Keter Elyon (supreme crown)

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Keter Elyon (supreme crown) is a kabbalistic term denoting the highest, most transcendent aspect of the divine emanations, associated with the ultimate source of will and unity in the sefirotic system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf divine attribute in Kabbalah
kabbalistic concept
sefirah
appearsIn Hasidic teachings
Lurianic Kabbalah NERFINISHED
Zoharic literature NERFINISHED
associatedWith divine unity
divine will
primordial divine light
source of all emanations
transcendence
category Jewish mysticism
contrastedWith Malchut NERFINISHED
describedAs beyond comprehension
most hidden of all hidden
source of all lower levels of consciousness
etymology elyon means supreme or most high in Hebrew
keter means crown in Hebrew
functionInMysticism channel of undifferentiated divine energy
unifies all sefirot in their root
hasAspect pre-intellectual divine will
transcendent aspect of divinity
hasHebrewName כתר עליון NERFINISHED
hasSubAspect Arich Anpin NERFINISHED
Atik Yomin NERFINISHED
hasTranslation highest crown
supreme crown
influences Chokhmah as first revealed sefirah
isPositionInSefirot first sefirah
highest sefirah
languageOfTerm Hebrew
locatedInCosmology world of Atzilut
partOf sefirotic system
relatedConcept Ratzon Elyon (supernal will) NERFINISHED
Yichuda Ila’ah (higher unity) NERFINISHED
relatedTo Binah NERFINISHED
Chokhmah NERFINISHED
Ein Sof NERFINISHED
roleInKabbalah mediates between Ein Sof and the sefirot
root of the sefirot
ultimate source of will
symbolizedBy crown
head above the body
point above the letter yod in some traditions
tradition Kabbalah NERFINISHED

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Keter epithet Keter Elyon (supreme crown)