Yesod (Hebrew: " foundation") is a sephirah in the kabbalistic Tree of Life.

Yesod is the
sephirah below Hod and Netzach, and above Malkuth (the kingdom). It can be seen as the
vehicle, from one thing or condition to another (the power of connection).
Contents

1 Jewish Kabbalah

2 Other religions
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2.1 Christianity

2.2 Eastern Mysticism

3 References

4 External links

Jewish Kabbalah

Yesod is the foundation upon which God has built the world. It also serves as a transmitter
between the sephirot above, and the reality below. The light of the upper sephirot gather in
Yesod and are channelled to Malkuth below. In this manner, Yesod is associated with the
sexual organs. The masculine Yesod collects the vital forces of the sephirot above, and
transmits these creative and vital energies into the feminine Malkuth below. Yesod channels,
Malkuth receives. In turn, it is through Malkuth that the earth is able to interact with the
divinity.[1]
It plays the role of collecting and balancing the different and opposing energies of Hod and
Netzach, and also from Tiferet above it, storing and distributing it throughout the world. It is
likened to the 'engine-room' of creation.
Other religions
Christianity
Main article: Holy Spirit (Christianity)

The third person of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit, is the Christian counterpart of Yesod.[2]
The Holy Spirit is seen by mainstream Christians as one Person of the Triune God, who
revealed His Holy Name YHWH to his people Israel, sent His Eternally Begotten Son Jesus
to save them from their Sins, and sent the Holy Spirit to sanctify and give life to his Church.[3]
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The Holy Spirit is known as the aspect of god that sanctifies mankind, unifying God with
it. Yesod is responsible for the powers of communication, connection and contact with
external reality within the soul, unifying Malkuth with the other Sephiroth.[6]

Eastern Mysticism

In comparison with forms of Eastern mysticism, Yesod is most commonly associated with the
Swadhisthana chakra, which is associated with the moon, with sexuality, and with the
unconscious