Qlippoth
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In the Zohar, Lurianic Kabbalah, and Hermetic Qabalah, the qlippoth (, "peels", "shells", or "husks", qəlippā; originally, ) 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 () in Kabbalistic texts.
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- In the Zohar
- In Hermetic Qabalah
- Mathers' interpretation
- The Golden Dawn and Aleister Crowley
- Kenneth Grant
- See also
- References
- Works cited
- Further reading
- External links
In the Zohar, Lurianic Kabbalah, and Hermetic Qabalah, the qlippoth (, "peels", "shells", or "husks", qəlippā; originally, ) 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 () in Kabbalistic texts.
== In the Zohar ==
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