Kabbalistic Diagram

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16th–17th Century

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Manuscript page with Hebrew text and drawing of spheres and interconnected lines.

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Title Page of Moses Cordovero’s Tefilah le-Moshe (Prayer of Moses)

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Sefer ha-gilgulim (The Book of Reincarnations)

And now we will explain the root of Moses our Rabbi, may peace be upon him. Know that Israel was distilled in Egypt, as it was an iron furnace (Deuteronomy 4:20). And it is known that Moses…

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Sha‘ar ha-yiḥudim (The Gate of Unifications)

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Manuscript page with Hebrew text and diagram of circle and four lines extending out with text in the middle.

Sha‘ar ha-hakdamot (The Gate of Introductions)

The intention of the Supernal Emanator was for the choice [free will] of doing good or evil to be given to those in the lower realm, [and] for them to have reward or punishment…

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