Splendor of Light

To Xiphilinus, Patriarch of Constantinople, in Michael Maier’s book 3 of The Golden Table original: Aureae Mensae. A famous alchemical work by Michael Maier, published in 1617, which traces the history of alchemy through various nations and figures.: "To you more excellent and higher things have been entrusted; but I lie upon the ground and am a contemplator of nature," etc. That is: To you, more noble and higher things have been entrusted; but I lie upon the earth and am an observer of nature.

I will therefore proceed to the work of lighting a light for you, my kind reader, in the hope that it may provide the godly with a Splendor of Light original Hebrew: Or Nogah; original Latin: Splendorem Lucis. A phrase often used in mystical literature to describe divine radiance. and lead you into the Garden of Paradise, which is likewise signified by the words Splendor of Light original Hebrew: Or Nogah when they are transposed as an anagram A wordplay technique common in Kabbalah where letters are rearranged to reveal hidden meanings.. For from the word Light original Hebrew: Or (אור) arises the word See original Hebrew: Reu (ראו), and from the word Splendor original Hebrew: Nogah (נגה) the word the Garden original Hebrew: Hagon (הגן); that is: See the Garden. Finally, you will also find in the little word Light original Hebrew: Or—which is written in the original language with three letters, namely: Aleph (א), which signifies A; Vav OCR says "Waf" (ו), which is a W; and Resh (ר), which indicates an R—the letters that begin my name: A, W; while the R, which closes the word, is also the conclusion of my name The author, Abraham von Worms, is pointing out that the letters of the Hebrew word for light (A-W-R) correspond to his own name or initials..

May the Most High grant me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that I may light this light for the glory of God and the benefit of my neighbor.