The Sephirot
Based on Kabbalistic Tree of Life Discussions
Crown
WisdomUnderstanding
MercySeverity
BeautyVictorySplendor
Foundation
KingdomMaterial World
Formative World
Creative World
Archetypal World
Knowledge
Agenda for Our Presentation
Background
Sephirot
Forces at Play
Sephirot Role in Being
Sephirot in Becoming
Afterglow - Momentum
Background
Tree of Life
Thoughts on Continuous Learning
1,300 BCE, Kabbalah Tree Introduced
1,000 BCE, Norse 9 Worlds Introduced
200 BCE, Chinese Wu Xing Introduced
BCE, Western Philosophy Event
References:
Secret Wisdom of all the Ages. Manley P. Hall
Kabbalah: your path to inner freedom. Ann Williams-Heller
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Where do the Sephirot Connect?
Keter - CrownSkull
Encompassing crownDa'at elyon
Chochmah - Wisdom Right brainBrain
Binah - Understanding
Left brainHeart
Da'at - KnowledgeCentral brainDa'at tachton
Chesed - Mercy Right arm10 fingers included
Gevurah - Severity Left arm10 fingers included
Tiferet - Beauty
TorsoFront Pnimiut-
InternalityBack Hitzoniut-
Externality
Netzach - VictoryRight leg
10 toes includedRight kidney
Hod - GloryLeft leg
10 toes includedLeft kidney
Yesod - FoundationSexual organHoly covenant
Male and female partzufim
Malkuth - ShekhinahMouth
Speech-revelationFeet
Purpose:
Become a Divine Instrument
Ability to Ask and Listen
Link to Higher Dimensions
Radiate Kindness and Compassion
Audacious Light
Balance, Power and Love
Free of Self Importance
Image of the Cosmic Spirit
Truth in Action
Create Heaven on Earth
Phys
ical
Unc
onsc
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ness
Forces at Play
Last Effect……………………………Primal CauseDay-to-Day Struggle……………….……FreedomEarthly Life…………………..Transcendent LightCoarsest. ………….…….……Sublime (Subtlest)Pulsating Life…………………………..Pure LightBecoming…………………………………….BeingExpanding………………………….….ContractingEvolving…………………………………..CreatingUpward Forces................Downward Flow of LifeEnergies are Evolving…...Energies are InvolvingAscending Evolution……..Descending InvolutionGranular and Coarse…………….Infinite and FineIn The Heart of God………….In the Mind of God
TAV – The Hard Mirror
Cosm
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war
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An Expanded Model
Conscious evolution- concentration, contemplation and meditation
– Deliberate Attentive Work
Not 3rd Dimensional
– Give up personal spiritual evolution
– Defocus on personal Ego
Correct Relationship
– Heart
– Soul
– Will
In Being - One
Merge with the God Head
World of Origination
First Plane of Being
The Divine World
In Being - Two
The Creative World of Wisdom and Understanding
World of Archetypes
Great Mystery
Cherubim & Seraphim
In Being - Three
The Governing World of Formation
Abundance and restriction of Limitless Forces
Compassion and Discilpine
Governing Powers in the Moral World
In Being - Four
The Beauty of the King
Midway in the Involution
Heart of the Tree
Where Love, Harmony and Beauty Reign
Realm of Cosmic Consciousness
Sacrifice and Transformation
Turning Point where Divinity is Human and Where Humanity becomes Divine
In Being - Five
The Worlds of Victory and Glory in Splendor
Emotional and Mental Planes of Existence
Where Functioning Thoughts and Feelings Merge
In Being - Six
Foundation
Realm of Astral and Etheric Planes
Densest Part of the Etheric World
Psychic Consciousness
Ebb and Flow of Time
Battle of the Sexes
Urgent Desire to Act
In Being - Seven
Now,… In the Kingdom
Physical Plane
World of Action
Magnetic Pull of Planet Earth
Elements of Life
All Upward Movement Starts Here
Tav – The Hard Mirror
Petrified Brain, Unconscious, Lack of Awareness
No Knowledge of Unity Between Cause and Effect
Not Cognizant of Noble Heritage
Then,… A Faint Memory of Reality Comes Forth
With this Profound Realization, We Awaken
We are Walking on Hallowed Ground
Yearning for Freedom on Higher Grounds
Longing to Return to Home in Heaven (Many Mansions)
In Becoming - One
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Malkuth
Kingdom
Citrine, Olive, Russet, Black
Earth
Sandalphon
In Becoming - Two
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Yesod
Foundation
Purple
Moon
Gabriel
D
In Becoming - Three
8 7
Hod Netzach
Splendor Victory
Orange Green
Mercury Venus
Raphael Auriel
E A
In Becoming - Four
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Tiphareth
Beauty
Golden Yellow
Sun
Michael
B
In Becoming - Five
5 4 Geburah Chesed Severity Mercy Red Blue Mars Jupiter Khamael Tzardkiel C G
In Becoming - Six
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Binah Chokmah
Understanding Wisdom
Black Gray
Saturn Zodiac Signs
Tzaphkiel Ratziel
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In Becoming - Seven
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Kether
Crown
White
Before All Planets
Metatron
Intermissio
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Attaining Life’s Goals
Mental, Emotional and Physical Sensations
I feel I am not being rewarded or recognized
I notice I am not meeting my goals
I sense I am not moving fast enough
I can’t seem to focus or pay attention
Go back to the basic Goal Setting Process
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-bound
Share your vision with friends
The Clock Exercise
With two clocks in the room, notice that each has an audible click as the second hand moves
Concentrate on one of the clocks until all you hear are the clicks emitted from that source
Shift your concentration to the other clock and focus your attention again
10 SephirothSephirah
Description Color Planetary Sphere Number Sound (Divine Name)
Kether
Crown Supreme Self Seat of Primal Will Greater Countenance Contains all the Sephiroth
White Pure Light
Before all of the Spheres Single point of density
One: Singularity One-Pointedness Concentration The Definite
Eheieh I am that I am
Chokmah
Wisdom The Father Force
Gray Mix of 1 and 3 Dims Kether
The Sphere of the Zodiac The fixed Stars
Two Duplication Radiation
Yahweh Creator God Yah: Sealed the Six Directions The Cube
Binah
Understanding The Supernal Mother Form The Root of Water
Black Blend of all Colors
Saturn The Form Giving Sphere Element: Lead First Chakra
Three Multiplication Extension Generation
Yahweh Elohim God of Gods
Chesed First of the Solids Cube, Pyramid & Tetrahedron
Mercy Loving Kindness Receptivity The Measuring Intelligence
Blue
Jupiter Comprehension of Natural Law Element: Tin Third Chakra
Four Order/System Regulation Reason
El The Mighty One Powerful combination of letters
Geburah
Severity Fear Strength Undeviating Justice
Red Mars Planet of Action Element: Iron Second Chakra
Five Mediation Dynamic Law Pentagram
Elohim Gibor: God, The Potent
Tiphareth
Beauty Union of Justice and Mercy The Son, The King, Man The Heart of the Tree Lesser Countenance
Golden Yellow The Spike
Sun Unification: Path of Return Element: Gold Heart Chakra
Six Reciprocation Interchange Correspondence Harmony/Symmetry
Elohah VaDaath God the Knowing and the Known
Netzach
Victory Firmness Safety Rest The Hidden Intelligence
Green Venus Mental Imagery Doorway to Higher Knowledge Element: Copper Throat Chakra
Seven Equilibrium Mastery Conquest Peace
Yahweh Tzabaoth Lord of Hosts
Hod
Slpendor Glory The Perfect Intelligence Omnipresent Unknowable
Orange Mercury Concentration Element: Quicksilver Seventh Chakra
Eight Rhythm, Alternation Vibration, Pulse Gematria for Jesus
Elohim Tzabaoth God of Hosts
Yesod
Foundation Basis Zaddik Purified Intelligence
Purple Moon Reflection Element: Silver Sixth Chakra
Nine Conclusion Goal, End Completion
Shaddai, El Chai The Almighty Living One God
Malkuth
Kingdom The Bride Lower Mother Seat of the Shekinah
Four Quadrants Citrine, Olive, Russet and Black
The Earth The Laboratory Elements: Fire, Water, Air, Earth
Ten Perfection Dominion
Adonai Melekh Lord King
Bottom Loaded Model
Conscious Noticing
Dreams
Glimpses
Conscious Creation
Reflections
Contemplations
3rd Dimensional
Intent and Impact
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Top Loaded Model
Thin Places
Intuition
Heightened Curiosity
Sensation
Worm Holes
Attraction
Connectedness
Confidence and Competence
The Macrocosmic Snowflake
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The Aramaic Lord’s Prayer The Tree of Life
1. Abwoon d’bwashmaya Kether Our Father
2. Nethkadash shmakh Chokmah Which art in heaven
3. Tey tey malkuthakh Binah Halowed be Thy name
4. Nehwey tzevyanach aykanna d’bwashmaya aph b’arha Chesed Thy kingdom come
5. Hawvlan lachma d’sunqanan yaomana Geburah Thy will be done
6. Washboqlan khaubayn aykanna daph khnan shbwoqan l’kayyabayn Tiphareth On earth as it is in heaven
7. Wela tahlan l’nesyuna - Ela patzan min bisha Netzach Give us this day our daily bread
8. Metol dilakie Malkutha Hod And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors
9. Wahayla
Yesod And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil
10. Wateshbuktha Malkuth For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever
11. L’ahlam almin. Almeyn. Daath Amen
Kether
Chokmah Binah
Geburah
Tiphareth Netzach Hod
Yesod
Malkuth
Daath Chesed
Thank You
Ron Karsten
Theosophical Society in Portland