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Binah, (meaning "Understanding"; בינה), in the Kabbalah of Judaism, is the second intellectual Sephirah on the tree of life. Sephirot "enumerations" '''Sephiroth''' '''Sefiroth''' (סְפִירוֹת singular Sephirah also Sefirah (סְפִירָה "enumeration" in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] Kabbalah (קַבָּלָה lit "receiving" is a discipline and school of thought discussing the mystical aspect of Judaism. Binah, (meaning "Understanding" בינה in the Kabbalah of Judaism, is the second intellectual Sephirah on the tree of life Kabbalah (קַבָּלָה lit "receiving" is a discipline and school of thought discussing the mystical aspect of Judaism. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Sephirot "enumerations" '''Sephiroth''' '''Sefiroth''' (סְפִירוֹת singular Sephirah also Sefirah (סְפִירָה "enumeration" in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] See also Sephirot (Kabbalah See also Tree of life (disambiguation for other meanings of the term It sits on the level below Keter (in the formulations that include that Sephirah), across from Chokmah and directly above Gevurah. Keter (" Crown " in Hebrew כתר) also known as Kether, is the topmost of the Sephirot of the Tree of Life in Chokhmah ("Wisdom" חכמה (or chochmah or hokhmah) in the Kabbalah of Judaism, is the uppermost of the Sephirot Gevurah ("Severity" גבורה (also as Gebrah or Geburah and Din ("Judgment" in the Kabbalah of Judaism It is usually given four paths: to Keter, Chockmah, Gevurah, and Tiphereth (some Kabbalists place a path from Binah to Chesed as well. Tiferet ("Adornment" Hebrew: תפארת ti'feʔɾɛθ or Tifereth, Tyfereth, Tiphereth - also known as Rakhamim ("Mercy" Note The Hebrew word 'chesed' חסד is also the root word upon which the name Hasidism is based ) In an anthropomorphic visualization, it may be alternatively related to the "left eye", "left hemisphere" of "the brain" or the "heart. Anthropomorphism is the attribution of uniquely Human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings natural and supernatural phenomena material states and objects Eyes are organs that detect Light, and send signals along the Optic nerve to the visual areas of the brain A cerebral hemisphere ( hemispherium cerebrale) is defined as one of the two regions of the Brain that are delineated by the body's median plane. The brain is the center of the Nervous system in animals All Vertebrates and the majority of Invertebrates have a brain The heart is a muscular organ in all Vertebrates responsible for pumping Blood through the Blood vessels by repeated rhythmic "
Binah is "processed wisdom," also known as deductive reasoning. It is davar mitoch davar -- understanding one idea from another idea. While Chockmah is intellect that does not emanate from the rational process; it is either inspired or taught. Binah is the rational process that is innate in the person which works to develop an idea fully.
Binah is associated with the feminine. This feminine association is not just used amongst the modern movements. “For you shall call Understanding a Mother. ” This point was reflected in the Jewish Kabbalistic work Bahir. Bahir or Sefer Ha-Bahir סֵפֶר הַבָּהִיר ( Hebrew, "Book of the Brightness" is an anonymous mystical work attributed pseudepigraphically Classical Jewish texts state Binah yeterah natun l'nashim ("an extra measure of Binah was given to women").
In its fully articulated form, binah possesses two partzufim: the higher of these is referred to as Imma Ila'ah ("the higher mother"), whereas the lower is referred to as Tevunah ("comprehension"). These two partzufim are referred to jointly as Imma ("the mother").
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Non-Jewish associations
In Western occultism, Binah is seen to take the raw force of Chokhmah, and to channel it into the various forms of creation. For example, in a car, you have the fuel and an engine. While Chokmah is the fuel, pure energy, Binah is the engine, pure inert mechanism. Either one without the other is useless.
In its role as the ultimate Object, as opposed to Chokmah as the Subject, its role is similar to the role of Shakti in Indian mysticism. Shakti, meaning sacred force, power, or energy, is the Hindu concept or personification of the divine feminine aspect sometimes referred It is feminine, because it literally gives birth to the whole of creation, providing the supernal womb, with Chokmah providing the raw energy. The uterus (from the Latin word for womb) is the major Female reproductive organ of most Mammals including Humans One end the
The name of God associated with Binah is Jehovah Elohim, the archangel that presides over it is Tzaphkiel, the order of angels that resides in it are the Aralim ( the Thrones ) and the planet associated with it is Saturn. Elohim ( אֱלוֹהִים, אלהים) is a Hebrew word which expresses concepts of Divinity. Tzaphqiel is the Archangel of Binah on the Tree of Life, ruled by the name IHVH Elohim and ruling the angelic choir Aralim. Planets in astrology have a meaning different from the modern astronomical understanding of what a planet is.
The aspect or attribute of being associated with the feminine, is why Binah is often associated with various occult things that reflect the females. It is related to the Yoni, and to the womb. It is related to the priestess card in the tarot (according to Arthur Edward Waite's "Pictorial Key to the Tarot") and Liber 777 associating it with Isis, Cybele, Demeter, Rhea, Woman, The Virgin Mary, Juno, Hecate, Yoni, The Three Threes of the Tarot, etc. The tarot (also known as tarocchi, tarock or similar names is typically a set of seventy-eight cards comprised of twenty-one trump cards, one Arthur Edward Waite ( October 2, 1857 - May 19, 1942) was a scholarly Mystic who wrote extensively on Occult and 777 and other Qabalistic writings of Aleister Crowley is a collection of papers written by Aleister Crowley. Isis is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs and is celebrated in their mythology as the ideal mother and wife patron of nature and magic friend of slaves sinners Originally a Hittite and Phrygian Goddess, Cybele (Κυβέλη was a deification of the Earth Mother and was worshipped in Demeter (dɨˈmiːtɚ Greek:, possibly "distribution-mother" from the noun of the Indo-European mother-earth * dheghom * mater Rhea ( ancient Greek) was the Titaness daughter of Uranus, the sky and Gaia, the earth in classical Greek mythology Juno was the protector and special counselor of the Roman state Hecate ( Greek: Ἑκάτη, "far-shooting") Hekate ( Hekátê The word yoni (Sanskrit योिन yoni) is the Sanskrit word for "divine passage" "place of birth" "womb" in the sense of 'source etc. etc.
Occultists have tried to compare the sephirah with the Chakras of Indian mysticism, and one such comparison is in comparing both Binah and Chokmah with the Ajna chakra, which is where both Shiva and Shakti are united. Chakra ( Pali: chakka Tibetan: khorlo Malay: cakera is a Sanskrit term meaning Circle or Wheel Ajna (Sanskrit आज्ञा Ājña, aʤɲʌ meaning 'command' is the sixth primary Chakra according to Hindu tradition
For its negative opposite on the Tree of Death, it has Sathariel. Sathariel ( Hebrew סתריאל) is one of the Qliphoth, corresponding to the Sephirot Binah on the kabbalistic tree of
In the correlation of Binah with Shakti and Chokmah with Shiva, Shakti is the animating life force whereas Shiva is dead, a corpse, without her energy.
Appearance
In Namco's game Tales of the Abyss, there is a town called St. is an amusement company based in Japan, best known overseas for Video games development is a Console role-playing game developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco. Binah with a big tree in its centre. Legend says that this tree grew up when every plant in the town was dead, returning them to life.
References
Jewish
- Bahir, translated by Aryeh Kaplan (1995). Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan (1934-January 281983 was a noted American Orthodox Rabbi and author with a background in both Physics and Judaism Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Aronson. (ISBN 1-56821-383-2)
- Lessons in Tanya
- Kabbalah 101: Binah
Non-Jewish
- 777, Aleister Crowley (1955). Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (ˈkroʊli (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947 was a British Occultist Writer, mountaineer Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Red Wheel/Weiser. (ISBN 0-87728-670-1)
- The Mystical Kabbalah, Dion Fortune (1935). Violet Mary Firth Evans, born Violet Mary Firth ( December 6 1890 - 1946 and better known as Dion Fortune, was a British Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Weiser Books. (ISBN 1-57863-150-5)
External links
- Basics in Kabbalah, The Ten Sefirot: Binah (inner. org)
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