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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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