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'''Sefirot''' are the 10 attributes/emanations through which Ein Sof ("infinite space") reveals itself and continuously creates both the physical realm and the seder hishtalshelut (the chained descent of the [[metaphysics|metaphysical]] Four Worlds). The sefirot as laid out on the schema of the [[Tree of Life]] are fundamental to understanding the key concepts of [[Kabbalah]]. | '''Sefirot''' are the 10 attributes/emanations through which Ein Sof ("infinite space") reveals itself and continuously creates both the physical realm and the seder hishtalshelut (the chained descent of the [[metaphysics|metaphysical]] Four Worlds). The sefirot as laid out on the schema of the [[Tree of Life]] are fundamental to understanding the key concepts of [[Kabbalah]]. | ||
[[Occultist]]s have | [[Occultist]]s have attempted to syncretize these spheres into virtually everything from [[astrology]] and [[chakras]] to [[tarot]]. These forces of divine power are opposed by the [[qlippoth]], which are emanations of the [[Tree of Death]]. | ||
As revelations of the creator's will, the sefirot should not be understood as ten gods, but rather as ten different channels through which the one God reveals His will. In later [[Judaism|Jewish]] literature, the ten sefirot refer either to the ten manifestations of God; the ten powers or faculties of the soul; or the ten structural forces of nature. | As revelations of the creator's will, the sefirot should not be understood as ten gods, but rather as ten different channels through which the one God reveals His will. In later [[Judaism|Jewish]] literature, the ten sefirot refer either to the ten manifestations of God; the ten powers or faculties of the soul; or the ten structural forces of nature. | ||