Professional Documents
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andother Mysteries of
The Tree of Life
Translated from the French
Original title: DE L'HOMME ADIEU
sephiroth et hierarchies angeliques
Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov
Angels
and other Mysteries of
The Tree of Life
2,J edition
Second printing March 2000
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14 . Yesod, Foundation
of the Spiritual Life . . . . .. ........................ 153
15. Binah: I The Laws of Destiny 171
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FROM M AN TO GOD
INTRODUCTION TO THE
I A colour plate of the Sephirotic Tree at the end of this volume can be
4 The names of the five aspects of each sephirah are given in Hebrew
characters alongside the il lustration of the Sephirotic Tree at the end of
this volume.
Introduction to the Sephirotic Tree of Life 31
Olam Yetzirah
World of formation
Gupb
Physical body
8 Olam Assiah
World of fiction
Figure 1
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5 See Figure 1.
6 See Figure 2.
Pillar Pillar
ofseverity of",ercy
Figure 2
38 Angels and other Mysteries. . .
Shadai El Hai
In the sephirah Yesod, the name of God is
Shadai EI Hai, which is translated to mean
Almighty (Shadai) Living (Hai) God (EI) .
Actually, the exact meaning of EI Shadai is
God of Mountains. From the beginning of time
the notion of a mountain or summit has been
associated with the Deity. It is because God is
at the summit that he is almighty.
Adonai Melek
In the sephirah Malkuth, God is called
A donai Melek. Adonai, as we have seen, means
Lord, and Melek means King. We find the word
Melek in the name Melchizedek, which means
King of Justice, and in the name of this
sephirah, Malkuth, which means Kingdom.
THE SEPHIROTH OF
Philosophers' sto ne
The Sephiroth of the Central Pillar 69
UNLIMITED LIGHT
When we open our window in the morning
and get a glimpse of the sun, we are happy to
see its light, feel its warmth, and let the life that
pours from it soak into us. But if we could rise
above the earth and go much closer to the sun,
we might find something dark and obscure that
would not make us happy at all�uite the
contrary. There is a mystery here that needs to
be considered more closely, for all those who
have reached great heights in their quest for
light have had an analogous experience. In fact,
many have never been seen again, for when one
has reached such heights one cannot return to
earth. A moth is consumed by the flame of the
lamp that attracts it. Those who have ventured
to make contact with the Absolute have
disappeared, dissolved by the force of its
vibrations. This is why it is said that Kether,
the highest sephirah, absorbs or pulverizes
those who reach it.
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LIGHT
AND
I See chapter 3 .
1 14 Angels and other Mysteries . . .
CHESED GEBURAH
NETZACH HOD
, Adam Kadmon
128 Angels and other Mysteries. . .
this key can open the fifty gates means that they
know all the properties of numbers and entities
and all the relationships that can be established
between them. Once they have discovered
within themselves the key that opens all doors,
they can go up and down on the cosmic ladder,
and all the wealth of the universe created by
God is at their disposal.
Whatever their degree of evolution, all
human beings, created in the image of God, are
inhabited by a higher soul that reaches to
heaven, which is an emanation of God. This is
why your life will have real meaning only when
you are in touch with that immortal soul that is
light, harmony, and power. It is through this
soul that you can be in communion both with
the Creator and with the universe that he
created, for it is in itself the quintessence of
that universe. And if you think of it and have
recourse to it more often, if you link yourself to
it, if you speak to it and identify with it, you
will begin to understand what your true self
really is. Then your consciousness will reach a
higher plane, and its vibrations will become
ever more intense until it melts into the
consciousness of that sublime, higher soul, and
you become one with God.
Man has his origin in God; it is God who
acts and works through him. And one day he
will return to God; he will cease to exist as a
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Cancer
Leo
The Sephirotic Tree, . . . 151
YESOD
Olam Briah
World of creation
Olam Yetzirah
World of forlllation
BINAH
I
I Omraam Mikhael A'ivanhov uses the French verb 'entendre ' , which
CHOKMAH
Binael, be my love.
Ruah Chokmael, be my light.
Be what you are and what you will be, 0
Ketheriel.
[shim, help me in the name of Shaddai.
Kerubim, be my strength in the name of
Adonai.
Bnei Elohim, be my brothers in the name of
the Son and by the virtues of Tiphareth.
Elohim, fight for me in the name of the
Tetragrammaton.
Malakhim, protect me in the name of
Yahveh.
Seraphim, purify my love in the name of
Eloha.
Hashmalim, enlighten me by the splendour
of Elohim and the Shekinah.
Aralim, act.
Ophanim, turn and shine.
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