Posted Wednesday, 09/26/07
Tree of Life Diagram - A mystical concept within the Kabbalah of Judaism, Tree of life, is used to understand the origins of God and the manner in which He created the world out of nothing.
The tree presents ten spheres representing cardinal attributes, showing their interrelationship. The Kabbalists developed this concept into a full model of reality, using the tree to depict a "map" of Creation. The tree of life has been called the "cosmology" of the Kabbalah.
Meaning of each symbol:
- Ein Sof, the Unknowable Infinite
- Kether, the Divine Crown
- Hokhmah, Wisdom
- Binah, Understanding
- Hesed, Mercy
- Din, Justice
- Tif'eret, Beauty
- Nezah, Eternity
- Hod, Glory
- Yesod, Foundation
- Malkuth, Shekhinah, The Shekhinah, God's Presence in the World
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