I SAID TREE OF LIFE ON THE SILVER
MEASURES 3.5 X 1.8 CM (FRONT)
APPROXIMATE WEIGHT 3.5 CM
The Tree of Life is one of the most important Kabbalistic symbols in Judaism. It is composed of 10 spheres (sefirot) and 22 paths, each representing a state (sefirah) that leads to a deeper understanding of God and how He created the world.
Kabbalah developed this concept as a realistic model, representing a "map" of Creation. It is considered the cosmology of Kabbalah.
Some believe that this "Tree of Life" of Kabbalah corresponds to the Tree of Life mentioned in the Bible (Genesis 2, 9).
This metaphysical concept (beyond the physical) was later adopted by some Christians, Hermeticists, and even pagans.
The Tree of Life is represented in the well-known Sephirotic Tree.
It is composed of ten spiritual emanations from God, through which all that exists came into being. These ten emanations, forming the Tree of Life, are interconnected with the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
The detailed development of this tree can be appreciated in books such as Sefer Yetzirah. It is a very profound compendium
that requires proper instruction and scholarly guidance.
The 10 Sefirot:
1. Keter (The Crown. Balancing Providence).
2. Chokhmah (Wisdom).
3. Binah (Always Active Intelligence).
4. Chesed (Mercy. Greatness).
5. Gevurah (Justice. Strength).
6. Tiferet (Beauty).
7. Netzach (The Victory of Life over Death).
8. Hod (The Eternity of Being. Glory).
9. Yesod (The Foundation. The Generation or Cornerstone of Stability).
10. Malkhut (The Kingdom. Principle of Forms).
The 22 paths of the tree:
1.Aleph
2.Beth
3.Gimel
4.Daleth
5.Heh
6.Vav
7.Zayin
8.Cheth
9.Teth
10.Yod
11.Kaph
12.Lamed
13.Mem
14.Nun
15.Samekh
16.Ayin
17.Peh
18.Tzaddi
19.Qoph
20.Resh
21.Shin
22.Tau
Diagram of the Sefirot:
The earliest texts describing the Tree of Life are the Bahir, the Sefer Yetzirah, the Sefer Raziel Hamelech, and the Zohar (probably the most influential). The Zohar describes the Tree of Life as a kind of diagram (though not necessarily physical) that has 10 (sometimes 11) sefirot and 22 (sometimes 24) paths that interconnect various sefirot. Each sefirah and path has a different characteristic, a different number, a card, a physical trait, a planet, etc. There is much disagreement about the attributes that each sefirah and path possesses.