Seeking comments from those knowledgable on Qabalah

[Unbound]

In Kabbalah the progression downwards is from Kether to Chokhmah to Binah, so Wisdom and then Understanding.

It can be seen that the Wisdom of the One is then emanated as the Understanding of the One. However, in order to go upwards to the One, one must first grasp understanding and therefrom is Wisdom ordained.

I would recommend a look at this and the next three chapters (all available on this site) of The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. Hall.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/eso/sta/sta27.htm

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So, as a human journeying to the One, you go from Understanding to Wisdom, but from the One down to a human it goes Wisdom to Understanding.

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You might also find use in this as it draws a comparison between Western Kabbalah and Hebrew Kabbalah.

http://www.jwmt.org/v1n3/32paths.html