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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 attempted to syncretize these spheres into virtually everything from [[astrology]] and [[ | [[Occultist]]s have attempted to syncretize these spheres into virtually everything from [[astrology]] and [[chakra]]s 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. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Sefirot is derived from the original Hebrew: סְפִירוֹת; which is romanized as: səfiroṯ. This is the plural of the Koinē Greek word σφαῖρα, which literally means "sphere." | Sefirot is derived from the original Hebrew: סְפִירוֹת; which is romanized as: ''səfiroṯ''. This is the plural of the Koinē Greek word σφαῖρα, which literally means "sphere." | ||
The term is alternatively transliterated into English as "sephirot" or "sephiroth", with the singular being "sefira" or "sephirah." | The term is alternatively transliterated into English as "sephirot" or "sephiroth", with the singular being "sefira" or "sephirah." | ||
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These four are, in descending order: | These four are, in descending order: | ||
* World of Emanation (Hebrew: אֲצִילוּת, ''Atzilut''): In this level the light of the Ein Sof radiates and is united with its source. Divine [[ | * World of Emanation (Hebrew: אֲצִילוּת, ''Atzilut''): In this level the light of the Ein Sof radiates and is united with its source. Divine [[Chokmah]], the limitless flash of wisdom beyond grasp, predominates. | ||
* World of Creation (Hebrew: בְּרִיאָה, ''Beri'ah''): In this level, is the first creation ''ex nihilo'', where the souls and [[angel]]s have self-awareness, but without form. Divine [[Binah]], the intellectual understanding, predominates. | * World of Creation (Hebrew: בְּרִיאָה, ''Beri'ah''): In this level, is the first creation ''ex nihilo'', where the souls and [[angel]]s have self-awareness, but without form. Divine [[Binah]], the intellectual understanding, predominates. | ||
* World of Formation (Hebrew: יְצִירָה, ''Yetzirah''): On this level, creation is related to form. The Divine emotional sefirot of [[Chesed]] to [[Yesod]] predominate. | * World of Formation (Hebrew: יְצִירָה, ''Yetzirah''): On this level, creation is related to form. The Divine emotional sefirot of [[Chesed]] to [[Yesod]] predominate. | ||