The idea of “K. Interpenetration” appears to be your shorthand—most likely referring to Kabbalistic interpenetration, a mystical concept describing how divine realities and levels of being interweave rather than remain separate or hierarchical.
Let’s unpack this in the context of Kabbalah, with parallels to science and philosophy.
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Kabbalistic Interpenetration
How all levels of reality dwell within each other
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What Is Interpenetration in Kabbalah?
In Kabbalah, especially in Lurianic and Chabad systems, the Divine is not “up there” or “separate” from creation, but is infinitely present within it—though veiled.
Rather than a ladder or linear descent, reality is built through nested, overlapping worlds and lights, each clothing and penetrating the others.
“There is no place devoid of Him.”
— Tikkunei Zohar, 57
🔸 Key Kabbalistic Structures That Interpenetrate:
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Concept |
Interpenetration |
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Sefirot |
Each of the 10 Sefirot contains aspects of all 10—known as Sefirot within Sefirot |
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The Four Worlds |
Atzilut, Briah, Yetzirah, Assiyah exist within each other, not just as separate levels |
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Partzufim (Divine Faces) |
Complex divine configurations interweave, embodying Sefirot in living form |
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Soul and World |
The human soul mirrors the cosmos—macrocosm and microcosm are one |
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God and Creation |
Creation exists within the Divine—not externally. The Divine Light permeates all, hidden only by filters |
🔄 Example:
Light in a Colored Glass
The Ohr Ein Sof (Infinite Light) shines like pure white light through multiple panes of colored glass (Sefirot and worlds).
Each pane filters and refracts the same light, but the light itself remains unchanged.
All forms are simultaneously distinct and inseparably bound.
🔭 Philosophical/Scientific Parallels:
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System |
Concept |
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Quantum physics |
Superposition and non-locality: everything is entangled in a shared state |
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David Bohm |
Holomovement: each part enfolds the whole |
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Vedanta |
The world is Brahman veiled by Maya—interpenetration of the One and the many |
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Neoplatonism |
The One radiates through successive hypostases, all co-present in Being |
🧘 Meditative Realization
Interpenetration isn’t just metaphysical—it’s experiential:
- When you feel love, you are touching the Sefirah of Chesed, which contains within it all the other Sefirot.
- When you breathe, you are within Assiyah, but Briah and Atzilut are present within and through it.
- Your own soul is a channel through which the Divine flows into the world.
🕯️ Kabbalistic Quote
“He is the space of the world, but the world is not His space…
He surrounds all worlds and fills all worlds… and all is as naught before Him.”
— Etz Chaim, Arizal
Would you like:
- A diagram showing how the Sefirot or Four Worlds interpenetrate?
- A guided meditation on experiencing divine interweaving in daily life?
- A quote comparison between Kabbalah, Bohm, and Eastern traditions on this theme?
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