Frater FP - The Magician's Kabbalah.pdf - Federal Jack

There are three further aspects of each Sephirah that relate to the networked structure of the
Tree. A Sephirah cannot be seen merely in terms of itself, but also must be viewed as part of a holistic
system. A Spinning Wheel has one meaning in a Casino, where it is part of a financial system, and
another in a Windmill, where it is part of a production system. The "context" in which a Sephirah is
viewed is one of its aspects;
(d) The aspect which enables the Sephirah above it to instil within it the power to emanate
further Sephirah.
This is the "receptive" aspect of the Sephirah, which reflects its qualities in terms of those
Sephiroth within the process which come before it. Thus, Hod has an aspect whereby Geburah,
Tiphareth and Netzach instil within it an ability to continue the process by generating Yesod.
(e) The aspect by which it gains the power to emanate the Sephiroth within it to their
manifested existence within its own essence.
This is the "central" aspect of the node of activity, whereby it coalesces its own nature and
from that proceeds forwards in the system. It is somewhat like the sudden chemical reaction which
takes place in the slow mixture of two liquids when they reach the saturation point. Sometimes, this
point of the process then begins a new reaction, such as the crystallisation of a solid, or the violent
emission of heat.
(f) The aspect by which the following Sephirah is emanated to its own place.
This is the "active" transmitting aspect of the Sephirah, by which it governs the nature of the
next Sephirah in the process. Obviously, the transmission or outflowing of a Sephirah is bound to
shape the next, although in the networked nature of the Tree, each of the Sephiroth is more truly
created by a conflux of prior Sephiroth, and result as their convergence. For example, Tiphareth
(sometimes called the "son"), is the result of the convergence of Kether, Chockmah, Binah, Chesed
and Geburah. A good example of this is Da'ath, "knowledge", which is seen as the union of
Chockmah and Binah, and sometimes depicted as a "non-Sephirah" on the Abyss which separates the
upper three Sephiroth from the rest of the Tree.
This complex sub-system within each Sephirah was developed by Cordovero and is known as
the doctrine of the behinot, the infinite number of aspects which can be differentiated within each of
the Sephiroth.