The Invisible Paths of the TOL
In the lessons called The Master Path we are given the diagram of the TOL. Toward the end of the lessons PFC mentions the Invisible paths and gives
a diagram but no lessons or explanations. Does anyone have any information of those Invisible Paths??
Greetings Frater Gregdous - aside from the last part of Master Pattern, I don't find any reference to the Invisible Paths. I always thought it odd that they connect ALL the Sephiroth except for Tipareth. The only reference I found that I can refer to comes from Rawn Clark's work, a portion of which says:
"The 231 Gates of Initiation are formed out of the 32 Paths of Wisdom and the 16 “unspoken” or Hidden Paths of the Hebrew Tree. These Hidden Paths exist as potentials, whose realization and fulfillment are unique to each traveler who employs them. Consequently, little of value can be "spoken" regarding their individual meanings.
We cannot assign letters to them or define them with scripture or describe their experiential significance, such as we can with the 32 "spoken" Paths. Knowing them is not a thing that can be transmitted by words from one person to another -- only the traveler knows the true meaning of the Hidden Paths involved in their travels -- and it is only by experiencing them first-hand that this knowledge is gained.
These "unspoken" Paths are the hands-on thumbprint of the traveler and are what distinguishes one person’s journey from another. They are ave- nues of uniqueness and spontaneity. The most that can be said of them is that they integrate the influences of the Sephirot in all the ways that the 32 "spoken" Paths do not."
This doesn't ring any personal bells with me, but then neither did the actual idea of Invisible Paths. I think I've gotten along OK so far without them, but am more than willing to be enlightened.
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Thank you Frater!!
So far I have not found much a referrence to the Hidden Paths. It did occur to me that PFC put that into the lessons as 'bait' of sorts or an idea that
there was an individual discovery involved for those who decided to pursue that idea. There is much in the lessons that is hinted at but for us to discover or work out
for ourselves.
It did not hurt to ask though!!!