Path of Resh


In the mps, the 22 Paths (named after the letters of the Hebrew alphabet) connect the ten Sephiroth on the "Tree of Life." The twentieth is the Path of Resh, which connects Hod with Yesod.

The 22 paths are11 Aleph12 Beth13 Gimel14 Daleth15 Hé16 Vau17 Zain18 Cheth19 Teth20 Yod21 Kaph22 Lamed23 Mem24 Nun25 Samekh26 Ayin27 Pé28 Tzaddi29 Qoph30 Resh31 Shin32 Tau32-bis31-bis

Qabalistic Attributions

Planets

  • Planetary Number: 6 (#)
  • Planetary Intelligence: Nakhiel (#)
  • Planetary Spirit: Sorath (#)
  • Planetary Olympic Spirit: Och (#)

Godforms

  • Egyptian (selection): Ra (and many others) (#)
  • Egyptian (practical): Ra (#)
  • Hindu: Agni [Tejas], Yama [as God of Last Judgement] (#)
  • Scandinavian: Freyr (#)
  • Greek: Helios (#)
  • Roman: Apollo [Ops] (#)
  • Christian: Smyrna (#)

Colors

  • King Scale: Orange (#)
  • Queen Scale: Gold yellow (#)
  • Emperor Scale: Rich amber (#)
  • Empress Scale: Amber rayed red (#)

Material Correspondences

  • Animals: Lion, Sparrowhawk [Leopard] (#)
  • Plants: Sunflower, Laural, Heliotrop [Nut, Galangal] (#)
  • Precious Stones: Crysolith (#)
  • Perfume: Olibanum, Cinnamon, all Glorious Odours (#)
  • Vegetable Drugs: Alcohol (#)
  • Mineral Drug: — (#)
  • The Human Body: Circulatory System (#)
  • Metals: Gold (#)

Magick & Mysticism

  • Order of Qliphoth: Thagiriron (#)
  • Forty Buddhist Meditations: Light (#)
  • Magical Weapons: The Lamen or Bow and Arrow (#)
  • Magical Formula: IAO : INRI (#)
  • Magical Power: The Red Tincture, Power of Acquiring Wealth (#)
  • System of Taoism: Li and Khien (#)
  • Figure related to Pure Number: — (#)
  • Lineal Figures of the Planets, etc., and Geomancy: Hexagram (#)
  • Geomantic Intelligence: Michael (#)
  • The Noble Eightfold Path: Samma Samadhi (Right Rapture) (#)
  • Legendary Orders of Being: Will o’ the Wisp (#)

The Four Worlds

  • Heavens of Assiah: Shemesh (Sol) (#)
  • God Name in Assiah: (aleph lamed cheth) (#)