Gate 1

The foundation wisdom and essence of Kabbalah is belief in the blessed Lord, יהוה, ַHaShem.

open my lips

• 1st gate: 10th sphere - מלכות, Malchut, Kingdom.

Adonay - אדוני

• Dangers when praying {Note: Pray $\leftrightarrow$ shamanically, enthogenically. }
• Heaven $\leftrightarrow$ earth
• Psalm of demons
• Psalms of David
  • מזמרֹות - pruning hooks and twigs
  • זמִרות - psalms, "source of strength"
  • בני אלוהִים - harsh masters of judgement
  • concentrate (if able to pray)

Essence of faith & basis for understanding the unity of G-d is to understand the applications for each Name!

Man's folly subverts his ways.

ADoNaY - 1st name, closest to those who have been created
YHWY - essence of our Blessed Creator and everything subordinate to it.
ADoNaY

• key to entrance at 1st gate
• lowest level of G-ds names
• Foundation of unity
  • after which comes the other world, the world outside of Divine Hierarchy!
  • lowest level of Divine Oneness

Rivers (Gen. 2:10) - 4 divisions of the Shechina subordinate to ADoNaY.

YHWH

• sustains all through the power of YHWH within.
• all who wish to enter and cleave to YHWH, must enter and leave by the word of ADoNaY
• YHWH always pronounced ADoNaY in Torah!

ADoNaY

• storehouse of the treasures of G-d
• survive where YHWH dwells
• anyone seeking YHWH will find Him in the Name ADoNaY

YHWH

• 54 quadrilateral names $\rightarrow$ 216 letters $\rightarrow$ Ex. 14:19-21 $\rightarrow$ 72 combinations of YHWH
• everything created included in these 54 names

• all government and ruling authority
• rightful name of the Master of Earth
• Through power invested by the the name by the name YHWH
• Since only way mortal's prayers reach YHWH is through the name ADoNaY.
• All formal prayers being with the words: אדושִׁ שׂפתי תפתח

BRaCHaH

• Blessing ברכה (p16 - top paragraph)
• Pool בריכה
• Partake of BRaCHaH through you, Abraham
• BeCHoRaH - birthright
• Birkat YHWH enriches (P17)

ADoNaY is like the storehouse for the abundance of all brachot [of YHWH]

• 100 blessings, 100 pools filled from the heavenly pool
• blessing connected to נשׁמה

  Blessings	Soul	Community	Letter
  נפשׁ	100	Israel	ק
  רוח	10	Levite	ר
  נפשׁ	1	Cohen	א

• 100 blessings $\rightarrow$ אדונִ הכסף - silver sockets of sanctuary
• Be'er - "Well of living waters,

Gate 3 & 4

Sephira	Gate	Abbr.	Name	שׁם
Hod	(Gate 3)	[ET]	Elohim Tzvaot	אלוהים צבאות
Netzach	(Gate 4)	[YT]	YHVH Tzvaot	יהוה צבאות
Together		[YET]	YHVH Elohim Tzvaot	יהוה אלוהִים צבאות

• both names within the same gate,
  each having a separate gate
  because each is defined in the light of the other
• 2 names: empty out all outpouring from channels and upper spheres
  El Chai : אל חי
• Operate

El-Chai

• operate by: judgement for all legions of the world
• one from חסד, other from דין
• both draw judgement, loving-kindness & mercy (JLM) from El-Chai

YT

• Chesed Elyon (highest loving-kindness)

YET

• influences all the spheres with JLM

El Chai:

• includes all -> attribute (kol)  כל
• when El-Chai pours Adonai, known as/included in kol
• when Adonai contained in kol, blesses all creation
• kol is all creation [through Adonai which sustains each creature]
• from the power of kol, kol is brought forth
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  Teachings:

1. El-Chai
2. Adonai
3. Whole of Creation