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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word ''Gha’ag Sheklah'' (גאאג שקלה) can be translated in Hebrew as the "weighing of Gha'ag" but the sphere is usually called "Smiters," "the Breakers in Pieces," or "the Devourers." | The word ''Gha’ag Sheklah'' (גאאג שקלה) can be translated in Hebrew as the "weighing of Gha'ag" but the sphere is usually called "Smiters," "the Breakers in Pieces," or "the Devourers." | ||
In the ''[[Zohar]]'', this [[qlippoth]] was originally called ''Mashchith'' (מַשְׁחִית, romanized: ''mašḥīṯ'') which is translated as "destroyer." | |||
Alternate spellings include: Agshekeloh, Gasheklah, Gamchicoth, Gog Sheklah, and Gha’agsheklah. | Alternate spellings include: Agshekeloh, Gasheklah, Gamchicoth, Gog Sheklah, and Gha’agsheklah. | ||
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It the divine force which has spread itself so far that it breaks and is no longer valid. This [[qlippoth]] represents misguided love which exhausts and ultimately consumes its object with a lack of boundaries. It may be viewed as a perversion of love which has become hate. | It the divine force which has spread itself so far that it breaks and is no longer valid. This [[qlippoth]] represents misguided love which exhausts and ultimately consumes its object with a lack of boundaries. It may be viewed as a perversion of love which has become hate. | ||
On the [[Tree of Death]], Gha’ag Sheklah exists in the Realm of Evil | On the [[Tree of Death]], Gha’ag Sheklah exists in the Realm of Evil. This region is inhabited by [[qlippoth]] which actively seek to harm and even destroy mortals. | ||
==Occult correspondences== | ==Occult correspondences== | ||