Sephirah 3
Binah
Understanding
בינה
- Number 3
- YHVH Elohim God-name
- Tzaphkiel archangel
- Aralim, the Thrones choir of angels
- ♄︎Saturn sphere
- Black Queen scale
- Crimson King scale
- Queens seated here
Understanding, the Supernal Mother, the great sea in which the Father's line becomes a triangle and so a form. Binah is Saturn, time and limitation, and also sorrow, because to be understood is to be bounded. The Threes are Binah in the four worlds, and the Queens belong here.
Cards
In the four worlds
- ☉︎Three of Wands VirtueAtziluth
- ☿︎Three of Cups AbundanceBriah
- ♄︎Three of Swords SorrowYetzirah
- ♂︎Three of Disks WorksAssiah
The Queens
- ♓︎Queen of Wands Water of FireWater of Fire
- ♊︎Queen of Cups Water of WaterWater of Water
- ♍︎Queen of Swords Water of AirWater of Air
- ♐︎Queen of Disks Water of EarthWater of Earth