Kabbalistic Astrology
Kabbalistic Astrology is a branch of Astrology that combines the Astral Chart with the diagram of the Tree of Life in order to reveal the emotional and spiritual dimensions of the psyche and their correspondence with the subtle fields of the planets. Both Astrology and Kabbalah have their origins in Mesopotamia and were always closely related. However, it was not until the medieval epoch when the knowledge of Astrology and Kabbalah were intertwined in the diagram of the Tree of Life, where the planetary influences – which were studied from the astrological point of view – were integrated with the dimensions of the physical, emotional, spiritual and divine worlds.
The art-science of Kabbalistic Astrology fundamentally uses both the Astral Chart -as a tool to know the positions and influences of the planets- and the Tree of LIfe -to gain deeper meaning into the spiritual dimensions of the psyche-. The planetary positions of the Chart can be transferred to the Tree of Life, and when we do so, we obtain a unique Tree for each person that holds a correspondence to their Natal Chart.
The Astral Chart
The Tree of Life
Correspondences between the planets and the sefirot in the Tree of Life:
MALKHUT – ASCENDANT: It represents the physical body, the health and vitality and all the processes of organic life.
YESOD – MOON: It represents the ego, the survival instincts and the conditioning of the culture to which one person belongs.
HOD – MERCURY: It represents the mind and the ability to learn and communicate concepts or ideas.
NEZAH – VENUS: It represents the desires, the stimuli and the pursuit of pleasure.
TIFERET – SUN: It represents the Self, the center of our being, from which Beauty, Goodness and Truth emanate.
GEVURAH – MARS: It represents judgment, the ability to defense or attack, to compete and to achieve goals with military discipline.
HESED – JUPITER: It represents expansion, generosity and compassion, as well as the ability to seek new opportunities and abundance.
DAAT – PLUTO: This is a non-sefirah, as it is of different nature from the rest. This is the door to a higher dimension, the tunnel that leads to the light. The experience of the darkness, transformation and higher knowledge await here.
BINAH – SATURN: It represents the experience of our life, and the understanding of its structure and its long-term patterns.
HOCKHMAH – URANUS: It represents the flashing ray of inspiration and wisdom that disrupts the established ideas and brings a new vision.
KETER – NEPTUNE: At the highest point of the Tree, it represents the union with the Divine, the return to the Light where we originally come from.
Example of correspondence between the Natal Chart and the Tree of Life:
Just as we all have a unique Natal Chart that is configured at the time of our birth, we also have a unique Tree of Life based on the time and place of our birth.
While in the Natal Chart we can read themes related to different areas of our life, such as relationships, money, career, family, friends or health, in our personal Tree of Life we can dive into the deeper layers of our being, gaining insights into our Soul and our Spirit. The vertical arrangement of Tree shows the different levels of consciousness of our psyche, from the physical world, at the bottom of the Tree, to the Divine, at the top.
To know our particular Tree of Life is very useful, as we can gain insights about our inners strengths, our psychological characteristics, the essence of our soul and the purpose of our life: our fate and destiny.
To draw the correspondence between the Natal Chart and the Tree of Life, I have created the following symbolic code:
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