Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Jack Chanek, author of the new Qabalah for Wiccans and the forthcoming Tarot for Real Life.
Newcomers to Qabalah often struggle to connect with it, in part because Qabalah is so theoretical in nature. When you read Qabalistic books, there’s a lot of discussion of types of energy, planes of existence, and planetary spheres, but there’s very little practical discussion of what that all means and how it can be useful for your magic. Here are five different Qabalistic correspondences on the Tree of Life, which you can bring directly into your magical practice.
Kether
Kether is the sphere of unity and beginnings. Use any of these ingredients in spells designed for transcendence, mysticism, meditation, or contact with the divine.
Chokmah
Chokmah is the sphere of energy and power. Use any of these ingredients in spells designed for dynamism, change, inspiration, or movement.
- Crystals: Turquoise
- Colors: Grey
- Herbs: Amaranth, Mistletoe
- Astrology: Zodiac
- Tarot: Twos, Kings
Binah
Binah is the sphere of limitation and form. Use any of these ingredients in spells designed for binding, restriction, manifestation, or giving something substance.
- Crystals: Pearl
- Colors: Black
- Herbs: Cypress, Poppy
- Astrology: Saturn
- Tarot: Threes, Queens
Chesed
Chesed is the sphere of mercy and compassion. Use any of these ingredients in spells designed for kindness, forgiveness, peace, or giving.
- Crystals: Amethyst, Sapphire
- Colors: Blue
- Herbs: Olive, Shamrock
- Astrology: Jupiter
- Tarot: Fours
Gevurah
Gevurah is the sphere of willpower and dominance. Use any of these ingredients in spells designed for conflict, aggression, discipline, or accountability.
- Crystals: Ruby
- Colors: Red
- Herbs: Oak, Nettle
- Astrology: Mars
- Tarot: Fives
Tiphereth
Tiphereth is the sphere of harmony and balance. Use any of these ingredients in spells designed for unity, equity, growth, or removing obstacles.
- Crystals: Topaz
- Colors: Yellow
- Herbs: Acacia, Laurel
- Astrology: Sun
- Tarot: Sixes, Knights
Netzach
Netzach is the sphere of love and connection. Use any of these ingredients in spells designed for romance, family, community, or companionship.
- Crystals: Emerald
- Colors: Green
- Herbs: Rose
- Astrology: Venus
- Tarot: Sevens
Hod
Hod is the sphere of individualism and intellect. Use any of these ingredients in spells designed for study, speech, communication, or commerce.
- Crystals: Opal
- Colors: Orange
- Herbs: Mescal
- Astrology: Mercury
- Tarot: Eights
Yesod
Yesod is the sphere of dreams and intuition. Use any of these ingredients in spells designed for psychism, astral travel, spirit communication, or past life recollection.
- Crystals: Quartz
- Colors: Purple
- Herbs: Mandrake, Damiana
- Astrology: Moon
- Tarot: Nines
Malkuth
Malkuth is the sphere of the material world. Use any of these ingredients in spells designed for the physical body, your home environment, work, or anything else to do with your material circumstances.
- Crystals: Rock Crystal
- Colors: Citrine, Olive, Russet, and Black
- Herbs: Willow, Ivy
- Astrology: Earth
- Tarot: Tens
Our thanks to Jack for his guest post! For more from Jack Chanek, read his article “A Beginner’s Guide to Qabalistic Tarot.”
