Centers of Force: Sefirot and Spiritual Energies

Today we begin to examine what are the true centers of force and their function. However, before examining the individual centers and their action, we must first make a premise to see where these centers of force originate through an overview of the study of creation according to the Secret Tradition of Israel. At first glance, this may seem like a digression, but it is not; rather, it is a central point that translates into a very practical and important aspect of meditation. THE AWAKENING OF SPIRITUAL CENTERS IN THE LIGHT OF DIVINE UNCREATED ENERGIES. SEFIROTIC CORRESPONDENCES AND THE DOCTRINE OF ENERGIES The awakening and perfection of the Centers are made possible under the guidance of archeosophical knowledge that takes into account the Sefirot of the Kabbalah, which means for Israel "received Tradition." Biblical esotericism taught in ancient times, and still teaches today, that God emanated ten energies whose name is Sefirot. According to a progressive order, these ten divine effusions have the following names and meanings: 1. Cheter Elyon (Sublime Crown of God) 2. Chochmà (Wisdom, Sofia) 3. Binà (Intelligence) 4. Chesed (Goodness, Love, Mercy) 5. Gheburà or Din (Rigor, Justice) 6. Tiferet or Rachamin (Beauty) 7. Netza (Victory) 8. Hod (Glory) 9. Yesod (Foundation) 10. Malkut (Kingdom of God) These names and meanings may seem of little interest at first glance, even though they indicate the divine energies that are not created but emanated; however, we will see their utility later on. THE CREATION OF MAN Let us try to see what the Creation of Man is according to the esoteric biblical tradition and understand why it interests us in the meditation of centers of force. To do this, we will not go into detail because it is a very complex subject. Those who wish can find a detailed commentary in these fascicles by Alessandro Benassai. We are interested in highlighting some fundamental elements. First, Tommaso Palamidessi names the Secret Tradition of Israel. What is the Secret Tradition of Israel? If you take the Bible, it says that Moses was raised as the Pharaoh's son, therefore knowing all the secrets of Egyptian Wisdom, then he married Jethro's daughter, Sephorà, which means Wisdom in Hebrew, inheriting also an Ethiopian tradition until, when he arrives at Sinai, he becomes participant in a Revelation from God. When he descends from Sinai, he descends with tablets written directly by God, but finds an immature people worshiping the golden calf, so he destroys the tablets, exterminates half of the Hebrews, and then writes new tablets, different however, containing the Law. We thus have a written esoteric Tradition for everyone that is contained in the tablets of the Law and in the five books of the Bible. At the same time, we have an oral and secret Tradition, transmitted from mouth to ear on the interpretation of these books of the Bible and which contains the keys of transmutation. What does this Secret Tradition of Israel say? Many things, but mainly its doctrine centers on two arguments: Genesis and Ezekiel's vision. Genesis - as you know - describes the birth of the Cosmos and of Man (externally), or at a more esoteric and interior level describes the new birth, that of God in Man. What does Genesis say? First, that God created Man in his image and likeness. What is meant by this phrase "created Man in his image and likeness"? First, it means that God created Man means that he does not create many people, millions or billions of people. But he creates Man, the model of Man, the spiritual model from which all men and women derive. I also say Women because before the creation of Adam and Eve, that is, before the division, the verse of the Bible says that God created Man, male and female he created them. All humans derive from this original creation, carrying within themselves the imprints of this original model created by God. This model is made in the image and likeness of God. What does this mean? It means that since God is Spirit, this Man created in the image and likeness of God is also a spiritual man, that is, without form, not with physical hands, physical feet, but according to a spiritual image, and here the Sefirot come into play, representing the lights that form the image of God. Now let us try to understand this doctrine well and read the first verses of Genesis. In the Bible it says...