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THE GARDEN OF EDEN BEFORE THE FALL

This diagram is described in the Practicus
Ritual. It shows in a glyph the teaching proper to the Practicus on entering the
Sephirah HOD which he has reached by the Paths of SHIN and RESH from MALKUTH and
YESOD respectively.

At the summit are the THREE SUPERNAL
SEPHIROTH summed up into ONE—AlMA ELOHIM, the Mother Supernal—The Woman of the
Apocalypse (Chap. 12) clothed with the SUN, the MOON under her feet, and on her
head the Crown of Twelve Stars.

It is written ‘So the Name JEHOVAH is joined
to the Name ELOHIM, for JEHOVAH planted a Garden Eastward in
Eden.’

From the Three Supernals follow the other
Sephiroth of THE TREE OF UFE. Below the TREE, proceeding from MALKUTH is THE
TREE OF KNOWLEDGE of GOOD AND of EVIL which is between the Tree of Life and the
World or Assiah or Shells, represented by the Coiled Up DRAGON with Seven Heads
and Ten Horns—being the Seven Infernal Palaces and the Ten Averse Sephiroth.
(These are described in the text of the Rituals but are not read to the
Candidate at his Grade. When studying this diagram, these descriptions
should be looked up, but they are not required for the
exam.)

The River NAHER flows forth from the Supernal
Eden and in DAATH it is divided into Four Heads:—

PISON: Fire—flowing to GEBURAH where there is
Gold.

GIHON: Water—the Waters of Mercy, flowing into
CHESED.

HIDDIKEL: Air—flowing into
TIPHARETH.

PHRATH (Euphrates): Earth — flowing into MALKUTH.

It is written “In DAATH the Depths are broken up and the
Clouds drop down dew.”

The word Naher
has the meaning ‘perennial stream’—’never failing waters’ as opposed to
other words meaning Torrent or Brook.

The River going out of Eden is the River of the
Apocalypse, the Waters of Life, clear as crystal proceeding from the Throne, on
either side of the Tree of Life, bearing all manner of
Fruit.

Thus the Rivers form a Cross and on it The GREAT ADAM,
the SON who is to rule the Nations, was extended from TIPHARETH and his arms
stretch out to GEBURAH AND GEDULAH, and in MALKUTH is EVE, supporting with
her hands the TWO PILLARS.