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In Lurianic Kabbalah and Hermetic Qabalah, the qliphoth/qlippoth/qlifot or kelipot are the ... Her noble phantasm is named "Qliphoth Rhizome". Qliphoth FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch RepresentationofevilorimpurespiritualforcesinJewishmysticism "SitraAhra"redirectshere.FortheTherionalbum,seeSitraAhra(album). 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Contents 1IntheZohar 2InLurianicKabbalah 3HermeticQabalahmagicalviews 3.1Mathers'interpretation 3.2Crowley,Regardie,andHeidrick 4Inpopularculture 5Seealso 6Notes 7References IntheZohar[edit] TheQlippotarefirstmentionedintheZohar,wheretheyaredescribedasbeingcreatedbyGodtofunctionasaliteralnutshell.[4]ThetextsubsequentlyrelaysanesotericinterpretationofthetextofGenesis1:14,whichdescribesGodcreatingthemoonandsuntoactas"luminaries"inthesky.TheverseusesadefectivespellingoftheHebrewwordfor"luminaries",resultinginawrittenformidenticaltotheHebrewwordfor"curses".InthecontextoftheZohar,interpretingtheverseascallingthemoonandsun"curses"isgivenmysticsignificance,personifiedbyadescriptionofthemoondescendingintotherealmofBeri'ah,whereitbegantobelittleitselfanddimitsownlight,bothphysicallyandspiritually.Theresultingdarknessgavebirthtotheqlippot.[5]Reflectingthis,theyarethenceforthgenerallysynonymouswith"darkness"itself.[6] Later,theZohargivesspecificnamestosomeoftheqlippot,relayingthemascounterpartstocertainsephirot:Mashchith(Hebrew:מַשְׁחִית‎‎mašḥīṯ,"destroyer")toChesed,Aph(Hebrew:אַף‎‎ʾap̄,"anger")toGevurah,andChemah(Hebrew:חֵמָה‎‎ḥēmā,"wrath")toTiferet.[7]ItalsonamesAvon,(Hebrew:עָוֹן‎‎ʿāvōn,"iniquity"),[8]Tohu(Hebrew:תֹהוּ‎‎ṯōhū,"formless"),Bohu(Hebrew:בֹהוּ‎‎ḇōhū,"void"),Esh(Hebrew:אֵשׁ‎‎ʿēš,"fire"),andTehom(Hebrew:תְּהוֹם‎‎təhōm,"deep"),[9]butdoesnotrelatethemtoanycoresspondingsephira.ThoughtheZoharclarifiesthateachoftheSephirotandQlippotare1:1,evendowntohavingequivalentpartzufim,itdoesnotgivealloftheirnames. InLurianicKabbalah[edit] Thissectiondoesnotciteanysources.Pleasehelpimprovethissectionbyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.(October2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) IntheKabbalisticcosmologyofIsaacLuria,theqlippotaremetaphorical"shells"or"peels"surroundingholiness.Theyaretheinnatespiritualobstaclestoholiness,andreceivetheirexistencefromGodonlyinanexternalandcircumstantialmanner,ratherthananinternalanddirectmanner.Inthissense,qlippothaveaslightlybeneficialfunction,asmuchlikeapeelprotectsafruit,sodotheqlippottechnicallypreventtheflowofDivinity(revelationofGod'strueunity)frombeingdissipatedasitpermeatesthroughoutthevariousfacetsofCreation.Nevertheless,asaconsequence,theqlippothconcealthisholiness,andarethereforesynonymouswithwhatrunscountertoJewishthought,likeidolatry,impurity,rejectionofDivineunity(dualism),andwiththeSitraAchra,theperceivedrealmoppositetoholiness.Muchliketheirholycounterparts,qlippotemergeinadescendingsederhishtalshelus(ChainofBeing)throughTzimtzum(God'sactionofcontractingHisOhrEinSof,"infinitelight",inordertoprovideaspaceforCreation).Kabbalahdistinguishesbetweentwo"realms"inqlippot,threecompletelyimpureqlippot(Hebrew:הַטְמֵאוֹת‎‎haṭmēʾōṯ,literally"theunclean[ones]")andtheremainderofintermediateqlippot(Hebrew:נוֹגַהּ‎‎nōgah,literally"light").Theqlippotnogahare"redeemable",andcanberefinedandsublimated,whereastheqlippothatme'otcanonlyberedeemedbytheirowndestruction. SimilartoacertaininterpretationoftheKabbalisticTreeofLife,theqlippotharesometimesimaginedasaseriesofconcentriccircleswhichsurroundnotjustaspectsofGod,butalsooneanother.TheirfourconcentrictermsderivedfromvariousphrasesusedinEzekiel'sfamousvisionoftheThroneofGod(Ezekiel1:4),itselfthefocusofaschoolofJewishmysticthought,"AndIlookedandbehold,awhirlwindcameoutofthenorth,agreatcloud,andafireinfoldingitself,andabrightnesswasaboutit..."[10]Thewhirlwind,greatcloud,andinfoldingfireareassociatedwiththeaforementionedthree"impure"qlippot,withthe"brightness"associatedwiththe"intermediate"qlippot.InmedievalKabbalah,itwasbelievedthattheShekhinah(God'spresence)isseparatedfromtheSefirotbyman'ssins,whileinLurianicKabbalahitwasbelievedtheShekhinahwasexiledtotheqlippotduetothe"shattering"ofDivinityintoTohuandTikun,whichisanaturalpartofitscosmologicalmodelofCreation.ThisinturncausestheSephirot'svarious"SparksofHoliness"tobeexiledintheqlippotaswell,therebycausingtheserespectiveqlippothtomanifestaseithertheqlippotnogahorqlippothatme'ot.Fromthere,theqlippotnogahwouldberedeemedthroughtheobservanceofmitzvah,whereastheqlippothatme'otwouldbeindirectly"redeemed"throughabidingbythenegativeprohibitionsputforthbythe613commandments.Inadditiontorighteousliving,genuinerepentancealsoallowstheqlippottoberedeemed,asitretrospectivelyturnssinintovirtueanddarknessintolight,andthusdeprivestheqlippotoftheirvitality.PerLurianicDoctrine,whenalltheSparksofHolinessarefreedfromtheqlippot,theMessianicerawillbegin. InHasidicphilosophy,whichisunderlinedbypanentheisticandmonisticthought,theqlippotareviewedasarepresentationoftheultimatelyacomisticself-awarenessofCreation.TheKabbalisticschemeofqlippotisinternalizedasapsychologicalexercise,byfocusingontheself,oppositetodevekut,orthepracticeof"self-nullification"inordertobettergraspmysticcontemplation. HermeticQabalahmagicalviews[edit] Insomenon-JewishHermeticQabalah,contactissoughtwiththeQliphothunlikeintheethical-mysticalJewishprohibition,aspartofitsprocessofhumanself-knowledge.Incontrast,thetheurgicJewishPracticalKabbalahwasunderstoodbyitspractitionersassimilartowhitemagic,accessingonlyholiness,whilethedangerinsuchventureofmixingimpureMagicensureditremainedaminorandrestrictedpracticeinJewishhistory. Mathers'interpretation[edit] ChristianKnorrvonRosenroth'sLatinKabbaladenudata(1684)(translatedTheKabbalahUnveiledbyMacGregorMathers)equatestheseforceswiththeKingsofEdomandalsooffersthesuggestiontheyaretheresultofanimbalancetowardsGedulah,thePillarofMercyorthemercifulaspectofGod,andhavesincebeendestroyed.[11] InsubsequentHermeticteachings,theQliphothhavetended,muchlikethesephirot,tobeinterpretedasmysticalworldsorentities,andmergedwithideasderivedfromdemonology. Inmostdescriptions,therearesevendivisionsofHell(SheolorTehom;AbaddonorTzoahRotachat;Be'erShachat(בְּאֵרשַׁחַת,Be'erShachath—"pitofcorruption")orMashchit;BorShaon(בּוֹרשָׁאוֹן—"cisternofsound")orTitha-Yaven(טִיטהַיָוֵן—"clingingmud");DumahorSha'areMavet(שַׁעֲרֵימָוֶת,Sha'areiMaveth—"gatesofdeath");Neshiyyah(נְשִׁיָּה—"oblivion","Limbo")orTzalmavet;andEretzTachtit(אֶרֶץתַּחְתִּית,EretsTachtith—"lowestearth")orGehenna),[12][13][14][15]twelveQliphoticordersofdemons,threepowersbeforeSatanandtwenty-twodemonswhichcorrespondtothe22lettersoftheHebrewalphabet.[citationneeded] Crowley,Regardie,andHeidrick[edit] AccordingtoAleisterCrowley,thethreeevilforms(beforeSamael),aresaidtobeQemetial,Belial,andOthiel.[16] AccordingtoIsraelRegardie,the"qlipothictree"consistsof10spheresinoppositiontothesephirotontheTreeofLife.Thesearealsoreferredtoasthe"eviltwins".Theyarealsothe"EvilDemonsofMatterandtheShellsoftheDead".[17] BillHeidrickgiveshisowninterpretationontheadversetree,sayingthatthespellingsare"mostlyreconstructionswithalternatives.Nonetheless,itisbelievedthatthemajorityoftheaboveareatleastsuitableifnotperfect".Healsogoesontosaythat"Thesenamesaresometimescalledthe'adverseSephiroth'insteadoftheDemonicOrders.A.E.WaitemakesthislaterpointinhisHolyKabbalah,page256."[18] Inpopularculture[edit] TheQliphoth(spelled"Qlippoth")hasaheavyroleinthe"BookoftheFallen"supplementforMage:TheAscension,20thanniversaryedition.TheNephandi(EvilMages)gothroughaspiritualjourneyveryheavilyinfluencedbytheideaspresentintheQliphoth. AdemonictreenamedaftertheQliphothappearsinthe2019videogameDevilMayCry5.ThedemonUrizen(thedemonichalfofVergil)usesitsfruittogainmorepower. Inthe2007visualnovelDiesIrae,oneoftheantagonistshasapowercalled"QliphothBacikal". Theastralworld'sregionofdarknessiscalledQliphothinBerserk. InFullmetalAlchemist,EdwardElric'sdooroftruthischaracterizedbytheQliphoth. InPersona5,thefinalareaofthegameisnamedthe"QliphothWorld". InBlackClover,Dante,theleaderoftheantagonistgrouptheDarkTriad,mentionsamagicchannelbetweentheunderworldandtheregularworldknownas"TheTreeofQliphoth"whichwouldallowfor"Devils"topourthroughtheworld. InFate/GrandOrder,a2015onlinefree-to-playrole-playingmobilegame,hasacharacterunderthe"Foreigner"classbasedonAbigailWilliams.Hernoblephantasmisnamed"QliphothRhizome". InLobotomyCorporation,theQliphothisaunitdefiningthestabilityofanAbnormality'sbehavior,withaminimumof0,indicatedbyQliphothCounteraboveeachcontainmentunit.At0,theAbnormalitybreachescontainment. In"NeonGenesisEvangelion"1997. InthegameCounter:Side,thestrongestgroupofCorruptedObjectsareknownasthe"DemonLordsofQliphoth".Thesebeingscomefromthe"QliphaDimension"andpossesses"Divinity".Sometimes,thesebeingshasfragmentsoftheirpowerknownsas"QliphothFactors",whichisutilizedbysomeCounterswhocancontroloritoriftheyarechosenbythatcertainDemonLord.Usageofthispower,however,isdangeroussinceithastenstheGlobalCorruptionRate(orthedestructionoftheworld). IntheYu-Gi-Oh!TradingCardGame,thereareaseriesofcardsnamedthe"Qliphort",aportmanteauQliphothandfort.Eachcard'snamecorrespondstoamemberoftheQliphothandaconceptincomputing. Seealso[edit] Fallenangel Ohr Satan TohuandTikun Tumahandtaharah Yetzerhara Notes[edit] ^KABBALAH?CABALA?QABALAH?ArchivedMarch30,2013,attheWaybackMachinefromkabbalaonline.org ^TheKabbalahor,TheReligiousPhilosophyoftheHebrewsAdolpheFrancktranslatedbyI.Sossnitz(1926):RelationofTheKabbalahtoChristianitypage279 ^TheBookofConcealedMysterytranslatedbySamuelLiddellMacGregorMathers ^Zohar1:19b,Sefaria ^Zohar1:20a ^Zohar2:115b ^Zohar3:279b ^ZoharChadash,TikunaKadma'ah31,Sefaria ^Zohar3:227a ^Ezekiel1:4(KingJamesVersion) ^"TheKabbalahUnveiled:GreaterHolyAssembly:ChapterXXVI:ConcerningtheEdomiteKings".Sacred-texts.com.Retrieved2012-12-11. ^(edit.)Boustan,Ra'ananS.Reed,AnnetteYoshiko.HeavenlyRealmsandEarthlyRealitiesinLateAntiqueReligions.CambridgeUniversityPress,2004. ^Mew,James.TraditionalAspectsofHell:(AncientandModern).S.Sonnenschein&CompanyLim.,1903. ^Lowy,Rev.A.ProceedingsoftheSocietyofBiblicalArchaeology,Volume10,"OldJewishLegendsofBiblicalTopics:LegendaryDescriptionofHell".1888.pg.339 ^Pusey,Rev.EdwardBouverie.WhatisofFaithastoEverlastingPunishment:InReplytoDr.Farrar'sChallengeinHisʻEternalHope,'1879.JamesParker&Co.,1881;pg.102 ^Liber777byAleisterCrowley ^TheGoldenDawnbyIsraelRegardie ^MagicalCorrespondencesbyBillHeidrick References[edit] TheEarlyKabbalahbyJosephDan KabbalahbyGershomScholem Qabalah,QliphothandGoeticMagicbyThomasKarlssonISBN 978-0-9721820-1-0 Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qliphoth&oldid=1054681688" Categories:QliphothKabbalahHermeticQabalahLeft-HandPathKabbalisticwordsandphrasesHiddencategories:WebarchivetemplatewaybacklinksArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionmatchesWikidataArticlescontainingHebrew-languagetextArticlesneedingadditionalreferencesfromOctober2021AllarticlesneedingadditionalreferencesAllarticleswithunsourcedstatementsArticleswithunsourcedstatementsfromApril2020 Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages العربيةDeutschEspañolفارسیFrançaisItalianoעברית日本語PortuguêsРусскийSvenska Editlinks