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TetraFormaII:

Here, the remaining 15 paths can be seen: There are 12 repulsive or negative paths of the tree, and 3 additional attractive and positive paths. In order to substantiate the next section of understanding, we should take a closer look at how these paths operate physically. The principles of Magnetism are the basis. Like poles of a magnet repel each other, opposite poles attract. Magnets, however, each have two poles. No magnetic Monopole has ever been seen beyond the subatomic realm. A monopole is that which has but one single pole, and the spheres are as such in the Tree of Life. Normally, there are lines of force drawn invisibly between any two magnetic poles. Many of us have seen the demonstration in school. Below are three magnets, and the approximations of the magnetic lines of force between them:

Note the location of the North (N) and South (S) poles of each magnet drawn. The opposite poles have a pattern between them that is attractive; one is pulling on the other to bring them together. The poles that are similar have a repulsive pattern between them; one is pushing the other further away. This is one of the major reasons the old tree is in error, and out of balance if the spheres are seen to be monopolar; there is pulling and pushing, but little of it is in cooperation to ensure that the form stays stable. Upon further study, it can be seen that these two patterns represent something else as well. Attractive paths are eliminating space by their actions. Repulsive paths are really creating space. Note the void that appears as a diamond shape between the like poles as the result of the repulsion. Anyone who has played with actual magnets knows that this force is very real. It takes a bit of force to hold two like-poles together, the same force it takes to keep two opposing poles apart.

This symbolism can better be seen if we use actual monopoles to study. There is no better example of a monopole than a rotating circle in two dimensions. If we look at them as wheels on a machine of some sort, we can see these powers up close.

In the above diagram are two wheels rotating in opposite directions and touching upon each other. Since they are rotating in opposite directions, they can operate together and produce movement in one direction, indicated by the single arrow between them. This is symbolic of the attractive path: they come together as one. The diagram below shows two wheels that are rotating in the same direction. In reality, if they touched upon each other there would be friction, wear, and they would both stop rotating if the force applied to making them go together was sufficient.

They do not actually touch each other in the diagram above. Since friction would produce heat, which is energy, and the energy would produce matter by force, there is another wheel that is created between them. This third party is like the form of space in the magnetism drawings. It is a thing: another sphere produced by the two initiating spheres of like polarity. As it would be if trying to get two magnets to come together, there are two arrows which are lines of force. They do not cooperate, but rather fight each other. This new thing; a space, a point, a real element; is like unto a Celestial Body in our tree of Life.

(As a side note, it is interesting to discern the symbolism between the two "wheel" figures above, where the first is a positive and therefore masculine path and the second is negative and feminine. The aspects of the symbology here also indicate sexual differentiation.)

In the old Tree of Life from the Qabbala, there are 22 paths between the Sephiroth. It has been described already how the concept of the world by the Hebrews of that time was a two dimensional one. The world was flat, but there were also other things they did not know of. To understand why there are 22 paths on the tree, we have to understand more about what they were trying to express with their written language of 22 characters. We must know what symbolic things they knew of.

First of all, the Hebrews knew of the 12 astrological signs, which are basically ancient in origin. 22 – 12 = 10, but this ten is not the Sephiroth, for those are separate from the 22 paths. The next most likely symbols would have been the Seven Visible Planets. Since Seven is also very tied into biblical numerology, and the planets were objects in the realm of Heaven, this association is very likely. These 7 planets are not all planets, but the spheres of Heaven that one can see without the aid of telescopic sight. The 7 includes the Sun and Moon along with Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Nonetheless, these 7 were important symbols as well, so they must have been part of the 22 paths. 22 – 12 – 7 = 3 paths left over.

What are these three? They might be the Holy Trinity. They might be the Three dimensions. They might be something else. The symbolic meanings of the 22 paths are mirrored in the Tarot. This is a deck of cards used for Qabbalisitic study and fortune telling. The path expression in the Tarot is in the 22 cards of the Major Arcana. Each of these cards relates to a Hebrew letter, a path on the Tree of Life, and, most recently, to a chapter in the book of Revelation in the Bible. These 22 cards range in value from Zero to twenty-one. Which has a total of 22 values. Those who study the Tarot claim that these three leftover paths are symbolic of the elements Air, Water, and Fire. Even in modern times, when we now know the Earth is another planet, and there are at least Three other planets in the Solar system that we cannot see with the naked eye, they still hold to the old ways. They completely ignore the presence of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto as celestial orbs when it comes to the Qabbala.

If we add these three to the line up thus far, we come up with 12 Zodiacal signs, 7 visible, and 3 invisible ( but real ) planets, for a total of exactly 22. Yet this is in error, as one of these is a representative of the power Zero. I am not certain what to make of this, as I feel Zero is one of the Ten Spheres. The Qabbala calls the Tenth Sephiroth sphere "10", but I look at it as a Zero; as it allows all the Ten Spheres to be the Ten Digits of the Decimal System of real numbers. The actual number ten seems too important to just be one of the 22 paths though, so I still have some question as to this arrangement, but I go with what I believe to be right.

From the symbolism of the diagrams above, I find it easy to see the negative/repulsive paths as being easily equated with Celestial Orbs, or Planetary Spheres. As the astrological signs relate to Spirit and the planets are definitely of Form, the application of the known celestial orbs to the 12 space/form creating negative paths seems quite logical. There are, however, only 11 significant known orbs in our solar system. I must admit that I am not certain what, or where, (or perhaps when,) this twelfth celestial body is, but it must exist according to this scheme in some way or another. The solution of the 12th planet comes from both philosophical and scientific thought. Astrologers have speculated on the existence of this planet for decades. They call it Lillith, or Vulcanis. Either name is appropriate, I suppose. Some assume it lies outside the orbit of Pluto. Most believe it is somewhere else. The only logical place that it could be is inside the orbit of Mercury. It is too close to the Sun to be seen, or have any effect upon rational gravitation. This is also in tune with the definition of this system of Tet-Ra. Below is the diagram of the 12 negative paths. Note that it includes two overlapping structures: One is the spheres of 1, 5, and 9 in a line of opposition as they are all three positively charged spheres. The other is a form in the shape of an inverted pyramid composed of the negatively charged spheres of 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8. They are shown over each other as they appear in the diagram of the Grand Tet-Ra:

To understand the meaning of this diagram requires an understanding of some basic astrology and astronomy. The two paths above the others are actually in the Zodiacal plane of influence, (on the Tetra,) so must act in some function that is between the Zodiac and the rest of the planets. Any astrologer knows that these would be the Sun and Moon. These are the two celestial bodies that no human being can possibly ignore. It is no mere coincidence either, that both of these orbs, being so greatly different in size and mass, and being so far away from each other in space, appear to us on Earth as exactly the same size. The disc of the Moon can be seen to be the same relative diametre as the Sun’s during and eclipse. When we consider that the Sun is 93 million miles away from Earth, and about 110 times as large; compared to the Moon being only 238 thousand miles away, and about 1/4th as large as Earth; that they should both appear so equal is indeed strange. These two paths seem likely to be symbolic of the Sun and Moon.

Under the Sun and Moon are the other ten paths, arranged in an Anti-Pyramid form, which appears in this view as a Pentagram inside of a Pentagon. This may seem like a difficult form to study in attempt to discern which path relates to which planet, but it is also quite simple, as it was with the Zodiac. If we take a look at a diagram of the Solar System, there is a definite break between planets that are near to the Sun and those that are much farther away. This break occurs between Mars and Jupiter; an area that is now a vast field of asteroids. Now there are only Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars as the inside group, since the Sun and Moon have already been accounted for,(and because they are not really true planets at all,) which leaves only four. The outer five are there though. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, are the outside group. Saturn is also number seven still, as it was in the days before the telescope, so we can have some certainty that the missing planet is part of the inside group. To place these powers with their proper paths is now as simple as starting with the lowest value of opposition as being the closest to the center, and working outwards.