Panim and Achoraim

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Panim and Achoraim is a Kabbalistic concept describing the dynamic relational orientations between spiritual entities—“face-to-face” (panim) and “back-to-back” (achoraim)—which determine the flow and revelation of divine influence within the four worlds (Arba Olamot).

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Panim and Achoraim canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kabbalistic concept ⓘ
mystical doctrine ⓘ
affects clarity of divine light ⓘ
intensity of shefa ⓘ
appliesIn Arba Olamot NERFINISHED ⓘ
four worlds ⓘ
appliesTo Olam Asiyah NERFINISHED ⓘ
Olam Atzilut NERFINISHED ⓘ
Olam Beriah NERFINISHED ⓘ
Olam Yetzirah NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Zivug achor be-achor ⓘ
Zivug panim be-panim ⓘ
concerns configuration of partzufim ⓘ
interaction of sefirot ⓘ
states of union and separation ⓘ
coreIdea back-to-back orientation ⓘ
face-to-face orientation ⓘ
describes relational orientations between spiritual entities ⓘ
field Jewish mysticism ⓘ
Kabbalah ⓘ
frameworkFor understanding processes of tzimtzum and expansion ⓘ
understanding spiritual dynamics between worlds ⓘ
hasLanguageOrigin Hebrew ⓘ
includesConcept Achoraim NERFINISHED ⓘ
Panim ⓘ
influences Hasidic thought ⓘ
Kabbalistic psychology ⓘ
interpretedAs model of spiritual communication ⓘ
model of spiritual estrangement ⓘ
relatedConcept Hester Panim ⓘ
Hitgalut ⓘ
Partzufim NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sefirot NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shefa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zivug ⓘ
relatesTo flow of divine influence ⓘ
revelation of divine influence ⓘ
symbolizes alignment of spiritual wills ⓘ
degree of mutual concealment ⓘ
degree of mutual revelation ⓘ
misalignment of spiritual wills ⓘ
termMeaning Achoraim means back or behind ⓘ
Panim means face or front ⓘ
usedIn Lurianic Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ
theosophical Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedToExplain changes in divine providence ⓘ
states of spiritual exile and redemption ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arba Olamot → relatedConcept → Panim and Achoraim ⓘ