I would label Geburah as being passive, negative, the form counterpart to the force of Chesed, as the Tree does. The symbolism of Gedulah and Geburah are, Chesed (Jupiter) the peacetime king sitting in his throne (4), and the Geburah (Mars) the war time king in his chariot, which find their equilibrium in the sphere of Tiphateth, the sacrificed King, the redeemer, the Sun.
Chesed is the loving Father, Chokmah (the “all begetter”) on a lower arch. He builds up, as opposed to the breaking down of Geburah. Geburah can also been seen as Saturn on a lower arc (Saturn - Binah).
“The life process is an everlasting upbuilding and breaking down, Geburah and Gedulah represent these two processes.”
So I would keep with classification of the Tree. It makes sense as it, Chesed being active, dynamic and Geburah being passive. Masculine and feminine. The philosophy of the polarity being touched on above.
I’m a bare beginner, I don’t know anything. But this was a fun exercise to see what I do know about these two sephiroth. Which, again, is a scratch on the tip of an iceberg.
Chesed is the loving Father, Chokmah (the “all begetter”) on a lower arch. He builds up, as opposed to the breaking down of Geburah. Geburah can also been seen as Saturn on a lower arc (Saturn - Binah).
“The life process is an everlasting upbuilding and breaking down, Geburah and Gedulah represent these two processes.”
So I would keep with classification of the Tree. It makes sense as it, Chesed being active, dynamic and Geburah being passive. Masculine and feminine. The philosophy of the polarity being touched on above.
I’m a bare beginner, I don’t know anything. But this was a fun exercise to see what I do know about these two sephiroth. Which, again, is a scratch on the tip of an iceberg.