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Kabbalah

also known as Qabalah, Cabala

Definition

Jewish mystical tradition mapping the hidden structure of God, soul, and cosmos. Centered on the Tree of Life — ten sefirot through which the infinite (Ein Sof) emanates into form. Christian and Hermetic Kabbalah later adapted the system as a universal occult key.

Etymology

Hebrew qabbālāh — that which is received, tradition.

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