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CHAPTER FIVE
The Structure of the Tree
THE FOUR WORLDS
In Kabbalistic doctrine there are Four Worlds, or levels of existence, each
becoming more definitive than the one before it. The worlds are said to
represent the Four Letters of the Divine Name. Generally, they can be
applied to four separate versions of the Tree of Life, or also divide the one
Tree into four separate divisions.
The First World is that of Atziluth and is linked to the Yod Force of
the Divine Name and, by the Golden Dawn, to the Tarot Suit of Wands.
This is often called the Archetypal or World of the Spirit for here we
have the very first impetus of an abstract idea that works on the broad
outline of a concept of a plan.
The Second World is that of Briah and relates to the Heh force and
to the Suit of Cups of the Tarot. This is the Creative World and shows
that the idea or concept as formulated in Atziluth has now taken root in
some sort of large framework and is being developed into some sort of
workable structure.
The Third World is that of Yetzirah and is the Vau force as well as
being linked to the Sword Suit of the Tarot. This is the World of Forrna­
I ion showing the actual development of the ideas through the framework
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