Hod

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.) File:Tree08.gif

• 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.