This is my second batch of planetary images for the Qabalah Tree of Life. According to Aleister Crowley they are known as “Telesmic Images” or “Telesmatic Images”. They are pictures that represent each sphere allegorically.

I also designed a wheel with alchemical correspondances around the drawings.

Balance is the 6^th sphere on the Tree of Life, corresponding to the Sun. Aleister Crowley says the corresponding animal is the Lion; It is also associated to solar gods such as Ra, Helios, Apollo and Khors.

Strenght is the 5^th sphere on the Tree of Life, corresponding to planet Mars. It represents cutting out things from your life that are holding you back.

Mercy is the 4^th sphere in the Tree of Life, corresponding to planet Jupiter.

I made this “Tree of Life” illustration using masks and various foliage textures in Photoshop. This is going to be used as background piece for the Qabalah infographic that I’m currently working on.

I’m drawing icons for the planetary spheres of the Qabalah, this is the first batch. “Sephirot” means sphere in Hebrew. The first one is Kether, traditionally represented by a king in profile. In my version it is both a queen and a king.

The second image is Chockmah which translated from Hebrew means “wisdom”. It can also be characterised as expansive energy, and corresponds to the titan god Uran who governs the starry sky.

The image below is my drawing for the third sphere in the Qabalah tree of life. “Binah” means understanding and also is associated to processing sorrow.