the macroprosopus

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The Macroprosopus is a kabbalistic term for the transcendent, hidden aspect of the divine associated with the highest sefirah and the primordial divine countenance.

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Label Occurrences
the macroprosopus canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aspect of the divine ⓘ
kabbalistic concept ⓘ
associatedWith Ein Sof ⓘ
Keter ⓘ
highest sefirah ⓘ
primordial divine countenance ⓘ
category Jewish esoteric theology ⓘ
mystical anthropology of the divine ⓘ
conceivedAs archetypal divine persona ⓘ
primordial head of the Godhead ⓘ
contrastedWith Microprosopus ⓘ
cosmologicalLevel world of Atzilut ⓘ
linked to: Atzilut
describedIn Lurianic Kabbalah ⓘ
linked to: Safed Kabbalah

Zoharic literature ⓘ
linked to: Zohar
describesAspect hidden aspect of the divine ⓘ
transcendent aspect of the divine ⓘ
epithetOf divine countenance ⓘ
genderAssociation predominantly masculine symbolism ⓘ
hasAttribute inaccessibility to ordinary perception ⓘ
pre-creational priority ⓘ
transcendence over created realms ⓘ
hasFunction mediating between Ein Sof and sefirot ⓘ
structuring divine emanation ⓘ
hasName Arich Anpin ⓘ
Arikh Anpin ⓘ
The Long Face ⓘ
The Vast Countenance ⓘ
hasOppositeAspect immanent aspect of the divine ⓘ
hasRole representation of divine mercy ⓘ
representation of divine will ⓘ
source of emanation for lower sefirot ⓘ
influences configuration of the sefirotic tree ⓘ
interpretedBy Lurianic kabbalists ⓘ
medieval kabbalists ⓘ
languageOfTerm Greek ⓘ
partOf kabbalistic doctrine of the Partzufim ⓘ
relatedConcept Ain ⓘ
Ain Sof Aur ⓘ
religiousTradition Jewish mysticism ⓘ
linked to: Kabbalah

Kabbalah ⓘ
symbolizes infinite divine compassion ⓘ
primordial divine unity ⓘ
unmanifest divine head ⓘ
termMeaning great face ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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

Keter → sometimesIdentifiedWith → the macroprosopus ⓘ