Arich Anpin

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Arich Anpin is a central Kabbalistic concept representing the divine macrocosmic "Long Face," often associated with the highest, most transcendent aspect of God.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Divine persona
Kabbalistic concept
Partzuf
appearsIn Hasidic teachings
Kabbalistic meditative literature
associatedWithSefirah Crown
Keter NERFINISHED
belongsToTradition Kabbalah NERFINISHED
Lurianic Kabbalah NERFINISHED
belongsToWorld World of Emanation NERFINISHED
contrastedWith Zeir Anpin NERFINISHED
describedIn Zohar NERFINISHED
developedBy Isaac Luria NERFINISHED
Lurianic Kabbalists NERFINISHED
developedIn Lurianic writings
hasAttribute Lengthened countenance
Supernal compassion
Transcendence
hasEtymology From Aramaic ‘arikh’ (long) and ‘anpin’ (face)
hasLanguageOfName Aramaic
hasRole Channel of divine will
Source of higher mercy
hasTranslation Long Face
The Long Countenance NERFINISHED
influences Lower sefirot NERFINISHED
Zeir Anpin NERFINISHED
isAbove Zeir Anpin in spiritual hierarchy
isAspectOf Ein Sof NERFINISHED
God NERFINISHED
isConceivedAs Highest revealed aspect of Keter
Supernal divine persona
isPartOfSystem Partzufim NERFINISHED
Ten Sefirot NERFINISHED
locatedInWorld Atzilut NERFINISHED
relatedConcept Atik Yomin NERFINISHED
Atik Yomin (Ancient of Days) NERFINISHED
Zeir Anpin NERFINISHED
relatedDoctrine Shefa (divine flow) NERFINISHED
Tzimtzum NERFINISHED
represents Divine macrocosm
Divine mercy
Divine patience
Supernal will
Transcendent aspect of God
symbolizes Macrocosmic man
Primordial configuration of the sefirot
usedIn Kabbalistic cosmology
Kabbalistic theosophy

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Keter sometimesIdentifiedWith Arich Anpin