--- title: "The Kabbalah Unveiled" author: "The Zohar (from Knorr von Rosenroth’s Latin)" translator: "S. L. MacGregor Mathers" languages: [en] shelf: "Kabbalah" section: 57 of 84 url: https://scriptura.si/works/kabbalah-unveiled-mathers/57/ cite: "The Zohar (from Knorr von Rosenroth’s Latin), tr. S. L. MacGregor Mathers, The Kabbalah Unveiled, section 57. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/kabbalah-unveiled-mathers/57/" --- # The Kabbalah Unveiled *The Zohar (from Knorr von Rosenroth’s Latin), tr. S. L. MacGregor Mathers* Three books of the Zohar: the Concealed Mystery and the Greater and Lesser Holy Assemblies. ## 57. The Lesser Holy Assembly · Chapter II Source: https://scriptura.si/works/kabbalah-unveiled-mathers/57/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/kabbalah-unveiled-mathers/57/#p-N [¶0] 51. THE skull of the White Head hath not beginning, but its end is the convexity of its joining together, which is extended, and shineth. [¶1] 52. And from it the just shall inherit four hundred desirable worlds in the world to come. [¶2] 53. And from this convexity of the joining together of this White Skull daily distilleth a dew into Microprosopus, into that place which is called Heaven; and in that very place shall the dead be raised to life in the time to come. [¶3] 54. Like as it is written, Gen. xxvii. 27: "And Elohim shall give thee from the dew of heaven." [¶4] 55. And His head is filled with that dew, and all the place of the apple-trees distilleth therewith. [¶5] 56. He, the Most Holy Ancient One, is hidden and concealed, and in that Skull is the Supernal Wisdom concealed, who is found and who is not found. [¶6] 57. For assuredly in Him, the Ancient One, nothing is revealed save the Head alone, seeing that that Head is itself the Head of all heads. [¶7] 58. The beginning of that Supernal Wisdom which also is itself the Head, is hidden therein, and is called the Supernal Brain, the Hidden Brain, the Tranquil and Calm Brain; neither doth any man know it save He Himself. [¶8] 59. Three Heads have been formed forth, one within the other, and the other above the other. [¶9] 60. One Head is the Concealed Wisdom, which is covered and is not disclosed. [¶10] 61. And this Hidden Wisdom is the Head of all things, and the Head of the remaining wisdoms. [¶11] 62. The Supernal Head is the Most Holy Ancient One, the Concealed with all Concealments. [¶12] 63. The Head of all Heads, the Head which is not a Head --namely, that which is in that Head--neither knows nor is known, because it cannot be comprehended either by Wisdom or Understanding. [¶13] 64. And therefore is it read, Num. xxiv. 11: "Fly thee in thy place;" and Ezek. i. 14. The Chaioth, living creatures, are said to run forth and return. [¶14] 65. And therefore is the Most Holy Ancient One called AIN, Ain, the Negatively Existent; seeing that back from Him dependeth the AIN, the Negative Existence. [¶15] 66. But all these hairs and all those locks depend from the Hidden Brain. [¶16] 67. And all are calm (otherwise, are disposed) in the Equilibrium; neither in any manner is the neck seen (i.e., because of the locks which overshadow it). [¶17] 68. Because He the Most Holy Ancient One is in an unvarying condition of joy, neither changeth He from mercy for ever. [¶18] 69. But in the thirteen measurements of mercies is He found, because that Wisdom hidden in Him is divided into three, paths in a quarternary, and He Himself the Ancient One comprehendeth them, and through them doth He reign over all things. [¶19] 70. One (path) which shineth in the midst of the hairs going forth from the Skull, is that path by whose light the just are led into the world to come. [¶20] 71. Like as it is written, Prov. iv. 18: "And the path of the just shineth as the light." [¶21] 72. And concerning this it is written, Isa. lviii. 14: "Then shalt thou delight thyself in Tetragrammaton." [¶22] 73. And from that path are all the other paths illuminated which depend from Microprosopus. [¶23] 74. He the Eternal Ancient of the Ancient Ones is the highest Crown among the Supernals, wherewith all Diadems and Crowns are crowned. [¶24] 75. And from Him are all the Lights illuminated, and they flash forth flames and shine. [¶25] 76. But He verily is the Supreme Light, which is hidden, which is not known. [¶26] 77. And all the other Lights are kindled by Him, and derive (their) splendour (from him). [¶27] 78. He the Most Holy Ancient One is found to have three heads, which are contained in the one Head. [¶28] 79. And He Himself is that only highest supreme Head. [¶29] 80. And since He the Most Holy Ancient One is thus symbolized in the Triad, hence all the other Lights which shine are included in Triads. [¶30] 81. Moreover, the Most Holy Ancient One is also symbolized by the Duad. [¶31] 82. And the division of the Ancient One in the Duad is so that the (one form is) the Highest Crown of all the Supernals, the Head of all Heads. [¶32] 83. And (the other is) that superior Head, and It is not known. [¶33] 84. So also all the remaining Lights are mystically divided into Duads. [¶34] 85. Furthermore, the Most Holy Ancient One is symbolized and concealed under the conception of the Unity, for He himself is One, and all things are One. [¶35] 86. And thus all the other Lights are sanctified, are restricted, and are bound tog-ether in the Unity or Monad, and are One; and all things are HVA, Hoa, Himself. [¶36] (1) Kether, Chokmah, Binah. (2) Chesed, Geburah, Tiphereth. (3) Netzach, Hod, Yesod. (4) Chokmah, Chesed, Netzach. (5) Tephereth, Yesod, Malkuth. (6) Binah, Geburah, Hod. (7) Chokmah, Tiphereth, Hod. (8) Binah, Tiphereth, Netzach. (9) Chesed, Tiphereth, Hod. (10) Geburah, Tiphereth, Netzach. [¶37] Wherein Kether and Malkuth are each repeated once: Chokmah, Binah, Chesed, and Geburah thrice; Tiphereth, six times, Netzach and Hod each four times; and Yesod twice.