Kabbala Denudata : The Kabbalah Unveiled

By Mathers, S. L. Macgregor

Excerpt
As a pupil of my late husband and in later years collaborator in his more esoteric studies, I take this opportunity to say a few words in regard to himself and his work. Moreover, since his death at the end of 1918, I have received innumerable visits, letters and enquiries from all parts of the world from students of his writings. As most of these questions would appear to bear on his more esoteric knowledge, I will quote his own words (see page 13, paragraph 22, of the Introduction): The term 'Unwritten Qabalah' is applied to certain knowledge which is never entrusted to writing, but communicated orally. I may say no more on this point, nor even whether I myself have or have not received it....

Table of Contents
· Dedication · PREFACE · KABBALAH. · INTRODUCTION. · SPRA DTzNIOVThA (SIPHRA DTZENIOUTHA); OR, THE BOOK OF CONCEALED MYSTERY. · CHAPTER I. · CHAPTER II. · CHAPTER III. · CHAPTER IV. · CHAPTER V. · HADRA RBA QDIShA (HA IDRA RABBA QADISHA); OR, THE GREATER HOLY ASSEMBLY. · CHAPTER I. THE INGRESS AND THE PREFACE. · CHAPTER II. OF THE CONDITION OF THE WORLD OF VACANCY. · CHAPTER III. CONCERNING THE ANCIENT ONE, OR MACROPROSOPUS, AND CONCERNING HIS PARTS, AND ESPECIALLY CONCERNING HIS SKULL. · CHAPTER IV. CONCERNING THE DEW, OR MOISTURE OF THE BRAIN, OF THE ANCIENT ONE, OR MACROPROSOPUS. · CHAPTER V. FURTHER CONCERNING THE SKULL OF MACROPROSOPUS. · CHAPTER VI. CONCERNING THE MEMBRANE OF THE BRAIN OF MACROPROSOPUS. · CHAPTER VII. CONCERNING THE HAIR OF MACROPROSOPUS. · CHAPTER VIII. CONCERNING THE FOREHEAD OF MACROPROSOPUS. · CHAPTER IX. CONCERNING THE EYES OF MACROPROSOPUS.