Arba Olamot

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Arba Olamot is the Kabbalistic concept of the “Four Worlds,” a hierarchical structure of spiritual realms that describe stages of divine emanation and creation.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Arba Olamot canonical 1
Lurianic Four Worlds schema 1
Olam HaBeriah 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kabbalistic concept
mystical cosmology
appliedIn Kabbalistic cosmology
Kabbalistic meditation
Kabbalistic prayer
associatedWith Lurianic Kabbalah
linked to: Safed Kabbalah

medieval Kabbalah
conceptualLevel metaphysical
describes hierarchical structure of spiritual realms
hasComponent Asiyah
linked to: Assiyah

Atzilut
Beriah
Yetzirah
hasPurpose to explain gradations between God and creation
to structure spiritual reality
hasTranslation Four Worlds
influencedBy Neoplatonic emanationism
languageOfName Hebrew
mentionedIn Kabbalistic literature
models process of creation from spiritual to material
stages of divine manifestation
numberOfWorlds 4
partOf Jewish esoteric tradition
relatedConcept Orot and Kelim
Panim and Achoraim
Seder Hishtalshelut
relatesTo Sefirot
creation
divine emanation
divine light
tradition Rabbinic Judaism
usedIn Jewish mysticism
linked to: Kabbalah

Kabbalah
viewedAs framework for understanding spiritual ascent
map of consciousness in Kabbalah
worldOrder Asiyah is lowest
linked to: Assiyah

Atzilut is highest

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Four Worlds hasNameInHebrew Arba Olamot
Beriah alsoCalled Olam HaBeriah
linked to: Arba Olamot
Beriah framework Lurianic Four Worlds schema
linked to: Arba Olamot
Yetzirah relatedConcept Olam HaYetzirah
linked to: Arba Olamot