Sefirot

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Sefirot (Hebrew: סְפִירוֹת, romanized: səp̄īrōṯ; sing. סְפִירָה, sĕfīrāh, lit. 'enumeration') are the ten emanations or creative attributes of God in Kabbalah. The sefirot are the modes through which the Ein Sof (אֵין־סוֹף, 'Without-End') reveals itself and continuously creates both the physical realm and the seder hishtalshelut (סֵדֶר הִשְׁתַּלְשְׁלוּת, 'order [of cosmic] chaining')—the descending sequence of the metaphysical Four Worlds. As revelations of God's will (רָצוֹן, rāṣon), the sefirot are understood not as ten gods but rather as ten channels through which the one God reveals his will. In later Kabbalistic literature, the ten sefirot may refer to the ten manifestations of God, the ten powers or faculties of the soul, or the ten structural forces of nature. Alternative configurations of the sefirot are interpreted by various schools in the historical evolution of Kabbalah, with each articulating differing spiritual aspects. The tradition of enumerating 10 is stated in the Sefer...

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