Dictionary of all Scriptures & Myths

MALE - FEMALE

 The sex principle symbolizes the dual aspects of the manifest which always present themselves in the evolution of the Cosmos,-such as spirit-matter, life-form, force-matter, love-wisdom, mind-emotion, intellect-intuition.

"The first emanation from Kether, the Crown, is Binah, the Universal Intellect or Understanding, which is Geberol's first emanation, Universal Matter. It is also termed by the Qabbalah Immah, the Mother, and is considered as receptive, negative, feminine, plastic, and to receive form. Everything existing says the Zohar (III 290a), can only be the work of the male and female principles.' The Zohar and Geberol both hold that everything must be of Form (male) and Matter (female). - I. MYER, Qabbalah, p. 199.

From the the Highest (Kether) is emanated the principle of Matter (Binah), which is receptive of truth from the Spirit. The principle of Matter is the Divine Mother-the bringer forth of all things both above and below. Matter receives forms and qualities from spiritual involution and then gives birth to all forms and qualities in spiritual evolution. Spirit is masculine, Matter is feminine, That which gives form is Spirit; that which takes form is Matter.

See Also

ADAM (dual)
BINAH
COSMOS
CREATION
DIVORCE
EVOLUTION
FEMININE
FORMS
GARMENT OF SHAME
HEAVEN AND EARTH
INVOLUTION
KAIOMARTS
KETHER
LIVING THINGS
MATTER
MAYA
MOTHER (divine)
MALKUTH SEX PRINCIPLE
Two
URANUS
Yang AND YIN