the Chochmah shrine

חכמה

The spirit of Wisdom is intelligent and holy.

She is of one nature but reveals herself in many ways.

She is not made of any material substance, and She moves about freely. She is clear, clean, and confident; She cannot be harmed. She loves what is good. She is sharp and unconquerable, kind, and a friend of humanity.

She is dependable and sure, and has no worries. She has power over everything, and sees everything. She penetrates every spirit that is intelligent and pure, no matter how delicate its substance may be.

Wisdom moves more easily than motion itself; she is so pure that she penetrates everything. She is a breath of God's power-a pure and radiant stream of glory from the Almighty. Nothing that is defiled can ever steal its way into Wisdom.

She is a reflection of eternal light, a perfect mirror of God's activity and goodness. Even though Wisdom acts alone, she can do anything. She makes everything new, although she herself never changes.

From generation to generation she enters the souls of holy people, and makes them God's friends and prophets. There is nothing that God loves more than people who are at home with Wisdom. Wisdom is more beautiful than the sun and all the constellations.

She is better than light itself, because night always follows day, but evil never overcomes Wisdom. Her great power reaches into every part of the world, and she sets everything in useful order.