A key to physic, and the occult sciences (1810) - Page 27

No. 2

YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF

original Latin: "Diliges Dominum Deum tuum ex toto corde tuo et ex tota anima tua et ex omnibus viribus tuis et ex omni mente tua et proximum tuum sicut teipsum." This is the Great Commandment from Luke 10:27. The diagram includes Hebrew glosses for these words based on Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 19:18.

System of the Interior, or Empyrean Heaven,

Showing the fall of Lucifer.

Drawn by Dodd

Engraved by Prattent

This complex circular diagram represents the structure of the highest heaven. At the very center is a radiant sunburst representing the divine source. From this light, the figure of Lucifer is shown falling head-first into the darkness.

The diagram contains several layers of spiritual meaning:
1. The Divine Center: At the top of the central radiance are the Hebrew words Ein Sof original: אֵין סוֹף, meaning "The Infinite" or the boundless nature of God before manifestation.
2. The Holy Name: Above the center is a purple triangle containing the Tetragrammaton original: יהוה, the four-letter name of God, arranged in a triangular "Tetraktys" pattern. Below it is the word OMNIA, meaning "All Things."
3. The Ten Sephiroth: Ten pink banners point toward the center, each containing the name of one of the Sephiroth, which in Kabbalah are the ten attributes or emanations through which the Infinite reveals itself. They are:
* Keter (Crown)
* Chokmah (Wisdom)
* Binah (Understanding)
* Chesed (Mercy)
* Gevurah (Strength/Severity)
* Tiphereth (Beauty)
* Netzach (Victory)
* Hod (Splendor)
* Yesod (Foundation)
* Malkuth (Kingdom)
4. The Foundation of Truth: At the bottom of the inner circle is a golden sphere containing the Hebrew word Emet original: אמת, meaning "Truth."
5. The Elements: Scattered around the center are various Hebrew letters, including the three "Mother Letters": Aleph (representing Air), Mem (Water), and Shin (Fire).