| “ | Rumor has it that the original Creator left behind nine different entities. They were kingdoms, cities, rivers, oceans, and keys. |
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| — Pallez Zoroast to Leonard Mitchell on Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 1140 | ||
Sefirot (源质 Yuánzhì, Source Quality), are related to Above the Sequence. To reach the level of Above the Sequence, a Sequence 0 must accommodate a Sefirah.
The Ancient Gods believed that the Original Creator left 9 legacies behind, which are derived from some part of his body. They might be kingdoms, cities, rivers, oceans, keys, etc.[1] In reality, 6 of the current 9 Sefirot on Earth originated from the Original Creator, and the remaining 3 came from the Outer Deities. The 9 Sefirot correspond to the 9 Above the Sequence groups. There are specific records on the Second Blasphemy Slate regarding the Sefirot and the secrets of Above the Sequence.
According to Amon, the Sefirot are either completely illusory and hidden somewhere unknown, or they’re definitely real while existing in the real world. The Chaos Sea is the only Sefirah that merges the real and the illusory and has an entrance in the real world.
The Sefirot, River of Eternal Darkness and City of Calamity, are the symbols of the yet-to-exist hidden 4th Pillar. However, if they were to converge and form the 4th Pillar, this Pillar will either enter a deep sleep, be passively split apart, or it will cause the entire Universe, to be annihilated, starting everything all over again. The existence of the 4th Pillar is also the reason why the Pathways under the Eternal Darkness group and the Calamity of Destruction groups are exchangeable. However, doing so leaves one unable to ascend to a Great Old One, unless they think of a way to separate the Beyonder characteristics from before.[2]
The Law of Beyonder Characteristics Convergence is also applicable to Sefirot. This causes things and people related to the different Sefirot to be attracted to each other.[3][4]
Etymology[]
The Sefirot (Singular: Sefirah), meaning "counting, enumeration", are the 10 attributes/emanations in Kabbalah, through which Ein Sof (The Infinite) reveals itself and continuously creates both the physical realm and the chain of higher metaphysical realms divine attributes that manifest themselves in creation.[5]
The number 9 is the Chinese numeral symbolism for "completion, longevity and eternity". Nine is a common metaphysical number used in Chinese cultural history and works, especially in Taoism to represent the "soul" and in Buddhism to represent the "pure Buddhist essence".
History[]
| “ | Whatever separates will definitely converge, and whatever converges will definitely separate. |
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| — Edwina Edwards to Gehrman Sparrow on Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 577 | ||
In the Cosmos[]
Under normal circumstances, the Sefirot couldn't be separated. Only when the Original Creator split and created an embodiment of convergence and separation at the end of the Pre-Epoch did some of the Sefirot tear apart, allowing them to be sucked into Earth. This in turn made those Sefirot become incomplete at the beginning. However, since the Sefirot had the ability to mend themselves, both the original portion that belonged to the Outer Deities and the portion that was sucked into Earth eventually became complete, and the latter can be used to elevate a True God to an Above the Sequence and create a Great Old One.[2]
3 of the Outer Deities that were directly nurtured and created from the Original Creator - the Mother Goddess of Depravity, the Mother Tree of Desire, and the Son of Chaos[3] - originally possessed their own complete Sefirah. However when the Original Creator woke up, part of "Their" Sefirah was torn apart along with some of "Their" Beyonder pathways, making "Them" lose "Their" corresponding symbols and authorities. For the Mother Goddess of Depravity who was originally one of The Three Pillars, losing the two Beyonder pathways of Moon and Mother and a part of her Sefirah - the Brood Hive - made "Her" not much different from the other Outer Deities. Only “Her” symbol as a pillar remains. Currently "She" can only use a portion of pillar "She" symbolizes, unless "She" has fused with the Brood Hive again.[2]
Ever since the split, the three Outer Deities above had been trying hard to reclaim "Their" Sefirot, which is why "They" are most concerned and proactive when it comes to invading the real world.[3] Asides from "Them", there are also seven other Outer Deities that are looking to obtain the neighboring Sefirot, Uniquenesses, and High-Sequence Beyonder Characteristics on Earth that "They" can accommodate.[3][6]
- Each of "Them" can accommodate another Sefirah that has similar, close, or adjacent symbolism to "Their" own. This would make "Them" equal in power to the Pillars, though "They" still wouldn’t possess the symbolism of Pillars.
- Although "They" can’t further accommodate the Sefirah Castle and the Chaos Sea since they are Sefirot of Pillars, occupying one or two Uniquenesses and the corresponding Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics is not a problem. "Their" power will increase slightly, and "Their" abilities will become more diverse. Moreover, even though "They" can’t accommodate the Sefirah Castle and the Chaos Sea, there’re still suitable way for "Them" to use them.
On Earth[]
In the Pre-Epoch, in "His" sleep, The Original Creator had naturally split into multiple personas, each corresponding to a different Great Old One. They were also in a state of slumber, but they began to use the authority and Beyonder characteristics they controlled to influence the world, making many preparations for the true dissociation when the Original Creator awakened.[7] For example, The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth had captured humans in the modern era into the Sefirah Castle as a part of "His" backup resurrection plan. The Ancient Sun God also fell into the Chaos Sea during this era. At the end of the Pre-Epoch, the Original Creator awakened, causing 3 Sefirot and 6 Pathways to be sucked to Earth from the Outer Deities in the Cosmos.
In the First Epoch, some of the active Great Old Ones were Outer Deities who had been directly attracted to Earth, and some came alive as Sefirot. In other words, some Great Old Ones were equivalent to The Original Creator - embodiments of the different personalities "He" split into.[3]
It was implied that there was a conflict amongst the various Great Old Ones on Earth. Eventually, in the early-mid stages of the First Epoch, The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth and The Primordial One had used different methods to grasp the additional Sefirot. (Celestial Worthy accommodated the Nation of Disorder and the River of Eternal Darkness, Primordial One accommodated the City of Calamity[8] and the Tenebrous World[9] ) This made "Their" inclination to converge more intense, making it impossible for "Them" to control "Themselves", until "They" began taking actions against each other. Details of the war have long been lost, and even the Seven Lights know nothing about it. We only know that since then, the two Great Old Ones that could be called Pillars had completely disappeared, and the rest of the Sefirot other than the Chaos Sea and the Sefirah Castle had been sealed in the Western Continent by the Celestial Worthy.[7]
Along with the fading will of The Original Creator, the seal on the Western Continent is gradually weakening with time. The Sefirot would instinctively or consciously use their symbolism to corrode the Uniqueness and High-Sequence Beyonder Characteristics that land on them to influence the outside world. The first to seep out energy was the River of Eternal Darkness, which formed a distributary through the Phoenix Ancestor Gregrace in the Second Epoch. After that, in the Fourth Epoch, more sefirot traces began to appear on the Northern and Southern Continents and the islands over the Five Seas. This is an important factor hidden behind many of the anomalies in the Fourth Epoch.[7] For example:
- Salinger had tried to use the River of Eternal Darkness' distributary in the outside world to fuse with the Red Priest’s Uniqueness to create a brand new Great Old One path, but "He" failed and went mad. "He" wasn’t able to resist the convergence desire for the Twilight and Evernight pathways, causing "Him" to target the Orthodox Gods and start the Pale Era.[7]
- The City of Calamity left reflections outside the Western Continent: the headquarters of the Medici Family was situated on Bansy Harbor[7], the Fourth Epoch Trier where Alista Tudor perished, and the city Morora where the 0-01 Salinger's Blood Banner was sealed.
- The Nation of Disorder corrupted the Justiciar's Uniqueness, forming the 0-02 Trunsoest Brass Book.[10] In 1359, Roselle Gustav volunteered to be corrupted by this Sefirah to temporarily silence the Uncertain Mist and its Genie for sixty years (passing over 1368). "His" death left behind the Black Emperor's Uniqueness, the Grade 0 Black Emperor's Crown.
- The River of Eternal Darkness has various distributaries encroaching the other continents by which Underworld Daoist uses to gain sparse illusory access outside the Western Continent.
- The Knowledge Moor left remnants in the Fourth Epoch Trier and in Avalon, where the Celestial Master can exert influence outside the Western Continent.
In the Western Continent, the Sefirot become the basis for the Orthodox Sect System to gain supernatural power. The Nation of Disorder became the 33 layered Heavenly Court,[11] the River of Eternal Darkness became the Netherworld / Yellow Springs.[12] The Brood Hive awakened to self-awareness and became the Unborn Ancient Mother.[13]
List of Sefirot[]
Note: Except for the Sefirah Castle and Chaos Sea, 7 of the Sefirot were originally sealed in the Western Continent by The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth. The seal was removed during The Apocalypse.
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References
- ↑ Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 1136
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 1347
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 1271
- ↑ Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 1283
- ↑ "Sefirot" on Wikipedia
- ↑ Circle of Inevitability, Chapter 1092
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 1369
- ↑ Circle of Inevitability, Chapter 1088
- ↑ Circle of Inevitability, Chapter 1125
- ↑ Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 1288
- ↑ Circle of Inevitability, Chapter 883
- ↑ Circle of Inevitability, Chapter 374
- ↑ Circle of Inevitability, Chapter 1120
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| Sefirah Castle | |
| Chaos Sea |
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| River of Eternal Darkness | |
| City of Calamity | |
| Knowledge Moor | |
| Key of Light | |
| Brood Hive | |
| Tenebrous World | |
| Nation of Disorder | |
| Pathways |
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| Beyonder | |
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| Sequence | |
| Mysticism | |
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