There are six zodiacal signs from above to below, from Ḥesed through to Yesod, and six from below to above, from Yesod through to Ḥesed. From the aspect of Malkhut, they are called the seven ‘planets’, from the Shekhinah (Malkhut) to Ḥesed. And according to the specific ‘action’ of that sephirah, so is the sign revealed.
A sign from the aspect of Ḥesed is love. A sign from the aspect of Gevurah is judgement, and it shows the killing of the wicked, and the spilling of blood, and it shows of the righteous: the blood of cattle, to eat with gladness and delight, of the foods of the groom and the bride, and of the spilling of the blood of the sacrifices. It is this that is written: (Ex. 20:24)... and you shall slaughter upon it, your burnt offerings... etc. And upon them it is stated:cxxivMishnah Zevaḥim 5:1 ‘Where is the place of sacrifices? Their slaughter is at the north...’