Introduction to Hebrew basic letters

Come without seeing the head, go without seeing the tail, as if nothing had happened, and keep it a secret if you leave. This is a common description of mystery. In Judaism, mystery has a more precise definition: the experience of individual contact, dialogue or combination with God. In this experience, the individual gets inspiration from God through his intuition or epiphany rather than logical thinking (Oracle). ?

The more you know, the more fascinating the unknown is. Unknown, mysterious, more charming. Specious, but obviously not true, so people know, but don't know why. Zhang er's fantasy is unreasonable, and they are all mysterious ghosts.

Kabbalah in Judaism is almost the most typical representative of mysticism. It claims to cover all phenomena, essence, activities and truth in the world, but few people disclose or explain one or two of them to the public.

The western expression of kabbalah is kabbalah, which is said to come from the Hebrew root I'kabel, meaning to accept. Kabala means accepting missionary work, which means that knowledge and customs are passed down from generation to generation, mostly orally. It is also said that all the knowledge and customs taught by Kabbalah are hidden in the Torah (Jewish law). Torah is equivalent to the Bible in the hands of Christians, and is a faithful companion of every Jew. Therefore, the Kabaras divide the reading of Torah into four levels:

P(pshat) level: You can only read the literal meaning of the document.

R(remez) level: can read the main points, and understanding has risen to the philosophical level.

D (D (d(d'rash) level: apply what you have learned and apply what you have learned in practical activities such as investigation, inquiry or explanation.

S(sod) level: can read the true meaning and hidden meaning of literature. If we can understand Kabbalah = Torah.

I've heard about Kabala for a long time. Tarot cards are related to kabbalah. But I just think this is a far-fetched fortune-telling game. I don't understand the mysterious charm of Kabbalah. Recently, I read Religion 10 1, Judaism and Kabbalah, and only then did I know the mysterious door of Kabbalah. After searching the literature related to this mysterious gate, I further saw two mysteries: one is Kabbalah's tree of life, and the other is the miracle of Hebrew characters.

The Tree of Life, somewhat similar to China's Book of Changes, is generally believed to cover the whole world, but people who see it have their own views and opinions, so they can't agree. The reason should be too mysterious. Without the guidance of God, people will never find a correct and unique view of mystery. Hebrew basic letters have both literal and numerical meanings. A word or sentence needs to be added, subtracted, multiplied and divided by numbers to show the number it represents and its implied meaning. It is mysterious enough at this point, and they still appear in the numbers of life, which is of great significance.

The understanding and explanation of the tree of life in the network are overwhelming, but it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. There are few explanations that link the tree of life with the Hebrew alphabet. The intention of editing the Hebrew alphabet with another interpretation of the tree of life is not to read their "s(sod) level" or even just "d(d'rash) level", but to express their admiration for the mystery itself. Kabala tree of life

Kabbalah's tree of life is Hebrew, translated into English: Kabbalah/Kabbalah/Kabbalah/Kabbalah and so on. The existing concept of Kabbalah's Tree of Life was created by Rabbi, a Jewish mystic in the Middle Ages. He combined past knowledge with numbers and letters as the basis for answering questions about religious philosophy. Later, the Jews further divided the origin of things into 10 numbers linked by 22 paths, each number corresponding to a Hebrew letter, and the specific classification chart was represented by the tree of life.

This tree of life consists of 10 cycles and 22 cycles. Humans in a single kingdom, through 22 roads to 10 circles, have a meditation journey until the crown. This is the core of Kabbalah's thought. Ten circles symbolize the ten stages of life. Thinkers think that "God" also exists in this way, so they design the attributes of God into ten stages, which are called "Kabbalah", and the outflow path structure connecting these ten attributes is called "Kabbalah Tree of Life". The tree of life is regarded as the blueprint for God to create the universe, or it is called the structural diagram of God's body. The tree of life is not only a pattern on paper, but also a real existence, a three-dimensional universe, that is, the universe in which we exist. For Kabbalah's view of the tree of life, it is generally believed that the ten spheres in the tree of life represent the ten faces of God, with men on the left and women on the right, with a harmonious zone between them. For believers, ten spheres also represent the energy centers that human beings can obtain, which is the concept of "God" developed by ancient religions. Taking Carboniferous and flame as an analogy, people can't tell the existence of black carbon in the dark, but once it burns and glows, people can find its existence, but flame is only one of the properties expressed by black carbon, and it is by no means the whole of black carbon.

Kabbalah's ideological principles come from Genesis, Revelation and Sifeyezira, which appeared in the 3rd-6th century. It is said that the study of Kabbalah's thought can reveal "the mysterious causal relationship of the universe", and Cyberha-Zohar, which was compiled by13rd century, plays an important role in the prototype of Kabbalah's thought.

Kabbalah's thought symbolizes the whole universe (some people say it is in the Garden of Eden) with the tree of life growing in heaven, and its significance is very difficult to understand. If you really want to say it, the tree of life means the vast universe, the human body as a small universe, and the spiritual crossing to the realm of God. In addition, it is said that every circle has an archangel who guards and guides people.

The tree of life can be roughly divided into ten elements, three energy rings, three pillars, four worlds and twenty-two paths.

Decomposition 1: Ten Elements?

The tree of life contains ten circles depicting "Sephiroth" (please use Sephirah); Singular); It means "celestial body", "number" and "emission". Sephiroth was carefully arranged in their original field from one to ten. Every Sephirah has a prototype concept. In other words, Sephiroth shows the godhead and the steps to create this world. In the material world, according to ancient ideas, they are manifested in the sacred scope. It has also been explained that the true meaning of central SEPHIROTH symbolizes the process of human salvation. Lines represent "the form of existence" and circles represent the form of perception. The former is the "secondary road of wisdom" and the latter is the "main road of wisdom". The precipitation of the whole image from "force" to "shape" is also the process of redemption. The ten elements are those circles, which represent different attributes of God. From top to bottom, from right to left, they are:

Crown: Transcendence, the nature of God; It also represents a clear fire day.

Wisdom: the origin of wisdom, pure reason and creation; It also represents the star day/prime moving day.

Understanding: execution, essential reason, source of creation: it also represents Saturn.

Love: love, kindness, doting and greatness; It also represents Jupiter Day.

Severity: law, theocracy, finding evil, anger; It also stands for Mars Day.

Beauty: compassion, mediation and beauty; It also represents the sun and the sky. This essence is the core of the tree of life.

Victory: Forever, expansion, victory; It also represents Venus.

Spendor: dignity, contraction and glory; It also represents Mercury Day.

Foundation: foundation, the foundation of all things, God's creation; It also represents the moon and the sky.

Kingdom: Kingdom, matter and people; It also represents the synthesis of four elements, that is, the existence of matter.

In the first Sephirah“Kether (crown; ; After the "Crown", I met a three-layer energy ring. The first layer is vanity (Ain at first), followed by infinity (Ain-Soph), and the last layer is countless light (Ain-Soph Aur). These processes show that there is a process from the earliest existence to the existence of individuals (Cather is regarded as the existence of individuals).

Decomposition 3: Three pillars:

The three pillars look vertically.

The original 3-4-3 combination. From right to left: the pillar of kindness is the positive power of God; The pillar of harmony is the harmony of two forces; The stern pillar is the negative power of God. ?

Decomposition 4: 22 paths: 22 paths are horizontal lines connecting circles. If the circle represents the spiritual level and the paths are biased towards the material level, each path corresponds to a Hebrew letter. ?

Decomposition 5: Four Worlds:

Prototype world: the highest and most perfect world. That's how the rest of the world is created. Pure soul and thought represent the will of God.

The light from Atziluth began to organize. Ideas and ideas began to take shape. This is the world of archangels, the heart of God.

Tissue from Bria began to form matter. The form began to appear. This is the world of little angels, the mind of God.

Material world: the primitive light fell apart and began to crystallize to form the existence of matter, nature and people. Abstract ideas turn into concrete things, and this is the human world.

B. Hebrew alphabet

Hebrew letters can be divided into three categories:

The three letters: Aleph, Mem and Shin respectively represent wind, water and fire among the four elements, and also represent the head, chest and abdomen of people.

The seven double letters: Beth, Gimel, Daleth, Kaph, PE, Resh and Tau, represent seven planets: Mercury, Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Sun and Saturn, and also represent seven points on the human head.

Twelve single letters: heh, vau.zain, cheth, teth, yod, lamed, nun, sameck, ayin, tsade and coph, which respectively represent twelve constellations and twelve human abilities: seeing, listening, speaking, eating, smelling, copying, touching, moving, angry, crying and laughing.

So 22 letters represent all the phenomena around human beings.

Explanation 1: Imagine that you are a creator, and you have not created the universe yet. You are you. After that, you decided to create the universe. You have to create enough space for your activities first. So you created the first dimension: height. So Aleph stands for high and low. Then you create the north and the south, represented by Shen. Then you create something, which is represented by Mem. So, you created a universe. Form a cube. The center and six faces represent double letters, while twelve faces represent single letters.

Explanation 2: The mysterious mandala "and Elohim created the ath-h-Adam: created in the image of Elohim. Men and women created them. " Genesis 1: 27 "God created man in his own image, but in his own image he created male and female." Genesis 1:27 The hand is used for creation, while the Hebrew hand is Yod(YVD), the tenth letter, which means ten fingers of the hand. Yod is the source of other 2 1 letters. Because the thumb of one hand is in charge of the other four fingers, Kabbalah believers must go through four stages to guess the creator's "hand". So there are four worlds. This formula applies to all levels of existence and consciousness. So it is represented by four letters, that is, ihvhh-v-h-i, which translates into English as Jehovah. These four letters represent the world:

YodAtziluth prototype world Wande-fire-king-chiah-the most vital and perfect world. That's how the rest of the world is created. Have a pure soul and mind. Represents God's world, God's will.

The creative world created by Hebria-cup-water-queen-Neshama-sacred soul intuition. The light from Atziluth began to organize. Ideas and ideas began to be given patterns. This is the world of archangels, the heart of God.

The formation world formed by vauYetzirah is sword-wind-knight -Ruach- intelligence. Bria's tissue began to form matter. Patterns began to emerge. This is the world of little angels, the mind of God.

? HeAssiah material world pentagram-soil-waiter-nepheline-animal soul. The primitive light fell apart and began to crystallize to form matter, nature and human existence. The abstract idea turned into something concrete. This is people's world.