Sephirah
Kabbalah
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One of the ten emanations on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, each corresponding to a number in the Minor Arcana.
The Tree of Life consists of ten Sephiroth (plural): Kether (1/Crown), Chokmah (2/Wisdom), Binah (3/Understanding), Chesed (4/Mercy), Geburah (5/Severity), Tiphareth (6/Beauty), Netzach (7/Victory), Hod (8/Splendor), Yesod (9/Foundation), and Malkuth (10/Kingdom). In Golden Dawn tarot, the Ace through Ten of each suit map directly to these ten emanations.
Significance
The Sephirotic mapping gives each number a philosophical weight beyond mere quantity: 5 is not just 'five things' but the principle of Severity/Disruption, 9 is not just 'nine things' but the Foundation/Threshold before manifestation.