Tree of Life Notes Sephiroth From Garden of Pomegranates

0 Ain Nothing - a No-thing not a being incomprehensible, unknowable,

No-thing (Ain) becomes conscious of itself, or to render itself in a manner to be conscious of itself Ain becomes Ain-Soph (Infinity). It then extends further to become Ain Soph Aur (Absolute Limitless Light). This light becomes condensed into a point which is Kether.

1 Kether Crown The Admirable or Hidden Intelligence (Sepher Yetzirah) the source and primary cause of all things and ideas, essence of Being-Spirit-Matter the Macroprosopus or the Great Countenance (Zohar) The Monad, the root of all things (Leibnitz) Associated with Aheieh (I will be) Ptah and Amon Ra Egyptian gods associated Zeus/Jupiter Greek/Roman god associated Brahma to the Hindu Diamond is associated Swan and hawk are associated Ambergris is the perfume White is the color The four aces are the tarot cards

2- Chokmah Wisdom The Duad, 1 is reflected, forming an Eidolon Male, vigorous, active, The Father Divine name is Yoh Maat, Tahuti and Thoth associated Pallas Athena associated, also Minerva

Uranus, Hermes as the Logos and transmitter or the influence from Kether Yang Taoism - positive Vitalizing element of existence, Spirit The Illuminating Intelligence Sepher Yetzirah Planet is Uranus (although traditionally the sphere of the Zodiac is associated Color is gray Perfume is orchitic musk, the plant amaranth (The flower of immortality) The four twos of the tarot Star ruby is the stone (representing male creative energy) and turquoise associated with the wheel of the zodiac Zohar associates Chokmah with the first Yod in the Tetragrammaton (The first Yod is associated with the Four Kings [Knights] of the Tarot)

3 Binah Understanding Aimah Mother negative, female, passive Saturn, Kronos Frigg, wife of Odin Sakti Kwan Yin Yin of Taoism Kali of Hindu Color is black, receptive, negative Stone is the pearl, since it is associated with the sea and from the dark womb of the oyster The Sanctifying Intelligence Sepher Yetzirah Plants Cypress, Lilly, Opium Poppy The Four Threes are the tarot cards Its symbol is the brooding dove or the true Schechinah, or Holy Spirit The first Heh is the letter of the Tetragrammaton (which is the Four Queens)

The first three Sephiroth are the Supernals and transcend in every possible way all intellectual conceptions They are separated by a large gulf between them (The Abyss) and the lower seven Sephiroth. The Supernals are ideal while the other seven are actual The second triad of the Sephiroth (4,5,6) is a reflection of the Supernal triad from beyond the Abyss

4 Chesed Mercy Color is blue Male positive, although the feminine quality of Water is associated with it Zohar calls it Gedulah or Greatness or Majesty Planet is Jupiter The Receptacular Intelligence according to the Sepher Yetzirah Poseidon (watery aspect) and Jupiter/Zeus are associated Indra is the Hindu god, lord of fire and lightning Amoun is the Egyptian god Thor is the Norse god Aeger the sea god in the Norse sagas Jupiter guides the formula of Tetragrammaton Unicorn and horse are sacred Plants are pine, olive, shamrock Stone is amethyst and sapphire Tarot is the Four Fours Metal is tin Perfume is cedar

5 Geburah Strength A reflection of Binah, it is feminine Divine name is Elohim Gibor The Mighty Gods Though it is feminine (as are all left hand Sephiroth on the Tree) all of its attributions are practically male and vigorous. Mars and Ares are the gods Nephyhys is associated Magical weapons are sword, spear, scourge and burin (warfare, bloodletting) Metal is iron Tree is oak Tobacco, nettle are plants Color is red Ruby is the stone Basilisk is a creature, The four Fives of the Tarot deck Sepher Yetzirah titles it the Radical Intelligence

6 Tiphareth Beauty The Fourth and Fifth spheres produce in reconciliation Tipareth (Harmony) Associated with the Sun Ra, Apollo, solar deities associated From the Idra Zuta of the Zohar Tiphareth is the highest manifestation of ethical life, the sum of all goodness, in short The Ideal. Hari or Krsna is the Hindu deity (spirit and matter in complete equilibrium) Adonis, Iacchus, Rama and Asar also correspond (nature, beauty or solar deities) Dionysus (youth) and Bacchus Lion is animal (Dionysus transformed into lion), phoenix, pelican Balder is associated, Acacia is the plant (Masonic symbol of resurrection) as is the vine Perfume is gum of olibanum Color is yellow The Four Sixes are the Tarot Cards Title is Son and the letter Vau of the Tetragrammaton (four Princes) Sephira Yetzirah titles it the Mediating Intelligence Stones are yellow topaz, yellow diamond

7 Netzach Victory Sometimes known as Eternity or Triumph Attributed to Nike goddess of victory Planet is Venus Love (of a sexual nature), victory, harvest Aphrodite/Venus is associated Hathor is the Egyptian Bhavani is the Hindu Rose is the flower Perfume is Benzoin, red sandalwood Sephira Yetzirah titles it the Occult Intelligence Color is green (combination of Chesed [blue] and Tiphareth [yellow]) Tarot cards are the Four Sevens

8 Hod Splendor Sphere of Mercury Hanuman is the Hindu god

Plant is moly Vegetable drug is anhalonium lewinii Perfume is storax Jewel is opal Color is orange (Red of Geburah, Yellow of Tiphareth) Sephira Yetzirah titles it the Absolute or Perfect Intelligence Four Eights are the Tarot

9 Yesod The Foundation The subtle basis upon which the physical world is based Change with stability The Astral Plane Lunar Yesod is the stable foundation, the changeless ebb and flow of astral forces and the universally reproductive power of the universe. Egyptian deity is Shu god of space Hindu deity is Ganesh Diana is the roman goddess - Lunar Sephira Yetzirah titles it the Pure or Clear Intelligence Plants are mandrake and damiana both aphrodisiacs Perfume is jasmine (also an aphrodisiac) Color is purple Four Nines are the Tarot

10 Malkuth Kingdom The world of the four elements, matter in its entirety, all forms perceived by our five senses (sum of the other nine spheres) Egyptian god is Seb crocodile god crocodile head is the hieroglyph for gross matter Psyche is a deity Zohar refers to it as the Virgin or Bride Ceres, Persephone, Lakshmi, and the Sphinx associated In Malkuth, the exiled Neshamoth from the divine palace, therein abides the Shechinah, the spiritual presence of Ain Soph as a heritage to mankind and an ever-present reminder of spiritual verities. Kether is in Malkuth and Malkuth is in Kether, though after another manner. Sephira Yetzirah titles it the Resplendent Intelligence Perfume is dittany of Crete

Colors are citrine, olive, russet, and black Tarot is Four Tens Final Heh of Tetragrammaton (four Princesses)

Fourth to Ninth Sephiroth are known as the Sephiroth habinjon or The Potencies of Construction, symbolizing that the dimensions of matter (four directions of space and the positive and negative poles of these)

Pillars Pillar on left is the Pillar of Severity (all feminine Sephiroth, 3, 5, 8) Pillar on right is the Pillar of Mercy (all male Sephiroth, 2, 4, 7)