The Different Types of Spiritual Entities

Synopsis is not necesarrily in Rabbi Kessin's own words

Just as in the physical realm, there are different types of spiritual entities that themselves have subdivisions.

The physical celestial bodies

• She stars are arranged according to the various arrangement of Sefiros.
• Because of this one can gain knowledge or predict certain events or the primal nature of things to a certain degree.

Spiritual beings

• Neshama
  • A spiritual entity that’s destined to be permanently attached to physical
  • The only alternative for the soul is to purify the physical body into an almost spiritual entity (zikuch).
  • Death is a circumstance created by Hashem to help repair the damage done by Adam Harishon’s sin
    • After sin of Adam, zohama of nachas entered and prevents zikuch
    • The soul separates after death and the body is destroyed by decay. The zohama is thus removed.
    • At tchiyas hamesim the soul will go into a new reconstructed body and purify it
    • During death, the soul waits in Gan Eden where he will be on a level and receive Hashem’s illumination at a proportionate level that’s relatively similar to his future level in olam habah. (Gan Eden is in yetzirah)
    • If there are sins that need atonement they are taken care of u  various ways
• Spiritual entities that will never enter a body
  • Kochos nivdalim – transcendental forces
    • These seem to be the Sefiros
  • Malachim – angels
  • Each type of malach have many subdivisions and categories

Subdivisions of the Sefiros

• Each Sefira is divided into its 10 subdivision of sub sefiros, and those are further subdivided infinitely.
• Each sub division is 1 step less spiritual and 1 step closer to the physical.
• The infinite subdivisions create 4 worlds or realities according to their level and are grouped by them.
  • The Sefiros emanate from the Ain Sof
  • The Sefiros at the greatest level create reality of Adam Kamon. This is the reality of olam habah which is incomprehensible while we’re in Olam Hazeh.
  • Atzilus – (from near (aitzel) or emenation). It is the next subdivision which has its own set of subdivisions. Here resides the representation of Hashem that a Navi sees.
  • Briyah – where greatest creations reside
  • Yetzurah – where majority of spiritual beings are
  • Asiya –  where tikun is done. This is the physical reality. In this reality Hashem is not perceived directly, but indirectly.
  • Sitra Achara where there is no revelation of Hashem. The Satan resides here. There are 4 levels of sitra Achara.
  • Each level is a certain level of ain od Milvado vs yesh od Milvado.
• It’s possible that the form that Sefiros take when they finally cross over to asiyah (the physical reality) is energy, which freezes to matter according to Einstein.