Devin Townsend Project - Grace (Live) and The Sephira of Chesed on the Tree of Life

This song feels more like an invocation! From the very first choral swell, it opens a space of generosity, of bright uplift, of something bigger than you pouring down like sunlight.

In the language of the Tree of Life, this is pure Chesed. Chesed is the fourth Sephirah — the realm of mercy, benevolence, and magnanimity. Its current is expansive, ruled by Jupiter, the great benefic. Where its opposite Geburah cuts and disciplines, Chesed softens and includes. In Grace, that energy is there in every layered harmony and every repeated affirmation. “By grace, I’m alive” isn’t a desperate plea — it’s a statement of fact, a recognition that life itself is held by something vast and kind.

Sonically, Grace is Jupiter through and through. The arrangements are wide and open, the choir led by Anneke van Giersbergen’s luminous voice lifting the refrain until it feels like a communal hymn. This isn’t the solitude of a monk in prayer — it’s a chorus of voices, a gathering of spirits, all pointing in the same direction. The song blooms rather than drives, opening its arms wider and wider with each pass of the refrain.

There’s a Tarot thread here, too. Jupiter’s Major Arcana is The Wheel of Fortune — the turning of fate toward growth, expansion, and opportunity. On the Tree of Life, that path (Kaph) runs from Chesed to Netzach, from structured mercy into the realm of feeling and celebration. Listening to Grace, you can almost feel that path unfolding: the structure is already in place, and the joy simply pours down into the heart.

In magical practice, Grace can be more than a listening experience — it can be a working. Played during a Jupiter hour or on a Thursday, it can serve as a sonic invocation of mercy and blessing. Stand tall, shoulders open, and let the mantra move through you as if you were vibrating a Divine Name. The music does the rest, washing away constriction and inviting in the spacious generosity of Chesed.

In ritual or in a party setting, Grace works as a unifier. It’s that moment when the room shifts — rival cliques, strangers, and old friends all caught in the same bright current. In a personal working, it’s a way to fill the right pillar of your Tree with living light before you carry it into the rest of your day.

Chesed is the art of giving without shrinking yourself, and Grace is its soundtrack.