This series is inspired by meditative work on the 'Tree of Life' - a fundamental archetype in many of the world's mythological, religious, and philosophical traditions - and in this case the work looks specifically at the Tree of life that encapsulates the whole of the mystical philosophy of the Kabbalah*. The Kabbalic Tree of Life is considered to be a blueprint of the human being, a reflection of what happens inside oneself. It is a diagram that consists of 10 nodes and 22 paths connecting them. The ten nodes or 'sefirot', represent levels of consciousness. Each represents a state of being or experience, all of which are naturally part of the human condition. The paths that connect one sefirot to another, are the methods we use to transition from one level of consciousness to another. They are representational of the subjective experience one undergoes in transferring consciousness from one state to another. 

*Contextualised by the global economic and social changes in the late twentieth century, contemporary Kabbalah could be described as a 'postmodern spirituality’, and although created by the Kabbalists, it is argued that the Tree of Life can be applied to all religions and esoteric teachings. 

PATH 32 - THE WORLD 

From Malkuth (Matter) to Yesod (Foundation). The transference of consciousness from the physical world  to the subconscious world. 

PATH 30 - THE SUN 

From Yesod (Foundation) to Hod (Glory). 

PATH 27 - THE TOWER

From Geburah (Severity) to Chesed (Mercy). The ability to face up to everything that has happened during the complete span of personal evolution.

PATH 24. DEATH

From Netzach (Victory) to Tiphareth (Beauty). Death of the personality - born into the consciousness of individuality.