The KJV Holy Bible

 

Leviticus Chapter Seventeen

 

1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, saying,

3 What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,

4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:

5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the Lord, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the Lord.

6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the Lord.

7 And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.

8 And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,

9 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the Lord; even that man shall be cut off from among his people.

10 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.

13 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

14 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.

15 And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.

16 But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Leviticus Chapter Seventeen: The Centralization of Transmutation and the Sanctity of the Life Force 

"Leviticus Chapter Seventeen establishes the absolute Hermetic Law governing the Life force. It mandates that all Internal Energy and Vitality must be strictly directed to the central Alchemical altar of the Mind. The Sovereign Will Forbids the Initiate from wasting Spiritual Power in the uncultivated fields of the lower Psyche, demanding that the sacred blood—the pure animating principle—be reserved exclusively for Superconscious communion and Karmic Atonement."

 

 

Verses 1-7: The Centralization of Sacrifice and the Rejection of the Wilderness - "What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD... blood shall be imputed unto that man... And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring." 

The command to bring every slain animal strictly to the door of the tabernacle signifies the absolute centralization of Alchemical Transmutation. The Initiate cannot process Karmic debt or refine lower Thoughts in the unchecked, uncultivated periphery of the Subconscious (the open field). To slay an animal outside the tabernacle represents attempting to conquer lower earthly Passions using mundane logic or base Willpower without integrating the Divine Light. This is considered "shedding blood"—a complete and total waste of Internal Vitality. The "devils" or goat-demons of the field represent fragmented, chaotic Astral entities and lower Ego-constructs that dwell in the unpurified regions of the Psyche. All Spiritual work must be rigorously channeled through the Higher Faculties at the central altar of the Conscious Mind.

 

 

Verses 8-12: The Absolute Prohibition of Blood and the Mechanics of Atonement - "And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul." 

The absolute prohibition against consuming blood is a Supreme Hermetic statute. Blood Esoterically represents the Pure, Dynamic Life Force and the animating Spiritual Vitality of the Microcosm. The Sovereign Will Declares that "the life of the flesh is in the blood." This Pure Energy is the only substance capable of neutralizing heavy Karmic debt upon the Alchemical altar. If the Conscious Intellect or lower animal Ego consumes the blood, it means the Initiate is hoarding Pure Spiritual Energy to feed personal pride, psychic glamour, or earthly desires. This immediately lowers the Vibrational frequency of the Mind and cuts the Soul off from The All. The Life force belongs exclusively to the Superconscious Source.

 

 

Verses 13-16: The Hunted Prey and the Grounding of Wild Energy - "And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust... And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts... he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean." 

When the Initiate captures a wild beast or fowl—representing the apprehension of sudden, fleeting Thoughts, wild external Inspirations, or untamed Emotional impulses—they must pour out the blood and cover it with dust. This teaches the profound Alchemical Law of grounding. Wild, unrefined Astral Energy cannot be immediately assimilated into the Inner Temple; its Volatile Life Force must be discharged and neutralized by the earth (the physical, grounding element) to prevent Psychic inflation or Mental imbalance. To eat that which died of itself is to absorb stale, decaying, and un-Transmuted Energy. If this occurs, the Adept must immediately wash their external aura (clothes) and Internal Mind (flesh) in the Pure Water of Spiritual Truth, remaining quarantined until a full cycle of Purification (until the even) restores the Energetic equilibrium.