A Map of Spirituality

[Ms Tercy Lonan]

A Map of Spirituality

The Torah is the major text of Judaism and the “Old Testament”
in Christianity, as well as a Kabbalah text. Believe it or not, this
large book in its original form was recorded as a single word.
Later, this single word was divided into more words, which are
made of letters.

The letters show all the information that is radiating down
from the Creator. There are two basic kinds of lines in Hebrew
letters, representing two kinds of Light. The vertical lines stand
for the Light of wisdom or pleasure. The horizontal lines stand
for the Light of mercy, or correction. (There are also diagonals
and circular lines that have specific meanings in each letter, but
that’s beyond the scope of this book.)

The codes come from changes in the Light as it develops
your Kli (desire). The Light expands your desire. When Light
enters your Kli, it is called Taamim (flavors), and when it leaves,
it is called Nekudot (dots or points). Memories of Light entering
are called Tagin (tags), and memories of Light departing are Otiot
(letters).

All letters start with a dot or point. A complete cycle of a
spiritual state contains entrance, departure, memories of the
entrance, and the memories of the departure. The fourth and
last element creates letters, and the other three are written as tiny
symbols Taamim (flavors), tags (Tagin), and dots (Nekudot) above,
within, and below the letters respectively.
With correct instruction for reading the Torah, Kabbalists
can see their past, present, and future states by gazing at these
symbols in each of their combinations. But to see that, it is not
enough to simply read the text. You must know how to see the
codes.

Certain combinations of letters can be used instead of the
language of Sefirot and Partzufim when you describe spiritual
actions. Objects and actions shown through letters and their
combinations, too, can give a description of the spiritual world.
The key to reading the Torah in this way is The Zohar. In
essence, the book contains commentaries on the five parts of the
Torah and explains what is concealed in the text of Moses.
The letters represent information about the Creator. More
precisely, they describe the individual’s experience of the Creator.
Kabbalists depict the Creator as white Light, the background of
the paper on which letters and words are written. The creature’s
perceptions of the Creator emphasize different sensations that
a person feels while experiencing the Creator, using letters and
words. This is why traditional Hebrew writing is made of black
letters over a white background.

It turns out that the Hebrew letters are like a map of spirituality,
describing all the spiritual desires. The way they connect
gives us the Torah.