Kabbalah-of-the-Golden-Dawn-Pat-Zalewski - D Ank Unlimited

The Structure ofthe Tree
fashioneth the images of material things, bestowing
peace and mercy; and it ruleth the sphere of the action of
the planet of Jupiter. And Al is the tide of a God strong
and mighty, ruling in Glory, Magnificence and
Grace. And the Archangel of Chesed is Tzadkiel, the
Prince of Mercy and Beneficence, and the Name of the
Order of Angels is Chashmalim-Brilliant Ones, who are
also caned the Order of Dominions or Dominations. The
Sephira Chesed is also called Gedulah or Magnificence
and Glory.58
The Fifth Sephirah is Geburah, Severity. This is, of course, the
polar opposite of Mercy, showing that an extremity has been reached
through harsh action. The Divine Name for this Sephirah is ELOHIM
GIBOR, meaning "God's wars or battles." This is not an easy Sephirah
as it deals with Victory only after trial and tribulations, thereby showing
that nothing in its area of influence will come easy. Geburah is the
Sephirah of rule and retribution, of trial and tribulation, and it represents
the extreme of these.
By way of descent, Geburah has taken the receptivity of Chesed to
the extreme, where it cannot give any more and now enforces a strict discipline
upon it to circumvent any future actions of this nature. The
Divine Name also shows the feminine aspect associated with this Sephirah.
This is not the gentle feminine quality but the harsh vengeful quality
that is, in many respects, more fierce then any masculine quality and is
totally unrelenting. The feminine concept is very much needed in Geburah
to receive the Emanations of Chesed and then transform them by way
of its masculine counterpart, so that the feminine energy is transmuted to
suit the temperament of the Sephirah. These aspects are well illustrated
by the following from the Song of Songs (6:10).
Who is She that looks forth as the dawn, fair as the Moon,
clear as the sun, terrible like an army with banners.
By way of ascent, Geburah develops from the Beauty of Tiphareth
and becomes proud. The pride, in tum, can become eventually arrogance.
The fine line is drawn in this Sephirah between arrogance and discipline.
\H Ibid.
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