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Amen: The Great Affirmation
by Tau Malachi Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 10:29 am
The word "amen" is a very familiar one. In Judaic and Christian tradition prayers are typically
ended or sealed with this word. Yet, though it is a word commonly known, few are aware of its
deeper mystical and esoteric meaning. As a Hebrew word it literally means "faithful" and "so be it,"
but may also mean "in truth" or "truly." These translations of the word amen take on their deeper
meaning when one understands that Amen is an alternative name for Keter (Crown), the first
Sefirah on the Tree of Life, for then one becomes aware of amen as an invocation of the spiritual
energy of Keter. In other words amen is a word of great power.
According to the Sefer Yetzirah the power of Keter as we experience it is Ruach Ha-Kodesh, the
Spirit of Holiness or Holy Spirit, or Ruach Ha-Elohim, the Spirit of God. This power is represented in
the Hebrew Aleph-Bet by the letter Aleph, which is the first letter of amen. Thus, the word amen
contains the power of the Holy Spirit through which the whole of creation is sustained, and
prophecy and wonder-working transpires.
Amen is composed of three letters: Aleph-Mem-Nun. Aleph is the Fiery Intelligence, Radiant Holy
Breath or Holy Spirit, and is said to represent Keter. Mem is water or the substance of
consciousness/creation from which all things are formed, and is said to represent Hokmah. Nun is
the energy-intelligence of the zodiacal sign of Scorpio, which is an occult or hidden power of fire
drawn from within water, and is said to represent Binah. Thus, the word amen bears the full power
of the Supernals: Keter-Hokmah-Binah, or more properly Hokmah-Binah-Da'at.
Mem is the power of Ruach Ha-Enoch, the Spirit of the Initiates, and Nun is the power of Ruach Ha-
Elijah, the Spirit of the Prophets, Aleph is the power of Ruach Ha-Messiah, the Spirit of the
Anointed - the three manifestations of Ruach Ha-Kodesh or active power of the Supernals.
According to the masters of the tradition Amen is a key mantra for transcendental meditation, and
specifically for insight into Ma'aseh Bereshit (the Work of Creation) and the power of the Living
Word (Logos). It is akin to the mantric word Om in the Eastern Traditions, though in its intonement
a distinction is made between the upper and lower worlds, or the World of Supernal Light and
matrix of creation; hence the sound-vibration Om-En. The use of this word as a mantra is a method
through which initiates may consciously shift between Binah and Hokmah consciousness, in much
the same way as the method that uses the three Mother letters as a chant of transcendence.
Likewise, coupled with creative visualization the chant of amen is said to be a great manifesting
power. Many initiates have glimpsed the World of the Sefirot and experienced flashes of supernal
or Messianic consciousness using Amen as a mantra.
Associated with Keter it represents the Divine potential of the Infinite (Ain Sof), yet, as the phrase
"so be it" it represents Divine actualization.
The Kabbalah tells us that if we know the inner or mystical meaning of a word that we are
empowered to draw the full force and spectrum of the Energy-Intelligences it represents - that if
we speak a word with kavvanah-concentration, having the secret knowledge of the word, its true
spiritual power will flow with, in and through us. This contemplation, therefore, empowers us to
draw more fully on the power of the Great Affirmation, Amen.
If one seeks deeper mystical insight into Amen, then one can visualize the Hebrew letters and
chant the word, letting the letters fill one's mind and allowing one's mind to merge completely
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with the sound-vibration. Envision that they appear as radiant black fire on white brillance, or
alternatively, as though electrical fire in the midst of the air, and let them grow to fill one's mind
as endless space, as you dissolve into the Light and Sound-Vibration of Amen. In other words,
disappear into Amen and see what happens!
One might also wish to contemplate Amen with another alternative name associated with Keter:
Atoh, which means "You." This is: Aleph-Tau-Heh, which contemplated in connection with Aleph-
Mem-Nun can prove illuminating.
No doubt, this is enough for a beginning.
Blessings & shalom!
Amen and Atoh and the Beginning of Wisdom

by Michael Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 5:40 pm
Shalom!
What a useful contemplation between subtler principles of Amen and Atoh! In both words of
power, I now feel a more distinct dimension in the proverb: "The fear of the LORD is the beginning
of Wisdom."
If Wisdom (Chokmah) is regarded as the ground of all Creation, the eminance of the LORD manifest
AS Creation, then the drawing down of the Crown of light above the head into the Kingdom
beneath the feet seems to teach us where and what is 'holy ground', namely, "spread out upon the
Earth for those who have eyes to see it." Wherever an initiate is unifying this Beginning and End
with the Kabbalistic Cross seems an act of tikkune (mending).
Beautiful still, how in 'Amen' is another kind of uniting or mending of Depth of End (Nun in Binah)
with Depth of Beginning (Mem of Chokmah). Wherever this pole if united by an intitiate, what is
purely potential (Chokmah, Begining) is made actual (Binah, End). What stands between the two
seems to be the Holy Awe (or Fear) of willing initiates of the Light, drawing this power down and
out into this plane.
The practices of the Kabbalistic Cross and "Amen" described here seem to participate in the prayer:
"May You (Atoh) and your Holy Name be one upon the face of the Earth!"
Thank you for this very helpful angle!
brother smiley
Tikkune in the Kabbalistic Cross

by Tau Malachi Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 9:34 am
Greetings Michael!
There is, indeed, tikkune-healing in the practice of the Kabbalistic Cross, specifically via cleaving
to Atoh and the intonement of Amen as a holy seal. One need only practice the kavvanot
associated with the various points of the Cross.
Amen and Atoh differ in the attribute of the letters to the Supernals, for Aleph in Atoh represents
Hokmah, Tau represents Binah and Heh represents the Grace that flows from Keter, the Supernal
Shekinah. Thus the kavvanah when we intone Atoh is "the Father in the form of the Dove" as it is
written in the Pistis Sophia - hence the dissolution of oneself in the Light and restoration of oneself
as the person of Light who emanates from the Light-continuum.
When we intone Malkut the kavvanah is the world enshrouded and pervaded with the Light as we
embody the Light-presence; hence the manifestation of the Light-transmission and Light-kingdom
on earth. The intonement of Ve-Gevurah and Ve-Gedulah extend this awareness of Sacred Unity.
With Ve-Gevurah the kavvanah is the One Life-power flowing out through the whole of creation and
with Ve-Gedulah it is the whole of creation as the radiant display of the One Life-power: All united
in the Holy One of Being.
When Leolam is intoned the kavvanah is the awareness of this as a constant reality - all as the
Light-continuum. Amen is the seal upon this truth, and the kavvanah is all reintegrated into the
True Light; hence all dissolving into fluid flowing Light, then reappearing sacred as it is.
There are other kavvanot that may be given for the Kabbalistic Cross; for example kavvanot purely
on the Sefirot are also used. But this set directly relates to an extension of the contemplation of
Atoh and Amen.
Kavvanot can be given for meditation and chants of words as well. For example, chanting Atoh as
we intone Aleph we can concentrate upon the beginning of creation and as we intone Tau we can
concentrate upon the fruition or completion of creation in the end. The point of concentration for
Heh thus becomes the World-To-Come, and in this way we might gain a glimpse of the World-To-
Come. In this meditation one remembers the Light emanated at the outset of creation with which
it is said the Human One saw from the beginning to the end.
A common teaching of kavvanot for Amen is concentration on the flow of the cosmic cycle as the
vibration that expands and contracts with the sound of Am or Om, and the transcendence of
dissolution into No-Thingness with En; thus creation appearing and then naturally and
spontaneously self-liberating. Here you will notice the connection between the example for
kavvanot with Atoh and Amen, the two sets of kavvanot being an exploration of the same mystery
from two angles.
Kavvanot (plural for kavvanah) implies concentration or focused awareness, but also conscious
intention and devotional feeling. In order to have kavvanah the fear of the LORD must be present
in the sense of holy awe and wonder, which is an expression of faith or of a sense of the mystery.
Likewise, when kavvanah is fully effective and leads to an experience of devekut, there is a
distinct "fear and trembling" in the experience of the initiate as he or she draws near unto God and
passes into altered states of consciousness. Along with other powerful emotions, "fear" is a natural
part of the experience of the mystic and is necessary in the process.
Your mention of the fear of God is perceptive - sounds like you have a bit of experience of this!
We can say that it is kavvanah that brings about tikkune through our spiritual practice and that it is
holy awe and wonder that facilitate kavvanah - thus awe and wonder are integral to tikkune. They
are an expression of the Presence of Awareness.
Blessings & shalom!
Round Dance of Amen

by Elder Gideon Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:20 pm
Greetings!
I'm fond of this post, one of the first ever in this forum, as I'm contemplating more deeply the
mysteries of Amen in its repeated response by his disciples to his declarations in the Round Dance
of the Cross. The context of this passage from the Acts of John is an intimate ceremony outdoors
following the Last Supper and preceding his retreat with the male disciples in the Garden of
Gethsemane:
"Before I am delivered up unto them let us sing an hymn to the Father, and so go forth
to that which lieth before us." He bade us therefore make as it were a ring, holding one
another's hands, and himself standing in the midst he said: "Answer Amen unto me." He
began, then, to sing an hymn and to say: "Glory be to thee, Father." And we, going
about in a ring, answered him: Amen.
Glory be to thee, Word: Glory be to thee, Grace. Amen.
Glory be to thee, Spirit: Glory be to thee, Holy One:
Glory be to thy glory. Amen.
We praise thee, O Father; we give thanks to thee, O Light, wherein darkness
dwelleth not. Amen.
Now wherefore we give thanks, I say:
I would be saved, and I would save. Amen.
I would be loosed, and I would loose. Amen.
I would be wounded, and I would wound. Amen.
I would be born, and I would bear. Amen.
I would eat, and I would be eaten. Amen.
I would hear, and I would be heard. Amen.
I would be thought, being wholly thought. Amen.
I would be washed, and I would wash. Amen.
Grace danceth. I would pipe; dance ye all. Amen.
I would mourn: lament ye all. Amen.
The number Eight singeth praise with us. Amen.
The number Twelve danceth on high. Amen.
The Whole on high hath part in our dancing. Amen.
Whoso danceth not, knoweth not what cometh to pass. Amen.
I would flee, and I would stay. Amen.
I would adorn, and I would be adorned. Amen.
I would be united, and I would unite. Amen.
A house I have not, and I have houses. Amen.
A place I have not, and I have places. Amen.
A temple I have not, and I have temples. Amen.
A lamp am I to thee that beholdest me. Amen.
A mirror am I to thee that perceivest me. Amen.
A door am I to thee that knockest at me. Amen.
A way am I to thee a wayfarer. Amen. (http://www.gnosis.org/library/actjohn.htm)
To contribute to the discussion of the letters composing Amen, I'm seeing differently a mystery in
their arrangement, inspired from the outset of Creation, Genesis 1:1-5:
In the beginning when ELOHIM created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a
formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from ELOHIM
swept over the face of the waters. Then ELOHIM said, ‘Let there be light’; and there
was light. And ELOHIM saw that the light was good; and ELOHIM separated the light from
the darkness. ELOHIM called the light Day, and the darkness ELOHIM called Night. And
there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
‫____א‬Aleph___Wind of Elohim
‫____מ‬Mem____Face of the Deep
‫_____ן‬Nun_____Creation in progress
Suddenly, Amen is a meditation of the process of what was, is, and shall be intended throughout
all of Creation: Tikkune-rectification, the purification of the Light hidden in Creation and its
reception through righteous acts of righteous ones. When we speak this as a seal upon a prayer, a
word, a righteous act, we're collaborating with the intention of ELOHIM AS ELOHIM, revealing the
Light hidden from before the Beginning, stored up for the righteous. The process of constant and
ceaseless transformation is Amen.
Amen responds to Messiah's call to take up the cross and follow in the Way.
To serve is to be saved. Amen and amen!
Shabbat Shalom!
Elder Gideon+
Envisioning...
by Tau Malachi Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:00 am
Greetings and blessings in the light of the Messiah!
I was just contemplating “amen” the other day as it appears in the Round Dance of the Cross. On
this occasion what stood out the most to me was that amen, “so be it,” is a statement of a present
reality, gazing towards a future reality – it isn’t a backward gaze into the past, but rather it is
forward looking, an envisioning, if you will, in faith and hope. This understanding of amen accords
very well with the Divine Name it first and foremost corresponds with, Eheieh, which means I Am,
or I Shall Being, present or future.
There is also the truth that amen indicates an emanation from the eternal realm, and that as such,
in fact, it has no reference to time – it is a word of the *eternal now*, beingness. Naturally,
though, such emanations do enter into space-time, and in reference to space-time amen is forward
looking.
Alef and Mem are Mother letters, representing the primordial elements of air and water,
respectively, principles of the eternal realm, and Nun final represents emanations from the
primordial or supernal universe, or eternal realm, into space-time.
Once Tau Elijah said of Nun in amen that, “Secretly it holds the place of Shin.” If we understand
the numeration of Nun final, 700, and what it indicates in the Christian Kabbalah, we will know
and understand how this is so.
May we abide in the resurrection while in this world, and when we depart may we be taken up
in the great ascension. Amen.
Peace be with you!
Truth
by sheryl Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:11 pm
Shabbat Shalom Tau Malachi and Elder Gideon!
As I was reading this discussion this morning, two thoughts arose.
While reading the wind of Elohim sweeping over the face of the waters, and it came to mind in the
Biblical Gospels where the Angel says to Mary:
The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore,
also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.
In this recollection, there was more heard than an Angel speaking to a young woman in Palestine.
It was as though the Angel was speaking not only to Mary but to Mary as the face of the deep, or to
all of the Entirety, saying...
The Wind of Elohim will come upon, You, the Face of the Deep, and You will give birth to the Son
of God.
Another thought came while reading Tau Malachi's response:
Once Tau Elijah said of Nun in amen that, “Secretly it holds the place of Shin.”
This stirred a contemplation of Shin-Tau and brought to mind Truth or Amet ‫ אמת‬. The
difference between Amen and Amet being the Nun or creation in progress and the Tau or creation
fulfilled.
My mind began to swirl around Nun-Shin-Tau, resting on the thought that one way in which Nun
might be considered the place holder of Shin, is that creation begins to truly progress with the
awakening of the fiery intelligence.
I just wanted to share what this discussion brought to mind.
May the fiery intelligence be awaken in all beings!
Sheryl
Invocation of Conscious Evolution

by Tau Malachi Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:26 am
Greetings and blessings in the Light of the Messiah!
Nun final is, indeed, the process of evolution, the forever becoming, but in one teaching of the
Christian Kabbalah it also represents the second coming of Christ, the apocalypse. Tau is the
embodiment and fruition of this, which is the completion of the original intention of the Most High
at the outset of creation. Thus, Nun final and Tau are intimately connected in this way.
Amen and Amet are both cognomens for Keter, and as it is taught in the Holy Kabbalah, “Keter is in
Malkut and Malkut is in Keter.” The realization of this is in the second coming of Christ, the
manifestation of New Jerusalem.
The activation/actualization of the fiery intelligence represented by Shin truly is the force within
and behind creative evolution, its awakening initiating a conscious evolution, the aim of which is
Christ.
Through the first coming of Christ we have the image of our future self, supernal and divine, and
so we are empowered to consciously evolve towards that divine image, to envision it and aspire to
it, and so, perhaps, to enact and embody something of that truth, Amet.
When this truth, Amet, is embodied, it shall be proclaimed on earth and in heaven, “Amen!”
Peace be with you!
by Aion Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:39 am
A common teaching of kavvanot for Amen is concentration on the flow of the cosmic
cycle as the vibration that expands and contracts with the sound of Am or Om, and the
transcendence of dissolution into No-Thingness with En; thus creation appearing and
then naturally and spontaneously self-liberating. Here you will notice the connection
between the example for kavvanot with Atoh and Amen, the two sets of kavvanot being
an exploration of the same mystery from two angles.
I have read this post several times, very interesting.

The Hindu "OM" consists of four sounds: A-U-M-silence. Especially the silence is very significant,
though often forgotten. Listening at A-M-EN-silence, and comparing it with A-U-M-silence, the
presence of EN makes a very big difference. Meditating on "OM" causes a vibration in the brow star.
Adding EN "lifts up" this vibration to the crown star. This effect is especially noted when putting
the tongue against the palate to pronounce the N. Comparing with the Hindu "OM", or even the
equivalent ΑΩ, this difference feels very significant because it really connects the inside with the
outside at the meeting point (crown star).
The question that I have: In the Gospel of St. John, "AMEN" is always uttered twice. For instance,
John 1:51, 10:1. Is there a deeper meaning in this, in repeating it twice? The other gospel writers
didn't do it, only St. John.
Amen & Amen

by Tau Malachi Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:13 am
Yes, the double usage of amen is very interesting and provokes contemplation. On the most basic
level it indicates a seal of truth in heaven and on earth, or something established in heaven and on
earth, and as used by the School of St. John it indicates an important moment of revelation. In
conjunction with this we cannot help but recall when the Risen Christ says, “Peace be with you,”
twice in the upper room before imparting the Holy Spirit to his disciples according to this gospel.
As we know, this indicates peace on earth and peace in heaven, the fullness of God’s Peace, and so
when amen is spoken twice we may understand something of the fullness of God’s Truth (Amet)
being communicated.
When Yeshua Messiah says “shalom” to his disciples twice there is an energetic transmission, inner
gradations of Light Transmission through which the disciples are consecrated as holy apostles,
light-bearers. Understanding this, masters of the tradition have said that when “amen” is spoken
twice there is something of a direct energetic transmission happening, Light Transmission, for
those who might be able to recognize it and receive it.
The original churches were founded upon an actual initiation and spiritual empowerments, or Light
Transmission, but as we know this became almost completely lost over time. With the onset of the
Second Coming of Christ in Glory, however, this Light Transmission has been restored in the
Christian stream for those who desire to receive and integrate it; hence, an actual self-realization
or enlightenment in Christ has been restored. In various passages in the gospels and epistles of the
New Testament a play of Light Transmission,, or communication of the Holy Spirit, is indicated.
Here we may say, in the preaching of the Gospel, or in the giving of teachings, within and behind
the words spoken there is an energetic transmission, and the transmission of energy from the
tzaddik or apostle is more important than the spoken words, for it is this that facilitates the
awakening or true salvation of souls; the knowledge in the words has its place and is good, but it is
the light-power that is most needed – the movements of the Holy Spirit that enlighten and liberate.
The double use of amen in the Gospel of St. John is taken to indicate this truth in our experience
of sacred discourse.
There is also a teaching in the Kabbalah that when we remember and keep the Holy Shabbat we
receive a double portion of soul, and the reception of a double portion of soul has also been
connected to the mention of amen twice, understanding the one who is speaking as Lord of the
Shabbat.
Here I might add that there is also a way of intonation for "amen" that can invoke an influx of
energy from the crown star to the heart star, stirring the Spiritual Sun in the Heart, as though
"sealing the truth within us."
May all who desire to receive the Holy Light listen and hear the Word of God, and so open and
receive their illumination. Amen.
Peace be with you!
Amen and AUM

by +David Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:41 am
Greetings
this is very interesting.
I have used 'Amen' to shoot up from the heart-center into the Crown star, and then using the final
syllable to dissolve; intoning 'Amen' as: "Aum-Ain".
Shalom
Amen
by Tau Malachi Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:25 am
The association in the tradition with Amen as a word of influx from above comes from its literally
meaning, "So be it," which implies manifestation or embodiment. Also, it is derived from the
meaning and order of the letters, Alef, pure spirit, Mem, water, consciousness, and Nun, fish, an
individuation of consciousness or soul manifest or embodied.
In general, in the tradition, Ah is the sound corresponding with the crown star, and when joined to
Mem and Nun in Amen, when intoned with conscious intention it may become an invocation of the
Spirit and higher consciousness into the body, or an influx of Holy Light from above, and Men-Nun is
the "sealing of the influx" within us.
This becomes very interesting in the play of Light Transmission, and communication of blessings
and empowerments, for when "amen" is intoned at the end, it seals what has been communicated
within the one receiving it.
At times Ah also has a correspondence with the heart star. I can also see a reverse of this,
however, "Ah," gathering and holding consciousness within and behind the heart, and Mem an
uplifting of consciousness in ascent, with Nun representing the experience of cessation, as in a
transference of consciousness from the physical body into the light body. Amen is also intoned this
way at times. These two directions of intonation become an interesting contemplation.
I'm reminded of attributes to the direction north of the sacred circle in our tradition, earth,
manifestation, embodiment, and such, but then, on the circle of life it corresponds with the
afterlife states beyond the body. These two different intentions in the intonation of Amen seem
deeply connected with this mystery of the direction north.
Shalom!
by Aion Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 6:18 am
Very interesting... I used to do a kriya involving "OM" intonement before encountering the Gnostic
traditions. After reading this thread, I changed it to AMEN. Saying "AM", focus remains in the head;
going to "MEN", focus changes to the crown of the head. Focus remains there for a few counts,
saying NNNNN, and while continuing saying the NNNNN sound, focus goes via the spine to the
heart, where the sound dissipates.
It feels like preparing myself for communication, going to the point of communication, and bring
the communication to the heart.
What you say about sealing the communication sounds very interesting; I can truly say that the
experience feels exactly like that.
Furthermore, I was thinking about the famous mantra OM MANI PEME HUM from the Tibetan
Buddhist tradition. OM MANI could be equivalent to AMEN. PE is a very powerful syllable that is
used in the so-called Phowa, the transference of consciousness (to the outside!).
further contemplation upon Amen

by +David Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:12 am
Greetings
The Jewish Prayer Book gives a futher contemplation, it says that 'Amen' is formed from two Divine
Names: Adonai and Malekh = "My Lord is a Faithful King". Thus, the One changeless Reality; the
Only constant; That which we can always trust.
And in some Kabbalistic lineages, 'Amen' is also one of the Divine Names of Keter.
I recall that Paul Foster Case wrote somewhere that, "'Amen' is a great secret of practical
occultism."
I have found that, when a heart-wish is made into a prayer-arrow in the Inner Sun - with all the
energy of our Lower Face Sefirot bent like a powerful bow (qesheth) - and aimed at the Crown
star. When it is released with the word 'Amen', it shoots up the Path of the Arrow (central channel)
through the Hollow Crown of Keter, and into Ain. Then, if it is Willed, the fulfillment of the heart-
wish may manifest most wondrously as 'something from No-thing'.
Shalom to all
Amen, cognomen of Keter & Malkut

by Tau Malachi Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 4:18 pm
Graces and peace to you in Hayyah Yeshua!
Yes, indeed, the contemplation of Amen as the unification of Adonai and Melekh, and, “My Lord is
a Faithful King,” is lovely, and runs very deep. As we know, Adonai Melekh is a Name of God
corresponding with Malkut, and as such, Amen is considered a cognomen of Malkut, the fruit of the
Tree of Life. On its own, however, according to the Zohar, Melekh is a cognomen of Tiferet, and
the unification of Melekh with Adonai indicates the unification of Tiferet and Malkut, or Yahweh
and the Holy Shekinah, which is to say Malkut, the Holy Shekinah, manifest in full glory and power.
This implies the full influx of the spiritual powers (shefa) of the Upper Sefirot via Yesod into
Malkut, and when this happens, so this influx of spiritual powers sustains all worlds, all being
manifest in Divine Providence, all being manifest according to Ratzon Elyon, the Will of the Most
High.
This manifestation of Malkut according to Ratzon Elyon is indicated in the Holy Kabbalah by the
attribute of Amen as a cognomen of Keter, both Malkut and Keter being called Amen. In this we
may glean deeper insight into the esoteric mystery of Yeshua Messiah speaking a twofold Amen in
the Gospel of St. John, which implies an influx of Keter, the Supernal Crown, into Malkut, and the
uplifting of Malkut into Keter; all of this transpires through Tiferet, or the Six, which corresponds
with the King of kings, and Lord of lords, Melekh Messiah.
There is another teaching concerning Amen that cites Alef as Adonai, Mem as Melekh and Nun final
as the Messiah. Nun final is 700, indicating the seven Sefirot of Construction manifest in fullness,
complete tikkune, and as we know 700 alludes to a “secret name” of the Messiah, Seth (Shin-Tau).
If we consider Amen, Alef (air) may also be considered as Ruach Elohim, and Mem (water) may be
considered the primordial deep, and Nun may be understood as the light and radiant darkness of
the first day of creation, Ruach Elohim being the Spirit of the Messiah according to the Holy
Kabbalah, and the light of the first day, which is “stored up for the righteous,” being the Holy
Light of the Messiah, primordial and supernal. If a soul is unified with this Divine Presence and
Power, and they speak “Amen,” whatever is intended and has been spoken will come to pass just
as intended and spoken.
Here we may say that this unification corresponds with Eheieh, the Divine I Am, and in this
unification, aside from thought and speech that might arise for the sake of others, everything is
accomplished by silent volition, or conscious intention, and is a supernal or supramental
movement. In this, again, we find an attribute of Amen to Keter and Malkut, the root being in
Keter, Eheieh.
This hints at what Paul Foster Case was attempting to say when speaking of Amen as a great secret
of “practical occultism,” or rather the Magical Kabbalah and Works of Creation. In the
wonderworking art, as we pray, and as we take up sacred ceremony, so the initiate will pray and
engage ceremony as though what is intend and being spoken has already transpired, completely
confident in faith that it is established in Divine Providence. If and when this is done in an
experience of conscious union with the Holy Shekinah and Yahweh, more than faith, it is the
knowledge that what is intended and spoken will come to pass.
This is akin to the distinction of the lesser and greater navim, or prophets, the lesser navim being
able to look into the law and speak what was to happen in the fullness of faith, while the greater
navim unified themselves with the law and Shekinah, and so spoke in the fullness of knowledge.
This power, of course, assumes that Amet, Truth, is spoken, which is to say that what is spoken is
the expression of Ratzon Elyon.
In closing there is another attribute I've heard concerning the letters of Amen, Alef corresponds
with Adonai, Mem with the Messiah, and Nun corresponds with Imma, and the Fifty Gates of
Understanding (Binah), when not counted as a final Nun. This can become a delightful
contemplation as well.
These were a few thoughts I wished to share given the delightful insights you shared dear brother.
God bless you!
Amen and Aud?

by +David Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 2:17 am
Thank you Tau Malachi for these profound teachings.
I have read a reference to "Aud" - said to be an aspect of the influence of AIN; and the force
particularly drawn upon in Theurgy. Therefore flowing through the Amen of Keter.
If it is permissible, would you please expound on this?
with all good wishes & prayers,
Mystery of Light: Or Ain Sof

by Tau Malachi Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:24 am
Greetings and blessings in the Holy Light of the Messiah!
I cannot say that I’ve heard of “Aud” associated with Ain, but in speaking about a force of Ain that
is a central focus in wonderworking I have come across passing mention of a supreme force
associated with Ain that is within and behind Or, Light, a most subtle and sublime force which
gives rise to the dawn of Clear Light from Ain, No-thingness. This is a supreme force known only to
the holy and enlightened ones, for it is the “force of the arising of the Body of Truth.” In that the
highest form of wonderworking or divine theurgy is initiation or empowerment, the capacity to
transmit the power of one’s spiritual realization or enlightenment to another soul, and in that this
is the most subtle force of full enlightenment, then this would be within and behind the inmost
wonder that can transpire, the Great Liberation, or Great Exodus.
The very nature of the word “Ain” used to indicate the transcendence of the Holy One is that it
indicates the Holy One as the source of all, and yet, completely transcendent of all, and
transcendent of all Divine Attributes; hence, God as the nameless, unknowable and unspeakable –
the Great and Supreme Mystery. In general, for this reason, the Holy Kabbalah gives no attributes
or correspondences to Ain in the manner of any other Divine Attribute, but it does speak of the
qualities, Ain Sof, Infinite, and Ain Sof Or, Infinite Light. As we know, the Divine Attributes are said
to arise from Ain Sof, and it is said that they are inseparable from Ain Sof, and that they are
emanations of Or Ain Sof, the Light of the Infinite. This indicates a secret supreme force of Ain as
Infinite Potential and Possibility that gives rise to all, which is to say the primordial and supernal,
and countless universes or great cosmic cycles.
Nothing can be said about this force, for it transcends the Word of God, or Utterances of God,
through which all creation comes into being.
If we are speaking about Infinite Potential and Possibility, however, this is at the very heart of all
wonderworking, whether Yesh Mi Ain or Yesh Mi Yesh, “something from nothing” or “something
from something.”
Now, although without Attributes, Ain indicates the Great and Supreme Mystery of Godhead, the
Great and Supreme Mystery God Is; as such we may call Ain Raz Gadol, “Great Mystery.” Raz
(mystery) is numerically equivalent to Or (light), Alef-Vau-Resh, and as such, in the Holy Kabbalah,
mystery is understood to be light. Thus, Ain as Raz Gadol, manifests as Or Gadol, which is to say Or
Ain Sof. The Light of the Infinite is the true substance of all, and its essence, the Clear Light, is the
radiance of the inmost nature of all, Ain; as such, this is the principle force of the Works of
Creation, or all wonderworking or miracles. This is why, at times, a wonderworker who labors with
the Spirit of God, or power of God, for the sake of the kingdom of heaven and harvest of souls is
called a “mage of light,” though truly I prefer the old school terms these days, “prophet,”
“wonderworker,” and “tzaddik” or “apostle.”
Elsewhere I’ve spoken about the play of Direct Light and Indirect Light in relationship to the giving
and receiving of new teachings and revelations, and I’ve spoken about the generation of new
angels and new heavens through the sharing of new insights and illuminations. There is also a play
of Direct Light and Indirect Light in the wonderworking art, for there are wonders corresponding
with the influx of the Direct Light, and there are wonders corresponding with the Indirect Light,
and likewise, when a wonder transpires, so there is a play of Direct Light and Indirect Light
between the wonderworker and the individual, or individuals, for whom the wonder has transpired,
or who have witnessed and recognized a wonder, or miracle.
First, there are wonders Yesh Mi Yesh, “something from nothing,” and these are called “great
wonders,” for they appear to transcend, suspend, or radically change the natural order; hence
they are great “supernatural” actions of God’s supreme power over creation, seeming to come out
nowhere, or nothing, independent of any cause but God. These correspond with the Direct Light.
Then there are wonders Yesh Mi Yesh, “something from something,” and these are wonders that
shift or transform the flow of what’s happening in miraculous ways, but through the manipulation
of forces and causes at play, and the causes can be discerned by those who have knowledge and
the faculties to look and see, and listen and hear. These are called “lesser wonders” and
correspond to Indirect Light.
Apart from this, if and when any true wonder or miracle transpires through God’s power, so it is
the manifestation of an influx of Direct Light and the shefa of the Sefirot, and the individual, or
individuals, for whom the wonder transpires, their ability to witness it and recognize that a wonder
has transpired, is Indirect Light. Thus, the power of wonderworking in the wonderworker is Direct
Light, and the power to witness it is Indirect Light, and likewise, if and when someone who
experiences a wonder shares his or her experience with someone who was not present, this also is
Indirect Light.
It is possible to work a wonder that is woven into the flow of what’s happening in such a way that
no one recognizes that a wonder was performed, or at least no one knows the wonderworker had a
hand in it, serving as a conscious agent of the Divine. This is often done by tzaddikim who are
adept in the wonderworking, for rather than seeking self-glorification, and seeking praise and
thanks, they seek to bring glory to God, and praise and thanks to God, and their intention is the
return of souls to God. In so doing, though, at times individuals might not recognize that a wonder
has transpired, but instead might account it as luck, random chance, or even something brought
about by their own self-will and power. In this dark and perverse generation, this is very common,
and it might be said that there is no Indirect Light when this happens, but that it not true, for the
wonderworker knows what God’s power has done, and recognizes the wonder as a wonder, and
gives praise and thanks to God. Thus, always, with any wonderworking, there is this play of Direct
Light and Indirect Light.
As we know, the Indirect Light is meant to be uplifted in return, and this transpires through the
increase of faith and devotion that wonders inspire, and the return to God they inspire, and the
praise and thanksgiving offered to God, and the worship of God – all of this is the Indirect Light.
This, in turn, establishes the conditions for further influxes of Direct Light, and invokes further
influxes of Direct Light, for the Lord, Adonai, is with those who cleave to the Lord, having faith
and love.
Amen above, as a cognomen of Keter, corresponds with the Direct Light, and amen below, as a
cognomen of Malkut, corresponds with the Indirect Light; Amen and Amen, giving and receiving,
new teachings and revelations, or wonderworking actions, the Direct Light and Indirect Light.
Amen and Amen indicates the Direct Light and Indirect Light, and is the vehicle of these two
manifestations of Holy Light, which in truth are one Holy Light – the very same Light of the Infinite.
Here we may say, although we speak of the simple primordial light, supernal light, spiritual light,
astral light, direct light, indirect light, and so on; all are the manifestation of Or Ain Sof, the Light
of the Infinite, the primordial light and supernal light being “pure light,” and all other
manifestations being “impure light.”
Concerning influxes of Direct Light, there may be influxes of the primordial and supernal light,
pure light, and there may be influxes of spiritual light and astral light, impure light; thus there
may be corresponding gradations of Indirect Light, pure and impure.
The very essence and nature of the Holy Light, however, is pure and pristine – “virgin”; without
taint, or trace, or stain, or impurity whatsoever, and it is on account of this inmost essence and
nature, Clear Light, that the Light can be “purified,” or “restored to its original state.”
When contemplating the supreme force of Ain, this is what the Spirit of the Messiah put into my
heart dear brother.
May the Holy Light of the True Cross shine into all directions of endless space, into all realms,
world and universes of the entirety, and may all living spirits and souls be blessed, anointed
with the True Light, Supernal Light. Amen.
God’s Peace be with you!
a symbol for AIN !!!

by +David Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:49 am
Dear and esteemed Tau
your teachings about Ain are very uplifting - thank you.
A few years ago I read a translation of the Ramayana. In Hindu Vendanta, the No-thing is called
Brahman. Like Ain, they consider Brahman to be the Transcendent Ground of all Being - beyond all
attributes. Some say their sages were the originators of the numeral '0' as a representation the No-
thing.
So, imagine my surprise in learning that, they do use just one pictorial image for the No-thing ... a
butterfly!
As you know, in Tarot, Key '0' The Fool, represents the 'Spirit of the Space'. And I then recalled that
in older Tarot decks The Fool is shown fearlessly stepping into the Abyss because he is trying to
catch the butterfly!
May all beings emerge from the cocoon of ignorance, spread rainbow wings, and sip honey-like
Wisdom from the blossoms of the Tree of Life.
Shalom,
Lovely
by Tau Malachi Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:55 am
That's quite lovely because this transformational creature in the natural order is a symbol of the
resurrection, the Risen Christ, and the Order of Regeneration, the new humanity in Christ, within
our tradition.
Shalom,
Malachi
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org • Amen: The Great Affirmation

Amen: The Great Affirmation

No doubt, this is enough for a beginning.

Blessings & shalom!

Amen and Atoh and the Beginning of Wisdom

Thank you for this very helpful angle!

Tikkune in the Kabbalistic Cross

Blessings & shalom!

Round Dance of Amen

Glory be to thee, Word: Glory be to thee, Grace. Amen.

Glory be to thee, Spirit: Glory be to thee, Holy One:

Glory be to thy glory. Amen.

We praise thee, O Father; we give thanks to thee, O Light, wherein darkness

dwelleth not. Amen.

Now wherefore we give thanks, I say:

I would be saved, and I would save. Amen.

I would be loosed, and I would loose. Amen.

I would be wounded, and I would wound. Amen.

I would be born, and I would bear. Amen.

I would eat, and I would be eaten. Amen.

I would hear, and I would be heard. Amen.

I would be thought, being wholly thought. Amen.

I would be washed, and I would wash. Amen.

Grace danceth. I would pipe; dance ye all. Amen.

I would mourn: lament ye all. Amen.

The number Eight singeth praise with us. Amen.

The number Twelve danceth on high. Amen.

The Whole on high hath part in our dancing. Amen.

Whoso danceth not, knoweth not what cometh to pass. Amen.

I would flee, and I would stay. Amen.

I would adorn, and I would be adorned. Amen.

I would be united, and I would unite. Amen.

A house I have not, and I have houses. Amen.

A place I have not, and I have places. Amen.

A temple I have not, and I have temples. Amen.

A lamp am I to thee that beholdest me. Amen.

A mirror am I to thee that perceivest me. Amen.

A door am I to thee that knockest at me. Amen.

A way am I to thee a wayfarer. Amen. (http://www.gnosis.org/library/actjohn.htm)

or I Shall Being, present or future.

Peace be with you!

Shabbat Shalom Tau Malachi and Elder Gideon!

As I was reading this discussion this morning, two thoughts arose.

Another thought came while reading Tau Malachi's response:

I just wanted to share what this discussion brought to mind.

May the fiery intelligence be awaken in all beings!

Invocation of Conscious Evolution

Greetings and blessings in the Light of the Messiah!

Peace be with you!

by Aion Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:39 am

I have read this post several times, very interesting.

Amen & Amen

Greetings and blessings in the light of the Messiah!

Peace be with you!

Amen and AUM

this is very interesting.

Greetings and blessings in the light of the Messiah!

by Aion Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 6:18 am

further contemplation upon Amen

Amen, cognomen of Keter & Malkut

Graces and peace to you in Hayyah Yeshua!

God bless you!