Qliphoth

Qliphoth (Hebrew sg. קליפה qliphah, shell ',' shell ', pl. קליפות Qliphoth ), also Qelippot Klippot, are metaphorical veiling shells around " divine spark Lichtemanation ". They are synonymous with impure spiritual forces, sources of spiritual, religious impurity, by God, a dualistic essence and Sitra Achra ( סטרא אחרא other side " ), the standing of the divine holiness, unlike other side, is attributed. Qliphoth are synonymous with idolatry ( idolatry ) and impure spiritual forces, sources of spiritual, religious impurity, by God false dualistic, trinitarian or multiple entity. According to Jewish doctrine of the Christian faith in a Triune God is idolatry ( Avoda sara ).

Jewish Kabbalah

A Gnostic direction within the Spanish Kabbalah, who was close to the author of the Zohar pseudepigraphic, proceeds from a left emanation, the ten faces of the ten "holy " Sephiroth " unholy " or " unclean ". According to the Zohar - interpretation of the first book of Genesis God created other worlds before the creation of the present world and destroyed again, because of their imperfection. When her typing the kings of Edom be considered. The remains of these worlds have been preserved according to the Zohar as shells (Hebrew Qliphoth ) and represent idolatry and spiritual impurity in the world ( the "back side ", Hebrew סטרא אחרא Sitra Achra, other side '). They still contain " sparks of holiness " (Heb. nizzozoth shel keduschah ). Evil is seen as a manifestation of the fifth Sephira Gewurah (Din ), which was separated from the equalizing power of the fourth Sephira.

The Lurianic Kabbalah understands Qliphoth the pieces of the inner six Sephiroth vessels that could not withstand the flow through the Infinite Light of Ein Sof and therefore broke ( Schwirat ha - Kelim ). However, they were preserved in the world. They are spiritual obstacles that have their existence from God ( אור Or, light ') in a more outer than inner senses. They occur in the descending order hischtalschelus Seder (Hebrew סדר השתלשלות, order of evolution ') by tzimtzum ( self- contraction of God from his own center ) for the purpose of creation of the world, in appearance. Divinity in Judaism is the one sole reality of God. Qlīpōt, but this cover as shells encase the fruit contained. Qlīpōt therefore are synonymous with idolatry ( idolatry ) and Sitra Achra. However Qliphoth as metaphorical veiling shells also have good properties. How to Protect the fruit bowls, so they prevent the metaphysical divine light emanation on scattered. Kabbalah distinguishes between different Qlīpōt realms, three completely impure and unclean a medium. Their four concentric expressions are taken from the Merkabah vision of Ezekiel. As they send the Sephiroth of sparks ( niṣōṣōt ), which mix with the spark of Sephiroth and migrate into the souls, so that each soul holds an individual mixing ratio of good and evil proportions.

Occultism

Currents of occultism and of the left hand path have their own concepts of the Qliphoth (alternatively: Qlippoth, Ḳelippot, Kliffot ) developed. The Qliphoth are identified as either demons or beheimatende this region. Aleister Crowley speaks of them as three incarnations of the forms of evil (before Samael ): Qemetial, Belial and Othiel (see Liber 777). Israel Regardie even provides on its own tree of ten Qlīpōt, facing the Sephiroth:

Upper Qlīpōt:

Average Qlīpōt:

Lower Qlīpōt:

Lowest Qlīpā:

• Nehemoth: whisperer, ghosts

The original Kabbalah knows only four Qliphoth (Bill Heidrick and Eliphas Levi La clef des grands mystères ).

Kashmiri Shaivism

In Kashmiri Shaivism (9th century AD), the path to the right hand, there is a similar model: Ishvara radiate (according to En Sof ) the Sadvidya - Tattva ( lighting), which interact with the Maya Tattva ( dark, anger ) five sheaths (generated Kanchukas ) around the Purusha ( Shuddhashuddha tattvas ), the precursor of the other five elements of the mental plane, which are also positive and negative. The spirit sparks are referred to as atma - Anu.