Klippot of Negative Consciousness
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
224. There are five groups in the mixed multitude.
These are the Nefilim (fallen), the Giborim (mighty), the Anakim (giants), the
Refaim (shades) and the Amalekites. Because of them the small Hey fell from its
place, namely from Binah. Balaam and Balak come from the side of Amalek,
because if you remove the letters Am from Balaam and the letters Lak from
Balak, you are left with Babylon. "Therefore is the name of it called
Babylon; because Hashem did there confound the language of all the earth."
(Genesis 11:9) - Zohar
In Kabbalah we are familiar with the basic idea that not all who are incarnate in human form are necessarily human, likewise, that incarnating as a human being we must cultivate our humanity in order to become an authentic human being. The Zohar describes five types of negative people whose fundamental purpose is to distort, pervert, hinder and obstruct the Light-transmission to humanity.
According to the Zohar these are directly connected to Babylon, which is the feminine aspect of the Klippot.
The Zohar goes on to speak of these negative individuals inserting themselves into spiritual traditions, as well as acting from outside the streams of spiritual wisdom, in order to prevent the reception of the Spirit of Truth. Fundamentalism is a good example of this, just as much as are many teachings in the new age movement and pop-occult; hence things that lead people astray from authentic wisdom traditions or that distort spiritual wisdom.
In Kabbalah we are familiar with the basic idea that not all who are incarnate in human form are necessarily human, likewise, that incarnating as a human being we must cultivate our humanity in order to become an authentic human being. The Zohar describes five types of negative people whose fundamental purpose is to distort, pervert, hinder and obstruct the Light-transmission to humanity.
According to the Zohar these are directly connected to Babylon, which is the feminine aspect of the Klippot.
The Zohar goes on to speak of these negative individuals inserting themselves into spiritual traditions, as well as acting from outside the streams of spiritual wisdom, in order to prevent the reception of the Spirit of Truth. Fundamentalism is a good example of this, just as much as are many teachings in the new age movement and pop-occult; hence things that lead people astray from authentic wisdom traditions or that distort spiritual wisdom.
