / 8 494 / 8 1 RTP 2 Sh Y S 3 Th K M 4 A H Tz 5 BVO 6 GZN 7 D Ch L

289 / 1 370 / 1 460 / 1 96 / 6 78 / 6 60 / 6 42 / 6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Alef () B M Sh G N Q DSP H T Th VYR Z K Tz Ch L O

342 / 9 153 / 9 144 / 9 414 / 9 216 / 9 117 / 9 108 / 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Lamed () M B Y 52 / 7 N G Ch 61 / 7 SDV 70 / 7 O R K 290 / 2 P Sh T 389 / 2 Tz Th Z 497 / 2 Q A H 106 / 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Peh () Tz Z S Q Ch M RTK Sh G O Th D N AHL BVY

157 / 4 148 / 4 229 / 4 373 / 4 454 / 4 36 / 9 18 / 9

Bayt () 1 G N Th 2 D S R 3 H O Tz 4 VYA 5 Z K Sh 6 Ch L Q 7 T M P

453 / 3 264 / 3 165 / 3 17 / 8 327 / 3 138 / 3 129 / 3

Maym () 1 NGK 2 SDT 3 OHZ 4 P Sh L 5 Tz Th Y 6 Q A Ch 7 RBV

73 / 1 73 / 1 82 / 1 410 / 5 500 / 5 109 / 1 208 / 1

Sameck () 1 O H M 115 / 7 2 PVK 106 / 7 3 Tz Z T 106 / 7 4 QAN 151 / 7 5 RBL 232 / 7 6 Sh G Y 313 / 7 7 Th D Ch 412 / 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Gimel () DSA H O Sh VPQ ZKB Ch L Th T M R Y N Tz

65 / 2 375 / 6 186 / 6 29 / 2 438 / 6 249 / 6 150 / 6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Zayin () Ch Q H TRG Y Sh A KSV LOD M P B N Tz Th

113 / 5 212 / 5 311 / 5 86 / 5 104 / 5 122 / 5 540 / 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Raysh () Sh Y Tz Th K O ALN B V Q GZP D Ch S H T M

400 / 4 490 / 4 81 / 9 108 / 9 90 / 9 72 / 9 54 / 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Dalet () H O B V P Th Z Tz R Ch L G T M A Y N Sh K S Q

77 / 5 486 / 9 297 / 9 41 / 5 50 / 5 360 / 9 180 / 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Het () T R V Y Sh D K Th B LOZ M P H N Tz G S Q A

215 / 8 314 / 8 422 / 8 107 / 8 125 / 8 143 / 8 161 / 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Tzaddie () Q Ch O 178 / 7 RTN 259 / 7 Sh Y L 340 / 7 Th D P 484 / 7 A H S 66 / 3 B V M 48 / 3 GZK 30 / 3

Heh () 1 VPG 2 Z Tz A 3 Ch Q Sh 4 T M D 5 YNB 6 K S Th 7 LOR

89 / 8 98 / 8 408 / 3 53 / 8 62 / 8 480 / 3 300 / 3

Tet () 1 Y Sh Z 2 K Th H 3 LAG 4 M P Ch 5 N Tz V 6 S Q D 7 O R B

317 / 2 425 / 2 34 / 7 128 / 2 146 / 2 164 / 2 272 / 2

Ayin () 1 PVN 2 Tz Z L 3 Q Ch Y 4 RBS 5 Sh G M 6 Th D K 7 A H T

136 / 1 127 / 1 118 / 1 262 / 1 343 / 1 424 / 1 15 / 6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Vav () Z Tz D Ch Q B T R Th YNH KSG L O A M P Sh

101 / 2 110 / 2 609 / 6 65 / 2 83 / 2 101 / 2 420 / 6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Yud () K Th Ch LAV M B D N Tz T SQZ O R H P Sh G

428 / 5 37 / 1 46 / 1 149 / 5 167 / 5 275 / 5 383 / 5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Nun () SDL OHY P V Ch Tz Th M QAK RBT Sh G Z

94 / 4 85 / 4 94 / 4 530 / 8 121 / 4 211 / 4 310 / 4

The Mysterious Numerology Of Jacobs Wheel

Author: Patrick Mulcahy http://www.astroqab.co.nr/ Date-stamp: 25 July 2013. [This research document is incomplete and still evolving.] The Jacobs Wheel metaphysical system is based on a systematic arrangement of the Hebrew alphabet upon the large wheel (Hebrew: GLGL, )mandala composed of twenty-two smaller wheel mandalas. The seven spokes of each mandala bear a unique group of three Hebrew letters. And because Hebrew letters are assigned a numerical value each spoke also yields a number thats the sum of its three letters. When the individual spoke totals are reduced to their base numbers from one to nine interesting numerological patterns are revealed. These patterns provide a unique numerical key-signature for each mandala. No two mandalas have the same key-signature. The tables above provide information regarding the spokes of their associated mandalas. Each row shows the three Hebrew letters assigned to a spoke and includes the numerical total of its three letters. The reduced value of each total is also given (after the forward slash). So, for example, the Shin ( )mandalathat is the nucleus (or Key Mandala) of Jacobs Wheelhas six spokes that reduce to the number three, and one spoke that reduces to seven. Therefore, its keysignature is 3/7. Three is its major (or dominant) vibration, while seven is its minor (or secondary) vibration.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Shin () Th K Q A L P B M S GZR D Ch Tz H T O VYN

520 / 7 111 / 3 102 / 3 210 / 3 102 / 3 84 / 3 66 / 3

Another example: The Ayin ( )mandala has six spokes that reduce to one, and one spoke that reduces to six. Therefore the key-signature of the Ayin mandala is 1/6.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Ayin () PVN Tz Z L Q Ch Y RBS Sh G M Th D K A H T

136 / 1 127 / 1 118 / 1 262 / 1 343 / 1 424 / 1 15 / 6

Examining the Cycle(s)

Only four mandalas have the same base number for all seven of their spokes. They are Alef (, 9/0), Het (, 8/0), Sameck (, 7/0), and Tav (, 6/0).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Alef () B M Sh G N Q DSP H T Th VYR Z K Tz Ch L O

342 / 9 153 / 9 144 / 9 414 / 9 216 / 9 117 / 9 108 / 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Het () T R V Y Sh D K Th B LOZ M P H N Tz G S Q A

215 / 8 314 / 8 422 / 8 107 / 8 125 / 8 143 / 8 161 / 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Sameck () O H M 115 / 7 PVK 106 / 7 Tz Z T 106 / 7 QAN 151 / 7 RBL 232 / 7 Sh G Y 313 / 7 Th D Ch 412 / 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Tav () ALR B M Tz GNO D Ch Sh HTQ VYP ZKS

231 / 6 132 / 6 123 / 6 312 / 6 114 / 6 96 / 6 87 / 6

These four letters evenly divide the regular order of the Hebrew alphabet into three groups of seven letters. The other mandalas possess various combinations of two base numbers. No mandala has more than two base numbers. The movement of numerological energy through the mandalas (i.e. as per the table below) appears to be from Tav to Alef. In other words, its a cycle of return from the last letter to the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. This cycle does not follow (or parallel) the spiralling mandala sequence of Jacobs Wheel, but rather it follows the natural order of the alphabet and therefore represents an influence thats based on the essential nature of the Hebrew letters themselves.

Mandala Spoke Numerology Mandala Astrology Major Spokes Minor Spokes Alef Uranus 9 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Bayt Saturn 3 1,2,3,5,6,7 8 4 Gimel Jupiter 6 2,3,5,6,7 2 1,4 Dalet Mars 9 2,3,6,7 5 1,4,5 Heh Aries 8 1,2,4,5 3 3,6,7 Vav Taurus 2 1,2,4,5,6 6 3,7 Zayin Gemini 5 1,2,3,4,5,6 9 7 Het Cancer 8 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Tet Leo 2 1,2,4,5,6,7 7 3 Yud Virgo 5 1,4,5,6,7 1 2,3 Kaf Sun 8 4,5,6,7 4 1,2,3 Lamed Libra 7 1,2,3,7 2 4,5,6 Maym Neptune 1 1,2,3,6,7 5 4,5 Nun Scorpio 4 1,2,3,5,6,7 8 4 Sameck Sagittarius 7 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Ayin Capricorn 1 1,2,3,4,5,6 6 7 Peh Venus 4 1,2,3,4,5 9 6,7 Tzaddie Aquarius 7 1,2,3,4 3 5,6,7 Qof Pisces 6 4,5,6,7 1 1,2,3 Raysh Mercury 9 3,4,5,6,7 4 1,2 Shin Pluto 3 2,3,4,5,6,7 7 1 Tav Moon 6 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Sig. 9/0 3/8 6/2 9/5 8/3 2/6 5/9 8/0 2/7 5/1 8/4 7/2 1/5 4/8 7/0 1/6 4/9 7/3 6/1 9/4 3/7 6/0

Sequence 9,9,9,9,9,9,9 3,3,3,8,3,3,3 2,6,6,2,6,6,6 5,9,9,5,5,9,9 8,8,3,8,8,3,3 2,2,6,2,2,2,6 5,5,5,5,5,5,9 8,8,8,8,8,8,8 2,2,7,2,2,2,2 5,1,1,5,5,5,5 4,4,4,8,8,8,8 7,7,7,2,2,2,7 1,1,1,5,5,1,1 4,4,4,8,4,4,4 7,7,7,7,7,7,7 1,1,1,1,1,1,6 4,4,4,4,4,9,9 7,7,7,7,3,3,3 1,1,1,6,6,6,6 4,4,9,9,9,9,9 7,3,3,3,3,3,3 6,6,6,6,6,6,6

The Tav (6/0) mandala starts the cycle with a very dominant six energy that is, it has the number six on all seven spokes. The pure potency of the mandalas then wanes from Tav to Qof (6/1), but then increases again through Peh (4/9) and Ayin (1/6). (You can see the wave-form in column four of the table above.) The next phase of the cycle begins with the pure 7/0 energy of Sameck. It follows a similar pattern of unfoldment, waning and waxing, until it reaches Het (8/0) and the third phase of the cycle begins. The cycle completes when it reaches the pure 9/0 energy field of Alef. So, the initiating peaks within the full cycle are represented by the numbers 6/0, 7/0, 8/0, and 9/0 (i.e. Tav, Sameck, Het, and Alef). Each phase of the full cycle also follows a common pattern of unfoldment. Phase 1 starts with a peak of 6/0, descends to a trough of 6/1, and then ascends to a peak of 1/6. Phase 2 starts with a peak of 7/0, descends to a trough of 7/2, and then ascends to a peak of 2/7. Phase 2 starts with a peak of 8/0, descends to a trough of 8/3, and then ascends to a peak of 3/8.

It appears therefore, that phase 1, after beginning with a surge of six energy (6/0), proceeds to spawn one energy (6/1) at its low point which then becomes the dominant energy (1/6) at the end of the phase. Similarly, phase 2 begins with a surge of seven energy (7/0), then spawns two energy (7/2) at its low point which then dominates (2/7) at the end of the phase. The third phase begins with a dominant surge of eight energy (8/0). It then proceeds to generate three energy (8/3) at its low point and this becomes the dominant energy at the end of the phase.

Word Lists & Notes

You will note in the word lists below that I have included a mandalas central letter when a word that includes that letter is suggested by a spoke. The letters of each spoke are permuted to form several words as per the instructions of verse 2:4 of the Sefer Yetzirah. Also, I have sometimes included words that attach additional letters (bracketed) to the beginning and/or end of the spoke letter triad.

The Shin Mandala

Shin () Th K Q A L P B M S GZR D Ch Tz H T O VYN

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

520 / 7 111 / 3 102 / 3 210 / 3 102 / 3 84 / 3 66 / 3

Word List

Spoke 1 : No words found. Spoke 2 : ALP = Aleph, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet spelled in full. ALP = 1) cattle, oxen. 1a) in farming. 1b) as a possession; 1) a thousand. 1a) as numeral. 2) a thousand, company. 2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops; to learn, to teach. APL = 1) darkness, gloom. 2) Spiritual

unreceptivity, calamity (fig.). (R)PAL - the angel Raphael. PLA - wonder, marvel (of Gods acts). (M)PLA(H) - wondrous work. Spoke 3 : MSB = 1) round thing, surroundings, round about, that which surrounds, that which is round. 1a) environs. 1a1) surrounding places. 1a2) round about (adv). 1b) round table. Spoke 4 : GZR = 1) to cut, divide, cut down, cut off, cut in two, snatch, decree. 1a) (Qal). 1a1) to cut in two, divide. 1a2) to cut down. 1a3) to cut off, destroy, exterminate. 1a4) to decree. 1b) (Niphal). 1b1) to be cut off, separated, excluded. 1b2) to be destroyed, cut off. 1b3) to be decreed. (M)GZR(H) - axe, cutting instrument. GRZ = vb. cut, cut off ; Niph. destroyed out of Yahweh's sight. GRZ(N) - axe. RGZ = 1) tremble, quake, rage, quiver, be agitated, be excited, be perturbed. 1a) (Qal) to quake, be disquieted, be excited, be perturbed. 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to quake, disquiet, enrage, disturb. 1c) (Hithpael) to excite oneself. *The consonants GZR produce a homonym of the word Gaza (an Arabic name). I wonder if this vibration is affecting the Gaza Strip in Israel. The meanings of the Hebrew word seem to be apposite.] (A)RGZ - box, chest, coffer. Spoke 5 : No words found. Spoke 6 : TOH = 1) to wander, stray, wander astray, err. 1a) (Hiphil). 1a1) to seduce. 1a2) to cause to go astray. H-TO = The...1) stylus. 1a) iron stylus with diamond tip used to write on stone or metal. 1b) reed pen used on a roll. OTH = 1) to cover, enwrap, wrap oneself, envelop oneself. 1a) (Qal). 1a1) to wrap, envelop oneself. 1a2) to cover (the beard in mourning). 1a3) mourner, one who covers (participle). 1b) (Hiphil) to cover, enwrap, envelop. 2) to grasp. 2a) (Qal) to grasp. (M)OTH - a wrap, a mantle. Spoke 7 : YVN = 1) mire, mirer. YVN(H) - pigeon. YVN(Q) - sucker, suckling, sapling, young plant. The Hebrew word ShYN (i.e. the letter Shin spelled in full) appears on the 7th spoke when the centre letter of the mandala is included. It contains a Vav that converts the word into a Huphal verb form. The word ShYN means urine or to urinate, but its deeper meaning is t o eliminate impurities from the body.

Summary: The darkness (APL) that surrounds (MSB) and separates (GZR) us and causes us to stray (TOH) into the mire (YVN) is eliminated (ShYN) by divine Fire (ASh).

Notes

The Shin mandala is the nucleus of Jacobs Wheel. The Hebrew letter Shin ( )is positioned at the centre of the mandala. It represents the evolutionary Fire (ASh, )that drives the growth and development of Jacobs Wheel. The plenary value of Shin is 360 (ShYN, )representing perhaps the 360 degrees of a circle/wheel.

The Hebrew word ASh (Fire) is found spelled in its plenary form (ALP ShYN) on the combined 2nd and 7th spokes. ALP (Alef) appears on the 2nd spoke, and ShYN (Shin) appears on the 7th spoke. The word ShYN (on the 7th spoke) has a Vav (w) inserted within it bringing the total value of the word to 366 (ShVYN). This symbolizes perhaps the maximum number of days in the wheel of Earths calendar year.

The Tav Mandala

Tav () ALR B M Tz GNO D Ch Sh HTQ VYP ZKS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

231 / 6 132 / 6 123 / 6 312 / 6 114 / 6 96 / 6 87 / 6

Word List

Spoke 1 : RLA = The number 231. RLA on the first spoke of the first mandala is an obvious reference to the '231 gates' (which actually derive 462 paths or phases). Spoke 2 : MTzB - 1) station, garrison, standing-place. 1a) standing-place (of feet). 1b) station, office, position. 1c) garrison, post, outpost. MTzBTh (i.e. including the central letter Tav) - 1) pillar, mastaba, stump. 1a) pillar. 1a1) as monument, personal memorial. 1a2) with an altar. 1b) (Hoph) stock, stump (of tree). Spoke 3 : OGN - 1) (Niphal) to shut oneself in or off or up. ONG - 1) to be soft, be delicate, be dainty. 1a) (Pual) to be delicate. 1b) (Hithpael). 1b1) to be of dainty habit, be pampered. 1b2) to be happy about, take exquisite delight. 1b3) to make merry over, make sport of. NGO - 1) to touch, reach, strike. 1a) (Qal). 1a1) to touch. 1a2) to strike. 1a3) to reach, extend to. 1a4) to be stricken. 1a4a) stricken (participle). 1b) (Niphal) to be stricken, be defeated. 1c) (Piel) to strike. 1d) (Pual) to be stricken (by disease). 1e) (Hiphil) to cause to touch, reach, approach, arrive. 1e1) to cause to touch, apply. 1e2) to reach, extend, attain, arrive, come. 1e3) to approach (of time). 1e4) to befall (of fate). Spoke 4 : ShChD - 1) (Qal) to give a present, bribe, ransom, offer gifts. ChDSh - 1) to be new, renew, repair. 1a) (Piel). 1a1) to renew, make anew. 1a2) to repair. 1b) (Hithpael) to renew oneself. ChDSh - 1) the new moon, month, monthly. 1a) the first day of the month. 1b) the lunar month. Spoke 5 : No words found.

Spoke 6 : PYV - 'his mouth'. PYVTh (i.e. with central letter Tav) - 'mouths' (or openings, entrances). YPV - Joppa or Japho = " beautiful" - 1) a town on the southwest coast of Palestine in the territory of Dan; became primary port of Jerusalem during reign of Solomon. YVP - The name of the angel Yophiel (YVP +iel) is formed by the Hebrew letters of this spoke. Spoke 7 : No words found.

Summary: A monument (MTzBTh) to the New Moon (ChDSh) with the angel Yophiel (YVP) attending marks the entrance to the 231 (RLA) openings (PYVTh) of delight (ONG) and disease (NGO).

Notes

The Tav mandala is the first mandala of Jacobs Wheel. The design instructions for this mandala are encoded in verse 2:4 of the Sefer Yetzirah. The entire blueprint of Jacobs Wheel is based on the design principles of this mandala.

Twenty-two Foundation Letters: He placed them in a wheel (GLGL) like a wall with 231 (RLA) Gates. The wheel rotates back and forth. A sign for this is: There is nothing in good higher than Delight (ONG) There is nothing in evil lower than Plague (NGO). [Sefer Yetzirah 2:4.]

The references to twenty-two letters being placed in a wheel (GLGL); to RLA; and to the code-word ONG/NGO, all cryptically refer to the blueprint of the first mandala of Jacobs Wheel. The Tav mandala is one of only four mandalas whose spokes all reduce to one common numberin this case, the number six. The first four spokes of the Tav mandala (and therefore the first four spokes of Jacobs Wheel in general) have gematria values that are combinations of the numbers 1, 2, and 3. Spoke 1 = 231 Spoke 2 = 132 Spoke 3 = 123 Spoke 4 = 312 This is significant because of the emphasis the Sefer Yetzirah places on Hebrew letter combinations and permutations. If we associate the numbers 1,2,3 with the letters of the kabbalistic formula YHV

then we see that the third spoke (whose gematria value is 123) is symbolic of the divine Name YHV. This spoke contains the Hebrew word ONG which is one of the code-words in Sefer Yetzirah verse 2:4. Thus, we can say ONG (123) = YHV. The other code-word NGO (2-3-1) then becomes equivalent to HVY. Of course, 231 is the gematria value of the first spoke. The number 231 and the formula HVY are both central to the metaphysics of the Sefer Yetzirah. The latter formula governs the arrangement of the twelve simple Hebrew letters to the twelve edges of the Holy Temple Octahedron. H = Cardinal (Four edges Above) V = Fixed (Four edges around the Middle) Y = Mutable (Four edges Below) [See my book Sefer Yetzirah Magic for more information.]

The angel Jophiel is said in Jewish lore to be a companion to the Angel Metatron (a Prince of Divine Presence), and is one of the chiefs of the choir of Cherubim. If he is a Cherub or a Throne then he is also a "prince of heaven" found in Jewish law and is a caretaker of the seven heavens and the angelic choirs. Iofiel is listed as a prince of the Torah (Divine Law) and equal to Yefefiah. In Christian lore Jophiel is not named in the scriptures but some sources believe it was he who drove Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, which would make him the first Angel to appear in the Bible. If this is the case he would also be the Angel guarding the Tree of Life with a flaming sword to prevent humanity's return. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jophiel The Kabbalists believed nothing but what they "received." Their teachers received from the prophetsthe prophets received from angelsDavid from the Angel Michael, Moses from Metatron, Isaac from Raphael, Shem from Yophiel and the angels themselves from God. The Talmud, by Joseph Barclay. [1878] Chapter III, Pg. 17. http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/bar/bar007.htm

The Hebrew letter Tav is associated with the astrological Moon in the Sefer Yetzirah (and consequently, the Jacobs Wheel system). Notice that the Hebrew word ChDSh, meaning New Moon, is found on the fourth spoke of the Tav mandala. Note that Tav is the 22nd (i.e. final) letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and that Kaf is the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Tav represents the Moon, while Kaf (located at the centre of the alphabet) is associated with the astrological Sun.

The Alef Mandala

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Alef () B M Sh G N Q DSP H T Th VYR Z K Tz Ch L O

342 / 9 153 / 9 144 / 9 414 / 9 216 / 9 117 / 9 108 / 9

Word List

Spoke 1 : MBSh - 1) private parts, his privates, male genitalia. 1a) literally-'that excites shame'. BShM - 1) spice, balsam, balsam tree, perfume. 2) sweet, sweet smell, sweet odour. B-ShM - By the Name. AB ShM (with the central Alef) - Name of the Father. MShAB - 1) drawing place of water, place to draw water. B-MShA - By utterance (of prophecy). B-ShM A - By One Name. A-M-Sh-B (with the central Alef) - The three Mother letters and Bayt. This is the only spoke on which the three Hebrew Mother letters appear together. With Bayt these four letters represent the sefirot: Keter, Hockmah, Binah, and Daat. Spoke 2 : No words found. Spoke 3 : SPD - 1) to wail, lament, mourn. Spoke 4 : No words found. The gematria of this spoke (namely, 414) corresponds to AYN SVP AVR (Limitless Light). Spoke 5 : AVYR (with the central Alef) - Air. AVRY - My light. AVRY + iel - The angel Uriel (God is my Light). Spoke 6 : No words found. Spoke 7 : No words found.

Summary: ?

Notes

The letters on the spokes of Jacobs Wheel represent complexes of fundamental ideas (or archetypes) that sometimes coincide with known Hebrew words. When no Hebrew words are found on a spoke it simply means that the idea complex (or energy expression) that the letters represent is presently unknown (or unrealized) and therefore has not yet been formulated in the Hebrew language. Alternatively, it may mean that the original Hebrew word has become lost in the millennia of the past.

In the Sefer Yetzirah the Hebrew letter Alef represents the Breath of the Living God, the Holy Breath, and Breath From Breath. Alef symbolizes the Cosmic Air element (which is a far higher principle than the mundane air element). Therefore, its quite a synchronicity to see the Hebrew word for air (AVYR) so obviously visible in this mandala.

Verse 2:4 of the Sefer Yetzirah refers to the first mandala of Jacobs Wheel (i.e. the Tav mandala). Similarly, verses 2:5 and 2:6 allude to the second mandala of Jacobs Wheel (i.e. the Alef mandala). The following translations are from Hayman.

How did he weigh and exchange them? - Aleph with them all, and them all with Aleph; Bet with them all, and them all with Bet. And they all rotate in turn. The result is that [they go out] by two hundred and twenty-one (read: 231) [gates]. The result is that all creation and all speech go out by one name (BShM AChD). [Sefer Yetzirah 19b.] [Corresponds to verse 2:5 in Kaplan.]

The statement two hundred and twenty-one is a well-recognized scribal error. It should be 231. All the versions of the Sefer Yetzirah that Hayman examines in his excellent book have by one name (BShM AChD) as the final line of this section. One version even has BShM ALP AChD i.e. it includes the plenary form (i.e. ALP) of Alef in its phraseology. The syntagm by one name occurs on the first spoke of the Alef mandala.

He formed substance from chaos, and he made them its existence, and he hewed out great columns from intangible air (AVYR). This is the sign: [Aleph with them all, and them all with Aleph] He looks and exchanges; he makes all creation and all speech one name. And a sign for the matter: twenty-two objects and one body. [Sefer Yetzirah 20-22.] [Corresponds to verse 2:6 in Kaplan.]

Hayman translates the original literal phrase air that cannot be grasped as intangible air. The Hebrew word AVYR (air) appears on the fifth spoke of the Alef mandala. Note the reoccurrence of the syntagm one nameagain alluding to the first spoke of the Alef mandala. Some versions of the Sefer Yetzirah have the wording twenty-two objects in one body as opposed to twenty-two objects and one body. In any case, the body is the Jacobs Wheel mandala in which the twenty-two letters are placed. As its written in verse 2:4Twenty-two Foundation Letters: He placed them in a wheel.

The Bayt Mandala

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Bayt () G N Th D S R H O Tz VYA Z K Sh Ch L Q T M P

453 / 3 264 / 3 165 / 3 17 / 8 327 / 3 138 / 3 129 / 3

Word List

Spoke 1 : GNTh - of the garden. BGNTh (with central Bayt) - in their wine-press. Spoke 2 : SRD - fear. (P)RDS - Pardis - enclosed garden, preserve, paradise. SDR - arrangement, order. Spoke 3 : H-OTz - the tree. H-OTzB (with central Bayt) - the pain, the toil, the hardship; the vessel, the creation, the image. OTzH - spine, backbone; counsel, advice; to shut. H-TzOTzO the things formed, the images, the sculpted figures. TzOH - to stoop, to bend, to incline, to tip over. Spoke 4 : (ASh)VYA - buttress, support. (O)VYA - perversity, iniquity. AVY - woe!, alas!, oh! (a passionate cry of grief or despair); my desire. AVY(LY) - foolish. (M)AVY - desire. AYVB (with central Bayt) - the patriarch Job, hated. (G)AYV(N) - proud. (Ch)YVA - beast, animal. Spoke 5 : No words found. Spoke 6 : ChLQ - portion, share, part, territory ; to divide, share, plunder, allot, apportion, assign; flattering, smooth. LQCh - learning, teaching, insight; to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away. QLCh(Th) - kettle, cauldron, pot. Spoke 7 : MTP(HTh) - cloak.

Notes

In the Sefer Yetzirah the Hebrew letter Bayt embodies the pathway that extends between the sefirot Hockmah and Binah. And by extension Bayt is also the foundation of the sefirah Daat. Its astrological correspondence is Saturn.

[To be continued.]

Hub Plus Spoke Numerology Mandala Astrology Major Spokes Minor 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Alef Uranus 1 1,2,3,5,6,7 Bayt Saturn 5 1 2,3,5,6,7 Gimel Jupiter 9 5 2,3,6,7 Dalet Mars 4 9 1,2,4,5 Heh Aries 4 8 1,2,4,5,6 Vav Taurus 8 3 1,2,3,4,5,6 Zayin Gemini 3 7 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Het Cancer 7 1,2,4,5,6,7 Tet Leo 2 7 1,4,5,6,7 Yud Virgo 6 2 4,5,6,7 Kaf Sun 1 6 1,2,3,7 Lamed Libra 1 5 1,2,3,6,7 Maym Neptune 5 9 1,2,3,5,6,7 Nun Scorpio 9 4 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Sameck Sagittarius 4 1,2,3,4,5,6 Ayin Capricorn 8 4 1,2,3,4,5 Peh Venus 3 8 1,2,3,4 Tzaddie Aquarius 7 3 4,5,6,7 Qof Pisces 7 2 3,4,5,6,7 Raysh Mercury 2 6 2,3,4,5,6,7 Shin Pluto 6 1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Tav Moon 1

Spokes Pairing Tav 4 Lamed

1,4 1,4,5 3,6,7 3,7 Maym Nun Ayin Peh

7 3
2,3 1,2,3 4,5,6 4,5

Tzaddie Qof
Raysh Shin Bayt Gimel

4 7
6,7 5,6,7 1,2,3 1,2

Dalet Heh
Vav Zayin Tet Yud

Kaf Alef