Different version of the tree of life????
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Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
this has confused me for the past few weeks, i do not know which one to use, so im going to quote it from the book "THE SACRED TAROT" from the brotherhood of light books series from the church of light by C. C Zain.
But early kabalists, to conceal their knowledge from the profane, in illustrating the
trees in the form of a diagram, gave it incorrectly, knowing the spiritually
enlightened in the course of their initiation would discover the error. It would thus
point to the truth without actually revealing it, which by their oath they were bound
not to do. In all current works upon the kabala, therefore, being copied from older
works, we find emanation 2-4-7 constituting the Tree of Good, 3-5-8 the Tree of Evil,
and 1-6-9-10 the Tree of Life, the Shekinah, or Pillar of Mildness. The correct
diagram is given on page 130 in chapter 6, where it will be seen that as should be, the
even, or esoteric, numbers 2-4-8 constitute the right-hand Pillar of Goodness, and the
exoteric numbers 3-5-7 constitute the left-hand Pillar of Evil. Also it will be seen that
the necessary planetary correspondences to each of the emanations when arranged in
the latter manner will place benefic planets on the Tree of Good and malefic planets
on the Tree of Evil.
The First emanation is called Kether, meaning Crown, and symbolizing Life or
Motion. It corresponds to the planet Pluto. It belongs at the head of the Tree of Life,
containing latent within itself both male and female potencies.
The Second emanation is Chocmah, meaning Wisdom, and symbolizing Love. It
corresponds to the planet Neptune, the head of the Tree of Good, in a spiritual sense
being positive to Uranus, though not so from the material plane.
The Third emanation is Binah, meaning Intelligence, and symbolizing Light. It
corresponds to the planet Uranus, being the head of the Tree of Evil, being external
to, and therefore more gross and spiritually negative than Neptune, and also
commonly much more malefic.
The Fourth emanation is Chesed, meaning Mercy, and symbolizing Beneficence. It
corresponds to the planet Jupiter, being the middle of the Tree of Good, and positive
to the Saturn principle of Evil.
The Fifth emanation is Geburah, meaning Severity, and symbolizing Affliction. It
corresponds to the planet Saturn, the middle of the Tree of Evil, and is negative to the
principle of Good.
The Sixth emanation is Tippereth, meaning Beauty, symbolizing Attraction. It
corresponds to the planet Venus, the middle of the Tree of Life, where all influences
join in a common harmonious Union.
The Seventh emanation is Netzach, meaning Victory and symbolizing Conflict. It
corresponds to the planet Mars, the foot of the Tree of Evil, and is negative to
Mercury even as blind force is ever subject to intelligence.
The Eighth emanation is Hod, meaning Splendor, and symbolizing Knowledge. It
corresponds to the planet Mercury, the foot of the Tree of Good, and is positive to the
instincts and impulses of Mars.
The Ninth emanation is Yesod, meaning Foundation and symbolizing Formation. It
corresponds to the Moon, next to the foot of the Tree of Life, the enfolding, formative
power that gives external expression to Tippereth.
The Tenth emanation is Malkuth, symbolizing Vitality. It corresponds to the Sun, at
the foot of the Tree of Life, wherein the Spiritual Ideals of Kether, having been
attracted by Tippereth, and having undergone formative gestation of Yesod, are
brought forth in full Virility of expression, becoming in man
Self-Conscious-Immortality.
These three trees have been the great mystery of the kabala, and volumes of abstruse
reasoning and mystical allegories have been written in the attempt to throw light
upon it; for kabalists have all perceived that the Tree of Life, or the four emanations
1-6-9-10, constitutes the secret of Immortality. But just what this signifies in human
life only a few have discovered, and others have blundered along blindly for want of
proper keys, which astrology and the tarot alone afford. But the moment any kabalist
is shown that Venus is Tippereth he immediately perceives the truth.
The head of the Tree of Life is the planet Pluto, symbolizing the separation of the
sexes, the place where soul-mates part on their downward journey and the place
where they must again unite on their upward path. But the Tree of Life itself is
formed by the union of the Tree of Good with the Tree of Evil—three positive forces
and three negative forces meeting at a common point called Tippereth. Thus what
Venus is to the human body, by the law of correspondence, Tippereth must be to the
Tree of Life.
Now Venus rules the seed and union, and kabalists are well aware that the Shekinah,
or Tree of Life, is some kind of union. But what they usually fail to recognize is that in
man there is a spiritual seed as well as one physical, and that union, as indicated by
the four vibratory levels, or stations, represented by the four emanations within the
Tree of Life, can take place on the plane of degeneration, on the level of generation,
in the realm of regeneration, or in the exalted state of the reunion of soul-mates.
Yet Venus, the planet of love, is the key to this revelation. For those who recognize
that Tippereth is a seed endowed with life during union, giving formative expression
in the womb of Yesod, and brought forth into life and action by Malkuth, even as
daily this is known to happen in the generation and birth of children, should easily
recognize that the same principle applies to the evolution of Immortality. But, of
course, as in bringing forth life in the domain of Malkuth, at the foot of the tree, the
energies are directed toward the earth, and as immortality is not of earth but of the
highest spheres, the energies must be directed toward the highest level of union,
toward the exalted and permanent exchange of spiritual energies which corresponds
to Pluto when that planet is represented by the letter T with its point up, instead of
down toward Malkuth, as commonly written.
A few kabalists have perceived the truth of this matter. One, for instance, who was
also a great alchemist, states in his writings that he was acquainted with the mystery
of transmutation but had never proceeded to the practice because he had not found a
woman who could help him in the work.
Also Mr.A. E.Waite, the eminent kabalist, in speaking of the Shekinah says: “I have
said there are intimations of this state in eastern teachings, by which, I mean India,
but that—so far as I am aware—they have not passed into writing.” And he further
concludes, after an exhaustive study of kabalistical literature: “We shall come to
recognize only one secret doctrine of Jewry, which is the secret concerning sex.”Sorry about the long post but just wanted to give you all a fair view of this version, and if you want the link here it is
www.lightofegypt.com/index.aspx?action=view_articles&folderToUse=courses/Book_06_The_Sacred_Tarot#
and this info can be found in chapter three.so what do you all think?
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The Brotherhood of Light is not a very good source of authentic information on Qabalah. So the first thing I'd recommend is... ignore anything Elbert wrote on that particular topic.
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oh, forgot, also they claim to be connected with this secret brotherhood of really high magicians that have been around since egypt also saying eliphas levi as being apart of it, and was the first to put the teachings into righting, which when AC read about him and connection of some secret ancient order he dived into GD and later claimed to be the reincarnation of eliphas levi, but that part i got from wikipedia.
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@Alias55A said
"but how come they throw eliphas levi's name around in there as the one who influenced there series of books or something similar on that line, just asking
"Everyone threw in Levi's name if they could. Levi was god. I don't think most people today generally realize how large one person could be on the European occult landscape.
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@Jim Eshelman said
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@Alias55A said
"but how come they throw eliphas levi's name around in there as the one who influenced there series of books or something similar on that line, just asking"Everyone threw in Levi's name if they could. Levi was god. I don't think most people today generally realize how large one person could be on the European occult landscape."
You mean like Crowley has become today?
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Actually, proportiontely bigger.
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Just highlighting the similarity. Blavatsky's influence is equally as ubiquitous.
I did want to comment one more point in general about what Crowley did-or-did-not use.
The phrase we all know is "the method of science, the goal of religion". Crowley's creation did require historical accuracy, rather the "truth" of his creation was intended only to be judged in the experience of the consumption of the whole.
It's a heavy meal with multiple courses, and it borrows flavors from a variety of cultures to create a new and intriguing dishes.
One may not judge the accuracy of Thelema through historical analysis; one may only judge its claims through personal experience with the system as it was designed.
It is a point asserted quite frequently and all too often ignored.
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@FraterIgnatius said
"Just highlighting the similarity. Blavatsky's influence is equally as ubiquitous.
I did want to comment one more point in general about what Crowley did-or-did-not use.
The phrase we all know is "the method of science, the goal of religion". Crowley's creation did require historical accuracy, rather the "truth" of his creation was intended only to be judged in the experience of the consumption of the whole.
It's a heavy meal with multiple courses, and it borrows flavors from a variety of cultures to create a new and intriguing dishes.
One may not judge the accuracy of Thelema through historical analysis; one may only judge its claims through personal experience with the system as it was designed.
It is a point asserted quite frequently and all too often ignored."
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
Well, not connected too much with your post, which is interesting and I respect your words. some Hermetic Broterhood of Luxor materials are interesting for me. for example For example parts from the material called The Key.
"Yes, I repeat this profecy, The Churches and Chapels will fall with a terrible
crash, and be destroyed. But from their ashes, Phoenix-like,
shallo arise a new Religion, whose shining Motto will be;
Veritas Excelsior, Truth Above. This era shall proclaim the
rights of man.
<snip>
Science and Religion will become blended, spiritual intercourse an acknowledged fact..."Love is the law, love under will.
Bozidar
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That's a theme you can find in many places.
For instance, the plot of Asimov's "Foundation" series consisted of two schools of knowledge: one exoteric and one esoteric. Both had equal command over their given technologies, each appearing "magic" to the other.
It was only when these two schools of knowledge were reunited did humanity truly grow to a knew level of understanding the universe.
I believe that I can say with relative certainty that we are but 100 years from that very occurrence within the Western world.
How quickly it catches on is another discussion...
