World of Emanation

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World of Emanation is the highest of the four primary Kabbalistic worlds, representing the realm of pure divine light and closest proximity to the Infinite.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
World of Emanation canonical 2
Four Spiritual Worlds 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kabbalistic world
spiritual realm
associatedWith divine unity
non‑separation from the Divine
belongsToSystem Lurianic Kabbalah
linked to: Safed Kabbalah

classical Kabbalah
linked to: Kabbalah
belongsToTradition Jewish mysticism
linked to: Kabbalah
characterizedBy closest proximity to the Infinite
contains Sefirot in their most unified state
contrastedWith World of Action
World of Creation
linked to: Four Worlds

World of Formation
cosmologicalOrder first world in the chain of emanation
describedAs realm of undifferentiated divinity
describedIn Kabbalistic cosmology
epistemicStatus beyond direct human perception
function channel for divine emanation to lower worlds
goalOf mystical contemplation in some Kabbalistic traditions
hasHebrewName Atzilut
influences World of Action
World of Creation
World of Formation
languageAssociation Hebrew root "atzal" (to emanate, to be near)
levelOfReality purely spiritual
metaphysicalRole source of spiritual vitality for lower worlds
notedFor absence of perceived separation between Creator and creation
ontologicalStatus closest world to Ein Sof
partOf four worlds in Kabbalah
positionInHierarchy highest of the four primary Kabbalistic worlds
relatedConcept Ein Sof
Sefirot
represents realm of pure divine light
studiedIn Hasidic philosophy
Kabbalistic texts

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atzilut alsoKnownAs World of Emanation
Arich Anpin belongsToWorld World of Emanation
Four Worlds in Kabbalah alsoKnownAs Four Spiritual Worlds
linked to: World of Emanation