Yesod
Yesod
In the Qabalah, Yesod is the ninth of the ten Sephiroth on the “Tree of Life.” Its meaning in Hebrew is Foundation. The other Sephiroth are: Kether, Chokmah, Binah, Chesed, Tiphareth, Geburah, Netzach, Hod, and Malkuth.
Qabalistic Attributions
Key Scale: 9
Name: Yesod (Foundation)
Chakra: Svadhisthana (Sexual Organ)
Astrology: Luna
Godforms |
Tarot |
Egyptian (selection): Shu [Hermanubis, all exclusively phallic gods] Egyptian (practical): Shu Hindu: Ganesha, Vishnu (Kurm Avatar) Scandinavian: — Greek: Zeus (as Air), Diana of Epheus (as phallic stone & Luna) [Eros] Roman: Diana (as Luna) [Terminus, Jupiter] Christian: God the Holy Ghost (as Incubus) |
General Attribution: The 4 Nines Titles & Attributions Wands: Strength (Luna in Sagittarius) Cups: Happiness (Jupiter in Pisces) Swords: Cruelty (Mars in Gemini) Discs: Gain (Venus in Virgo) |
Colors |
Material Correspondences |
King Scale: Indigo Queen Scale: Violet Emperor Scale: Very dark purple Empress Scale: Citrine flecked azure |
Animals: Elephant [Tortoise, Toad] Plants: Banyan, Mandrake, Damiana [Ginseng, Yohimbe] Precious Stones: Quartz Perfume: Jasmine, Jinseng, all Odoriferous Roots Vegetable Drugs: Orchid Root Mineral Drug: Lead Alchemical Metal: Silver |
Magick & Mysticim |
The Four Worlds |
Element: Ether Magical Weapons: The Perfumes and Sandals [The Altar and Sacrifice] Magical Formula: ALIM Parts of the Soul: Ruach (The Intellect) Lineal Figures of the Planets, &c., and Geomancy: — Chakra: Muladhara (Lingam and Anus) The Soul (Hindu): Linga Sharira Quarter: — Order of Qliphoth: Gamaliel (Obscene Ones) Forty Buddhist Meditations: Dhamma Magical Power: The Vision of the Machinery of the Universe System of Taoism: — Figure related to Pure Number: — |
Heaven of Assiah: Levanah (Sphere of Luna) God Name in Assiah: Shaddai El Chai (Almighty and Ever-living God) Archangel of Assiah: Gabriel Angels of Assiah: Kerubim (Angels of the Elements) Divine Name of Briah: (aleph lamed—aleph resh daleth yod) Angel of Briah: Yehuel Choir of Angels in Briah: Ishim Palace of Briah: Hekel Lebanath ha-Saphir (Palace of Crystalline Whiteness) |
References
[X]. Liber 777 and Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley. Weiser Books. 1986. 336 pages. [x]. A Garden of Pomagranates: Skrying on the Tree of Life. Israel Regardie, Llewelyn Publications (1999). [x]. The Tree of Life: An Illustrated Study in Magic. Israel Regardi, Llewelyn Publications (2000). [x]. Mystical Qabalah. by Dion Fortune. Weiser Books , Sep 2000. 1578631505 .