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Tipharet is at the center
of the Tree. It is the point where the personality, moving up,
first ventures into the realm of the soul. It is where spirit,
descending, first 'splits off' and becomes physical.
Tipharet is at the summit of the personal realm, as Keter
is at the summit of the Transpersonal realm. It is where the
mundane world meets the spiritual.
Tipheret brings harmony and compassion to the world.
Tipheret is where the "I" is. It is the director of
one's personal drama. It is not aloof, but completely involved,
bringing spiritual awareness into the mundane realm. It is the
small "I," as Keter is the superconsious "I."
In Tipheret, we meet our higher selves, and learn to sacrifice
lesser desires. It is integration of the higher reality into
daily life. The animal nature is below, the spiritual nature
is above.
Tipheret is Atman, the Spirit or Self, the immanent aspect of
the Godhead. It is also called Jiva, the Atman identified with
its coverings - body, mind, senses, etc. Because of Maya , Brahman
(Keter) is concealed from the individual
soul. The choices made by the Jiva, or individual, are represented
in the human incarnation, Temperance.
The Golden Mean, or Golden Section, is a mathematical constant,
a ratio that appears in nature and was discovered by Pythagoras
in the 5th century B.C.E. This proportional ratio was used in
art and architecture by the Greeks and has been used by artists
ever since. It was first called "Sectio Aurea" (Golden
Section) by Leonardo Da Vinci. This number, 1.6180339..., is
the Greek "Phi," or ? .
Like ? Pi (3.14156...),
has no end.
These are irrational numbers, whose infinitely long strings
of decimal places never repeat. These numbers occur naturally
and are used in all cultures with a mathematical awareness.
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