72 Holy Names
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One of the most complex meditative techniques of the Kabbalah uses the 72 three-letter Names of God in this picture. These 216 letters (72 x 3 = 216) actually comprise One Name. This Name is mentioned in the Bahir and the Zohar, in Rashi’s commentary on the Talmud, but it was Rabbi Abraham Abulafia, the controversial 13th Century Kabbalist, who taught how to use this Name in order to attain prophetic insight.
The triplets of this Name are derived from three verses in Exodus Chapter 14 (verses 19, 20, and 21) that tell the story of the splitting of the Red Sea when the Israelites left Egypt:
‘And the angel of Elohim who went before the camp of Israel moved, and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and went behind them.’
‘And it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel, and the cloud and the darkness were there, yet it illuminated the night, and one did not come near the other all that night.’
‘And Moshe stretched out his hand over the sea, and YHWH caused the sea to go back with a strong east wind all the night, and it made the sea into dry land, and the waters were parted.’
ויסע מלאך האלהים ההלך לפני מחנה ישראל וילך מאחריהם ויסע עמוד הענן מפניהם ויעמד מאחריהם
ויבא בין מחנה מצרים ובין מחנה ישראל ויהי הענן והחשך ויאר את הלילה ולא קרב זה אל זה כל הלילה
ויט משה את ידו על הים ויולך יהוה את הים ברוח קדים עזה כל הלילה וישם את הים לחרבה ויבקעו המים
Each of these verses has precisely 72 letters. The first triplet is produced by taking the first letter of the first verse (ו); the last letter of the second verse (ה); and the first letter of the third verse (ו). The second triplet is made from the second letter of the first verse (י); the second to the last letter of the second verse (ל); and the second letter of the third verse (י). The third triplet is the third letter of the first verse (ס); the third to the last letter of the second verse (י); the third letter of the third verse (ט), etc.
So if you look at this picture and read just the blue letters starting from the upper right corner you will find the first verse. And if you read just the red letters backwards starting from the lower left corner you will find the second verse. And to find the third verse, read the green letters starting from the upper right corner.
According to the Midrash and the Kabbalah, all the Israelites experienced collective prophecy when Moses parted the waters of the Red Sea. The Gematria of חסד (Chesed) - Kindness, is 72, and is associated with the right side of the Tree of Life. The Gematria of גבורה (Gevurah) - Strength, is 216 associated with its left side. Embracing both as One brings inspiration and prophetic, as the through Many we perceive the One.
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