read-tree-of-life

name	read-tree-of-life
locale	wenyan
source_locale	en
source_commit	82c77053
translator	Julius Brussee homage — caveman
translation_date	2026-04-26
description	Navigate the Kabbalistic Tree of Life (Etz Chaim) — explore the ten sephirot, twenty-two paths, four worlds, and three pillars. Covers correspondences, contemplative exercises, and structural analysis. Use when exploring a sephira's attributes and divine names, studying structural relationships between sephirot, learning the four worlds (Atzilut through Assiah), tracing a path's Hebrew letter and tarot attributions, or using the Tree as a symbolic map for understanding a concept or system.
license	MIT
allowed-tools	Read
metadata	{"author":"Philipp Thoss","version":"1.0","domain":"esoteric","complexity":"advanced","language":"natural","tags":"esoteric, kabbalah, tree-of-life, sephirot, paths, contemplation"}

讀生命之樹

行卡巴拉之生命樹（Etz Chaim）——定十質、追廿二徑、識其象，於四界三柱之構中行冥想。

用時

• 欲察一質之屬與其聖名
• 欲解諸質之構相連（徑、三角、柱）
• 學四界（Atzilut 至 Assiah）及其於樹之層
• 欲行繫於樹上某處之冥想
• 追二質間之徑，需其希伯來字、塔羅、元素之對
• 用樹為象之圖以解一念或一系

入

• 必要：欲察之質、徑或構之元（如 Tiferet、Hod 與 Yesod 間之徑、嚴柱）
• 可選：傳承之擇（古猶太卡巴拉、赫密斯卡巴拉、比較）
• 可選：深淺之等（概覽、詳習、冥想）
• 可選：當下之境或樹宜照之問

法

第一步：定欲察之質或徑

定樹上之具體位與其本識。

The Ten Sephirot:
┌────┬──────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┬──────────────────┐
│ #  │ Name         │ Translation   │ Pillar  │ World            │
├────┼──────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┼──────────────────┤
│  1 │ Keter        │ Crown         │ Balance │ Atzilut          │
│  2 │ Chokmah      │ Wisdom        │ Mercy   │ Atzilut          │
│  3 │ Binah        │ Understanding │ Severity│ Atzilut          │
│  — │ Da'at        │ Knowledge     │ Balance │ (Hidden/Abyss)   │
│  4 │ Chesed       │ Mercy         │ Mercy   │ Briah            │
│  5 │ Gevurah      │ Severity      │ Severity│ Briah            │
│  6 │ Tiferet      │ Beauty        │ Balance │ Briah/Yetzirah   │
│  7 │ Netzach      │ Victory       │ Mercy   │ Yetzirah         │
│  8 │ Hod          │ Splendor      │ Severity│ Yetzirah         │
│  9 │ Yesod        │ Foundation    │ Balance │ Yetzirah         │
│ 10 │ Malkut       │ Kingdom       │ Balance │ Assiah           │
└────┴──────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┴──────────────────┘

Tree Structure (schematic):

            Keter (1)
           /    |    \
     Binah (3)  |  Chokmah (2)
         \  [Da'at]  /
          \   |   /
     Gevurah (5)---Chesed (4)
           \  |  /
          Tiferet (6)
           /  |  \
       Hod (8)---Netzach (7)
           \  |  /
          Yesod (9)
              |
         Malkut (10)

Three Pillars:
- Pillar of Severity (left): Binah, Gevurah, Hod — restriction, form, judgment
- Pillar of Mercy (right): Chokmah, Chesed, Netzach — expansion, force, compassion
- Pillar of Balance (middle): Keter, Tiferet, Yesod, Malkut — equilibrium, integration

1. 命用者所欲察之質、徑或構之元
2. 定其於樹圖之位——何柱、何界、何三角
3. 記其號（質為 1-10；徑古傳為 11-32）
4. 識其傳承之境：古典（Cordovero、Luria）或赫密斯（Golden Dawn）

得：察始之位明於樹上。用者可於整構中心定其元。

敗則：若用者所請含混（如「言樹之事」），先示三柱十質之概，後問深察何處。

第二步：習質之屬

於所定之質，依古傳示其全屬。

Sephira Attribute Template:
┌────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Attribute          │ Content                                  │
├────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Name (Hebrew)      │ [Hebrew transliteration]                 │
│ Translation        │ [English meaning]                        │
│ Number             │ [1-10]                                   │
│ Divine Name        │ [Name of God associated with sephira]    │
│ Archangel          │ [Angelic ruler]                          │
│ Angelic Order      │ [Choir of angels]                        │
│ Planet/Sphere      │ [Astrological attribution]               │
│ Element            │ [Elemental correspondence, if applicable]│
│ Color (Atzilut)    │ [King Scale color — Hermetic tradition]  │
│ Color (Briah)      │ [Queen Scale color]                      │
│ Virtue             │ [Positive quality when balanced]         │
│ Vice               │ [Quality when imbalanced or excessive]   │
│ Body               │ [Physical correspondence]                │
│ Tarot              │ [Major/minor arcana associations]        │
│ Incense/Perfume    │ [Traditional correspondence]             │
│ Symbol             │ [Primary symbolic image]                 │
└────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────┘

Note: Attributions vary between traditions. Classical Jewish Kabbalah
does not use tarot or color scales (these are Hermetic additions).
Always note the tradition source for each attribution.