The Gate Maker is designed to fulfill only one purpose -- to facilitate the exploration / working of the 231 Gates.

Aside from the external decorations (which contribute to its functionality only at the astra-mental level of emotional significance), the working mechanism of The Gate Maker is composed of 10 small (1" diameter), perfectly clear, quartz spheres, connected by strands of (22 gauge) Gold, Silver and Copper wires. The 10 spheres are arrayed in the Tree of Life pattern and the metal wires are inserted in such a way as to form the 22 Lettered and the 16 un-Lettered connections inherent to the Hebrew Tree image.

I've relied upon my usual medium of corrugated cardboard to support this structure of spheres and wire. The main body of The Gate Maker consists of a 4 layer thick disk of corrugated cardboard into which I cut 10 holes for the spheres and then incised the 38 connections into the top-most layer.

Each connection between the Sephirotic spheres consists of 3 wires which have been carefully laid into the incision. Each wire is cut long enough to have a couple of inches excess to wrap around the interior of each sphere-hole, thus making physical contact with each quartz sphere once inserted.











Three strands of Sterling Silver wire are used for the Pillar of Severity (left-hand side of Binah, Geburah and Hod); three strands of 14k Gold filled wire for the Pillar of Mercy (right-hand side of Chokmah, Gedulah and Netzach); and, a combination Copper, Silver and Gold (one strand of each) is used for the Pillar of Equilibrium (center of Kether, Tiphareth, Yesod and Malkuth). Each connection originating from the Pillar of Severity is composed of two Silver strands and one strand of the wire that corresponds to the Pillar of its termination. For example, the connection between Binah and Gedulah consists of two Silver and one Gold; and, from Binah to Tiphareth, two Silver and one Copper. Likewise, connections originating from the Pillar of Mercy contain two Gold strands and one strand corresponding to the Pillar of termination. And finally, connections originating from the Pillar of Equilibrium consist of two Copper strands and one strand of its termination Pillar.

Once the wiring is complete, the sphere-hole bottoms are painted with their corresponding colors and the quartz spheres are inserted. Then a prepared disk face of 1/16 inch thick dense cardboard is applied to cover the wiring incisions and secure the spheres in place. Prior to application, the face is painted Gold and the decorative pattern of connecting "Paths" are glued in place. Finally, the small colored Sephirotic disks and Hebrew lettering are applied.

Once the front is complete, the back side is then painted and decorated. The finishing touch is to braid approximately 30 feet of Gold, Copper and Silver wire, which is then wrapped 5 times around the circumference of The Gate Maker with an extra loop for hanging.









As you can see from the photo of the front, each sphere literally shines with its Sephirotic color. This effect is due to the fact that a quartz sphere acts as a magnifying lens which directs light upon the focal point, simultaneously illuminating and magnifying whatever is opposite the observer.

The Hebrew text around the edge of the disk (front and back) is, of course, the TMO canticle. On the front, the lettering is painted with a photo-luminescent ("glow-in-the-dark") substance, and on the back, with plain Gold paint.

The back is further decorated with an Hermetic-Kabbalistic motif. The upward-pointing white triangle represents the Universal Principle of Force, and the downward-pointing black triangle, the Universal Principle of Form. At the angles of the triangles you see the three Mother Letters, Aleph, Mem and Shin, painted Gold on the white triangle and Silver on the black triangle.

The hexagon formed within these two interlocking triangles, is painted Gold and decorated by two interlocking, opposing pentagrams. The upward-pointed pentagram is painted red and represents the Electric Fluid and the positive Elements, while the downward-pointed pentagram is painted blue and represents the Magnetic Fluid and the negative Elements.

[Unfortunately, my camera is incapable of accurately capturing some colors and usually incorrectly renders the color purple as a shade of blue. Thus the back of The Gate Maker is actually purple, not blue as indicated in the photo.]













Once construction is completed and the whole has been sprayed with a thick coating of lacquer, The Gate Maker is then energetically cleansed and each of the 10 Quartz spheres is tuned to its respective Sephirotic essence. Prior to shipping, The Gate Maker is surrounded by a simple energetic shield designed to protect from extraneous energies during transit. This shield will automatically dissipate within minutes of receipt by its new owner.

The Gate Maker is very simple to operate and use. All that is required to "make" a Gate is for the operator to impregnate the relevant Sephirotic spheres with either the Adonai Light or the Kethric Brilliance. Because of the wiring, the connections between Sephirot automatically form once the relevant spheres have been charged. The spheres must be charged in the sequence of the Gate itself. For example, if one is making the Gate of Kether-to-Chokmah, one must first charge the Kether sphere and then the Chokmah sphere.