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Qlippoth
In the Zohar, Lurianic Kabbalah, and Hermetic Qabalah, the qlippoth (Hebrew: קְלִיפּוֹת, romanized: qəlippōṯ, lit. "peels", "shells", or "husks", sg. קְלִפָּה qəlippā; originally, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: קְלִיפִּין, romanized: qəlippin) are the representation of evil or impure spiritual forces in Jewish mysticism, the opposites of the sefirot. The realm of evil is called Sitra Achra (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: סִטְרָא אַחְרָא, romanized: siṭrā ʾaḥrā, lit. 'the Other Side') in Kabbalistic texts.
The qlippoth are first mentioned in the Zohar, where they are described as being created by God to function as a 'nutshell' for holiness. The text subsequently relays an esoteric interpretation of the text of Genesis creation narrative in Genesis 1:14, which describes God creating the moon and sun to act as "luminaries" in the sky. The verse "Let there be luminaries (מְאֹרֹת məʾoroṯ)," uses a defective spelling of the Hebrew plural form for "luminous body, light source" (מְאוֹרוֹת), resulting in a written form identical to the Hebrew word for "curses." In the context of the Zohar, interpreting the verse as calling the moon and sun "curses" is given mystic significance, personified by a description of the moon descending into the realm of Beri'ah, where it began to belittle itself and dim its light, both physically and spiritually. The resulting darkness gave birth to the qlippoth. Reflecting this, they are thenceforth generally synonymous with "darkness" itself.
Later, the Zohar gives specific names to some of the qlippoth, relaying them as counterparts to certain sefirot: Mashhith (Hebrew: מַשְׁחִית, romanized: mašḥīṯ, lit. 'destroyer') to Chesed; Af (Hebrew: אַף, romanized: ʾap̄, lit. 'anger') to Gevurah; and Hema (Hebrew: חֵמָה, romanized: ḥēmā, lit. 'wrath') to Tiferet. It also names Avon (Hebrew: עָוֹן, romanized: ʿāvon, lit. 'iniquity'), Tohu (Hebrew: תֹהוּ, romanized: tohu, lit. 'formless'), Bohu (Hebrew: בֹהוּ, romanized: bohu, lit. 'void'), Esh (Hebrew: אֵשׁ, romanized: ʿēš, lit. 'fire'), and Tehom (Hebrew: תְּהוֹם, romanized: təhom, lit. 'deep'), but does not relate them to any corresponding sefirot. Although the Zohar clarifies that each sefira and qelippa has a one-to-one match, even with equivalent partzufim, it does not give all their names.[citation needed]
Christian Knorr von Rosenroth's Latin Kabbala denudata (1684) (translated The Kabbalah Unveiled by Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers) equates these forces with the Kings of Edom and also offers the suggestion they are the result of an imbalance towards Gedulah, the Pillar of Mercy or the merciful aspect of God, and have since been destroyed. In subsequent Hermetic teachings, the qlippoth have tended, much like the sefiroth, to be interpreted as mystical worlds or entities, and merged with ideas derived from demonology.[citation needed]
In most descriptions, there are seven divisions of Hell:
There are also twelve qlippothic orders of demons, three powers before Satan, and twenty-two demons which correspond to the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet.[citation needed]
According to Aleister Crowley, the three evil forms (before Samael), are said to be Qemetial, Belial, and Othiel.
Crowley (who calls them "Orders of Qliphoth") and Israel Regardie list the qlippoth and their associated sephiroth on the tree of life as:
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Qlippoth
In the Zohar, Lurianic Kabbalah, and Hermetic Qabalah, the qlippoth (Hebrew: קְלִיפּוֹת, romanized: qəlippōṯ, lit. "peels", "shells", or "husks", sg. קְלִפָּה qəlippā; originally, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: קְלִיפִּין, romanized: qəlippin) are the representation of evil or impure spiritual forces in Jewish mysticism, the opposites of the sefirot. The realm of evil is called Sitra Achra (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: סִטְרָא אַחְרָא, romanized: siṭrā ʾaḥrā, lit. 'the Other Side') in Kabbalistic texts.
The qlippoth are first mentioned in the Zohar, where they are described as being created by God to function as a 'nutshell' for holiness. The text subsequently relays an esoteric interpretation of the text of Genesis creation narrative in Genesis 1:14, which describes God creating the moon and sun to act as "luminaries" in the sky. The verse "Let there be luminaries (מְאֹרֹת məʾoroṯ)," uses a defective spelling of the Hebrew plural form for "luminous body, light source" (מְאוֹרוֹת), resulting in a written form identical to the Hebrew word for "curses." In the context of the Zohar, interpreting the verse as calling the moon and sun "curses" is given mystic significance, personified by a description of the moon descending into the realm of Beri'ah, where it began to belittle itself and dim its light, both physically and spiritually. The resulting darkness gave birth to the qlippoth. Reflecting this, they are thenceforth generally synonymous with "darkness" itself.
Later, the Zohar gives specific names to some of the qlippoth, relaying them as counterparts to certain sefirot: Mashhith (Hebrew: מַשְׁחִית, romanized: mašḥīṯ, lit. 'destroyer') to Chesed; Af (Hebrew: אַף, romanized: ʾap̄, lit. 'anger') to Gevurah; and Hema (Hebrew: חֵמָה, romanized: ḥēmā, lit. 'wrath') to Tiferet. It also names Avon (Hebrew: עָוֹן, romanized: ʿāvon, lit. 'iniquity'), Tohu (Hebrew: תֹהוּ, romanized: tohu, lit. 'formless'), Bohu (Hebrew: בֹהוּ, romanized: bohu, lit. 'void'), Esh (Hebrew: אֵשׁ, romanized: ʿēš, lit. 'fire'), and Tehom (Hebrew: תְּהוֹם, romanized: təhom, lit. 'deep'), but does not relate them to any corresponding sefirot. Although the Zohar clarifies that each sefira and qelippa has a one-to-one match, even with equivalent partzufim, it does not give all their names.[citation needed]
Christian Knorr von Rosenroth's Latin Kabbala denudata (1684) (translated The Kabbalah Unveiled by Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers) equates these forces with the Kings of Edom and also offers the suggestion they are the result of an imbalance towards Gedulah, the Pillar of Mercy or the merciful aspect of God, and have since been destroyed. In subsequent Hermetic teachings, the qlippoth have tended, much like the sefiroth, to be interpreted as mystical worlds or entities, and merged with ideas derived from demonology.[citation needed]
In most descriptions, there are seven divisions of Hell:
There are also twelve qlippothic orders of demons, three powers before Satan, and twenty-two demons which correspond to the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet.[citation needed]
According to Aleister Crowley, the three evil forms (before Samael), are said to be Qemetial, Belial, and Othiel.
Crowley (who calls them "Orders of Qliphoth") and Israel Regardie list the qlippoth and their associated sephiroth on the tree of life as: