Kelippot
The notion appears in the Zohar of the Sitra
Ahra, or Another Side. It is a shadow of the Sefirotic world
having the same structure, the world Kelippoth and demonic powers.
It has roots or in the destructed worlds of the past (preceding to this
world) which are called "the Kings of Edom", or in the separation from
the Divine substance the powers of the Stern Judgement. In any case, after
the completion of the tiqqun process these Sitra
Ahra are destroyed or transfigurated into Light according to their substantial
nature.
According to some early Sefardic Kabbalists the idea of remnants of
the previous worlds is connected with the concept of shemittoth,
or cosmic cycles. Some other Kabbalists say that before the creation
of this world of the equilibrium of Din (Stern Judgement) and Mercy
the God created some previous unsteady worlds with the abundance of the
Din power. They disappeared because of domination of the Din. But Din is
the source of the roots of evil as well. Thus the remnants of these worlds
became kelippoth which corrupted the present universe. But Lurianic
Kabbalah denies the idea of many cosmic cycles (and the
Zohar does likewise).
Evgueni
Tortchinov
Kabbalah
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