# Kabbalistic Correspondences *The Urth list — 2 messages, 2 voices, 05 Apr 2005* > Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright > in each message remains with the person who wrote it. > Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original > archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than > retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact. --- ### Iorwerth Thomas *05 Apr 2005, 03:03* Ok, referring to my general reference for all thing Jewish and mystical[1], we have 4 universes each corresponding to an aspect of the creative act (the book isn't very detailed on _how_ this works): Atzilut, Beriyah, Yetzirah, Asiyah. Each has its own tree of life; Malkhut for the next one up stands above Rachamin (Mercy), also known as Tiferet (Beauty), of the one below. Further to some discussion months ago linking Severian with Gevurah (Strength, representing strict and unforgiving justice, tempered in the divine by the other sephira), it is also (apparantly) associated with the Old Testament figure Isaac. I doubt this makes things any clearer. Iorwerth [1] The 'Ars Magica' RPG supplement 'Kabbalah: Mythic Judaism'. Not, perhaps, the most authoritative source, but most books in the game line are fairly well researched; best take this with a pinch of salt. --- ### James Wynn *05 Apr 2005, 07:14 · in reply to Iorwerth Thomas* > Further to some discussion months ago linking Severian with Gevurah > (Strength, representing strict and unforgiving justice, tempered in the > divine by the other sephira), it is also (apparantly) associated with the > Old Testament figure Isaac. Well, if this is true then it could be one of the reasons for all the Christ references around Severian. Isaac is also a Christ-figure ala the recent discussion regarding him being offered sacrifice. ~ Crush ---