The Tree of Life

The Creation of the Universe

• In the Beginning, there was Nothing…The Goddess Nuit

• Nothing contracted Itself into a Point…The Lord Hadit

• Nothing had become Two…• One united with One Again

and Again and Again unto Infinity…Unto the Manifestation of the Physical Universe

A Map of the Universe• The Ancient Hebrew

Cabbalists called Nothing the Ain Soph Aur – The Boundless Light

• When it drew to a Point, Nothing had become Kether –The Crown

• Their interplay is shown in the “Tree of Life” which is a map of the Macrocosm (The Universe) & the Microcosm (Man)

Legend• The 10 Spheres are called

Sephiroth and depict states of both mind & physical manifestation.

• The 22 Pathways between the Spheres are Dualistic, depending on the direction traveled, & are symbolized by the Trumps of the Egyptian Tarot Deck.

Levels of Consciousness

•Notice there are 7 levels of Consciousness, each pertinent to a Chakra (or psychic center) in the human body.

•There is also an 8th, which is the divide between Human & Divine mind called “The Veil of the Abyss.”

The Tree of Life & The I ChingOne of the many

accomplishments of the English Magus Aleister Crowley was to equilibrate the Hebrew Cabbalistic “Tree of Life” with the ancient Chinese “I Ching.” This was no small task.

Nomenclature OneThe name of the Sephiroth

and their primary attribute are as follows:

1. Kether – The Crown2. Chokmah – Wisdom3. Binah – Understanding4. Chesed – Mercy5. Geburah – Strength6. Tiphareth – Beauty7. Hod – Splendour8. Netzach – Victory9. Yesod – The Foundation10. Malkuth – The Kingdom

Nomenclature TwoThe Paths and the Tarot

trump attributed to them are:

• 0 - The Fool• 1 - The Magus• 2 - The Priestess• 3 - The Empress• 4 – The Emperor• 5 – The Hierophant• 6 – The Lovers• 7 – The Chariot• 8 – Adjustment• 9 – The Hermit• 10 – Fortune• 11 - Lust

•12 – Hanged Man

•13 – Death

•14 – Art

•15 – The Devil

•16 – The Tower

•17 – The Star

•18 – The Moon

•19- The Sun

•20 – The Aeon

•21 – The Universe

Illustrations of the trumps can be seen in The Book of Thoth by Aleister Crowley.

In Conclusion• If you are interested in knowing more about

the Tree of Life and the Tarot, you can Consult these books by Aleister Crowley:

1. Magick in Theory and Practice2. The Book of Thoth3. Book 4, Part 1 & 2• Or any of a number of excellent books

in any Occult bookstore.• For more information on using the

Tarot in Divination, visit:WWW. Thomas Voxfire.com