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Duquette-Chicken-Qabalah.Pdf THE CHICKEN Oh-BALAH OF RABBI LAMED BEN CLIFFORD A Dilettante's Guide to What You Do and Do Not Need to Know to Become a Qabalist LON MILO DUQ!)ETTE ~WEISERBoOKS York Beach, Maine, USA First published in 2001 by WEISER BOOKS P. O. Box 612 York Beach, ME 03910-0612 www.weiserbooks.corn A Copyright © 2001 Lon Milo DuQuette NEW All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any for IMPROVED or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any QABALISTIC TEXT information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from Weiser Books OF GREAT CYNICISM AND WISDOM WRITTEN Reviewers may quote brief passages. EXPRESSLY FOR DILETTANTES WITH Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data REALLY SHORT ATTENTION SPANS WHO PRETENTIOUSLY CONSIDER DuQuette, Lon Milo. THEMSELVES HERMETIC QABALISTS Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford / Lon Milo BUT WHO ARE NONETHELESS SERIOUS DuQuette. p. em. ABOUT UTILIZING A TINY PORTION OF THE Includes bibliographical referencesand index. HEBREW QABALAH ISBN 1-57863-215-3 (pbk.) FOR SPIRITUAL 1. Cabala. 2.Tarot. 3. Tree oflife. 4. Gematria. 5. Cabala-Humor. ENLIGHTEN- I. Title. MENT. BF1611 .D869 2001 135'.47-dc21 2001017612 * Typeset in 11/ 14 Adobe Garamond Text design by Kathryn Sky-Peck Back cover photo by Paul Martens Printed in the Unired States of America VG 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 876 5 4 3 2 1 Thepaperusedin thispublicationmeets the minimum requirements ofthe AmericanNational StandardfOr Information Sciences-Permanence ofPaper for PrintedLibraryMaterials Z39.48-1992 (R1991). ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CONTENTS The author wishes to thank the following individuals who con­ List of Figures . .viii tributed to the manifestation ofthis work in the world ofAssiah: Foreword-My Life with theRabbi, byRodney Orpheus xi Constance Jean DuQuette, whose love and sense of humor has Introduction:"Conressc l' 0n . xix almost overcome her detestation ofthe Qabalah; Chapter O. Who Was Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford? 1 Rodney Orpheus, who interrupted his decadent life as rock star, recording artist, and globe-hopper to pen the Foreword; Chapter 1. Frequently Asked Questions About Chicken Qabalah 5 Rabbi Gizmo Ben Lamed, who graciously opened his heart and his archives; Chapter 2. The Ten Command-Rants 13 Chapter 3. The Sepher Yetzirah 25 Ida Pengala, ofAugury TOday, and Dr. Terrence Stool of Gomer mag- azine: Chapter 4. The Hebrew Alphabet .37 Chapter 5. The Ineffable Name of God and Ms. Carolyn Tillie, who four years ago promised to reward me with the Ark of the Covenant 69 a ten-course "Qabalistic" dinner ifI were ever to write a book on the Qabalah. Chapter 6. The Four Qabalistic Worlds and the Four Parts of the Soul 79 Chapter 7. The Tree ofLife 105 Chapter 8. Qabalistic Magick and the Tree of Life 129 Chapter 9. The Chicken Tarot and the Holy Guardian Angel ..147 Chapter 10. Last Lecture-Games Qabalists Play ." 179 Epilogue: Shem-ha-Mephorash-The Rabbi's Last 72 Words ..201 Notes . 203 Glossary . 213 Bibli1 10grap h y . 223 Ind ex .. " . " 227 About the Author "." " 234 LIST OF FIGURES / ZX Figure 25. The Cosmic Egg 136 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 26. Levels of Consciousness 137 Figure 27. The Qabalistic Worlds and the Human Soul 139 Figure 1. Wallet Card for the Chicken Qabalist 8 Figure 28. The Divine Pecking Order 140 Figure 2. The Ten Command-Rants 16-17 Figure 29. The 22 Tarot Trumps are Created by the 22 Letters 154 Figure 3. The Three Famous Dimensional Twins 33 Figure 30. The Aces Hold the Court Cards Figure 4. The Center and Six Dimensions 34 and the Small Cards 159 Figure 5. The Twelve Edges 35 Figure 31. The 36 Small Cards and the Figure 6. Yod,The Golden Mean, Yin-Yang 38 Decans of the Zodiac 165 Figure 7. The 3 Mother Letters, 7 Double Letters, Figure 32. Rulership of the Kings, Queens, and Princes 166 and 12 Simple Letters .42 Figure 33. The Planets Allotted to the Small Cards Figure 8. The Tree ofLife .43 on the Tree of Life 167 Figure 9. Four Qabalistic Worlds 95 Figure 34. The World of the Princesses 173 Figure 10. Four Parts of the Soul 103 Figure 35. The World of the Princes .173 Figure 11. From the Book ofEzra 108 Figure 36. The World of the Queens .174 Figure 12. The Holy Number One 115 Figure 37. The World of the Kings 175 Figure 13. The Concept ofTwo 116 Figure 38. The World Coordinates 176 Figure 14. The Concept ofThree 117 Figure 39. Planetary Magick Squares 196 Figure 15. The Trinity 117 Figure 40. Creating a Sigil 197 Figure 16. The Second Trinity 118 Figure 41. The AthBSh .198 Figure 17. The Third Trinity 118 Figure 42. The ALBTh 198 Figure 18. Projection, Shattering, and Manifestation ofthe Divine Light 119 Figure 19. The Steps ofCreation 120 Figure 20. The Twelve Paths 121 Figure 21. The Two Additional "Pillars" .123 Figure 22. All Sephiroth are Joined 124 Figure 23. Reflecting Paths 125 Figure 24. Completed Tree ofLife 126 MY LIFE WITH THE RABBI By Rodney Orpheus et me begin by saying that no matter what Mr. DuQuette may L be obliged to say in his introductory words, Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford is (was) real. I, perhaps more than anyone else on Earth, understand the author's reasons for choosing to infer that the text rep­ resents a pseudepigraphic effort of his own. To men and women of integrity, a spiritual oath of secrecyis a serious and burdensome com­ mitment, and Mr. DuQuette, by means ofthis elaborate literary cha­ rade, has obviously fulfilled his obligations admirably. I, on the other hand, am bound by no such covenants, and because I, too, am com­ piling a record of the events of my life with the Master, I am grateful to Mr. DuQuette for allowing me to share some of my memories. It was a wet and stormy night when first I met the Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford. I was a young chela of an occult Order then attending initiations in A....., a beautiful old German town. I remember the moment distinctly. I was standing on a stack of chairs wielding a huge Japanese katana, swinging it round with ease to impress the assembled neophytes with my skill in the oriental arts, when I was approached by a rotund figure, his beard wafting in the breeze from my blade. "Little Brother!" he commanded me in a loud voice, "You have been meddling with the Qabalah!" The throng around me seemed to shrink away at his imperious, if somewhat squeaky, voice. I stood transfixed by his gaze, the sword held high above my head. For a long second, there was no sound. xu / FOREWORD FOREWORD / xtu "No I haven't," I stated calmly, "But I don't mind having it med­ Master Builders of old, whose pride led Jehovah to punish them for dle with me." daring to come before His Countenance. Thus the Order members He looked at me quizzically, seeming to examine my face intent­ vow themselves to complete anonymity on their initiation, so that ly, then turned on his heel and walked away. In my mind I had a sud­ the Lord cannot find and punish them for their spiritual hubris. Now den flash of insight. I leapt down from my post and ran after him, I understood why the Rabbi, although versed in the wisdom of the throwing myself at his feet. Holy Qabalah like no man in this century, had published nothing; "M I" I I' d I: aster. exc arrne ,lOr I now knew I was in the presence ofa indeed his name was unknown even in the occult circles in which I member of that mystical, mythical Great White Brotherhood I had had previously moved. sought for so long, "Take me as your pupil-please!" I was to become one of the lucky few intimates of the Rabbi dur­ "I can't do that," he said, "The Qabalah is not for charismatic ing my stay. As his secretary, I had access to many of his communi­ rock stars such as yourself It can only be mastered by one who has cations- both material and spiritual. For the former, I was amazed already lived a full life. You must be married and have accumulated at his contacts around the world. One would never know who he'd more wealth before you can study as a true Rabbi of the Lord." be talking to from one day to the next-from a bum in the street in "But Master, there must be a way-I'll be your secretary, clean Seattle ("one of the greatest magi currently alive," according to the your house, shine your shoes, anything! But I must learn the true Rabbi) to a leading politician in Europe ("well,he tries hard," spoken ~owledge behind the meaninglessness of Number and Symbol that with a deep sigh). IS my only learning up until this moment." His spiritual communications were no less intriguing-he spoke "Well, pop by the house the next time you are in the States, we'll frequently to Goetic spirits and Enochian angels, often over after­ see what we have for you!" His eyes twinkled. I knew I'd been given noon tea (Earl Grey seemed especially efficacious for this purpose). I a challenge. Did I have the dedication to throwaway my life for this rapidly became proficient in shorthand, and always kept a pencil and man, and become his servant in the Holy Wisdom of the Qabalah? pad handy-and an eraser, for, as the Rabbi put it: "Those guys can Sure I did! often benefit from a bit ofjudicious editing." So it was, and months later I stepped off a plane in New York There were many sunny afternoons when we sat together in the City, all my belongings packed in a small bag over my shoulder, in garden over a huge pot of steaming tea while the Rabbi pontificated search of enlightenment.
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