the macroprosopus

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The Macroprosopus is a kabbalistic term for the transcendent, hidden aspect of the divine associated with the highest sefirah and the primordial divine countenance.

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the macroprosopus canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aspect of the divine
kabbalistic concept
associatedWith Ein Sof
Keter
highest sefirah
primordial divine countenance
category Jewish esoteric theology
mystical anthropology of the divine
conceivedAs archetypal divine persona
primordial head of the Godhead
contrastedWith Microprosopus
cosmologicalLevel world of Atzilut
linked to: Atzilut
describedIn Lurianic Kabbalah
linked to: Safed Kabbalah

Zoharic literature
linked to: Zohar
describesAspect hidden aspect of the divine
transcendent aspect of the divine
epithetOf divine countenance
genderAssociation predominantly masculine symbolism
hasAttribute inaccessibility to ordinary perception
pre-creational priority
transcendence over created realms
hasFunction mediating between Ein Sof and sefirot
structuring divine emanation
hasName Arich Anpin
Arikh Anpin
The Long Face
The Vast Countenance
hasOppositeAspect immanent aspect of the divine
hasRole representation of divine mercy
representation of divine will
source of emanation for lower sefirot
influences configuration of the sefirotic tree
interpretedBy Lurianic kabbalists
medieval kabbalists
languageOfTerm Greek
partOf kabbalistic doctrine of the Partzufim
relatedConcept Ain
Ain Sof Aur
religiousTradition Jewish mysticism
linked to: Kabbalah

Kabbalah
symbolizes infinite divine compassion
primordial divine unity
unmanifest divine head
termMeaning great face

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Keter sometimesIdentifiedWith the macroprosopus