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Kabbalistic Astrology
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Kabbalistic astrology (called ''Mazal'' or ''Mazalot'' ["zodiac," "destiny"] in the Kabbalistic tradition) is a system of astrology based upon the Hebrew Kabbalah; it is used to interpret and delineate a person's birth chart, seeking to understand it through a Kabbalistic lens. In Hebrew, astrology was called ''hokmat ha-nissayon'', "the wisdom of prognostication", in distinction to ''hokmat ha-hizzayon'' (wisdom of star-seeing, or astronomy). Although Kabbalah is part of the mystical Jewish tradition, its use of astrology does not represent the complete Jewish views of astrology, which have been both positive and negative, depending on the authority.
The inner structure of the soul is reflected in the Kabbalah Tree of Life. A trestleboard is used to chart the placements of the various planets and signs of the zodiac.
Most astrologers cast and use a horoscope, which is translated as ‘a view of time’ to depict planetary placements which serve to influence our daily activities. For example, the square horoscope was used extensively until the Middle Ages when it was replaced by the circular version which was more clearly representative of the orbital paths of the celestial bodies that were observed. Cabalistic astrologers tend to take a slightly different approach because they wish to observe the planets as they relate to each sephira in the Tree of Life. Therefore, the sign and house placement is written on the associated node of the trestleboard.
Each sephira points to a specific character trait which helps us to identify exactly where we are in our evolutionary path to enlightenment. Each sephira in the testleboard corresponds with a specific planet and is therefore closely aligned with the celestial art of astrology. The meanings of the ten sephiroth, to include the eleventh imaginary one, are as follows:-
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