The 22 paths represent the royal roads that lead from one archetypal energy center (sphere) to another. The successful navigation of any of these paths requires the harmonious blending of the forces represented by the two spheres it unites. Twelve of these paths correspond to the 12 signs the remaining 10 represent the heavenly bodies that travel through the signs. Remember, you can use these techniques to not only understand yourself but also any other process you wish to understand better. Each aspect of creation, whether it is a sentient being, a plant, a project, a country or a poem, has a moment of birth, a time when it was Created (hence the Book of Creation). That moment in time can be traced on the Tree of life and is described by two distinct paths
The Paths and the Alphabet:
ReplyDeleteThe 22 letters/vibrations/paths within the Tree of Life connect the
Sephiroth (the spherical points of the Tree): these key vibrational patterns are “emanations” and
represent the powers of the soul. Each of the 10 Sephira is defined and acts as a chain of
emanation, with each unfolding and evolving the next: each Sephira relates and mediates the
influence of the others. They are: Kether (“crown”), Chokmah (“wisdom”), Binah (“understanding”), Chesed (“kindness/mercy”), Geburah (“severity”), Tiphereth (“beauty/harmony”),
Netzach (“victory”), Hod (“glory/spendor”), Yesod (“foundation”), Malkuth (“kingdom”).
The 22 paths connecting the Sephiroth consist of:
• 3 "Mother Letters" (Aleph, Mem, Shin): These represent Awareness.
• 7 "Double Letters" (Beth, Gimel, Daleth, Kaph, Pe, Resh, Tau): These represent Space.
• 12 "Simple Letters" (Hey, Vau, Zain, Cheth, Teth, Yod, Lamed, Nun, Samekh, Ayin, Tzaddi,
Qof): These reflect the 12 constellations of the zodiac and represent Time.
The pathways are the channel of energy bet. the sephirah ; the journey, the obstacles, and rewards for moving toward the next sephira
ReplyDeleteThe pathways represent stages of development
By traveling these pathways we can balance our internal and external worlds