The Isometric Sephiroth: The Forgotten Correspondences

Being a study into, and graphical, isometrical, structural, physical and topological interpretation of the ancient Sefer Yetzirah (also called the Book of Formation or Creation) and the Sephirotic Tree of Life, with regard to the geometry of the circle, the equilateral triangle, the seed of life, the hexagon, isometric projection and the double cube.

Seven directors and their host

The Isometric Seed of Life and the Tree of Life compared in the form of seven and twelve circles

Faced forward

Isometric Tree of Life, with base attributes

Their end is imbedded in their beginning

Wooden / clay Tree of Life model with shadow

Twenty two objects in a single body

Tree of Life 3d render

One opposite the other

Animated Tree

Stand a thing on its essence

Tree of Life 3d render, with base attributes

Pillars from air

Artists impression of the Tree of Life using square section bars

All of them depend on one

Tree of Life in diagram form

Table of Correspondences

#	Type	Hebrew		Character	Saadia					GRA					Westcott	Abbr. used	#
#	Type	Unicode	Img	Character	Attribute	Foundation	The Universe, The Dragon	The Year, The Wheel	The Soul, The Heart	Attribute	Foundation	The Universe, The Dragon	The Year, The Wheel	The Soul, The Heart	Attribute	Abbr. used	#
1	Ten Ineffable Sephiroth, spheres, knots, depths or dimensions			1	Beginning					Beginning					Beginning	Begin or Α	1
2				2	End					End					End	End or Ω	2
3				3	Good					Good					Good	Good or <	3
4				4	Evil					Evil					Evil	Evil or >	4
5				5	Above					Above					Above	Up or Above	5
6				6	Below					Below					Below	Down or Below	6
7				7	East					East					East	E	7
8				8	West					West					West	W	8
9				9	South					South					South	S	9
10				10	North					North					North	N	10
11	Three Basic, Mother, Father or Parent pathways	א		Alef	Balance	Air	Air	Temperate (Spring & Autumn )	Chest	Balance	Air	Air	Temperate (Spring & Autumn )	Chest	Balance	Above or +	11
12		מ		Mem	Descend	Water	Earth	Cold (Winter)	Belly	Descend	Water	Earth	Cold (Winter)	Belly	Descend	Below or -	12
13		ש		Shin	Ascend	Fire	Heaven	Hot (Summer)	Head	Ascend	Fire	Heaven	Hot (Summer)	Head	Ascend	Between or =	13
14	Seven Double pathways	ב		Bet / Vayt	Above	Life / Death	Saturn	Saturday	Mouth	Above	Wisdom	Moon	Sunday	Right eye	Above	Up or U	14
15		ג		Gimel / Ghimel	Below	Peace / War	Jupiter	Sunday	Right eye	Below	Wealth	Mars	Monday	Right ear	Below	Down or D	15
16		ד		Dalet / Dhalet	East	Wisdom / Folly	Mars	Monday	Left eye	East	Seed	Sun	Tuesday	Right nostril	East	E	16
17		כ		Kaf / Khaf	West	Wealth / Poverty	Sun	Tuesday	Right nostril	West	Life	Venus	Wednesday	Left eye	West	W	17
18		פ		Peh / Feh	North	Seed / Desolation	Venus	Wednesday	Left nostril	North	Dominance	Mercury	Thursday	Left ear	North	N	18
19		ר		Resh / Rhesh	South	Grace / Ugliness	Mercury	Thursday	Right ear	South	Peace	Saturn	Friday	Left nostril	South	S	19
20		ת		Tav / Thav	Middle	Dominance / Subjugation	Moon	Friday	Left ear	Middle	Grace	Jupiter	Saturday	Mouth	Middle	Centre or ?	20
21	Twelve Simple or Elemental pathways	ה		He	North East	Sight	Aries	Nissan	Liver	East Height	Speech	Aries	Nissan	Right foot	North East	NE	21
22		ו		Vav	East Height	Hearing	Taurus	Iyyar	Gall-bladder	North East	Thought	Taurus	Iyyar	Right kidney	South East	EU	22
23		ז		Zayin	East Depth	Smell	Gemini	Sivan	Spleen	East Depth	Motion	Gemini	Sivan	Left foot	East Height	ED	23
24		ח		Het	North West	Speech	Cancer	Tammuz	Intestine	South Height	Sight	Cancer	Tammuz	Right hand	East Depth	NW	24
25		ט		Tet	North Height	Eating	Leo	Ab	Right kidney	South East	Hearing	Leo	Ab	Left kidney	North Height	NU	25
26		י		Yod	North Depth	Coition	Virgo	Elul	Left kidney	South Depth	Action	Virgo	Elul	Left hand	North Depth	ND	26
27		ל		Lamed	South West	Action	Libra	Tishri	Intestines	West Height	Coition	Libra	Tishri	Gall bladder	South West	SW	27
28		נ		Nun	West Height	Walking	Scorpio	Marheshevan	Stomach	South West	Smell	Scorpio	Marheshevan	Intestine	North West	WU	28
29		ס		Samech	West Depth	Anger	Sagitarius	Kislev	Right hand	West Depth	Sleep	Sagitarius	Kislev	Kivah	West Height	WD	29
30		ע		Ayin	South East	Laughter	Capricorn	Tevet	Left hand	North Height	Anger	Capricorn	Tevet	Liver	West Depth	SE	30
31		צ		Tsadeh	South Height	Thought	Aquarius	Shivat	Right foot	North West	Taste	Aquarius	Shivat	Korkeban	South Height	SU	31
32		ק		Qof	South Depth	Sleep	Pisces	Adar	Left foot	North Depth	Laughter	Pisces	Adar	Spleen	South Depth	SD	32
#	Type	Hebrew		Character	Saadia					GRA					Westcott	Abbr. used	#
#	Type	Hebrew		Character	Attribute	Foundation	The Universe, The Dragon	The Year, The Wheel	The Soul, The Heart	Attribute	Foundation	The Universe, The Dragon	The Year, The Wheel	The Soul, The Heart	Attribute	Abbr. used	#

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8th April 2006

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