The Ladder of Lights by William G. Gray

Author:William G. Gray [Gray, William G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Esoteric, Non-Fiction, Spirituality
Goodreads: 46373684
Publisher: Libre Dionysia
Published: 1981-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

SEPHIRAH CHESED. MERCY, COMPASSION, 4.

ASSIAH, World of Expression: Jupiter.

Here we reach a stage of magnanimity and beneficence. Chesed means not only Mercy and Compassion, but goodwill, loving kindness, and all that is associated with a Divine outpouring of unstinted providence. The planetary connection is obviously Jupiter.

Although Chesed (pronounced nearly as Hesed) is the fourth Sephirah, it is the first one on our side of the Abyss, and we may regard it as the fount from whence our blessings flow. Descending the Tree, the position of Chesed shows us that the Divine One manifested as Mercy before Severity became a necessity, and as we ascend the Tree we learn that we cannot expect fully to enter the Mercy of Providence before Divine Justice has dealt with us. Nevertheless it assures us no matter how severe our tests and trials, Mercy and Beneficence awaits us ultimately. Geburah is the stick and Chesed the carrot providing the oldest incentives for doing anything.

Most humans are anxious to contact genial generous Jupiter dealing out his largesse with unrestricted munificence. Only the truly wise see the dangers of eternal affluence, and discover the secret of how to handle its overwhelming powers. Motive and objective provide the clues. We are becoming aware of this problem on material levels in this world today. Our technology and economics are giving us undreamed of wealth in terms of commodities and opportunities. What for? What will most of mankind do with their new luxuries of leisure and facilities? Wander aimlessly around the world in their nice shiny cars? Sit and watch television? Gamble? Die of no more serious disease than boredom, probably the most deadly of all maladies? We have survived the experience of Geburah during two global wars, but shall we come safely through the equally challenging test of Chesed? If humanity fails to meet this properly, a reversion to Geburah with even more terrible trials will be the outcome.

It is a true saying that only an abstemious person is fit to be in charge of a wine cellar. The principle of this signifies that an ability to control power is essential before the power is actually acquired. Hence we gain Chesed via Geburah as we climb the Tree. From the Divine viewpoint, Chesed has been expressed as an outcome of both Wisdom and Understanding on Supernal levels, and is therefore governed by those Principles. Theoretically we are not yet able to use Supernal Principles on their own plane of being, and so we seek the Godlike faculty of Mercy to qualify us for such a purpose. That should be our motivation for contacting Jupiter and Chesed, Wisdom and Understanding, so that we may link directly with the Divine at the Crown and Summit of our Creation at Kether. Such is the sole motive recognized by the Qabalah for seeking for seeking Chesed.

Descending the Tree, Chesed portrays the exuberance of Divine Youth. The shadowy Abyss has been crossed from the womb-like conditions of the Three Supemals, and Being has burst forth as Doing.

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