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The Ten Sefirot: Keter Elyon

Translation

The Supreme Crown

Description

Keter is the uppermost aspect of the Sefirot that can be contemplated by humans.

Even so, this Sefirah is rarely discussed by the Kabbalists.

Later traditions speak of it radiating 620 "pillars of light."

Human Imagery (Primordial Man)

  • Crown 
  • The hoary head. 
  • The hairs of the beard.

Names of God

  • The point at the tip of the letter "yod" in the Tetragrammaton (the four-letter name of God).
  • Ehveh (a form of "I shall be").

Colour

  • None.

Other Symbols and Images


Sources: Prof. Eliezer Segal