Kabbalah-of-the-Golden-Dawn-Pat-Zalewski - D Ank Unlimited
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The Structure <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> Tree<br />
which surpasseth <strong>the</strong> Glory <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sun and beside which<br />
<strong>the</strong> light <strong>of</strong> mortals is but darkness, and concerning<br />
which it is not fitting that we should speak more fully.<br />
And <strong>the</strong> Sphere <strong>of</strong> its Operation is called Rashith ha-Gilgalium-<strong>the</strong><br />
beginning <strong>of</strong> whirling, <strong>the</strong> Primum Mobile<br />
or First Mover, which bestoweth <strong>the</strong> gift <strong>of</strong> life in all<br />
things and filleth <strong>the</strong> whole Universe. And Eheieh is <strong>the</strong><br />
Name <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Divine Essence in Ke<strong>the</strong>r; and its Archangel<br />
is <strong>the</strong> Prince <strong>of</strong> Countenances-Metatron or<br />
Metraton, He who bringeth o<strong>the</strong>rs before <strong>the</strong> face <strong>of</strong><br />
God. And <strong>the</strong> Name <strong>of</strong> its Order <strong>of</strong> Angels is called<br />
Chaioth ha-Qadesh, <strong>the</strong> Holy Living Creatures, which are<br />
also called <strong>the</strong> Order <strong>of</strong> Seraphim.<br />
The Second Sephirah is called Chokmah, Wisdom. It shows <strong>the</strong><br />
establishment <strong>of</strong> polarity in a balanced and harmonious disposition. The<br />
Divine name associated to Chokmah is YH, a derivative <strong>of</strong> YHYH. In<br />
this situation Chokmah is <strong>the</strong> first break from Ke<strong>the</strong>r (by way <strong>of</strong> descent).<br />
The complete unit must now start to separate its component parts from<br />
<strong>the</strong> whole so that each can experience a new dimension <strong>of</strong> what it is<br />
designed for. Although separated, Chokmah still acknowledges that<br />
Ke<strong>the</strong>r is its superior and that any knowledge coming to it will be through<br />
<strong>the</strong> perfected point. In many ways Chokmah is still under <strong>the</strong> reflected<br />
glory <strong>of</strong> Ke<strong>the</strong>r, for <strong>the</strong> Wisdom that it utilizes is still far above that <strong>of</strong><br />
normality, and in many aspects this in itself is something to aspire to.<br />
Since Chokmah is <strong>the</strong> first separation from Ke<strong>the</strong>r, it is <strong>the</strong> masculine<br />
essence or seed and as such srill pliable. It is a mixture <strong>of</strong> both <strong>the</strong> Wisdom<br />
<strong>of</strong> God and <strong>the</strong> Wisdom man tries to attain. It is <strong>the</strong> Sephirah that gives<br />
man <strong>the</strong> chance <strong>of</strong> attaining what isnormally <strong>the</strong> unattainable through <strong>the</strong><br />
power <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> intellect. The Zohar 54 (Temurah, Folio 155a) says:<br />
YHYH created man in <strong>the</strong> mystery <strong>of</strong> Wisdom<br />
(Chokmah) and made him with great art and brea<strong>the</strong>d<br />
into him <strong>the</strong> Soul <strong>of</strong> Life, so thar he might know and<br />
understand <strong>the</strong> mysteries <strong>of</strong> Wisdom to attain His glory.<br />
Wisdom can be ascribed to many different levels and, to make matters<br />
extremely complex, it is said rhat in each Sephirah <strong>the</strong>re are in fact<br />
,I From Whare Ra temple papers. by unknown translator.<br />
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