Yetzirah

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Yetzirah (also known as Olam Yetsirah, עולם יצירה in Hebrew) is the third of four worlds in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, following Assiah and Briah. It is known as the "World of Formation".

"Yetsirah" as in "making" is as opposed to "Briah" as in "Creating": actually taking whatever matter that was created in the "Briah" and shaping it into the basic elements

Contents 1 Associations 2 Description 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References and further reading

[edit] Associations

Within the Western mystery tradition, the different Sephirah in this world are associated with the angels, and it is associated with the suit of swords in the occult tarot. On the Tree of Life diagram it is associated with the Sephirot Hod, Netzach and Yesod.

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[edit] See also

• Atziluth
• Beri'ah
• Asiyah
• Four Worlds

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[edit] References and further reading