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[[File:Tree of life hebrew.svg|thumb|200px|The 10 Sefirot in the Tree of Life connected by the [[Path of the Flaming Sword]] (yellow), which indicates the order of their creation from 1 - 10.]] | [[File:Tree of life hebrew.svg|thumb|200px|The 10 Sefirot in the Tree of Life connected by the [[Path of the Flaming Sword]] (yellow), which indicates the order of their creation from 1 - 10.]] | ||
The '''path of the flaming sword''', often also called the '''lightning ray of creation''', is a term from the Jewish Kabbalah and connects the 10 | The '''path of the flaming sword''', often also called the '''lightning ray of creation''', is a term from the Jewish Kabbalah and connects the 10 [[sefirot]] of the [[Kabbalistic Tree of Life]] in the order of their emergence from 1 - 10. They are emanations of the divine consciousness. | ||
The lightning ray comes from the Boundless ([[Ain Soph]]) and works first in [[Keter]] (Crown) and then goes on to [[Chokmah]] (Wisdom) and [[Binah]] (Understanding), from here diagonally downwards via the invisible sphere | The lightning ray comes from the Boundless ([[Ain Soph]]) and works first in [[Keter]] (Crown) and then goes on to [[Chokmah]] (Wisdom) and [[Binah]] (Understanding), from here diagonally downwards via the invisible sphere [[Da'at]], which however is not mentioned in the early Kabbalistic writings, on to Chesed (love, freedom), then over to Geburah (strength), down to [[Tiferet]] (beauty) and [[Netzach]] (overcoming, victory), over to [[Hod]] (compassion) and then down to [[Yesod]] (foundation) and [[Malkuth]] (realm), in which the [[physical world]] manifests. | ||
[[Category:Kabbalah]] | [[Category:Kabbalah]] | ||
[[Category:Sefirot]] | [[Category:Sefirot]] | ||
[[de:Pfad des flammenden Schwerts]] | [[de:Pfad des flammenden Schwerts]] |
Latest revision as of 00:22, 18 February 2022
The path of the flaming sword, often also called the lightning ray of creation, is a term from the Jewish Kabbalah and connects the 10 sefirot of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life in the order of their emergence from 1 - 10. They are emanations of the divine consciousness.
The lightning ray comes from the Boundless (Ain Soph) and works first in Keter (Crown) and then goes on to Chokmah (Wisdom) and Binah (Understanding), from here diagonally downwards via the invisible sphere Da'at, which however is not mentioned in the early Kabbalistic writings, on to Chesed (love, freedom), then over to Geburah (strength), down to Tiferet (beauty) and Netzach (overcoming, victory), over to Hod (compassion) and then down to Yesod (foundation) and Malkuth (realm), in which the physical world manifests.