TIPHARETH is considered the center or heart of the Tree of Life and
its title is Beauty: the Beauty of Perfect Balance and Harmony.
Its Magical Images are the Divine Child, the King and the Sacrificed One. The
Divine Child of Tiphareth is the Innocent One - the Birth of each individual
as a human being. The image of the King in Tiphareth is the King as Ruler
and Mediator, using both Cosmic Mercy and Cosmic Severity along with personal
emotion and thoughts to guide judgment. The Sacrificed One is he or she that
lays down the earth-bound conceptions of separateness from the Divine,
sacrificing the comforting illusion of ego. Here we find the mystery of the
meeting point between human and divine.
The God Name of Tiphareth in the level Atziluth is YHVH ELOAH VE DAATH
meaning the manifestation of the Divine in Knowledge and Balance. This is
the Divine Name at the Central point of Equilibrium of the Tree. The name
contains the Tetragrammaton which we've discussed in previous articles which
contains both male and female as well as the four elements - Earth, Air, Fire
and Water. This is the God name of the stillness in the midst of motion,
silence at the center of sound - this is the central point from which the top
that is Creation spins. Tiphareth is the Balance point of all aspects of
Human nature which allows the individual to connect with the Divine.
The Archangel of Tiphareth in the level Briah is given most often as Raphael
whose name means "Healing of the Divine". Raphael is the Archangel of
Healing and Teaching and is the special patron of travelers. Raphael is
often seen with the Hermetic Caduceus Wand which is used today to symbolize
the physician or healer. Raphael is here to heal the wounds of Humankind and
as the Archangel of Tipareth, Raphael heals through creating balance and
equilibrium.
The Order of Angels of Tiphareth in the level Yetzirah are the Malachim,
meaning Kings, Rulers or Masters. Being of the level of Yetzirah which is
the World of Formation, the Malachim are the Formators of Balance and
Centralization. On a cosmic level the Malachim work to keep solar systems
and galaxies balanced and related to one another. On the smallest scale they
hold the molecules of an insect's wing in a balanced state of form. In the
Mithraic Mysteries they were called the Lords of the Pivot - if the center
was sound enough, the peripheral arrangement would continue its cyclic
progression for a good period with balanced results, if the centre was
unsound the circumference broke up.
The planet of Tiphareth in the level of Assiah is the solar orb of the Sun.
Just as Tiphareth is the heart of the Tree of life, the Sun is the heart of
our solar system. It is the Vital Center, the Heart which holds all in
perfect balance.
Without an Inner Sun, without a strong and shining heart, we lose our lives
to chaos and are unable to communicate with our Higher Self, our Holy
Guardian Angel - the Self in the famous psychologist Carl Jung's terminology.
This is the Focus of the Great Work, to unite our everyday consciousness as
much as possible with Tiphareth, to bring balance into this World, and by
contacting this point we understand our connection the Top of the Tree,
Kether.
The Middle Pillar Exercise is often associated directly with
Tiphareth. Just as Tiphareth is the balanced center of the Tree of Life, the
Middle Pillar Exercise balances and joins the polarities in the
electro-magnetic system of an individual's aura field. This enables the
person to live in balance and to open to the natural expression of his or her
true Divine nature. Here is one example of how to do the Middle Pillar
Exercise:
Sit or stand in a relaxed, comfortable position. Ground and center your
energies with those of the Earth and breathe slowly and deeply, aligning the
rhythm of your heart beat with your breath. Begin to draw up into your body
the energy of the Earth through the soles of your feet. Each time you
inhale, draw the energies up further until your entire body is suffused with
energy. In your mind's eye, see the energy start to glow, and allow it to
radiate out in a sphere from the top of your head. Vibrate the Godname
EHEIEH (pronounced Eh-Heh-Ee-Yeh) aloud several times feeling the energy glow
brighter and with even more strength. Notice that your head is filled with
this glowing energy and allow it to move down into your throat and neck. See
this energy form a ball of light at your throat and intone (vibrate) the
Godname YHVH ELOHIM (Yod-Heh-Vah-Heh Eh-Loh-Heem). Feel the energy growing
in even more brilliance and strength as it moves down to your heart. Allow
the energy to form another sphere of light at your heart and vibrate the
Godname YHVH ELOAH VA-DAATH (Yod-Heh-Vah-Heh Eh-Loh-Ah Vah-Da-aat). The
energy is growing brighter as it descends into your groin area where you see
it forming into another brilliant, white ball of light. Intone the Godname
Shaddai El Chai (Shah-Die El-Kie). And now, allow the energy to flow all the
way down your legs to the bottom of your feet. See a ball of energy-light
forming around your feet as you vibrate the Godname ADONAI HA-ARETZ
(Ah-Doh-Nie Hah-Ah-Retz). Feel the balls of light glowing with intensity at
the crown of your head, your throat, your heart, your groin and your feet.
As you inhale, infuse them with even more energy and allow the sphere at the
crown of your head to begin to shoot off sparks of energy which fountain down
your body. Suck this energy up through the bottom of your feet and bring it
back up through your body to the top of your head. Continue this circulation
of force for a few minutes. Now absorb the energy into your self, allowing
the spheres of energy to dissipate as you re-ground yourself with the energy
of the Earth.
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