
THE
SEPHIROTH
Sphere 1: KETHER
....CROWN, GOD, INFINITE LIGHT & WISDOM, TOTAL & SUPREME CONSCIOUSNESS
Sphere 2:
CHOKMAH...MALE YANG ENERGIES, PURE ENERGY, SPIRITUAL FORCE, COSMIC FATHER
Sphere 3:
BINAH...YIN ENERGY, COMPASSION, PURE LOVE & UNDERSTANDING, THE
COSMIC MOTHER
Sphere 4:
CHESED...THE RULER, MAJESTY, POWER & AUTHORITY, CONSOLIDATOR OF
THINGS
Sphere 5:
GEBURAH...THE WARRIOR, SPSERER OF MARS, STRENGTH, JUSTICE, PHYSICAL
POWER
Sphere 6:
TIPARETH...THE SUN, HARMONY, BEAUTY, PERFECTION, UNITY,
CREATION
Sphere 7:
NETSACH...THE LOVER, VENUS, ART, CREATIVITY INSPIRATION & EROTIC
SPIRITUALITY
Sphere 8:
HOD...THE INTELLECT, MERCURY, COMMUNICATION
Sphere 9:
YESOD...THE MOON, VISION & DEEP MEMORY, THE CYCLES IN & AROUND US,
ILLUSION
Sphere10:
MALKUTH...PHYSICAL REALITY, DEATH, PAIN, HEALING
Sphere11:
DAATH...THE ABYSS, RANDOM CHAOS OF THOUGHT &
CONCEPTION

The centers are
arranged in three columns. The left column is called the Pillar of
Severity.
This represents the female side of man and contains three
sephira: Binah (Understanding), Geburah (Severity) and Hod
(Splendor).
The right column is called the Pillar of Mercy.
This
represents the male side of man and also contains three sephira: Chokmah
(Wisdom), Chesed (Mercy) and Netsach (Victory).
The middle
pillar is called the Pillar of Equilibrium. It represents the balance
between the male and female pillars.
It contains four
sephira: Kether (Crown), Tiphareth (Beauty), Yesod (Foundation) and
Malkuth (Kingdom).
The Kabbala requires four of these Trees, one
for each world of the cosmos.
The Four Worlds: Atziluth:
Representing the archetypal world, pure Divinity, and Yod of the Hebrew
Name of God. It corresponds to the Suit of Wands in the Tarot.
Briah:
Representing the creative world, the Archangelic, and thee in the Hebrew
Name of God. It corresponds to the Suit of Cups.
Yetzirah:
Represents the formative world, the Angelic, and Vau is the Hebrew name of
God. It corresponds to the Suit of Swords.
Assiah: Representing the
material world, man, and the final He in the Hebrew Name of God. It corresponds
to the Suit of Coins.
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