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In Hermetic Qabalah, the Tree of Life is a fundamental concept and symbol that represents the structure of the universe and the spiritual and metaphysical path to enlightenment. It is often depicted as a diagram composed of ten interconnected spheres (called sephiroth) and 22 connecting paths, which together form a pattern resembling a tree.
Vital's Etz Chaim is the foundational work for the later Lurianic Kabbalah, which soon became the mainstream form of Kabbalah amongst both Sephardi and Ashkenazi Jewry up to the modern period. This massive multi-volumed work circulated only in manuscript form among mystics for over 100 years, and was first published in 1782.
Description: The Kabbalistic Tree of Life with the names of the Sephiroth and paths in Hebrew. Based on Fig. 10, page 155, of The Bahir: An ancient Kabbalistic text attributed to Rabbi Nehuniah ben HaKana, first century, C. E., Aryeh Kaplan trans.,
The right image contains the Tetragrammaton in tetractys formation, accompanied by the late-Renaissance Pentagrammaton, below. Tree of Life (Kabbalah) Kabbalah: The tree of life is a diagram used in various mystical traditions. It usually consists of 10 nodes symbolizing different archetypes and 22 lines connecting the nodes.
The tree of life, depicted in Asherah iconography on the Lachish ewer and Pithos A from Kuntillet Ajrud, suggests a continued cultic representation of Asherah in the temple, with its design resembling the menorah described in Exodus 25:31-36. According to the Greek Apocalypse of Moses, the tree of life is also called the Tree of Mercy.
the entire Tree of Life is contained in each of the four worlds; in this manner, they are described as one on top of another and in symbolic form by a diagram called Jacob's Ladder. The Tree of Life can be subdivided into four horizontal sections, each representing one of the four worlds. In Kabbalah, each of the ten sefirot of the Tree of Life ...
Kabbalistic Tree of Life with Hebrew names of sephiroth and "flaming sword" path in yellow. The Hebrew names were added by auteur po faure (pofaure at hotmail dot f). Date: 29 July 2009, 11:03 (UTC) Source: Tree_of_life_wk_02.svg This is a derivative work of Morgan Leigh's "File:Tree of life wk 02.jpg" Author
Etz Chaim (Hebrew: עץ חיים, "Tree of Life") is a literary work that deals with the Kabbalah, written in 1573. The book of Etz Chaim is a summary of the teachings of the Rabbi Isaac Luria, the Arizal (1534-1572). The Arizal was a rabbi and a kabbalist who led a study group on Kabbalah in the city of Safed, in Ottoman Palestine. [1]