The Ten Sephiroth
- Kether (כֶּתֶר)
- English: Crown
- Divine Utterance:
- Hebrew: וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַיְהִי-אוֹר
- Transliteration: Vayomer Elohim yehi or vayehi or
- English: And Elohim said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
- Nature and Qualities: Kether is the primal unity, the crown of divine will, the infinite light beyond form, the source of all emanation, the eternal point of pure being.
- Archangel: Metatron, the Scribe of Heaven, Prince of the Divine Presence.
- Color: Brilliant White, the unblemished radiance of the infinite.
- Correspondences:
- Planet: The First Swirlings (pre-planetary, the cosmic origin).
- Element: Aether, the quintessence beyond the four.
- Chokhmah (חָכְמָה)
- English: Wisdom
- Divine Utterance:
- Hebrew: וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם
- Transliteration: Vayomer Elohim yehi rakia betokh hamayim
- English: And Elohim said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters.”
- Nature and Qualities: Chokhmah is the flash of divine insight, the seed of creation, the expansive wisdom that births duality and potential.
- Archangel: Raziel, the Keeper of Secrets, Herald of Mysteries.
- Color: Grey, the shimmering veil of hidden light.
- Correspondences:
- Planet: Uranus (or the Zodiac in some traditions), the sphere of revelation.
- Element: Air, the breath of inspiration.
- Binah (בִּינָה)
- English: Understanding
- Divine Utterance:
- Hebrew: וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִקָּווּ הַמַּיִם מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם
- Transliteration: Vayomer Elohim yikavu hamayim mitakhat hashamayim
- English: And Elohim said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together.”
- Nature and Qualities: Binah is the womb of form, the structuring understanding that births the tangible from the abstract.
- Archangel: Tzaphkiel, the Watcher of God, Guardian of Form.
- Color: Black, the depth of the maternal void.
- Correspondences:
- Planet: Saturn, the lord of time and limitation.
- Element: Water, the fluid matrix of creation.
- Chesed (חֶסֶד)
- English: Mercy
- Divine Utterance:
- Hebrew: וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים תַּדְשֵׁא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא
- Transliteration: Vayomer Elohim tadshe haaretz deshe
- English: And Elohim said, “Let the earth bring forth grass.”
- Nature and Qualities: Chesed is the boundless love, the generous outpouring of divine grace and abundance.
- Archangel: Tzadkiel, the Righteousness of God, Bestower of Mercy.
- Color: Blue, the hue of expansive kindness.
- Correspondences:
- Planet: Jupiter, the king of bounty.
- Element: Water, the flow of compassion.
- Gevurah (גְּבוּרָה)
- English: Severity
- Divine Utterance:
- Hebrew: וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם
- Transliteration: Vayomer Elohim yehi meorot birekia hashamayim
- English: And Elohim said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens.”
- Nature and Qualities: Gevurah is the strength of restraint, the judgment that carves order and discipline from chaos.
- Archangel: Kamael, the Severity of God, Enforcer of Justice.
- Color: Red, the fire of divine wrath and power.
- Correspondences:
- Planet: Mars, the warrior’s sphere.
- Element: Fire, the blade of purification.
- Tiferet (תִּפְאֶרֶת)
- English: Beauty
- Divine Utterance:
- Hebrew: וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם שֶׁרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה
- Transliteration: Vayomer Elohim yishretzu hamayim sheretz nefesh khayah
- English: And Elohim said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures.”
- Nature and Qualities: Tiferet is the heart of harmony, the balance of mercy and severity, the radiant beauty of the soul.
- Archangel: Raphael, the Healing of God, Light of Equilibrium.
- Color: Gold, the solar glow of perfection.
- Correspondences:
- Planet: Sun, the center of life and truth.
- Element: Fire, the warmth of balance.
- Netzach (נֵצַח)
- English: Eternity
- Divine Utterance:
- Hebrew: וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים תּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה
- Transliteration: Vayomer Elohim totze haaretz nefesh khayah
- English: And Elohim said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures.”
- Nature and Qualities: Netzach is the enduring vitality, the passionate force of eternal victory and instinct.
- Archangel: Haniel, the Grace of God, Muse of Desire.
- Color: Green, the verdant pulse of life.
- Correspondences:
- Planet: Venus, the star of love and persistence.
- Element: Earth, the root of endurance.
- Hod (הוֹד)
- English: Splendor
- Divine Utterance:
- Hebrew: וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם בְּצַלְמֵנוּ
- Transliteration: Vayomer Elohim naaseh adam betzalmenu
- English: And Eloರ
Elohim said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.”
- Transliteration: Vayomer Elohim naase adam betzalmenu
- English: And Elohim said, “Let us make man in our image.”
- Nature and Qualities: Hod is the glory of intellect, the splendor of reason and articulation reflected in humanity.
- Archangel: Michael, the Likeness of God, Protector of Truth.
- Color: Orange, the brilliance of thought.
- Correspondences:
- Planet: Mercury, the messenger of mind.
- Element: Air, the breath of intellect.
- Yesod (יְסוֹד)
- English: Foundation
- Divine Utterance:
- Hebrew: וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים לָהֶם פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ
- Transliteration: Vayomer Elohim lahem peru urevu
- English: And Elohim said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply.”
- Nature and Qualities: Yesod is the foundation of generation, the reservoir of life-force bridging spirit and matter.
- Archangel: Gabriel, the Strength of God, Herald of Dreams.
- Color: Purple, the twilight of the subconscious.
- Correspondences:
- Planet: Moon, the tide of cycles and visions.
- Element: Water, the flow of procreation.
- Malkuth (מַלְכוּת)
- English: Kingdom
- Divine Utterance:
- Hebrew: וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי לָכֶם אֵת כָּל-עֵשֶׂב
- Transliteration: Vayomer Elohim hine natati lakhem et kol esev
- English: And Elohim said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed.”
- Nature and Qualities: Malkuth is the kingdom of manifestation, the completion of the divine in the material world.
- Archangel: Sandalphon, the Twin of Metatron, Guardian of Earth.
- Color: Citrine, russet, olive, black (the fourfold earth).
- Correspondences:
- Planet: Earth, the sphere of presence.
- Element: Earth, the solid ground of being.