Geburah

*Part of the Tree of Life series*

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The 10 Emanations or Sephiroth The 22 Paths that connect them The Correspondences

In the Qabalah, Geburah is the fifth of the ten Sephiroth on the “Tree of Life.” Its meaning in Hebrew is *Strength*. The other Sephiroth are: Kether, Chokmah, Binah, Chesed, Tiphareth, Netzach, Hod, Yesod, and Malkuth.

Qabalistic Attributions

*The following attributions are taken from*777*, by Aleister Crowley. The small “#” links will show the full column of that attribution (i.e. all the names, planets, parts of the soul, etc.)*

Key Scale: 5 (#)
Name: Geburah (Strength) (#)
Astrology: Mars (#)

Godforms

Egyptian (selection): Horus, Nephthys (#)
Egyptian (practical): Horus (#)
Hindu: Vishnu, Varruna-Avatar (#)
Scandinavian: Thor (#)
Greek: Ares, Hades (#)
Roman: Mars (#)
Christian: Christ coming to Judge the World (#)

Tarot

General Attribution: The 4 Fives (#)
Titles & Attributions

Wands: Strife (Saturn in Leo) (#)
Cups: Disappointment (Mars in Scorpio) (#)
Swords: Defeat (Venus in Aquarius) (#)
Discs: Worry (Mercury in Taurus) (#)

Colors

King Scale: Orange (#)
Queen Scale: Scarlet red (#)
Emperor Scale: Bright scarlet (#)
Empress Scale: Red flecked black (#)

Material Correspondences

Animals: Basilisk (#)
Plant: Oak, Nux Vomica, Nettle [Hickory] (#)
Precious Stone: Ruby (#)
Perfume: Tobacco (#)
Vegetable Drug: Nux Vomica, Nettle [Cocaine, Atropine] (#)
Mineral Drug: Iron, Sulphur (#)
Alchemical Metal: Gold (#)

Magick & Mysticism

Element: Fire (#)
Magical Weapons: The Sword, Spear, Scourge, or Chain (#)
Magical Formula: AGLA, ALHIM (#)
Parts of the Soul: Ruach (The Intellect) (#)
Lineal Figures of the Planets, &c., and Geomancy: The Tesseract (#)
Chakra: Anahata (heart) (#)
The Soul (Hindu): Lower Manas (#)
Quarter: Height (#)
Order of Qliphoth: Golachab (Burners) (#)
Forty Buddhist Meditations: Death (#)
Magical Power: The Vision of Power (#)
System of Taoism: — (#)
Figure related to Pure Number: The Rose (#)

The Four Worlds

Heaven of Assiah: Madim (Sphere of Mars) (#)
God Name in Assiah: Elohim Gibor (The Mighty Gods)(#)
Archangel of Assiah: Kamael (#)
Angels of Assiah: Seraphim (Fiery serpents) (#)
Divine Name of Briah: (Yod He Vau Daleth) (#)
Angel of Briah: Tharshish (#)
Choir of Angels in Briah: Tharshishim (#)
Palace of Briah: Hekel Zakoth (Palace of Merit) (#)

Quotes

*The introduction of the number Five shows the idea of motion coming to the aid of that of matter…The result is a complete upset of the statically stabilized system. Now appear storm and stress.* (The Book of Thoth, p.180)

*Despite the fact that Geburah is a feminine potency, as are all Sephiros [sic] on the left-hand column of the Tree, practically all its attributions are male and vigorous…This is not confusion of thought, but a recognition of the necessity for equilibrium.” (Regardie, 1994)*

*Geburah represents on a much lower plane the Sakti force-element attributed to Binah.* (Regardie, 1994)

*The quality of Geburah is summed up in the general idea of strength and power and force.* (Regardie, 1994)

References

Crowley, Aleister. (1982). *777 and Other Qabalistic Writings.* York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.
Crowley, Aleister. (1981). *The Book of Thoth.* New York, S. Weiser.
Regardie, Israel. (1994). *A Garden of Pomegranates.* Saint Paul, Minn., Llewellyn Publications.

Correspondances in the Tree of Life from Liber 777
Tree of Life | 777 Tables | Qabalah

The Sephera: 1 Kether, 2 Chokmah
3 Binah, 4 Chesed, 5 Geburah
6 Tiphareth, 7 Netzach, 8 Hod
9 Yesod, 10 Malkuth

The Key Scale—the numerical organizational tool of the Tree.

Major Correspondences:

Astrology

Decans

Astrological Angels

Godforms

Tarot

Colors

Elements

The Four Worlds

Correspondences of Assiah

Correspondences of Yetzirah

Correspondences of Briah

Material Correspondences:

Animals

Plants

Precious Stones

Perfumes

Drugs

The Human Body

Metals

Magick & Mysticism:

Magical Weapons

Magical Formulae

Magical Powers

Parts of the Soul

The Four Quarters

Tetragrammaton

Alphabets

Eastern Mysticism

The Grades of the A.'.A.'.

Alchemy

Pentagram & Hexagram

Judaica

Genii of the Twelve Hours

Geomantic Intelligences

Lineal Figures & Geomancy

Figures related to Pure Number

Qliphoth & Infernals

The Perfected Man

Sepher Yetzirah

Transcendental Morality

Legendary Orders of Being

The Paths:

11 Aleph
12 Beth
13 Gimel
14 Daleth
15 Hé
16 Vau
17 Zain
18 Cheth
19 Teth
20 Yod
21 Kaph

22 Lamed
23 Mem
24 Nun
25 Samekh
26 Ayin
27 Pé
28 Tzaddi
29 Qoph
30 Resh
31 Shin
32 Tau
32-bis
31-bis