On Sefirot'un Açıklaması: Ain Soph'tan Taşan Kudretler

Definition I. By the Being who is the originator and governor of all things, I understand the Ain Soph, the Infinite—that is, an infinite Being, unlimited and absolutely identical with Itself, united within Itself; without attributes, will, intention, desire, thought, word, or action. Definition II. By Sephiroth, I understand the potencies emanating from the Absolute Ain Soph. They emanate as entities limited by quantity, much like the will, which—without changing its nature—wills different objects that represent the possibilities of diverse things. Proposition I. The primary cause and governor of the world is Ain Soph, who is both immanent and transcendental. Proposition II. The mediators between the absolute Ain Soph and the material world are the Sephiroth. Since the material world is limited and imperfect, it cannot proceed directly from the Ain Soph. Yet the Ain Soph must exert influence over it; otherwise, Its perfection would cease. Consequently, the medium must be the Sephiroth, for in their intimate connection with the Ain Soph they are perfect, while in their appearance, they are imperfect. Proposition III. The mediating Sephiroth are ten.