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{{tree}} {{tree2}} In the [[Qabalah]], '''Binah''' is the third of the ten [[Sephiroth]] on the "[[Tree of Life]]." Its meaning is ''Understanding''. The other Sephiroth are: [[Kether]], [[Chokmah]], [[Chesed]], [[Geburah]], [[Tiphareth]], [[Netzach]], [[Hod]], [[Yesod]], and [[Malkuth]]. ==Qabalistic Attributions== ''The following attributions are taken from ''777'', by [[Aleister Crowley]]. The small "#" links will show the full column of that attribution (i.e. all the names, planets, parts of the soul, etc.)'' *'''Key Scale''': 3 <small>([[Key Scale#The Ten Sephiroth|#]])</small> *'''Name''': Binah (Understanding) <small>([[Key Scale#The Ten Sephiroth|#]])</small> *'''Astrology''': [[Saturn (astrology)|Saturn]] <small>([[Astrology and the Tree of Life|#]])</small> '''Godforms''' *'''[[Thelemic Godforms|Thelemic]]''': Babalon <small>([[Godforms and the Tree of Life|#]])</small> *'''[[Egyptian Godforms|Egyptian]] (selection)''': Maut, Isis, Nephthys <small>([[Godforms and the Tree of Life|#]])</small> *'''Egyptian (practical)''': [[Nephthys]] <small>([[Godforms and the Tree of Life|#]])</small> *'''[[Hindu Godforms|Hindu]]''': Bhavani (all forms of Sakti), Prana (as Force), Yoni <small>([[Godforms and the Tree of Life|#]])</small> *'''Scandinavian''': Frigga <small>([[Godforms and the Tree of Life|#]])</small> *'''[[Greek Godforms|Greek]]''': Cybele, Demeter, Rhea, Heré, [Psyché, Kronos] <small>([[Godforms and the Tree of Life|#]])</small> *'''[[Roman Godforms|Roman]]''': Juno, Cybele, Hecate <small>([[Godforms and the Tree of Life|#]])</small> *'''[[Christian Godforms|Christian]]''': The Virgin Mary <small>([[Godforms and the Tree of Life|#]])</small> '''Tarot''' *'''General Attribution''': The 4 Threes, and Queens <small>([[Tarot and the Tree of Life|#]])</small> *'''Titles & Attributions''' **'''Wands''': Virtue (Sol in Aries) <small>([[Tarot and the Tree of Life|#]])</small> **'''Cups''': Abundance (Mercury in Cancer) <small>([[Tarot and the Tree of Life|#]])</small> **'''Swords''': Sorrow (Saturn in Libra) <small>([[Tarot and the Tree of Life|#]])</small> **'''Discs''': Works (Mars in Capricorn) <small>([[Tarot and the Tree of Life|#]])</small> '''[[Tree of Life:Colors|Colors]]''' *'''King Scale''': Crimson <small>([[Tree of Life:Colors|#]])</small> *'''Queen Scale''': Black <small>([[Tree of Life:Colors|#]])</small> *'''Emperor Scale''': Dark brown <small>([[Tree of Life:Colors|#]])</small> *'''Empress Scale''': Grey flecked pink <small>([[Tree of Life:Colors|#]])</small> '''Material Correspondences''' *'''Animals''': Woman [Bee] <small>([[Tree of Life:Animals|#]])</small> *'''Plant''': Cypress, Opium Poppy [Lotus, Lily, Ivy] <small>([[Tree of Life:Plants|#]])</small> *'''Precious Stone''': Star Sapphire, Pearl <small>([[Tree of Life:Precious Stones|#]])</small> *'''Perfume''': Myrrh, Civet <small>([[Tree of Life:Perfumes|#]])</small> *'''Vegetable Drug''': Belladonna, Soma <small>([[Tree of Life:Drugs|#]])</small> *'''Mineral Drug''': Silver <small>([[Tree of Life:Drugs|#]])</small> *'''Alchemical Metal''': Iron <small>([[Tree of Life:Metals|#]])</small> '''Magick & Mysticism''' *'''[[Elements|Element]]''': Root of Water <small>([[Tree of Life:Elements|#]])</small> *'''[[Magical Weapons]]''': Yoni, the Outer Robe of Concealment [The Cup, the Shining Star] <small>([[Tree of Life:Magical Weapons|#]])</small> *'''Magical Formula''': BABALON <small>([[Tree of Life:Magical Formulæ|#]])</small> *'''[[Parts of the Soul]]''': Neshama (The Intuition) <small>([[Tree of Life:Parts of the Soul|#]])</small> *'''Lineal Figures of the Planets, &c., and Geomancy''': The Plane, also the Diamond, Oval, Circle, and other Yoni Symbols <small>([[Tree of Life:Lineal Figures & Geomancy|#]])</small> *'''[[Chakras|Chakra]]''': Visuddhi (Larynx) <small>([[Tree of Life:Chakras |#]])</small> *'''The Soul (Hindu)''': Higher Manas <small>([[Tree of Life:Parts of the Soul|#]])</small> *'''Quarter''': — <small>([[Tree of Life:The Quarters|#]])</small> *'''Order of Qliphoth''': Satariel (Hiding) <small>([[Tree of Life:Orders of Qliphoth|#]])</small> *'''Forty Buddhist Meditations''': Compassion <small>([[Tree of Life:Forty Buddhist Meditations|#]])</small> *'''Magical Power''': The Vision of Sorrow [Vision of Wonder] <small>([[Tree of Life:Magical Powers|#]])</small> *'''System of Taoism''': Kwan-se-on, The Yin and Khwan <small>([[Tree of Life:System of Taoism|#]])</small> *'''Figure related to Pure Number''': The Triangle <small>([[Tree of Life:Figures related to Pure Number|#]])</small> '''[[The Four Worlds]]''' *'''Heaven of Assiah''': Shabbathai (Sphere of Saturn) <small>([[Tree of Life:Heavens of Assiah|#]])</small> *'''God Name in Assiah''': Jehovah Elohim <small>([[Tree of Life:Assiah|#]])</small> *'''Archangel of Assiah''': Tzaphkiel <small>([[Tree of Life:Assiah|#]])</small> *'''Angels of Assiah''': Aralim (Active ones, thrones) <small>([[Tree of Life:Assiah|#]])</small> *'''Divine Name of Briah''': AL <small>([[Tree of Life:Briah|#]])</small> *'''Angel of Briah''': Kerubiel <small>([[Tree of Life:Briah|#]])</small> *'''Choir of Angels in Briah''': Kerubim <small>([[Tree of Life:Briah|#]])</small> *'''Palace of Briah''': Hekel Qadosh Qadeshim (Palace of the Holy of Holies) <small>([[Tree of Life:Briah|#]])</small> ==Quotes== *''The pure essence of Magick is a function of ultimate atomic consciousness, and its operations must be refined from all confusion and contamination. The truly magical operations of Love are therefore the Trances, more especially those of Understanding; as will readily have been appreciated by those who have made a careful Qabalistic study of the nature of Binah. For she is omniform as Love and as Death, the Great Sea whence all Life springs, and whose black womb reabsorbs all. She thus resumes in herself the duplex process of the Formula of Love under Will; for is not Pan the All-Begetter in the heart of the Groves at high noon, and is not Her "hair the trees of Eternity" the filaments of All-Devouring Godhead "under the Night of Pan?"'' (Little Esssays Towards Truth, "Love") *''In short, Binah is the substantive vehicle of every possible phenomenon, physical or mental'' (Regardie, 1994) ==References== *Crowley, Aleister. (1982). ''777 and Other Qabalistic Writings.'' York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser. *Crowley, Aleister. (1996). ''Little Essays Towards Truth.'' Tempe, AZ : New Falcon Pub. *Regardie, Israel. (1994). ''A Garden of Pomegranates.'' Saint Paul, Minn., Llewellyn Publications. {{tree3}} [[Category:Sephiroth]] == Document Source == *This page was originally sourced from ''[http://www.thelemapedia.org Thelemapedia].'' Retrieved May 2009.

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