THE FIRST or Neophyte KNOWLEDGE LECTURE To be studied in the Grade of Neophyte (0=0). Aspirants will be tested on their knowledge of the following material, which must be committed to memory. see also: Z:File 0=0 - Suppliment to the 1st Knowledge Lecture and the Curriculum for more information Elements The Four Elements of the Ancients are duplicated conditions of: Zodiac These twelve signs are distributed among the for Triplicities, or sets of three signs, each being attributed to one of the four Elements, and they represent the operation of the elements in the Zodiac. The Planets To the Ancients, six Planets were known, besides the Sun, which they classed with the planets.  They also assigned certain planetary values to the North and south Nodes of the Moon that is, the points where her orbit touches that of the Ecliptic. These they named: The Old Planets are: The Hebrew Alphabet Download a handy flashcard utility to learn the Hebrew Alphabet LETTER NAME POWER FINAL VALUE MEANING Aleph A   1 Ox Beth B,V   2 House Gimel G,Gh   3 Camel Daleth D,Dh   4 Door He H   5 Window Vau O,U,V   6 Pin or Hook Zayin Z   7 Sword or Armor Cheth Ch   8 Fence, Enclosure Teth T   9 Snake Yod I,Y   10 Hand Kaph K,Kh 20,500 Fist Lamed L   30 Ox Goad Mem M 40,600 Water Nun N 50,700 Fish Samekh S   60 Prop Ayin As,Ngh   70 Eye Pe P,Ph 80,800 Mouth Tzaddi Tz 90,900 Fish-hook Qoph Q   100 Ear, back of head Resh R   200 Head Shin S,Sh   300 Tooth Tau T,Th   400 Cross Each letter represents a number and also has a meaning. Five letters have a different shape when written at the end of a word (remember, Hebrew is read right to left).  Mem is the only final with an oblong shape. Kaph, Nun, Pe, and Tzaddi have tails that come below the line when written as finals. Hebrew Letters are Holy Symbols.  They should be carefully drawn, and square. The Sephiroth The Hebrew Qabalists referred the highest and most abstract ideas to the Emanations of Deity, or Sephiroth. They believed that there were ten Sephiroth, and some occultists add an eleventh "invisible" Sephira - Da'ath, which is made up of the combined emanations of Wisdom and Understanding. The Names of the Sephira, and their meanings, can be seen arranged in the figure called the "Tree of Life" to the right. Below are the Hebrew renderings of the names. Note that the Hebrew letters are always read right to left. Meditation Please see the separate Grade Meditations Page. The Pillars in the Hall of Truth Please see the separate PDF. The Tale of Hoor Please see the separate PDF.

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