Binah –
Understanding – Reason – Intelligence
Binah is the
feminine energy sephira, situated below Keter (Crown) on the left side of the
Tree. Binah planet is Saturn. (Supernal mother, the Womb). Binah is the first
sephira after the abyss, beginning of Spiritual realm. Binah forms a triad with
Khohma and Keter balancing aspects of three forces: Spiritual awareness and
love (Binah), Spiritual will and purpose (Khohma), and infinite realized Self
(keter).
Binah is
sephira of unconditional love (of angels and God);
Angelic realm
in Binah – Azrael, Seraphiel – archangels of transition.
Binah is
situated in the primary world of Briah (Creation) and represents the divine
intellect and feminine power of the creation. Binah is the initial Breath, it
implies good and little evil potential.
Potentials of
Binah: developing self-control, control of feelings, silence, seeing things in
their real light (objectivity), compassion and understanding.
Binah manifest
itself as rational intelligence, science, research, rational philosophy,
writers; developers; In Binah hidden pattern of the universe reveals and
achieves form, while the sephira Khohma is still formless.
Binah color is
light, or absence of light (darkness); white and black.
Fragrance of
magical associations of Binah- Myrrh
Gods –
goddesses of Binah are: Maya, Shakti, Juno, Virgin Mary
Binah human
organ is: left eye, left part of brain – heart
Binah is linked
with intuitive understanding, palace of “mirrors”, that reflects the pure
wisdom of Chohma, giving it new form. It increases and multiplies the wisdom in
many different ways. Binah gives a shape to the formless.
In Bahir (book
of Illumination) is stated: “For you shall call Understanding a Mother.” Binah
has two partzufim (aspects) – the higher is “Imma Ila`ah (the higher mother)
and lower is “tevunah” – comprehension.
The name of God
in Binah: Jehova Elohim
Angelic
hierarchy: Aralim (Thrones)
Quality that
human need to achieve in power of Binah is: full repentance
(acc. to Rabbi
Moses Cordovero in “Tomer Devorah”)
Binah is
conceptual analysis and reasoning, inductive and deductive.
This sephira is
quite important in understanding the truth and recognizing the falsehood in any
idea.
Binah is
derived from the Hebrew word “bein” meaning “between”. That’s refers to
distinguishing between different ideas, between true and false; positive or
negative.
There is
eternal union between Binah (higher Mother) and Khohma (higher Father) that are
never separated.
The spiritual
state of Binah is that of Joy (simchah).
Binah is the
mother, giving birth to all down sephirot from the Tree of Life, giving form,
thought and distinguishing in all levels and worlds.
nina Lea-nour *
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