Qliphoth
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Qliphoth are the shadowy, impure shells or forces in Jewish mysticism that represent the distorted, chaotic counterpart to the holy emanations of the Sephiroth.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Black Lodge | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in Jewish mysticism
ⓘ
metaphysical entity ⓘ occult concept ⓘ |
| appearsIn | later Kabbalistic literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jewish mysticism
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ⓘ
Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish mystical concepts
ⓘ
occult demonology ⓘ religious cosmology concepts ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | holy emanations ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
embody forces of chaos
ⓘ
represent imbalance and excess ⓘ |
| describedAs |
chaotic forces
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distorted emanations ⓘ impure shells ⓘ shadowy forces ⓘ |
| domain |
angelology and demonology
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Hebrew word "qelippah" ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning |
husk
ⓘ
shell ⓘ |
| hasAspect | each Qliphah corresponding to a Sephirah in some systems ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
evil
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impurity ⓘ spiritual corruption ⓘ |
| hasNature | unbalanced divine energy ⓘ |
| hasNumber | ten principal Qliphoth in many schemes ⓘ |
| hasRole | counterpart to the Sephiroth ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism |
dark side of the Tree of Life
ⓘ
shells that conceal divine light ⓘ spiritual obstacles ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western esotericism
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ceremonial magic traditions ⓘ modern occultism ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
broken vessels of divine light in some Lurianic readings
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residue of creation ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| linkedTo | demonic hierarchies in later occultism ⓘ |
| mappedTo | ten anti-sephirotic spheres in some systems ⓘ |
| moralValence | negative ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Sephiroth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kabbalistic cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pluralOf | Qliphah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Tree of Death
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Tree of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Lurianic doctrine of shevirat ha-kelim (breaking of the vessels) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sometimesEquatedWith | Sitra Achra (the Other Side) in some traditions ⓘ |
| studiedBy | occultists ⓘ |
| studiedIn | esoteric Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Black Lodge