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In Judaism, the Qliphoth or Klippot are the representation of evil forces. The term "Klippot" literally means " peels" in ancient Hebrew. They are the empty husks of holiness (nitzotzot) that were cast down after Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden. Klippot can manifest themselves in any form, ranging from hurricanes to car wrecks to demons and other fantastic creatures.Qliphoth in Kabbalism is thought as the opposites to the Sephirah. The ten sephiroth is thought to be the ten emanations of God into the universe. It is thought that the Qliphoth are the ten (or eleven depending on how you count them) manifestations of the darkness, into which God's divine light cannot reach. The Qliphoth are the personifications of an anti-God.
The idea behind the Qliphoth came from the question "If God is omnipotent, why does He allow evil?" God is thought to shine with his pure, divine light into a darkness, and to have ten rays of light emanating from him: The Sephiroth. The sephiroth are ten different aspects of God, and they appear to occultFor other uses of this term, see occult (disambiguation). The word occult comes from Latin occultus (hidden), referring to the knowledge of the secret' or 'knowledge of the hidden' and often meaning 'knowledge of the supernatural', as opposed to 'knowledg kabbalistic scholars as ten different entities. Where God's rays of light enlighten the darkness around him, different worlds are created. The closer one comes to God, more and more of his divine light enlighten the enviroment and less and less evil is present. The Qliphoth represent the darkness and chaos that was before God created light. They also represent evil, because they are thought to be the antithesis of God.
Some of the Left-handBaphomet, symbol of some "Left-Hand Path" religions. The terms Left-Hand Path and Right-Hand Path refer to a postulated dichotomy between two distinct types of religion. The exact meaning of the terms has varied over time; the most modern usage regards re occultists have another view of the Qliphoths; They believe that the answer to why God allows evil is because he is evil, often referring to the Quran and the Old TestamentThe Old Testament or the Hebrew Scriptures constitutes the first major part of the Christian Bible, usually divided into the categories law, history, poetry (or wisdom books) and prophecy. All of those books were written before the birth of Jesus. Canon o which, as they believe show instances of God performings acts of evil. The conclusion is that if God is evil, the opposite of God should be good. The Qliphoths are seen as misscredited rebels rather than the primary forces of evil.
See also
- SephiraSephira was a Spanish goddess of intelligence and creativity. A Sephira is any single component of the Sephiroth, or Kabbalic Tree of Life.
- KabbalahKabbalah "Reception", Standard Hebrew Qabbala Tiberian Hebrew Qabblh also written variously as Cabala Cabalah Cabbala Cabbalah Kabala Kabalah Kabbala Qabala Qabalah is a religious philosophical system claiming an insight into divine nature. Kabbalah" is a
- Dragon RougeDragon Rouge is an occult society that explores dark magic. Dragon Rouge Dragon Rouge or Ordo Draconis et Atri Adamantis is a magical order mostly centered in Sweden, but also with members in other parts of Europe and the world. There are two lodges in Sw
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