Hod

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Categories: Qabalah | Tree of Life | Sephiroth | Qabalistic terms

Part of the Tree of Life series

In the Qabalah, Hod is the eighth of the ten Sephiroth on the "Tree of Life." Its meaning in Hebrew is Splendour. The other Sephiroth are: Kether, Chokmah, Binah, Chesed, Geburah, Tiphareth, Netzach, Yesod, and Malkuth.

Qabalistic Attributions

The following attributions are mostly taken from 777, by Aleister Crowley. The small "#" links will show the full column of that attribution (i.e. all the names, planets, parts of the soul, etc.)

Key Scale: 8 (#)
Name: Hod (Splendour) (#)
Astrology: Mercury (#)

Godforms

Egyptian (selection): Anubis (#)
Egyptian (practical): Thoth (#)
Hindu: Hanuman (#)
Scandinavian: Odin, Loki (#)
Greek: Hermes (#)
Roman: Mercury (#)
Christian: God the Holy Ghost (as Comforter and Inspirer of Scripture), God the Healer of Plagues (#)

Tarot

General Attribution: The 4 Eights (#)
Titles & Attributions
- Wands: Swiftness (Mercury in Sagittarius) (#)
- Cups: Indolence (Saturn in Pisces) (#)
- Swords: Interference (Jupiter in Gemini) (#)
- Discs: Prudence (Sol in Virgo) (#)

Colors

King Scale: Violet purple (#)
Queen Scale: Orange (#)
Emperor Scale: Red-russet (#)
Empress Scale: Yellow-brown flecked white (#)

Material Correspondances

Animals: Hermaphrodite, Jackal [Twin serpents, Monoceros de Astris] (#)
Plants: Moly, Anhalonium Lewinii (#)
Precious Stones: Opal, especially Fire Opal (#)
Perfume: Storax (#)
Vegetable Drugs: Anhalonium Lewinii [Cannabis Indica] (#)
Mineral Drug: Mercury (#)
Alchemical Metal: Mercury (#)

Magick & Mysticism

Element: Water (#)
Magical Weapons: The Names and Versicles and Apron (#)
Magical Formula: — (#)
Parts of the Soul: Ruach (The Intellect) (#)
Lineal Figures of the Planets, &c., and Geomany: — (#)
Chakra: Svadistthana (Navel) (#)
The Soul (Hindu): Prana (#)
Quarter: West (#)
Order of Qliphoth: Samael (Deceivers) (#)
Forty Buddhist Meditations: Analysis into 4 Elements (#)
Magical Power: The Vision of Splendour [Ezekiel] (#)
System of Taoism: — (#)
Figure related to Pure Number: — (#)

The Four Worlds

Heaven of Assiah: Kokab (Sphere of Mercury) (#)
God Name in Assiah: Elohim Tzabaoth (#)
Archangel of Assiah: Mikael (#)
Angels of Assiah: Beni Elohim (Sons of God) (#)
Divine Name of Briah: (Mem Tzaddi Peh Tzaddi) (#)
Angel of Briah: Hisniel (#)
Choir of Angels in Briah: Beni Elohim (#)
Palace of Briah: Hekel Gonah (Palace of Serenity) (#)

Quotes

The sphere of Hod represents on a very much lower plane similar qualities to those obtaining in Chokmah. (Regardie, 1994)

References

Crowley, Aleister. (1982). 777 and Other Qabalistic Writings. York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.
Crowley, Aleister. (1981). The Book of Thoth. New York, S. Weiser.

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