The KJV Holy Bible

 

Numbers Chapter Six

 

1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the Lord:

3 He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.

4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.

5 All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.

6 All the days that he separateth himself unto the Lord he shall come at no dead body.

7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.

8 All the days of his separation he is holy unto the Lord.

9 And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

10 And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

11 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.

12 And he shall consecrate unto the Lord the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.

13 And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

14 And he shall offer his offering unto the Lord, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings,

15 And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.

16 And the priest shall bring them before the Lord, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering:

17 And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering.

18 And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.

19 And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:

20 And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine.

21 This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the Lord for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.

22 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,

24 The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:

25 The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

26 The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Numbers Chapter Six: The Vow of Isolation and the Supreme Blessing 

"Numbers Chapter Six establishes the ultimate Alchemical vow of temporary, total Spiritual isolation. It details the precise mechanics for a Faculty to completely separate itself from all external Astral stimulants, accumulate raw Magickal Authority, and ultimately receive the supreme seal of the Sovereign Will."

 

 

Verses 1-4: The Nazarite Vow and the Rejection of Astral Stimulants - "Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD: He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink... all the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree..." 

The Nazarite vow represents an advanced, voluntary phase of the Great Work where a specific internal Faculty entirely dedicates itself to the Superconscious Source. The strict prohibition against wine, strong drink, and grapes dictates the complete severing of the Conscious Mind from all intoxicating, low-frequency Astral stimulants and fleeting emotional Passions. The Intellect refuses to be artificially elevated by the chaotic external plane, forcing it to generate its Spiritual Vitality entirely from within.

 

 

Verses 5-8: The Crown of the Nazarite and Unshaped Vitality - "All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled... he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow... the consecration of his God is upon his head." 

In Hermetic symbolism, hair represents the natural extrusion and accumulation of pure energetic life force. The command to let the hair grow without the interference of a razor signifies the unimpeded, continuous accumulation of Spiritual Vitality. The mundane, analytical Intellect (the razor) is forbidden from artificially shaping, cutting, or rationalizing this raw, high-frequency energy. This accumulated power becomes a literal, Vibrational crown, signifying absolute consecration to the Sovereign Will.

 

 

Verses 9-12: Sudden Defilement and the Loss of Momentum - "And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing... But the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled." 

This warns of the extreme fragility of high-frequency states. If the isolated Faculty accidentally collides with stagnant, necrotic Thought-forms or dense Egoic attachments (the dead body), its pristine Vibrational frequency is immediately shattered. The Hermetic Law is unforgiving: partial purity cannot be salvaged. The previously accumulated Magickal momentum is entirely lost, and the Conscious Mind must rigorously cleanse the Faculty and completely restart the Alchemical cycle of separation to ensure absolute Energetic purity.

 

 

Verses 13-21: The Fulfillment of the Vow and the Internal Offerings - "And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled... And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb... and one ewe lamb... and one ram... And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation... and shall take the hair... and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings." 

When the period of Alchemical isolation is complete, the Faculty must reintegrate with the Microcosm. In strict esoteric terms, the animal offerings do not represent literal physical flesh, but rather the deliberate, energetic surrender of the tripartite Mind: the active Conscious Will (the he lamb), the Receptive Subconscious (the ewe lamb), and the structural Intellect (the ram). These are entirely Spiritual sacrifices—the internal yielding of psychological forces to the Higher Self. By shaving the accumulated Magickal Power (the hair) and casting it into the Alchemical fire of the peace offering, the Mind proves it is not hoarding its attained Spiritual Vitality for Egoic pride, but willingly returning it to The All to establish perfect internal Equilibrium.

 

 

Verses 22-27: The Aaronic Blessing and the Seal of the Divine Light - "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them." 

This is the supreme Hermetic invocation of the Great Work. When the Microcosm is properly purified, structurally Aligned, and the lower Ego is completely subdued, the Superconscious Source directly emanates its pure Divine Light (making its face shine) upon the Psyche. This supreme blessing is the final Alchemical seal. It infuses the internal Faculties with absolute, unshakeable Spiritual Peace (perfect Energetic stillness) and permanently stamps the Microcosm with the true, Vibrational Name of the Sovereign Will.