cabalistic_world_view Mahayana in the Cabalistic world view, everything is symbolic for something else, and the world is filled with subtle connections. even the most trivial text or thing hides deep secrets. using this knowledge the Cabalists hope to understand the universe fully. the most important symbol in Cabala today is the Sephirothic Tree, a diagram consisting of ten spheres ["Sephiroth"] and 22 paths joining them. this is a kind of blueprint for the universe, showing how the quintessence flows down into the material world through different levels. each sephiroth represents one type of existence. the lowest. Malkuth, the Kingdom, represent the material world. The highest, Keter, the Crown, is the source of the unmanifest quintessence. between these there are sephiroth representing for example Force, Form, Intelligence and Balance. each sephiroth corresponds to a number, a colour, and other symbols. the 22 paths correspond to the 22 letters in Hebrew and the Major Arcana of the Tarot. the system has many similarities to the enochian theory. the Tree does not only represent the creation, it also represents the human mind. each sephiroth correspond to a part of the mind or soul. using this knowledge, a Cabalist may use their magick to transfer energy from one sephiroth to another to change self or the world around them. 041228 ... lurid_luria there are really four trees one for each level of the universe atzilut, beriah, yetzirah and assiyah the keter of one tree rests on the tiferet or yesod of another, like a ladder or a rose trellis keter of assiyah yesod of beriah keter of atzilut is the malkut of the unmanifest 051219 what's it to you? who go blather from