Four Worlds
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Four Worlds is a central Kabbalistic framework that describes a hierarchical sequence of spiritual realms through which divine energy progressively manifests into the physical universe.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kabbalistic concept
→
mystical cosmological framework → |
| associatedWithConcept |
Creation ex nihilo
→
Divine emanation → Sefirot → |
| cosmologicalRole |
links Ein Sof to created reality
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| describes |
hierarchical sequence of spiritual realms
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| function |
describes progressive manifestation of divine energy
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mediates between infinite divine and finite creation → |
| hasLanguageContext |
Hebrew
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| hasNameInHebrew |
Arba Olamot
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| hasTheologicalPurpose |
explain how infinite God relates to finite world
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| hasWorld |
Assiyah
→
Atzilut → Beriah → Yetzirah → |
| highestWorld |
Atzilut
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| includesPhysicalWorld |
physical aspect of Assiyah
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| includesSpiritualWorld |
spiritual aspect of Assiyah
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| influencedBy |
Neoplatonic emanationism
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| influences |
Jewish liturgy interpretations
→
Kabbalistic prayer intentions → symbolic reading of Torah → |
| interpretedAs |
levels of divine revelation
→
stages in spiritual ascent → |
| lowestWorld |
Assiyah
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| mapsTo |
different levels of consciousness
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different levels of the soul → |
| ordersWorldsFromHighestToLowest |
Assiyah
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Atzilut → Beriah → Yetzirah → |
| partOf |
Kabbalistic doctrine of emanation
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| relatedFramework |
Seder Hishtalshelut
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| relatesTo |
Jewish mysticism
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Kabbalah → |
| studiedIn |
contemporary Jewish mysticism
→
yeshiva-based Kabbalistic study → |
| usedIn |
Hasidic thought
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Kabbalistic cosmology → Kabbalistic meditation → Lurianic Kabbalah → |
| viewedAs |
chain of worlds
→
gradual concealment of divine light → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Hermetic Qabalah
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Kabbalah → |
coreConcept |