In Kabbalah, the fourth
Sphere (sephira) of divine emanation. Chesed
is the first of the 'manifest' sephirah. The word Chesed means mercy, and Chesed
is paired with Geburah, severity,
on the Tree of Life.
Pronunciation: Hay-sed • (noun)
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Hermetic
Tradition
Named after Hermes Trismigestus (Hermes the three times great), the Greek
moniker of the Egyptian God Tehuti (Thoth), alleged author of hundreds of
mystical tractates, the Hermetic tradition is an eclectic spiritual tradition
that encompasses elements from from many religions.
Esoteric
Kabbalah
The Western, or Esoteric Kabbalah was created and utilized by Western magicians
and Hermetic students for hundreds of years, and is a spiritual tradition
in its own right.
Gnostic
scriptures, Texts
The Gnostics were early Pagans and Christians with a very unique theology.
Gnostic texts were found to be so threatening that many were destroyed or
hidden, only to be rediscovered two thousand years later. Gnostic scriptures
and source materials including the a gospel attributed to Mary Magdalen,
and Gnostic exegesis of Canonical texts.
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