Sefer Yetzirah, the Cube of Space, and the Emergence of ... - Maqom

4. Add some points.5. Create a tree!As we said, we don’t know if this was the exact process undertaken, but since the finalresult is a perfect replication of the Lurianic Tree, it’s hard to imagine arriving at thisresult without using a hexagon and an inscribed Star of David in some fashion similar towhat we’ve done above. Additionally, there is a way to cut a cube in half so that thecross-section is a hexagon instead of a square, and this construction allows us to fullyembed the tree within the cube, as is suggested by one of our above passages from theBahir. The result is a truly beautiful diagram that combines the imagery of the Tree ofLife with its predecessor model the Cube of Space. What follows are some images of thisconstruction as seen from a variety of vantage points. Also, notice how appropriate it isthat the center of the tree corresponds precisely with the center of the cube. Furthermore,this construction requires 49 lines (12 edges of the cube, 3 spatial axes, 6 sides of a44