The Kabbalah Unveiled · 16 of 16 · tr. S.L. MacGregor Mathers
Introduction, Section 1p
66 the sins of the inferiors, no influx can come into the universe in a proper manner.) [Following out the symbol of the equilibrium in the Sephiroth, the sin of the inferior paths would be the introduction of unbalanced force.
The reader will at first find a little difficulty in following the reasoning of these last few sections, but after reading them over once or twice, their meaning will seem clearer to him.]
§ Ask Guru about this passage →Themes
Correspondencecosmology
The Hermetic axiom that the structure of the cosmos is reflected at every scale — 'as above, so below; as within, so without' — making each level a legible map of the others.
The link between the 'equilibrium in the Sephiroth' and the state of the 'universe' implies a structural reflection between divine and cosmic realms.
All passages →Emanation Hierarchycosmology
A chain of divine beings or principles flowing downward from a single transcendent source (the One or the Father), each level less perfect than the one above.
[auto] The text describes 'influx' coming into the universe and distinguishes between 'inferiors' and implied superiors within a structured system.
All passages →Evil As Privationtheology
Augustinian and Plotinian doctrine that evil has no positive being of its own but is a lack, distortion, or absence of the good — denying ontological dualism while preserving moral seriousness.
Sin is defined as the 'introduction of unbalanced force,' framing evil as a lack of equilibrium or order rather than a positive substance.
All passages →Sefirot Treecosmology
The diagrammatic arrangement of the ten Sephirot as a structured 'Tree of Life' mapping divine and cosmic forces.
[auto] Mention of 'inferior paths' alongside the Sephiroth implies the structural connections found in the Tree of Life diagram.
All passages →Sephirotcosmology
The ten attributes or emanations through which the Ein Sof (Infinite) reveals itself and creates the universe in Kabbalistic theology.
[auto] The passage explicitly references the 'equilibrium in the Sephiroth' as a central symbol for understanding cosmic flow.
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