Three distinct pillars exist in the Tree of Life of Kabbalah – the Right Pillar of Expansion, the Left Pillar of Constriction, and the Middle Pillar, which balances and harmonizes between the two opposites. These three lines are called Kindness, Judgment, and Mercy. The Right pillar is referred to as the masculine pillar and the Left pillar is referred to as the feminine pillar, or the right pillar is active while the left is passive, the right pillar is the aspect of giving and the left, the aspect of receiving. This sets up the situation of duality (two opposites), reconciled and harmonized by a third principle which unites them.
The pillar of Severiyty is male side..
ReplyDeleteThe sephira on this side are chokman (wisdom)--a sphere of yang. The other two spheres are Chesed(kindness) and Netzach (eternity) and are considered feminine.
The pillar of Mercy is the female side.
The sephira Binah(understanding) (the Great Sea) and a feminine side of man.
The remaining two spheres are Geburah (judgement) (war) and Hod (splendor) (science) are considered masculine.
The Middle pillar is of Balance, holistic and integration. It represents balance between male and female.
It is composed of the following sephira...
Kether (Crown)
Tifaret (beauty)
Yesod (foundation)
Malkuth (kingdom)