Atziluth – the Creative Urge 

Earth/Grain Gods & Goddesses 

In Malkuth this exemplified in the archetypical energy of those deity who are both of properties the earth (as in Ceres= grain) and its cycles of life and death. They encompass all that gives life – the quickening of birth -  the first spark of creative idea, etc.. the catalyst- the initiator- the instigator.

 Briah – Creation of a Concept- Archangel

Awareness of the connection of everyday things to the Divine is the lesson of Briatic Malkuth

Sandalphon- rules over the atomic structure of the Earth, its domains and all its forms.  He also oversees the evolution of all species of life on earth and in guides the energies of the Ischim in stimulating the urge towards the divine nature. Sandalphon is reflected as Metatron in Kether and as such is thought to be the tallest of the Archangels with feet planted firmly in the Kingdom of Malkuth  and head aloft in the reams of Kether. His presence is felt rather than seen and he is the comforting thought or pang of conscience calling us to a place of positive action towards our Higher Selves.

Sandalphon works with Uriel – Archangel of the Earth, who in this realm of spiritual earth  rules the Elemental Kings and controls the elements themselves. Additionally, Sandalphon is responsible for the vaster structure of the planet itself – independent of its life forms.

Yetzirah – Forming the Image of the concept

Angels – Ischim~ The Souls of Fire

The name "Ischim" is the plural form of the words for man (Ish) and woman (Isha) in their evolved states. Lighting a match to light a sacred candle is the act of the Element of Fire under the control of the Ischim who are in the care of Sandalphon.  This is the quickening process undergone by the seeker on the Path of spiritual evolvement.  The pace where will and desire take hold to ignite the hunger for movement, change and transformation.  These are the fires of a kundalini awakening in Eastern spiritual practice  and the ascension of the uraeus in Egyptian alchemy.  The Ischim are the sacred fires of the inner hearth, that once the flame is lit, burns as a beacon of Light eternally.

 Assiah – Manifestation

Malkuth is the sphere of dominance in this world. Its energy is concerned direct experience with the Elements (air-fire-water-earth) and awareness of their Ruling Archangels. The elements in this form are not just the physical representation but the deeper, esoteric meaning contained within each:

Elements and their Ruling Archangels

The plane of manifestation is the place of Man as Divinity (the fifth element of Spirit); whose soul’s purpose is to gain mastery over the Elemental Worlds and evolve beyond the confines and limitations of bodies made of cellular material.  

* Earth in this sphere is multilayered in meaning.  It is the physical planet upon which we live, the energetic structure of the planet in relationship to the Universe  and the energy of the element of earth as represented by strength, foundation and the building block.