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The Structure ofthe Tree 63
purpose of this discussion we will concentrate on its masculine impetus,
as the feminine side of its nature will be discussed in a later section.
The key word of this Sephirah being "Understanding" shows that it
is an energy or form that channels information and compartmentalizes it.
Binah brings out the whole pattern of things, to see things in a totality at
the top end of the scale, such as Kether of Binah. For those at the lower
end of the scale we have an overconcern for trivia, the dissecting of the
part taken to the extreme so that the whole is forgotten.
In Zoharistic Kabbalism there is no direct connection of Binah and
Kether, as one has to get to Chokmah to get to Kether: but in later
schools of Kabbalistic thought, when the Paths were considered in the
form of the Tree of Life, Binah actually linked directly to Kether through
the Path of Beth. This later appendage of Kabbalism is further complicated
due to the fact some schools do not agree on which Path connects
with which Sephirah. Beth is considered by some to be the first letter of
the Hebrew Alphabet due to the fact that Bahir says:56
And what does Beth resemble? It is like Man, formed by
YHVH with Wisdom (Chokmah) he is closed on all
sides but opened in front.
This shows that there is still a strong connection directly between
Binah and Kether through the Path of Beth. Understanding is a very necessary
concept to provide the frame for Chokman-Wisdom, for without
Understanding, Wisdom cannot be attained or conceptualized.
In Binah is a thick darkness which yet veileth the Divine
Glory in which all colours are hidden, wherein is mystery
and depth and silence, and yet, it is the habitation of
Supernal Light. There is the Supernal Triad completed.
And the Sphere of its Operation is Shabbathai, or rest,
and it giveth forms and similtudes unto chaotic matter
and it ruleth the sphere of action of the planet Saturn.
And Jehovah E10him is the perfection of Creation and the
Life of the World to Come. And its Archangel is Tzaphqiel,
the Prince of the Spiritual Strife against Evil, and
the Name of the Order of Angels is Amlim, the Strong
and Mighty Ones who are also called the Order of
Thrones. The AngelJophielis also referred unto Binah. 57
'ill Westcott translation.
\) From "Hodes Chameleonis."