Gematria
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In numerology, gematria is the practice of assigning a numerical value to a name, word, or phrase by reading it as a number, or sometimes by using an alphanumeric cipher. The letters of the alphabets
The Agrippa Cipher, pg. 143 of De Occulta Philosophia 1533
Kabbalah
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Kabbalah or Qabalah is an esoteric method, discipline, and school of thought in Jewish mysticism. It forms the foundation of mystical religious interpretations within Judaism. A traditional Kabbalist
Gematria
…the 17th century from translations of works by Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. It is largely used in Jewish texts, notably those associated with the Kabbalah. Neither the concept nor the term appears in the Hebrew Bible itself. The first documented use of gematria is from an Assyrian inscription dating to…
Latin translation of Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla's Shaarei Ora
Scheme of descending sephirot in three columns, as a tree with roots above and branches below
Joseph Karo's role as both legalist and mystic underscores Kabbalah's spiritualisation of normative Jewish observance
Building on Kabbalah's conception of the soul, Abraham Abulafia's meditations included the "inner illumination of" the human form