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Qlippoth
In the Zohar, Lurianic Kabbalah, and Hermetic Qabalah, the qlippoth ( , "peels", "shells", or "husks", qəlippā; originally, ) are the representation of evil or impure spiritual forces in Jewish mysticism, the opposites of the sefirot. The realm of evil is called Sitra Achra ( ) in Kabbalistic texts.
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In the Zohar, Lurianic Kabbalah, and Hermetic Qabalah, the qlippoth ( , "peels", "shells", or "husks", qəlippā; originally, ) are the representation of evil or impure spiritual forces in Jewish mysticism, the opposites of the sefirot. The realm of evil is called Sitra Achra ( ) in Kabbalistic texts.
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