The second Emanation. A vessel we use to carry experience itself. Chokhmah is the first moment a newborn child opens their eyes. That child’s first steps. The beginning of a lifelong journey whose path disappears over the horizon. Where Keter is the pen that hangs above the page, Chokhmah is … (read more)

The second Emanation. A vessel we use to carry experience itself. Chokhmah is the first moment a newborn child opens their eyes. That child’s first steps. The beginning of a lifelong journey whose path disappears over the horizon. Where Keter is the pen that hangs above the page, Chokhmah is the moment of contact.

Descending from the summit of the Tree, we see its duality begin to form. Chokhmah sits atop the Pillar of Mercy, forming the first masculine aspect of the diagram and nesting with his partner, Binah. Their relationship gives us the power of comprehension.