My latest painting I’ve added to the portfolio section, “Sephirot”, is my artistic interpretation of the Kabbalah Tree of Life. I’ve always been fascinated by the esoteric and occult and I’ve been particularly drawn to the images that appear in mystical texts and engravings. So I decided to take the principles of each of the ten sephirah and give them symbols of representation. Each symbol has a specific meaning and the vines that connect each show the relationship and flow between the ideas:
1.Keter (Primary meaning: Crown. Also known as: Upper Crown, Ayin (nothingness), Hokhmah Penimit (internal wisdom), Mahshavah Elohit (divine thought), Spirit of God, root of roots, mysterious wisdom, the (primitive) point, “white head,” ancient, Will, Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh, (I AM THAT I AM), represented by the Crown
2.Chokmah (Primary meaning: Wisdom. Also known as: Revelation, the Primordial Torah (the Torah that existed before creation), Father, Yesh me-ayin (being from nothingness), beginning, YAH, YHWH), represented by the Owl
3.Binah (Primary meaning: Understanding. Also known as: Intellect, Teshuvah (Repentance), Reason, palace, temple, womb, upper Mother, Jerusalem above, freedom, Jubilee, “YHWH pronounced as ELOHIM”), represented by the Eye
4.Chesed (Primary meaning: Mercy. Also known as: Grace, Love of God, right arm of God, white, EL, associated with Abraham), represented by the Open Hand
5.Gevurah (Also called “Din” – Primary meaning: Judgment. Also known as: Strength, Severity, Fear of God, left arm of God, red, ELOHIM, YAH, associated with Isaac), represented by the Lion
6.Tipheret (Primary meaning: Beauty. Also known as: Harmony, Rahamim (compassion), the attribute of mercy, the written Torah, Bridegroom, Husband, Son, King, Father, Messiah, Tabernacle/Temple, the Holy Tree, (Tree of Life), heaven, the letter “vav,” Creator, Gate of Righteousness, Sun, “the Holy One blessed be He,” HA-SHEM, YHWH, YHWH-ELOHIM, the Great Name, the Unique Name, the Lucid Mirror, Open Miracles, lulov [on Succoth], the shofar [as related to the mitzvot of blowing the shofar], green, Tefillin of the Head, associated with Jacob), represented by the Five Petaled Rose
7.Netzach (Primary meaning: Victory. Also known as: eternity, prophecy, orchestration, initiative, persistence, bitachon (confidence), right leg, “Hosts of YHWH,” associated with Moses),represented by the Heart
8.Hod (Primary meaning: Glory. Also known as: majesty, splendor, reverberation, prophecy, surrender, temimut (sincerity), anchor, steadfastness, left leg, “Hosts of ELOHIM,” associated with Aaron), represented by the Diamond
9.Yesod (Primary meaning: Foundation. Also known as: “Almighty God, Living God,” the “lower end” of the heavens, El Shaddai, El Hai, Tzaddik (Righteous One), pillar connecting heaven and earth, seal of truth, phallus, the non-Lucid Mirror, procreative power, Messiah, Covenant, Hidden Miracles, “all things,” purity, associated with Joseph), represented by the Hatching Egg
10.Malkut (Primary meaning: Kingdom. Also known as: Atarah (diadem), Kingship, Shekinah (presence), Sabbath, lower Crown, the attribute of justice, Assembly of Israel, Court of God, the oral Torah, Bride, Wife, lower Mother “the Spirit of His holiness,” the lesser “hay,” ADONAI, the Honorable Name, the non-Lucid Mirror, Hidden Miracles, the etrog [on Succot], earth, moon, queen, Tefillin of the Hand, humility, associated with David), represented by the Keep
The 11th symbol, the Burning Book, represents Da’at the perfected state of infinite sharing of all sephirah
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