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52 THE TREE OF LIFE
Sephirah ; likewise the colour green, which, traditionally, belongs
to Aphrodite, as the forces pertaining to that Sephirah are peculiarly
connected with growth, harvest and agriculture.
In opposition to Netsach as the second Sephirah of the third
triad is Hod, the Splendour or Glory, which is a feminine quality
repeating the characteristics of Chokmah although on a plane less
exalted and sublime. It represents essentially a mercurial quality
of things--ever flowing, shifting, and in constant flux, and it has
been termed, I believe, " change in stabiIity." With it, possessing
a nature very similar, is the ninth Sepirah Yesod, the Foundation,
which is " stability in change." Just as the tremendous speed of
the electronic particles ensures the stability of the atom, so the
fleeting forms and the motion of Yesod constitute the permanence
and surety of the physical world. It is the ninth Sephirah and
hence the ninth digit, comprehending in itself all preceding numbers.
Commonly termed the Astral Plane or the Soul of the World, Yesod
is that foundation of subtle electro-magnetic substance in which all
the higher forces are focussed, and constitute the basis or final model
upon which the physical world is built. Yesod is lunar in nature, the
Moon being the luminary attributed, inasmuch as a curious relationship
exists between the earth's dead satellite and the Astral Light.
It completes the three triads, pendant to which is Malkus, the
tenth and final Sephirah, representing in concrete form, in a complete
crystallization visible and tangible to the senses, all the
qualities of the preceding planes. The word itself means the
Kingdom, the kingdom of the physical world, and the scene of
the activities and incarnations of the souls exiled from above, the
dwelling-place of the Holy Ghost. In the Zohar Malkus is given
the letter " H " of the divine name and is called the Daughter,
being the mundane reflection of the first " H," which is the Mother.
This tenth Sephirah is called elsewhere the Bride, the Daughter,
and the Virgin of the World.
Admittedly this outline gives only a brief and a very hasty glance
at the numerical system of evolution and cosmic development which
commanded so much of Levi's respect and which elicited from him
so bountiful and eloquent an admiration. In this elementary sketch
it will clearly be perceived that numbers relate to creative or
evolutionary processes, and that fundamentally understood the
nature of Number is rhythm. This last statement is important,
since harmonious proportions and activities do actually guide and