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62 The Kabbalah ofthe Golden Dawn
ten Sephiroth. The first manifestation of wisdom is, of course, Kether of
Chokmah, while rhe other end of the scale is Malkuth of Chokmah. In
terms of the Microcosmos, the areas in between each of rhese extremes
vary according to the type of person one is, which Eastern mystics have
considered to be states of satori. The complexity of this is that, while man
or woman may be satisfied with one level of Wisdom, it is not unheard of
for him or her, during a lifetime, to rap into the orher levels as well. On
what level and for how long he or she is able to do this, of course, depends
on the individual and on what is happening in his or her life during that
moment. For some gifted or advanced individuals, this can be done simultaneouslv
with more than one level at a time.
In Chokmah is a cloud-like grey which containeth various
colours and is mixed with them, like a transparent
pearl-hued mist, yet radiating withal, as if behind it there
was a brilliant glory. And the Sphere of its influence is in
Masloth, the Starry Heaven, wherein it disposeth the
forms of things. And Yah is the Divine Ideal Wisdom,
and its archangel is Ratziel, the Prince or Princes of the
knowledge of hidden and concealed things, and the
name of its Order of Angels is Auphanim, the wheels or
the whirling Forces which are also called the Order of
Kerubim. 55
The Third Sephirah is Binah, Understanding, and it shows the
establishment of the Triad and the next step after Wisdom. while Wisdom
gives us the ability to discern things, Understanding shows us the
way to do it. The Divine Name associated to Binah is YHVH ELOHIM
which means "Lord my God." The name Binah, in fact, comes from the
Hebrew BNYH, Ben, a Son, and YH from Chokmah, showing the Son
ofChokmah.
In many respects Binah is the other side of the coin to that which
Chokmah represents. The Divine Name Elohim shows that the name
Binah is something of a misrepresentation, for the Hebrew hnguistic
components of Elohim show the combination of both masculine and feminine.
While the name in itself is masculine, the Holy name is a mixture
of both, showing a very feminine trait underlying this Sephirah. For the
55 From"Hodos Charnelionis."