Chapter 153

The letter H, _He_, the golden-yellow color (otherwise, germinating power) of the Mother, Aima, having been connected with the Female Power, is extended in the Greater Female Potency into the desire of the Holy City, which two (otherwise, for these places) are mutually bound together the one unto the other (these two are Aima, the supernal H of IHVH, and the Holy City, the Bride, as She is called in the Apocalypse, the final H of IHVH). (And the guttural letter H, _He_, formeth the palatal letter _K_, _Kaph_, which is referred unto the Queen.) As it is written, Cant. iv. 6, “Unto the mountain of myrrh, unto the hill of frankincense.”

The letter O, _Ayin_ (which denoteth the seven Inferiors which were destroyed) is the medium of splendor of mediation (_i.e._, the internal Light of the broken vessels), hath been formed forth in His lips by revolution therein (and it hath been condensed in Q, _Qoph_, which goeth forth from the middle of the palate unto the lips). For the branches (of the Tree of Life, namely) are connected in Him (Microprosopus) in the spirits (such as they were in the prior world) formed forth (such as they are in the restored world).

For in the mysteries of the letters of Solomon the King, those four letters, A, H, CH, O, are surrounded by GIKQ.

But it is written in Job. vi. 6, “Can that which is unsavory be eaten without salt?” etc.

Also it is written, Is. xxxii. 17, “And the work of TZDQ, _Tzedeq_, Righteousness (or Justice), shall be peace.” Also, Ps. xix. 10, “More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold,” etc.

But King David saith, _ibid._, 11, “Also by them is thy servant warned.”

I affirm concerning myself, that I have been every day cautious concerning them, so that concerning them I might not err (_i.e._, concerning the judgments, Meshephath, referred to in verse 9).

Excepting a certain day when I was binding together the Crowns of the King(876) in the Cave of Maranæa, I beheld a Splendor of devouring Fire flashing from His wrathful Countenance of Flame, and with terror I trembled at the sight.

From that day forth I ever acted with caution in my meditations concerning them, neither have I omitted that all the days of my life.

Blessed is his portion who is prudent regarding Him who is more ancient than (otherwise, concerning the gentleness of) the King, so that he may taste thereof, as is fitting.

Therefore is it written, Ps. xxxiv. 9, “Taste and see that Tetragrammaton is good,” etc.

Also it is written, Prov. ix. 5, “Come, eat of my bread,” etc.