Original post: Nero
I am looking for advice on a physical circle design I am working on. It is based on many things but mainly Qabalah.
The basic design is three concentric circles and goes like this. As the base I have a large blue and red hexagram with adonoi spelled out in each of the mini triangle the hexagram forms. In the center of the hexagram I will paint a sphere with my personal symbol to represent Tiphareth. This will be in the inner part of the circle.
The next ring will have six spheres painted at each of the points of the hexagram to represent the different sephirahs at those points. Within each I will paint the archangel names.
The outer ring will be very thin with the god names of each Sephiroths.
Now I come to my problem. I am uncertain as to which color I should paint each sphere. There is a different color for each one for each of the four worlds and I am uncertain which world I should apply. Any ideas?
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Original post: Fr.NovumOrganum
Wow great question!
If this circle is going to be for all kinds of workings, the queen scale might be most appropriate, as it represents the archangelic world of Briah. This would generally imply that our workings would be translated up to the divine (king atziluth) and down to angelic and earth ( yetzirah and Assiah). In talismans one would use the scale of the world one is workign with, with the queen scale standing for working on all 4 levels (as one of the functions of the archangel is to communicate up and direct below). Hope that made sense.
Wow great question!
If this circle is going to be for all kinds of workings, the queen scale might be most appropriate, as it represents the archangelic world of Briah. This would generally imply that our workings would be translated up to the divine (king atziluth) and down to angelic and earth ( yetzirah and Assiah). In talismans one would use the scale of the world one is workign with, with the queen scale standing for working on all 4 levels (as one of the functions of the archangel is to communicate up and direct below). Hope that made sense.
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Original post: Nero
[QUOTE=Fr.NovumOrganum]Wow great question!
If this circle is going to be for all kinds of workings, the queen scale might be most appropriate, as it represents the archangelic world of Briah. This would generally imply that our workings would be translated up to the divine (king atziluth) and down to angelic and earth ( yetzirah and Assiah). [/QUOTE]
Yes this is a general all purpose circle I want to add to my temple. I was thinking the same thing about the queen scale since I will be putting the archangles names on them as well as the temple is the place of creation. But I was also thinking of King scale as the source of all and maybe that would help influence the other three worlds. But then again this is a physical circle and I would cast an astral circle as well in any working so maybe I should use assiah colors since this is the real world.
As you can see this is how I have been going round and round in my mind. Which is why I am asking this question.
[QUOTE=Fr.NovumOrganum]Wow great question!
If this circle is going to be for all kinds of workings, the queen scale might be most appropriate, as it represents the archangelic world of Briah. This would generally imply that our workings would be translated up to the divine (king atziluth) and down to angelic and earth ( yetzirah and Assiah). [/QUOTE]
Yes this is a general all purpose circle I want to add to my temple. I was thinking the same thing about the queen scale since I will be putting the archangles names on them as well as the temple is the place of creation. But I was also thinking of King scale as the source of all and maybe that would help influence the other three worlds. But then again this is a physical circle and I would cast an astral circle as well in any working so maybe I should use assiah colors since this is the real world.
As you can see this is how I have been going round and round in my mind. Which is why I am asking this question.
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Original post: pAmphAge
I remember having this dillema with the 4 scales of color and which one to use many times. I eventually solved it by always going with which color seemed most aesthetically appealing. Eventually, once they have sunk into your subconscious, you can safely throw out the scales completely, as your artistic sense of appropriateness will never lead you astray.
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I remember having this dillema with the 4 scales of color and which one to use many times. I eventually solved it by always going with which color seemed most aesthetically appealing. Eventually, once they have sunk into your subconscious, you can safely throw out the scales completely, as your artistic sense of appropriateness will never lead you astray.
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Original post: Caradoc
[QUOTE=Nero]I was thinking the same thing about the queen scale since I will be putting the archangles names on them ... I was also thinking of King scale as the source of all ... But then again this is a physical circle and I would cast an astral circle as well... [/QUOTE]
Interesting. I'm not quite with it today so please forgive me if this sounds stupid...
I'd go with the Atziluthic for colour
With the Archangelic names you have the Briatic Scale reference included
The Astral circle is the Yetziratic
The actual circle you are drawing is the Assiatic and it incorporates the other three as it should.
Seems right for me, but as I said, I'm really not fully on the ball today and will probably come screaming back in a panic to delete this when I realise it is the most pointless thing I ever wrote (that happens fairly often)
[QUOTE=Nero]I was thinking the same thing about the queen scale since I will be putting the archangles names on them ... I was also thinking of King scale as the source of all ... But then again this is a physical circle and I would cast an astral circle as well... [/QUOTE]
Interesting. I'm not quite with it today so please forgive me if this sounds stupid...
I'd go with the Atziluthic for colour
With the Archangelic names you have the Briatic Scale reference included
The Astral circle is the Yetziratic
The actual circle you are drawing is the Assiatic and it incorporates the other three as it should.
Seems right for me, but as I said, I'm really not fully on the ball today and will probably come screaming back in a panic to delete this when I realise it is the most pointless thing I ever wrote (that happens fairly often)
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Original post: Fraulein Meow
Have you though of painting the outermost (Atziluthic) ring in the King scale & the rest in the Queen? That'd (symbolically) give you access to the Briatic forces, but reenforced with (or protected by) the Atziluthic forces.
Have you though of painting the outermost (Atziluthic) ring in the King scale & the rest in the Queen? That'd (symbolically) give you access to the Briatic forces, but reenforced with (or protected by) the Atziluthic forces.
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Original post: Nero
[QUOTE=Fraulein Meow]Have you though of painting the outermost (Atziluthic) ring in the King scale & the rest in the Queen? That'd (symbolically) give you access to the Briatic forces, but reenforced with (or protected by) the Atziluthic forces.[/QUOTE]
What a good idea! I had planned to just paint the godnames in black but now I think you are correct to paint each godname in the correct king scale. Thanks!
[QUOTE=Fraulein Meow]Have you though of painting the outermost (Atziluthic) ring in the King scale & the rest in the Queen? That'd (symbolically) give you access to the Briatic forces, but reenforced with (or protected by) the Atziluthic forces.[/QUOTE]
What a good idea! I had planned to just paint the godnames in black but now I think you are correct to paint each godname in the correct king scale. Thanks!
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Original post: Nero
Has anyone ever heard of a shape called Metatron's Cube. I was doing a search and I ran across it. It looks almost exactly like my circle design! I thought I was being creative but it seems it already exists in one form.
Here it is below: Metatron's Cube:
Has anyone ever heard of a shape called Metatron's Cube. I was doing a search and I ran across it. It looks almost exactly like my circle design! I thought I was being creative but it seems it already exists in one form.
Here it is below: Metatron's Cube:
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Original post: Fraulein Meow
I recommend using the flashing color method - paint the spheres in the queen scale colors and the Archangel names in the corresponding, opposite colors (for example, make the lunar sphere purple and the letters of the name Gabriel Yellow). Likewise with the atziluthic - you could paint the backgrounds for the 10 sections in the proper king scale color, and the Atziluthic names in the opposite colors.
I recommend using the flashing color method - paint the spheres in the queen scale colors and the Archangel names in the corresponding, opposite colors (for example, make the lunar sphere purple and the letters of the name Gabriel Yellow). Likewise with the atziluthic - you could paint the backgrounds for the 10 sections in the proper king scale color, and the Atziluthic names in the opposite colors.
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Original post: Nero
Thanks for the great advice. Once I get everything down I will try and take a picture.
Thanks for the great advice. Once I get everything down I will try and take a picture.