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The [[Shem HaMephorash|72 letter name of God]] which is used in Jewish mysticism for [[meditation]] purposes is derived from the Hebrew verbal utterance Moses spoke in the presence of an angel, while the Sea of Reeds parted, allowing the Hebrews to escape their approaching attackers. This was subsequently incorporated into [[ritual magic]] in the names of the 72 [[Kabbalistic angel]]s. | The [[Shem HaMephorash|72 letter name of God]] which is used in Jewish mysticism for [[meditation]] purposes is derived from the Hebrew verbal utterance Moses spoke in the presence of an angel, while the Sea of Reeds parted, allowing the Hebrews to escape their approaching attackers. This was subsequently incorporated into [[ritual magic]] in the names of the 72 [[Kabbalistic angel]]s. | ||
==Sefirot and | ==Sefirot and qlippoth== | ||
The ten [[sefirot]] of the [[Tree of Life]] are fundamental to understanding the key concepts of Kabbalah. [[Occultist]]s have syncretized these spheres into virtually everything from astrology to [[tarot]]. These forces of divine power are opposed by the [[qlippoth]], which are emanations of the [[Tree of Death]]. | The ten [[sefirot]] of the [[Tree of Life]] are fundamental to understanding the key concepts of Kabbalah. [[Occultist]]s have syncretized these spheres into virtually everything from astrology to [[tarot]]. These forces of divine power are opposed by the [[qlippoth]], which are emanations of the [[Tree of Death]]. | ||
Sefirot are the 10 attributes/emanations in Kabbalah, through which Ein Sof ("infinite space") reveals itself and continuously creates both the physical realm and the seder hishtalshelut (the chained descent of the metaphysical Four Worlds). The term is alternatively transliterated into English as sephirot/sephiroth, singular sefira/sephirah. | Sefirot are the 10 attributes/emanations in Kabbalah, through which Ein Sof ("infinite space") reveals itself and continuously creates both the physical realm and the seder hishtalshelut (the chained descent of the metaphysical Four Worlds). The term is alternatively transliterated into English as sephirot/sephiroth, singular sefira/sephirah. The qlippoth are their shadows, through which previous incarnations of our universe attempt to influence the present world. These "husks" or "shells" may be thought of as mere traces of ancient cosmic energy. Although some [[magician]]s of the [[Left-hand path]] work with qlippoth, most Kabbalistic magicians view them as harmful and explicitly evil. | ||
As revelations of the creator's will, the sefirot should not be | As revelations of the creator's will, the sefirot and qlippoth should not be thought of as living deities or literal worlds, but rather as ten different channels through which the one God reveals His will. | ||
== | ==Kabbalah correspondences== | ||
::''The correspondences in this table are not universally agreed upon by all scholars of Kabbalah.'' | ::''The correspondences in this table are not universally agreed upon by all scholars of Kabbalah.'' | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;" | {| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;" | ||
!colspan="5"|Tree of Life | !colspan="5" style="color:white; background-color:#000000;" |Tree of Life | ||
!colspan="5"|Tree of Death | !colspan="5" style="color:white; background-color:#000000;" |Tree of Death | ||
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! Category | ! Category | ||