The Astral Triad:

 The Astral Triad:

“Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.”

Netzach:

Netzach is the sphere of Venus, another name for Netzach is Victory and it is the first Sephira in the Astral Triad (alternatively the Astral Triad is called Yetzirah or World of Formation). The Hebrew letter associated with this Triad is Vau and the element is Air, keep in mind that the elements associated to the Four Worlds are not the same as the elements of the Sephirot of the Tarot. Venus is the Goddess of love, her Greek counterpart is Aphrodite. In contrast to Hod which is an intellectual sphere, Netzach is home to the emotions, intuition and creativity but especially love. Aphrodite was the patron goddess of prostitution, although she embodies all forms of love, she is especially associated with sexual love. Her element is Fire and Hod’s element is Water. These Sephirot compliment one another and their corresponding influences on each other give rise to Yesod. Netzach is an unbalanced sphere, being so close to materialization and the first of what could be called the elemental spheres, it needs Hod as its compliment to retain the integrity of the tree.  Aphrodite was the daughter of Uranus, and not Cronos like the rest of the first Olympians and she basically did whatever she wanted. Uranus was a Titan and he is associated with the sky, Cronos is Saturn. Titans symbolize forces of nature such lightning or thunder or storms. One day Cronos decided to cut his dad Uranus' genitals off and throw them in the ocean, this killed Uranus and his submerged genitals created a rich, white, foamy substance wherefrom Aphrodite was born. The above myth gives an indication not only of the nature of Aphrodite but also the sphere of Netzach, as not having fully realized her place in the world as if  she has her head in the clouds. The Tarot attributions of this sphere are the Sevens and the Wands, Netzach is the seventh Sephirot on the Tree of Life, her color is Green and her element is Fire.   

Hod:

Hod is the sphere of Splendor, he corresponds to Mercury and is the eighth Sephirot on the Tree of Life. Mercury is the Roman Thoth or Hermes. It is said that Hermes Trismegistus was the incarnation of Thoth. Thoth taught writing and was a patron God of the afterlife, along with Maat and Anubis. The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus is also one of the central texts of our tradition. Hermes is the messenger of the Gods and teaches writing and all other types of knowledge concerned with those things that have inspired humanity towards progress. From the preceding analogy we may begin to see how this God is of central importance to our philosophical system, all other religions place their faith in salvation sought in the afterlife, or none at all. They’re illusions of immortality and salvation makes them weak and contemptible. The Buddhists maintain that life is suffering and existence is nothing more than an illusion, while we find redemption in the struggle of life, joyfully at war in honor of Truth. Our god is the Sun, the source of all life and it is through the illuminating rays of our Deity that new points of view are birthed, perpetually inspiring us to even more transcendent fields of creativity and awakening. Hereby is the influence of Hod realized in the Astral Triad as a messenger and a guide, he connects us to heaven through the inspiration that we receive from him. He is a most human god and in him do we see our divinity, as the most fundamental part of our beings. He is the son of Maia and Zeus, but in truth he is the son of heaven and earth and a brother of mankind. One day Hermes stole Apollo’s cattle, Apollo was infuriated by this, but Hermes maintained that the cattle in fact belonged to him. They soon went to their father to settle their dispute. Throughout the interrogation, Hermes stuck to his story and even accused Apollo of trying to steal his cattle by making up such an elaborate hoax. But instead of being angry, Zeus was amused; and enjoyed the company of Hermes so much that he made him the messenger of the Gods, so that all the Gods may be blessed to partake in such lofty company. He corresponds to the Eights and Wands of the Tarot, his color is Orange and he is associated with the letter Vau of the ineffable name, his element is Water. He is the light from the Ethical Triad as it begins to materialize, his influence is great and inspires our creativity as the growing seed of immeasurable potential planted in the very soul of mankind.

Yesod:

Yesod is the sphere of the Moon, her other name is the Foundation and she is the ninth sphere on the Tree of Life and the last Sephira to make up the Astral Triad. She is the unconscious and the Astral Plane, her element is Air. She is represented by the Greek goddess Artemis whose Roman counterpart was worshiped as the Goddess of light whose name is Diana. Artemis was the Goddess of the hunt and fertility, the mythological connection between light and this sphere stems from the fact that Artemis was the twin sister of Apollo and therefore shared his characteristics, however her light is only the reflection of the Sun, as Yesod is the reflection of Tiphareth. So, it is by way of this reflection that she is the gate to the Astral as she is the final Sephirot reflecting the ideas of creation formed in the second triad into the world of matter, this means that these ideas become tangible as comprehensible through Yesod's influence. She is the unconscious and the Astral Plane, it is the place where the celestial beings take on characteristics and become recognizable to our intellects. It is said that the Astral Plane is the blueprint for material existence, everything in the material world is first formed in the Astral Plane before coming into existence, sort of like the imagination.  In Greek mythology Hermes and Aphrodite had a child called Hermaphrodite, Hermaphrodite was androgynous and was viewed as a God or Goddess associated with sex and love. An Hermaphrodite, being such an obscure creature is easily comparable to the unconscious, which is Yesod before all is crystalized in matter. As still being a part of the Ruach, this Sephirot is attributed to the letter Vau and the Tarot cards associated with this sphere are the Swords and Nines. 

Malkuth:

Malkuth is the tenth and final Sephira on the Tree of Life, it is the temporal world. Malkuth is called the world of the elements. This is where all of the things in the three triads finally crystalize into material form. Malkuth is not part of any triad and hangs from the bottom of the tree, as if to suggest our separation from the divine. This is the sphere where the elements are worked on and once a balanced congruency between the magician and the elements has been achieved he is ready for the astral plane in Yesod.  The Thelemic God associated with this sphere is Hadit (Hadit can be compared to Atman in Hinduism), Hadit is that self in all of us that seeks union with the divine. All aspirants are woken up by the need of their inner most selves to start their journeys upon the Path of the Wise, this innermost flame of life is called Hadit. It is usually said in the Qabalah that the Crown is in the Kingdom and the Kingdom is in the Crown, the Crown and Kingdom in this statement refers to Kether and Malkuth respectively and the Tree of Life is one means by which this point is illustrated. The world in which Malkuth lies is called Assiah and is the World of Manifestation, where everything that has been concealed in Kether finally manifests into material existence. In the Tarot Malkuth is associated with the Disks, Princesses and the Tens of each suit, He final of the ineffable name is the Hebrew letter that correspond to Malkuth, this sphere is Black, Green, Brown and Yellow.

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