Iron Pentacle...
I've been thinking about the Iron Pentacle of Feri Witchcraft when I've been walking that last few times. Before, I talked about the Iron Pentacle as the lower triad of the Tree of Life. I've been looking at it in relation to the entire tree.
The first point of the Iron Pentacle is Sex. Sex in Kabbalah is about giving and receiving. It's Yesod, Foundation, as male, giving to Malkuth, Kingdom, as female. This giving is through Tau, the Seal of creation. This is the lowest section of the middle pillar, the Pillar of Air. In the Tanakh, marriage is usually considered the point of consumation rather than a cerimony. Sex is the Seal of marriage, just as Tau is the Seal of creation. We can look at Sex as the relationship between the Ruach and the Nefesh, the Talker and the Fetch. If we look at the Ruach as male and the Nefesh as female, Sex is the movement of mana from the Ruach to the Nefesh. Mana is taken into the body by the Ruach, through many different methods, as I've discussed before. This mana is given to the Nefesh by the Ruach. This aligns these two souls. Sex is symbolic for this process. The Nefesh then gives this mana to the Neshamah, the Godself, the Nefesh acting as the male and the Neshamah as female. This aligns these two souls. The Neshamah then feeds back to the Ruach, the Neshamah as male and the Ruach as female.
The second point is Passion. Passion is the Fire. It is the right pillar, the Pillar of Fire, made up of Chokmah, Wisdom, Chesed, Mercy, and Netzach, Victory. Passion is about embracing our emotions and accepting them for what they are. Emotions come out of the Fetch, influencing the Ruach. The point is to accept your emotions, not let them rule you. The Fetch is fickle, as are our emotions. We have to accept them and focus them, using them to bring us to Power, rather than denying them or letting them control us. If we ignore them, we have no Power. If we let them rule us, it will consume us like Fire.
The third point is Power. It is left pillar, the Pillar of Water, made up of Binah, Understanding, Geburah, Judgement, and Hod, Glory. Power is fluid, always changing like water. It is the intellect. Power is about controlling and channelling our Passion. Once again, we can't let Power rule us. Power is like the waves of the ocean. It can pull you under with ease if you aren't careful. You have to learn to use Power to create change rather than letting is control you.
The fourth point is Self. Self is Tipherah, Beauty, which is balance. Self is the balance of Passion and Power. All three Sephiroth of each Pillar connect back to Tipherah. This shows the balance between these two pillars. Da'ath, Knowing, is also involved in Self. Self is about knowing the Self, understanding our Passion, our Power, and being the controlling force in both of them.
The fifth point is Pride. Pride is Kether, the Crown. It is the Divine Spark, which is the essense of the Godself. Pride flows out of Self. Pride is the fullness of the Iron Pentacle.
Kether becomes Malkuth in the world above, bringing us back to Sex.
~Muninn's Kiss
The first point of the Iron Pentacle is Sex. Sex in Kabbalah is about giving and receiving. It's Yesod, Foundation, as male, giving to Malkuth, Kingdom, as female. This giving is through Tau, the Seal of creation. This is the lowest section of the middle pillar, the Pillar of Air. In the Tanakh, marriage is usually considered the point of consumation rather than a cerimony. Sex is the Seal of marriage, just as Tau is the Seal of creation. We can look at Sex as the relationship between the Ruach and the Nefesh, the Talker and the Fetch. If we look at the Ruach as male and the Nefesh as female, Sex is the movement of mana from the Ruach to the Nefesh. Mana is taken into the body by the Ruach, through many different methods, as I've discussed before. This mana is given to the Nefesh by the Ruach. This aligns these two souls. Sex is symbolic for this process. The Nefesh then gives this mana to the Neshamah, the Godself, the Nefesh acting as the male and the Neshamah as female. This aligns these two souls. The Neshamah then feeds back to the Ruach, the Neshamah as male and the Ruach as female.
The second point is Passion. Passion is the Fire. It is the right pillar, the Pillar of Fire, made up of Chokmah, Wisdom, Chesed, Mercy, and Netzach, Victory. Passion is about embracing our emotions and accepting them for what they are. Emotions come out of the Fetch, influencing the Ruach. The point is to accept your emotions, not let them rule you. The Fetch is fickle, as are our emotions. We have to accept them and focus them, using them to bring us to Power, rather than denying them or letting them control us. If we ignore them, we have no Power. If we let them rule us, it will consume us like Fire.
The third point is Power. It is left pillar, the Pillar of Water, made up of Binah, Understanding, Geburah, Judgement, and Hod, Glory. Power is fluid, always changing like water. It is the intellect. Power is about controlling and channelling our Passion. Once again, we can't let Power rule us. Power is like the waves of the ocean. It can pull you under with ease if you aren't careful. You have to learn to use Power to create change rather than letting is control you.
The fourth point is Self. Self is Tipherah, Beauty, which is balance. Self is the balance of Passion and Power. All three Sephiroth of each Pillar connect back to Tipherah. This shows the balance between these two pillars. Da'ath, Knowing, is also involved in Self. Self is about knowing the Self, understanding our Passion, our Power, and being the controlling force in both of them.
The fifth point is Pride. Pride is Kether, the Crown. It is the Divine Spark, which is the essense of the Godself. Pride flows out of Self. Pride is the fullness of the Iron Pentacle.
Kether becomes Malkuth in the world above, bringing us back to Sex.
~Muninn's Kiss