I created a Kabbalistic Tree of Life diagram using #graphviz and put the source code up for folks to use. It should be easy to modify for any other kind of labeling or changes!
https://sr.ht/~earneson/kabbalah-graphviz/

#kabbalah #qabalah #mysticism #occult

i was explaining to my partner the ways in which i was reconciling #qabalah with my #neopaganism (specifically in the context of a poem i sort of channeled a few months back) and they said they were scared that i was trying to unravel the secrets of the universe

which, its valid for them to be worried that im not properly grounded at this time and that i might need reminders that my personal spiritual experience isnt all there is

but also, way to phrase that in a way that only makes me want to delve deeper into the arcane mysteries

#occult #mysticism

Here's an attempt at explaining my whys and wherefores for the "Seven Gates of Set":

One issue I have always taken with Hermetic Qabalah is the way in which it purports to “blend” Jewish mysticism, alchemy, Western astrology, and certain polytheistic religions. There is nothing wrong with blending different religious traditions together, of course; but Qabalists often brand themselves as representing “the original Qabalah,” which is absolutely false. True Kabbalah is not a “free-for-all,” but an intricate cosmology that is entirely unique to Judaism. It is also a closed practice that requires studying the Torah inside and out. Hermetic Qabalah is simply a “Gentile” appropriation of this tradition that really has nothing to do with Judaism or the Torah, or with any of the polytheist gods that are commonly mentioned in Qabalic literature.

For example, Kenneth Grant insisted that Set is linked to Daath, the so-called “eleventh” sephira on the Tree of Life. Other writers have linked Set with Geburah, the sphere of divine judgment and wrath. These associations might appear to make sense on the surface, but I think many Jews and Setians would likely agree they are oversimplifications. Set is far more than just an “emotive attribute” of some monotheist god; He deserves to be understood on His own terms, not in Kabbalic (or Qabalic) terms.

Set is not just the destructive “murderer of Osiris” that Hermetic Qabalists like to pigeonhole Him as being. He is also the Son of Nut, the Savior of Ra, the Friend of the Dead, and an ambassador for the Netjeru to other pantheons. Yes, He can certainly hinder and destroy; but He can also help and protect, as evidenced by His own religious following in ancient times. He can become wrathful and go on the warpath, as He does with Osiris and Horus; but He can also be loving and romantic, as He is with each of His various partners (of both sexes). Hermetic Qabalah is ill-equipped to comprehend or explain such a multifaceted polytheist divinity, since it is predicated on monotheism in the first place.

By the same token, SETIANS—people who revere and emulate Set—are not the “black magicians” or “devil worshipers” of Egyptian polytheism. Most of us are regular people just like everyone else in every other religion on earth. We work jobs, we pay our bills, we take care of our families. We value safety and consistency, we become upset when things go topsy-turvy, and many of us work as educators or caregivers as well. So there is quite a bit more to Setians than whatever Hermetic Qabalists might think about us.

I decided to develop a new way of explaining the Setian “wavelength” with numbers and correspondences that does NOT appropriate anything from either Jewish Kabbalah or Hermetic Qabalah. This meant doing away with the “Tree of Life” and using an entirely different visual model as my starting point. And it seemed to me that there is no better visual model for capturing the Setian experience than the Big Dipper, which the ancient Egyptians called Khepesh or “the Thigh of Set.”

I first learned about Set’s connection to the Big Dipper from reading The Gates of the Necronomicon by “Simon” (who is most likely Peter Levenda writing under a pseudonym). The book recklessly equates Egyptian ideas with bits and pieces of Kabbalah, Daoism, and a “Lovecraftianized” version of pseudo-Sumerian mythology (which actually owes more to August Derleth than to H.P. Lovecraft). Yet the parts about Set being associated with the Dipper are factual at least, and I liked the idea that these particular stars might correspond with certain “astral gateways.” “Simon” claims to be sharing information from a real Sumerian “grimoire” that doesn’t actually exist; so it’s important to understand I am not referring to his work as a credible resource here. Rather, his suggestions inspired me to think about how the stars in the Big Dipper might each relate to Set without needing to appropriate anything from any non-Kemetic or non-Egyptian mystical traditions. I sensed that each of these stars corresponds with a different aspect of Set, a different phase in His myth cycle, a different animal from His divine iconography, and even a different aspect of what it is like to be a Setian.

Please note that this is not a “re-invention” of Kabbalah; nor is it an “initiatory curriculum” that must be followed in sequential order. The numbers I have assigned to each star are simply for convenience. Assuming I am not completely crackers for thinking of the Big Dipper as a series of “Setian gateways” in the first place, I imagine these gates as being “open” all at the same time, with Set reaching down to us and us reaching up to Him through each of them all at once.

#setianism #sutekh #kemetic #egyptian #pagan #polytheist #gates #keys #bigdipper #greatbear #ursamajor #kabbalah #qabalah #hermeticism #kennethgrant #hplovecraft

I am currently reading #CarloSuares' #TheCipherOfGenesis... and... I don't think it's just a #book... I think it's a #transmission

I am not studying #Qabalah... I am... receptive

#sigil #magick #witchcraft #spells #occult #divination #cartomancy #psychic #pagan #heathen #animist #geomancy #qabalah #hermeticism #gnosis #treeoflife #ceremonialmagic #magick #tarot #witch

I wonder

For Mars Debilitated in Tropical Cancer #qabala #qabalah #angelmagic #mars #planetarymagick #astrologicalmagick #magick #astrology #kamea #qamea #magicsquare #yantra #sigil #sigilmagick

For Mars Debilitated in Tropical Cancer #qabala #qabalah #angelmagic #mars #planetarymagick #astrologicalmagick #magick #astrology #kamea #qamea #magicsquare #yantra #sigil #sigilmagick

For Mars Debilitated in Tropical Cancer #qabala #qabalah #angelmagic #mars #planetarymagick #astrologicalmagick #magick #astrology

Qabalah, Qliphoth, & Goetic Magic 😊 #qliphoth #qlippoth #magick #luciferian #luciferianism #satanic #satanism #goetia #qabala #qabalah

The Knowledge & Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel ( Ishta Devata / Patron Deity / Higher Self / The Daemon / Atman / Anatta ) #tiphareth #tagirion #qlippoth #holyguardianangel #adeptusminor #qabalah #magick #angels

Work in progress - a dense, readable modern design & explainer of the tree of life 👑 #qabalah

A friend has bequeathed me a painting she made many years ago of the Kabbalah tree of life. It’s a neat image but she’s also packed it with details regarding each sphere, and ensured that the colours of each of the 22 paths is correct. Neat eh?

#Esoteric #Kabbalah #TreeOfLife #Art #Qabalah #Magick

I think this is a really nice except from Regardies Complete Golden Dawn books.

God, Elohim, is the mother-father. Since man, humanity, is born in the image of god, this is why we have men, women, and everything in between.

#transpeoplearepeople #lgbtq #pagan #qabalah #hermeticism #spiritual

The Tree of Life or Etz Chayim (עץ חיים) is made of ten emanations, or Sephiroth, of God/Deity.

1 - Kether כתר Crown
2 - Chokmah חכמה Wisdon
3 - Binah בינה Understanding
4 - Chesed חסד Mercy
- Daath דעת Knowledge (is a path not a Sephirah)
5 - Geburah גבורה Severity
6 - Tiphareth תפארת Beauty
7 - Netzach נצח Victory
8 - Hod הוד Glory
9 - Yesod יסוד Foundation
10 - Malkuth מלכות Kingdom

#occult #qabalah #witch #theology #hermetic #education

The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life “Etz ha-Chayim” (עץ החיים) is made up of 10 spheres called Sephiroth. Each sphere is then connected by the 22 paths; all together 32 paths of Wisdom.

Note: Da’at, knowledge, is not a true path rather, a passageway across the abyss.

From here, the Tree of Life can be divided into four worlds as imaged below.

#occult #qabalah #magic #pagan
#witchcraft #wisdom #theology

The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life “Etz ha-Chayim” (עץ החיים) is made up of 10 spheres called Sephiroth. Each sphere is then connected by the 22 paths; all together 32 paths of Wisdom.

Note: Da’at, knowledge, is not a true path rather, a passageway across the abyss.

From here, the Tree of Life can be deprecated into four worlds as imaged below.

#occult #qabalah #magic #pagan
#witchcraft #wisdom #theology

Do you ever hesitate to 'like' a post because it's currently at an interesting number and you don't want to mess it up?
#qabalah #gematria