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Glossary A - F

 
Abba Hebrew for Father; Father God; Partzuf of Hokmah.
Abyss A term for Da'at, the division between the supernals and the Sefirah of Construction. Also the separation between Atzilut and the lower Olamot universes.
Adam Human one, not necessarily the male gender.
Adam Ha-Rishon First human being, supernal human being, male and female in one body; the ideal state of the human being, the androgynous one.
Adam Kadmon Primordial human being; the first universe, which is inseparable from Ain Sof.
Aima Hebrew for Mother; Mother God; Partzuf of the Sefirah Binah.
Ain No-thing or no-thingness; an aspect or quality of the Godhead; the inmost nature of the soul and God.
Ain Sof The infinite; the infinite and eternal; one-without-end.
Ain Sof Or Endless light or the light of the infinite; an aspect or quality of the Godhead.
Apostle of Apostles A title of Magdalene.
Arayot Sexual mysteries; sexual mysticism and magic of the Kabbalah..
Archon Ruler; cosmic forces under the dominion of the demiurgos or cosmic ignorance.
Arik Anpin Big face or greater countenance of God; Partzuf of the Sefirah Keter.
Asiyah Making or action; the universe emerging from Yetzirah; the material dimension of the universe; this world.
Astral Earth Astral dimension of the Earth.
Atik Yomin Ancient of days; partzuf of the Sefirot Keter.
Atzilut Emanation, nearness or archetypal; the universe emerging from Adam Kadmon; supernal universe.
Ben Hebrew for Son; title of the Partzuf of the Sefirot Tiferet or Zer Anpin
Beriyah Creation; the universe emerging from Atzilut; world of archangels and cosmic forces.
Binah Understanding; the third Sefirah.
Bridegroom Partzuf of the Sefirah Tiferet; also a title of Yeshua.
Chrism Anointing.
Christed Anointed; Reaching Christ consciousness.
Da'at Knowledge; the abyss; Keter as Keter is known or appears.
Demiurgos False god or false creator; misperception or misconception of God; cosmic ignorance.
Devekut Cleaving or attachment; rapturous union; divine passion.
Earthly Mother The higher intelligence of the earth; the divine presence and power (Shekinah) manifesting as Earth and Nature.
Fire Snake A term for the Holy Spirit power of what Eastern schools call kundalini; also called the serpent power.
First Apostle A title of Magdalene.

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