Geburah

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

Qabalistic Attributions

The following attributions are 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.) File:Tree05.gif

• Key Scale: 5 (#)
• Name: Geburah (Strength) (#)
• Astrology: Mars (#)

Godforms

• Egyptian (selection): Horus, Nephthys (#)
• Egyptian (practical): Horus (#)
• Hindu: Vishnu, Varruna-Avatar (#)
• Scandinavian: Thor (#)
• Greek: Ares, Hades (#)
• Roman: Mars (#)
• Christian: Christ coming to Judge the World (#)

Tarot

• General Attribution: The 4 Fives (#)
• Titles & Attributions
  • Wands: Strife (Saturn in Leo) (#)
  • Cups: Disappointment (Mars in Scorpio) (#)
  • Swords: Defeat (Venus in Aquarius) (#)
  • Discs: Worry (Mercury in Taurus) (#)

Colors

• King Scale: Orange (#)
• Queen Scale: Scarlet red (#)
• Emperor Scale: Bright scarlet (#)
• Empress Scale: Red flecked black (#)

Material Correspondances

• Animals: Basilisk (#)
• Plant: Oak, Nux Vomica, Nettle [Hickory] (#)
• Precious Stone: Ruby (#)
• Perfume: Tobacco (#)
• Vegetable Drug: Nux Vomica, Nettle [Cocaine, Atropine] (#)
• Mineral Drug: Iron, Sulphur (#)
• Alchemical Metal: Gold (#)

Magick & Mysticism

• Element: Fire (#)
• Magical Weapons: The Sword, Spear, Scourge, or Chain (#)
• Magical Formula: AGLA, ALHIM (#)
• Parts of the Soul: Ruach (The Intellect) (#)
• Lineal Figures of the Planets, &c., and Geomany: The Tesseract (#)
• Chakra: Anahata (heart) (#)
• The Soul (Hindu): Lower Manas (#)
• Quarter: Height (#)
• Order of Qliphoth: Golachab (Burners) (#)
• Forty Buddhist Meditations: Death (#)
• Magical Power: The Vision of Power (#)
• System of Taoism: — (#)
• Figure related to Pure Number: The Rose (#)

The Four Worlds

• Heaven of Assiah: Madim (Sphere of Mars) (#)
• God Name in Assiah: Elohim Gibor (The Mighty Gods)(#)
• Archangel of Assiah: Kamael (#)
• Angels of Assiah: Seraphim (Fiery serpents) (#)
• Divine Name of Briah: (Yod He Vau Daleth) (#)
• Angel of Briah: Tharshish (#)
• Choir of Angels in Briah: Tharshishim (#)
• Palace of Briah: Hekel Zakoth (Palace of Merit) (#)

Quotes

• The introduction of the number Five shows the idea of motion coming to the aid of that of matter...The result is a complete upset of the statically stabilized system. Now appear storm and stress. (The Book of Thoth, p.180)

• Despite the fact that Geburah is a feminine potency, as are all Sephiros [sic] on the left-hand column of the Tree, practically all its attributions are male and vigorous...This is not confusion of thought, but a recognition of the necessity for equilibrium." (Regardie, 1994)

• Geburah represents on a much lower plane the Sakti force-element attributed to Binah. (Regardie, 1994)

• The quality of Geburah is summed up in the general idea of strength and power and force. (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.
• Regardie, Israel. (1994). A Garden of Pomegranates. Saint Paul, Minn., Llewellyn Publications.