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*'''[[Parts of the Soul#Nephesh|Nephesh]]''' (The Animal Soul) *'''[[Parts of the Soul#Nephesh|Nephesh]]''' (The Animal Soul)
-==The Correspondances==+==The Correspondences==
-The defining feature of the Tree of Life as it's used in Thelema is the correspondances. The general idea is that all the concepts found in a sephiroth or path have essential ties with each other. Many of the correspondances are from the Jewish Kabbalistic tradition, although there are many that were added on by members of the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|Golden Dawn]] and also by Aleister Crowley. The following list is not complete—these are the correspondances listed on Thelemapedia.+The defining feature of the Tree of Life as it's used in Thelema is the correspondences. The general idea is that all the concepts found in a sephiroth or path have essential ties with each other. Many of the correspondences are from the Jewish Kabbalistic tradition, although there are many that were added on by members of the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|Golden Dawn]] and also by Aleister Crowley. The following list is not complete—these are the correspondences listed on Thelemapedia.
-*'''[[Key Scale|The Key Scale]]'''—not really a correspondance, but the numerical organizational tool of the Tree.<BR/><BR/>+*'''[[Key Scale|The Key Scale]]'''—not really a correspondence, but the numerical organizational tool of the Tree.<BR/><BR/>
*'''[[Tree of Life:Astrology|Astrology and the Tree of Life]]'''—the [[Planet|planets]] and signs of the [[Zodiac and the Tree of Life]]. *'''[[Tree of Life:Astrology|Astrology and the Tree of Life]]'''—the [[Planet|planets]] and signs of the [[Zodiac and the Tree of Life]].
*'''[[Tree of Life:Godforms|Godforms and the Tree of Life]]'''—including those found in Egyptian, Hindu, Scandinavian, Greek, Roman, and Christian traditions. *'''[[Tree of Life:Godforms|Godforms and the Tree of Life]]'''—including those found in Egyptian, Hindu, Scandinavian, Greek, Roman, and Christian traditions.
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*'''[[Tree of Life:Colors|Colors and the Tree of Life]]'''—each sephera and path has four "scales" of color: King, Queen, Emperor, and Empress *'''[[Tree of Life:Colors|Colors and the Tree of Life]]'''—each sephera and path has four "scales" of color: King, Queen, Emperor, and Empress
*'''[[Tree of Life:Elements|Elements and the Tree of Life]]'''—the "classical" elements, Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Spirit *'''[[Tree of Life:Elements|Elements and the Tree of Life]]'''—the "classical" elements, Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Spirit
-*'''The Material Correspondances''':+*'''The Material Correspondences''':
**'''[[Tree of Life:Animals|Animals]]''' **'''[[Tree of Life:Animals|Animals]]'''
**'''[[Tree of Life:Plants|Plants]]''' **'''[[Tree of Life:Plants|Plants]]'''

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The sephiroth (singular sephira) are the ten eminations or manifestations of God or the Universe. They begin with the highest aspect, Kether, and as the energy or concepts pass through creation, they reach the physical world, Malkuth. Connecting many of the sephiroth are pathways, 22 in all. Within the western magical tradition, the Tree is used as a kind of conceptual filing cabinet. Each sephera and path is assigned various ideas, such as gods, cards of the Tarot, astrological planets and signs, elements, etc. Within Thelema, the seminal book which defines all these correspondances is 777 by Aleister Crowley, although there have been other influential writers on the topic, including Israel Regardie and Eliphas Levi.

Table of contents

Parts of the Tree of Life

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The Negative Veils

Sephiroth (Eminations)

There is also the "false" sephiroth, Daath, or Knowledge.

The Paths

There are 22 paths that connect the ten sephiroth. They are named according to the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

The Veils

The Pillars

The vertical columns of the sephiroth form three "pillars":

The Triplicities

Above the physical world of Malkuth, there are three sets of three sephiroth:

The Four Worlds

The Parts of the Soul

The Correspondences

The defining feature of the Tree of Life as it's used in Thelema is the correspondences. The general idea is that all the concepts found in a sephiroth or path have essential ties with each other. Many of the correspondences are from the Jewish Kabbalistic tradition, although there are many that were added on by members of the Golden Dawn and also by Aleister Crowley. The following list is not complete—these are the correspondences listed on Thelemapedia.