The Sephirot
Based on Kabbalistic Tree of Life Discussions Crown Archetypal World Understanding Wisdom
Creative World Knowledge
Severity Mercy
Splendor Victory Beauty Formative World
Foundation
Material World Kingdom Agenda for Our Presentation
Background Sephirot Role in Being
Sephirot Sephirot in Becoming
Forces at Play 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 13
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Skull Keter - Crown Encompassing crown Purpose: Da'at elyon
Chochmah - Wisdom Right brain Brain Become a Divine Instrument Binah - Left brain Understanding Heart Ability to Ask and Listen
Central brain Link to Higher Dimensions Da'at - Knowledge
Da'at tachton Radiate Kindness and Compassion Chesed - Mercy Right arm 10 fingers included Audacious Light Gevurah - Severity Left arm 10 fingers included Balance, Power and Love Torso Front Pnimiut- Free of Self Importance Tiferet - Beauty Internality Back Hitzoniut- Image of the Cosmic Spirit
Externality Truth in Action Right leg Netzach - Victory 10 toes included Right kidney Create Heaven on Earth Left leg Hod - Glory 10 toes included Left kidney Sexual organ Yesod - Foundation Holy covenant Male and female partzufim Mouth Malkuth - Shekhinah Speech-revelation Feet Physical Unconsciousness
Granular andCoarse…………….Infinite and Fine Last Effect……………………………PrimalLast Cause Expanding………………………….….Contracting Coarsest.………….…….……Sublime (Subtlest) Day-to-DayStruggle……………….……Freedom AscendingEvolution……..Descending Involution Becoming…………………………………….Being Energies are Evolving…...Energies are Involving Pulsating Life…………………………..Pure Pulsating Light Evolving…………………………………..Creating In In The Heart God………….Inof theMind of God UpwardForces...... Downward Flowof Life Earthly Life…………………..TranscendentLight Forces at Play at Forces TAV – The Hard Mirror
Cosmic Awareness 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 With this Profound Realization, We Awareness Awaken
No Knowledge of Unity Between We are Walking on Hallowed Ground Cause and Effect Yearning for Freedom on Higher Not Cognizant of Noble Heritage Grounds
Then,… A Faint Memory of Reality Longing to Return to Home in Comes Forth Heaven (Many Mansions) In Becoming - One
10 Malkuth Kingdom Citrine, Olive, Russet, Black Earth Sandalphon In Becoming - Two
9 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
6 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
3 2 Binah Chokmah Understanding Wisdom Black Gray Saturn Zodiac Signs Tzaphkiel Ratziel F In Becoming - Seven
1 Kether Crown White Before All Planets Metatron Inte rmi ssio n 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 Sephiroth
Sephirah Description Color Planetary Sphere Number Sound (Divine Name) Kether Crown White Before all of the Spheres One: Singularity Eheieh Supreme Self Pure Light Single point of density One-Pointedness I am that I am Seat of Primal Will Concentration Greater Countenance The Definite Contains all the Sephiroth Chokmah Wisdom Gray The Sphere of the Zodiac Two Yahweh The Father Mix of 1 and 3 The fixed Stars Duplication Creator God Force Dims Kether Radiation Yah: Sealed the Six Directions The Cube Binah Understanding Black Saturn Three Yahweh Elohim The Supernal Mother Blend of all Colors The Form Giving Sphere Multiplication God of Gods Form Element: Lead Extension The Root of Water First Chakra Generation Chesed Mercy Blue Jupiter Four El First of the Solids Loving Kindness Comprehension of Natural Law Order/System The Mighty One Cube, Pyramid & Tetrahedron Receptivity Element: Tin Regulation Powerful combination of letters The Measuring Intelligence Third Chakra Reason Geburah Severity Red Mars Five Elohim Gibor: Fear Planet of Action Mediation God, The Potent Strength Element: Iron Dynamic Law Undeviating Justice Second Chakra Pentagram Tiphareth Beauty Golden Yellow Sun Six Elohah VaDaath Union of Justice and Mercy The Spike Unification: Path of Return Reciprocation God the Knowing The Son, The King, Man Element: Gold Interchange and the Known The Heart of the Tree Heart Chakra Correspondence Lesser Countenance Harmony/Symmetry Netzach Victory Green Venus Seven Yahweh Tzabaoth Firmness Mental Imagery Equilibrium Lord of Hosts Safety Doorway to Higher Knowledge Mastery Rest Element: Copper Conquest The Hidden Intelligence Throat Chakra Peace Hod Slpendor Orange Mercury Eight Elohim Tzabaoth Glory Concentration Rhythm, Alternation God of Hosts The Perfect Intelligence Element: Quicksilver Vibration, Pulse Omnipresent Unknowable Seventh Chakra Gematria for Jesus Yesod Foundation Purple Moon Nine Shaddai, El Chai Basis Reflection Conclusion The Almighty Living Zaddik Element: Silver Goal, End One God Purified Intelligence Sixth Chakra Completion Malkuth Kingdom Four Quadrants The Earth Ten Adonai Melekh The Bride Citrine, Olive, The Laboratory Perfection Lord King Lower Mother Russet and Black Elements: Fire, Water, Air, Earth Dominion Seat of the Shekinah
Bottom Loaded Model
Conscious Noticing Dreams Glimpses
Conscious Creation Reflections Contemplations
3rd Dimensional Intent and Impact 11 Top Loaded Model
Thin Places Intuition Heightened Curiosity Sensation
Worm Holes Attraction Connectedness
Confidence and Competence The Macrocosmic Snowflake 13
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The Aramaic Lord’s Prayer The Tree of Life
1. Abwoon d’bwashmaya Kether Our Father Kether Binah 2. Nethkadash shmakh Chokmah 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 Geburah Chesed Daath 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 Hod Tiphareth Netzach 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 Yesod 11. L’ahlam almin. Almeyn. Daath Amen
Malkuth
Thank You
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