The Garden of Eden, also called the Everlasting Abode, made of red pearls or pure musk, is a description of a celestial paradise that appears in the 777 correspondences for the sephirah Yesod. The phrase combines elements from Jewish and Islamic traditions: the biblical Garden of Eden, the Quranic 'Everlasting Abode' (Dār al‑Khuld), and the luxurious materials of red pearls and pure musk, which are standard motifs in Islamic descriptions of Paradise. On the Tree of Life, this image corresponds to Yesod (Foundation), the lunar sphere that serves as the astral foundation of the spiritual worlds. In the table, it is the meaning of column CXXVII at step 9, linking the foundation sephirah to a vision of the primordial or eschatological garden.

Position on the Tree of Life

This description is assigned to Yesod (the ninth sephirah), the sphere of the Moon and the astral plane. Yesod is the foundation upon which the higher sephiroth build their influence, and the image of a garden made of precious substances reflects the role of Yesod as a receptive, formative vessel. The Garden of Eden here is not the historical location but a symbolic abode—an everlasting dwelling that serves as the archetypal foundation of all paradises.

Astrological and planetary correspondence

Yesod is governed by the Moon, and the lunar nature of this garden is implicit in its materials: red pearls (associated with the Moon’s reflected light and the blood of life) and pure musk (a scent linked to the Moon’s moist, generative quality). The Moon’s cycle of death and rebirth echoes the garden’s dual identity as both a lost Eden and an everlasting abode.

Historical context

The phrase draws on two distinct traditions. In the Hebrew Bible, the Garden of Eden is planted by God and described with gold, bdellium, and onyx (Genesis 2:11–12). Later Jewish apocalyptic literature (e.g., 1 Enoch) expands the garden into a heavenly palace built of precious stones. The Islamic tradition, especially the Quran and Hadith, describes Paradise (Jannah) as a garden of eternal bliss, with rivers of milk and honey, and its inhabitants reclining on couches lined with silk, wearing garments of green silk and brocade, and adorned with pearls. The specific phrase “made of red pearls or pure musk” echoes the Hadith that the soil of Paradise is of musk (misk) and its stones are pearls and rubies. The “Everlasting Abode” (Dār al‑Khuld) is a Quranic name for Paradise (Surah 25:15). The fusion of these motifs in a single description is characteristic of the syncretic Kabbalistic and Hermetic tradition that informs Liber 777, where each sephirah receives a composite image drawn from multiple sources.

Closing

In the table of Liber 777, this entry appears as the meaning of column CXXVII at step 9 (Yesod). It stands as a concentrated symbol of the foundation sphere: a garden that is both primordial and eternal, built from the lunar materials of red pearls and pure musk, and offering the promise of an everlasting abode.