Tree of Life

Binah בינה

Third Sephirah

Titles:
Understanding the Dark Sterile Mother; The Bright Fertile Mother; The Creator of Faith; The Great Sea; The Great Mother
Intelligence:
Sanctifying
Pronunciation:
BEE-nuh
Place:
2nd Plane, Left Pillar, Supernal Triangle
Number:
2
Sephira Name:
Binah (Understanding)
Color (Q.S.):
Black
Scents:
Myrrh, Civet
Chakras:
Throat
Mundane Chakra:
Saturn
Archangel
Tzaphkiel צפקיאל (Contemplation of God)
God-Name:
Jehovah Elohim, YHVH El-oh-heem יהוה אלוהים
Body:
Right Face
Metals:
Lead
Planets:
Saturn
Tarot:
3 of Cups, 3 of Wands, 3 of Swords, 3 of Pentacles, The Empress
Stone:
Onyx, Pearl, Star Sapphire
Soul:
Neshamah נשמה (Intuition)
Angelic Order:
Aralim; אךלים (The Thrones, The Mighty Ones)
Qlippoth (Demons):
Satarieal; סטאךיאל (The Concealers)
Arch-Demon:
Lucifuge לוציפוג
Virtue:
Silence
Vice:
Avarice, wrong idea of the self
God Forms:
Great Mother Goddesses, God/desses of the Underworld—Frigg, Freyja, Isis, Nephthys, Taurt, Danu, Demeter, Maya, Kuan Yin, Branwen, Bran, Tiamat, Asherat, Gefjon, Parvati, Maat, Cybele, Rhea, Hera, Juno, Saturn, Hecate.
YHVH:
Magical Image:
A mature woman
Color:
Black, dark hues
Color Atziluth:
Crimson
Color Briah:
Black
Color Yetzirah:
Dark Brown
Color Assiah:
Grey Flecked with Pink
Symbols:
The cup, the lamp
Animals:
Bee, Crow, Raven
Creature:
Woman
Tools:
Outer Robe
Plants:
Cypress