No. 1
Drawn from the classes of
Bill Heidrick
for
O.T.O.
Copyright © 1982 and 2002 by Bill Heidrick
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
Title page |
Blank Diagram of the Tree of Life |
Content Table |
Introduction |
Diagram of the basic Tree of Life |
The Tree of Life Meditation |
Diagram of the Sephiroth |
The Sephiroth on the Tree of Life |
Diagram of the Letter Paths |
The 22 letters of the Hebrew Alphabet |
Diagram of the Tree of Life in Light |
The 23 Paths of Wisdom |
Diagram of the Sacred Names on the Tree of life |
Pronunciation Guide |
The Kircher Tree. |
Aleph | Value as a number: 1 | |
Bet | Value as a number: 2 | |
Gimmel | Value as a number: 3 | |
Dalet | Value as a number: 4 | |
Hay | Value as a number: 5 | |
Vau | Value as a number: 6 | |
Zain | Value as a number: 7 | |
Chet | Value as a number: 8 | |
Tet | Value as a number: 9 | |
Yod | Value as a number: 10 | |
Koph | Value as a number: 20 | |
Lamed | Value as a number: 30 | |
Mem | Value as a number: 40 | |
Nun | Value as a number: 50 | |
Samekh | Value as a number: 60 | |
Ayin | Value as a number: 70 | |
Peh | Value as a number: 80 | |
Tzaddi | Value as a number: 90 | |
Qof | Value as a number: 100 | |
Resh | Value as a number: 200 | |
Shin | Value as a number: 300 | |
Taw | Value as a number: 400 |
32. | Taw: What do the words: "Totality of the material universe" mean to you? |
31. | Shin: What do the words: "Pure, unrestricted force" mean to you? |
30. | Resh: What do the words: "Mind, able to attach meanings to things" mean to you? |
29. | Qof: What do the words: "Evolving meaning through form" mean to you? |
28. | Tzaddi: What do the words: "Meditation draws wisdom from objects, experiences or states of mind" mean to you? |
27. | Peh: What do the words: "Experience bursts upon awareness" mean to you? |
26. | Ayin: What do the words: "Vision of limitations is limited vision" mean to you? |
25. | Samekh: What do the words: "Improve by testing and trial" mean to you? |
24. | Nun: What do the words: "Transform from one form to another" mean to you? |
23. | Mem: What does: "Substance without form" mean to you? |
22. | Lamed: What does: "Perfect balance attained between qualities" mean to you? |
21. | Koph: What does: "Forms progress through cycle after cycle toward perfection" mean to you? |
20. | Yod: What does: "Fiery power of creation" mean to you? |
19. | Tet: What does: "Power that comes out of nature" mean to you? |
18. | Chet: What does: "Contain but permit expression" mean to you? |
17. | Zain: What does: "Divide all that can be divided" mean to you? |
16. | Vau: What does: "Reveal the fundamental unity of all that exists" mean to you? |
15. | Hay: What does: "Alteration of form to promote order" mean to you? |
14. | Dalet: What does: "Shifting images" mean to you? |
13. | Gimel: What does: "Formless material existence" mean to you? |
12. | Bet: What does: "A way of doing" mean to you? |
11. | Aleph: What does: "Absolute, unconditioned existence" mean to you? |
32. | Taw | Blue-violet | a child's first breath. |
31. | Shin | Red | hot summer and cold winter. |
30. | Resh | Orange | autumn winds and spring breezes. |
29. | Qof | Red-violet | spirits gather under the Moon. |
28. | Tzaddi | Violet | glass chimes in the wind. |
27. | Peh | Red | sounds of battle and prayer. |
26. | Ayin | Blue-violet | chill and sudden warmth in still air. |
25. | Samekh | Blue | ripples in a pool. |
24. | Nun | Blue-green | a storm with sunlight through openings of clouds. |
23. | Mem | Blue | fog creeping across a mountain. |
22. | Lamed | Green | clouds gather above a lake. |
21. | Koph | Violet | the sky changing through the four seasons. |
20. | Yod | Yellow-green | thunder. |
19. | Tet | Yellow | steam bursting from the ground. |
18. | Chet | Yellow-orange | wind blowing inside a cave. |
17. | Zain | Orange | wind howling around buildings and great stones. |
16. | Vau | Red-orange | wind-carved stone. |
15. | Hay | Red | a dust storm. |
14. | Dalet | Green | a soft breeze carrying the fragrance of flowers. |
13. | Gimel | Blue | the calm eye of a hurricane. |
12. | Bet | Yellow | dust devil or funnel cloud. |
11. | Aleph | Yellow | air moving in light gusts from changing directions. |
32. | Taw | Make a list of people you obey and people who obey you. |
31. | Shin | Make a decision about something you have been avoiding. |
30. | Resh | Get some sun. |
29. | Qof | Write down a dream. |
28. | Tzaddi | Go to a place where you have never been before. |
27. | Peh | Watch the dawn. |
26. | Ayin | Laugh at yourself. |
25. | Samekh | Find one thing that makes you angry. |
24. | Nun | Plant a seed. |
23. | Mem | Remember a time when you changed your mind. |
22. | Lamed | Balance a coin on its edge. |
21. | Koph | Make a bet. |
20. | Yod | Enter a dark room and find your way by touch. |
19. | Tet | Eat something you have never eaten before. |
18. | Chet | Read a poem aloud to someone. |
17. | Zain | Smell a new fragrance. |
16. | Vau | Listen to music that you haven't heard before. |
15. | Hay | Go to see something new. |
14. | Dalet | Draw a picture. |
13. | Gimel | Write down your oldest memory. |
12. | Bet | Visualize the face of someone who died. |
11. | Aleph | Do something new and beautiful. |
10. | Sensory awareness. |
32. | Development of intuitions from #10. |
9. | Dream, Imagination, astral travel. |
31. | Rational analysis of #10 awareness. |
30. | Rational analysis of #9 consciousness. |
8. | Logical, practical understanding of how to deal with the physical (10) and the mythical (9). |
29. | Emotional reaction to #10 awareness. |
28. | Emotional reaction to #9 consciousness. |
27. | Union of rational, material understanding (8) with emotional, material wisdom. |
7. | Emotional, practical wisdom concerning the physical (10), the mythic (9) and the analytic (8). |
26. | Realization of the limits of #8 material consciousness. |
25. | Unification of the elements of dream, imagination and astral awareness into a full conception of Life. |
24. | Feeling that something must be beyond simply physically induced emotion (7). |
6. | Consciousness of the patterns and goals of Life. |
23. | Thinking about the methods of day-to-day living (8) and their effects on others. |
22. | Thinking about the patterns and goals of Life (6) and their effects on others. |
5. | Consciousness of better patterns and goals for life --- rational moral planning. |
21. | Feelings of a less selfish sort begin to override the more self-oriented, material reaction emotions of #7. |
20. | The perspective on one's own life (6) gradually shifts to include the lives of others. |
19. | Ideas of how to live better begin to change into ideas on how to help others to reach a better life. |
4. | Contentment with personal existence is one with consciousness of, and love for, other existences. |
18. | Rational methods are abstracted from #5 consciousness. |
17. | Patterns of existence are abstracted from #6 consciousness. |
3. | The highest, most abstract rational consciousness. |
16. | Emotional feelings become unified. |
15. | Consciousness of life becomes abstracted into consciousness of vitality. |
14. | Rational consciousness (3) seeks a higher state of consciousness. |
2. | Awareness of great power and vitality in all. |
13. | The perspective on life changes into awareness of the totality of existence as One. |
12. | Rational awareness rises into unquestioning appreciation of the One. |
11. | The vital essence of emotion (2) rises in recognition of the One. |
1. | All existence is One --- Beyond this are the three veils of negative existence. These three pass the extreme limits of human comprehension of infinity. |
10. | If you just felt from your senses, without thinking, what would it be like? |
32. | When you look out a window, what do you day-dream? |
9. | If you could be anybody, what kind of person would you like to be? |
31. | When you last made a mistake, what did you learn? |
30. | What have you learned from a dream or day-dream? |
8. | How do you get from your house to the nearest beach? |
29. | How do you feel when you pick a rose? |
28. | Did you ever cry or get angry while reading a book or watching a movie? |
27. | Have you ever gotten confused by your head wanting one thing and your heart wanting something else? |
7. | What was it like the last time you felt just plain happy. |
26. | Do you know any unjust laws? |
25. | What was your latest wish that came true? |
24. | What was it like when you last thought about something very private? |
6. | What do you do? |
23. | Why do people sacrifice themselves for ideals? |
22. | What about slavery? |
5. | What is a holy war? |
21. | Why do parks exist when city land is so valuable? |
20. | Have you ever given directions to a stranger? |
19. | If you could speak to everyone, what would you say? |
4. | When you feel happy, how do you want others to feel? |
18. | What is the difference between thinking and Logic? |
17. | How many religious books do you know that are biographies? |
3. | What is mathematics? |
16. | What is crowd consciousness? |
15. | Have you ever gotten stage fright and gone on talking anyway? |
14. | Have you ever made a mistake that worked out better than what you wanted to do? |
2. | Have you ever been so excited that you forgot where you were? |
13. | Did you ever think that the whole world was your home and everybody liked you? |
12. | Why is a collection of skills often called a single discipline? |
11. | What is excitement? |
1. | Why do we have words like "Universe"? |
10. | A young woman crowned and veiled. |
32. | Thoth Atu # XXI, The Universe. |
9. | A beautiful naked man, very strong. |
31. | Thoth Atu # XX, The Aeon. |
30. | Thoth Atu # XIX, The Sun. |
8. | A hermaphrodite. |
29. | Thoth Atu # XVIII, The Moon. |
28. | Thoth Atu # IV, The Emperor. |
27. | Thoth Atu # XVI, The Tower. |
7. | A beautiful naked woman. |
26. | Thoth Atu # XV, The Devil. |
25. | Thoth Atu # XIV, Art. |
24. | Thoth Atu # XIII, Death. |
6. | A majestic king. |
23. | Thoth Atu # XII, The Hanged Man. |
22. | Thoth Atu # VIII, Adjustment. |
5. | A mighty armed warrior in his chariot, armed and crowned. |
21. | Thoth Atu # X, Fortune. |
20. | Thoth Atu # IX, The Hermit. |
19. | Thoth Atu # XI, Lust. |
4. | A mighty crowned and enthroned king. |
18. | Thoth Atu # VII, The Chariot. |
17. | Thoth Atu # VI, The Lovers. |
3. | A dark and pregnant woman wearing a crown of black pearls. |
16. | Thoth Atu # V, The Hierophant. |
15. | Thoth Atu # XVII, The Star. |
14. | Thoth Atu # III, The Empress. |
2. | A black bearded man sits astride a great gray horse. |
13. | Thoth Atu # II, The Priestess |
12. | Thoth Atu # I, The Magus. |
11. | Thoth Atu # 0, The Fool. |
1. | An ancient ruler seen in profile. |
10. | Pick up a clump of moist earth and smell it. |
32. | Listen carefully to a TV set for at least half an hour without once looking at it. |
9. | Turn off the sound on a TV set and look carefully at the picture for at least half an hour. |
31. | Call telephone information and ask for your own number and address --- even if you haven't got a phone. |
30. | Read a children's story and write about it as if it were a news story. |
8. | Make a detailed plan for tomorrow. |
29. | Spend a half hour in a dark garden at midnight. |
28. | Stand naked before a mirror and gaze into your reflected eyes. |
27. | Copy a page from a book by hand and immediately burn the copy. |
7. | Spend half an hour at noon in the same garden you used for # 29. |
26. | Enter a room which has a closet. Sit there and slowly say one hundred times: "There is a monster lurking and waiting to grab me in that closet." Turn off all the lights, close your eyes and go into the closet. --- Try holding an ice cube while you say the words. |
25. | Get some of your favorite food or drink. Wait until you are hungry or thirsty; then taste but do not eat or drink. After an hour you may eat or drink something else, but not your favorite that day. |
24. | If you like meat, sit before some cooked meat; imagine the birth of the animal; then eat. --- If you don't eat meat, sit before a vegetarian meal; imagine someone in another country dying of starvation; eat the food. |
6. | Rest today and think of the Sun that shines equally on all. |
23. | Drink a glass of water and then wash the glass. |
22. | Visit a courtroom while a trial is taking place. |
5. | Imagine yourself on trial. |
21. | Read a book by a prisoner who was later released. --- for example: Angela Davis, An Autobiography; the Biblical Book of Job; Mein Kampf by Hitler; the second volume of The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova. |
20. | Go to a public place like a subway station or a bus terminal. Figure out the routine of the place. Write a set of helpful instructions on how to use the services offered. |
19. | Take some coins. Walk downtown. Put them in parking meters (if legal where you live ... otherwise, purchase a news paper from a vending machine and leave it unread on top of the machine.). |
4. | Feed a wild animal or bird -- not a pet or a zoo animal, but a house mouse will do for the animal. |
18. | Wear your best formal clothing. |
17. | Read or write a love letter. |
3. | Find a book (go to the library for it if necessary) that gives instructions for delivering a baby. Read it. |
16. | Show someone how to do something. |
15. | Aside from knowledge and skill, what makes an expert different from an ordinary person? --- explain this to someone or write it as an essay. |
14. | Talk seriously to a plant for at least fifteen minutes. Tape record this (borrow a recorder if necessary) and play it back. |
2. | Write a description of a familiar object. Run around, jump, yell, dance to lively music, have someone tickle you. Immediately, sit down and write another description of the same object. |
13. | Relax in a warm bath for a couple of hours. |
12. | Try to imagine what is involved in supplying everyone in your city with food, power and water. |
11. | Try to find out who is in charge. |
1. | Delegate your authority today. |
Path 10, MALKUT, , meaning "Kingdom".
Mal-koot --- a as in bard. oo as in moon.
Path 32, TAW, , last letter, meaning "Cross".
Tav --- a as in father. v like "w" in English.
Path 9, YESOD, , meaning "foundation".
Ye-Sod --- e like the first e in believe. o like in bore.
Path 31, SHIN, , meaning "Tooth".
Shin --- Sh like in wish. i like in police.
Path 30, RESH, , meaning "Head".
Resh --- e like in bet. sh like in wish.
Path 8, HOD, , meaning "Glory".
Hod --- o like in bore.
Path 29, QOF, , meaning "Back of the Head".
Qof --- o like in bore.
Path 28, TZADDI, , meaning "Fish Hook".
Tsa-De --- a like in father. e like in bet.
Path 27, PEH, or , meaning "Mouth".
Pe --- e as in met.
Path 7, NETZACH, , meaning "Victory through Endurance".
Ne-Tzach --- e as in met. a as in bard. ch like ck in "ICK!" (This ch sound is not in standard English).
Path 26, AYIN, , meaning "Eye".
A-Yin --- A like in bard, but with a glottal stop, not normal to English, from an interruption of breath. Y like in yes. i like in bit.
Path 25, SAMEKH, , meaning "Prop".
Sa-Mekh --- a like in bard. e like in met.
Path 24, NUN, , meaning "Fish".
Noon --- just like the English "Noon".
Path 6, TIPHERET, , meaning "Beauty".
Tip-E-Ret --- i like in bit. Both e's like in met.
Path 23, MEM, or , meaning "Water".
Mem or Meym --- e like in bet.
Path 22, LAMED, , meaning "Ox Goad".
La-Med --- a like in father. e like in met.
Path 5, GEBURAH, , meaning "Severity".
Ge-Boo-Ra --- e as the first in believe. oo as in moon. a as in father.
Path 21, KOPH, , meaning "Closed Hand".
Kaf --- a like in father.
Path 20, YOD, , meaning "Hand".
Yad --- a like in father.
Path 19, TET, , meaning "Serpent".
Tet --- e like in bet.
Path 4, CHESED, , meaning "Mercy".
Che-Sed --- Ch is a cough-like sound. Both e's are like in met.
Path 18, CHET, , meaning "Fence".
Chet --- Ch is a cough-like sound. e is like e in bet.
Path 17, ZAIN, , meaning "Sword".
Za-Yin --- a like in bard. i like in bit.
Path 3, BINAH, , meaning "Understanding"
Bi-na --- i like in police. a like in father.
Path 16, VAU, , meaning "Nail".
Vav --- Just like English "Wow" but use an a like in father in place of the "o"
Path 15, HEH, , meaning "Air Hole".
He --- e like in bet.
Path 14, DALET, , meaning "Door".
Da-let --- a like in father. e like in met.
Path 2, CHOKMAH, , meaning "Wisdom".
Chok-Ma --- ch is a cough-like sound. o like in born. a like in father.
Path 13, GIMEL, , meaning "Camel".
Gi-Mel --- i like in bit. e like in met.
Path 12, BET, , meaning "Dwelling".
Be-Yt --- e like in bet. Y like in yes.
Path 11, ALEPH, , meaning "Ox".
A-lef --- A like in father. e like in met.
Path 1, KETER, , meaning "Crown.
Ke-Ter --- e as in met.
EHEIEH, .
E-He-Ye --- First E like in met. Second e like the first e in believe. Third e like in met.
YAH,
Yah --- a like in father.
YAHWEH ELOHIM, .
Ye-Veh --- Both e's like in met. V like w in wind. --- meaning "He is."
Elo-Him --- E as in met but shorter. o as in bore. i as in police.
ELOHIM GIBOR, .
JEHOVAH ELOH Va-DA'AT, - .
Ye-Ho-Vah --- e like first in believe. o like in bore. a like in father. --- meaning "He is".
JEHOVAH TZABAOT, .
Ye-Ho-Vah or Ye-Ho-Voh, "He is" or "She is", respectively. See "Jehovah", just above.
Tse-Ba-Ot --- e like first in believe. a like in father. o like in bore.
ELOHIM TZABAOT, .
SHADDAI EL CHAI, .
Sad-Day --- First a like in father. Second a like in bard.
ADONAI MELEKH HA-ARETZ, - .
Ado-Nay --- A as in bard but shorter. o as in bore. Last a as in father.