![]() Keter, although being the highest Sephirah of its world, receives from the Sephirah of Malkuth of the domain above it (see Sephirot). The name of God associated with Keter is Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh (Hebrew: אהיה אשר אהיה), the name through which he revealed himself to Moses from the burning bush. Being desire to bring the world into being, Keter is absolute compassion. But in this sense, although it contains all the potential for content, it contains no content itself, and is therefore called 'Nothing', 'The Hidden Light', 'The air that cannot be grasped'. This first Sefirah represents the primal stirrings of intent in the Ein Soph (infinity), or the arousal of desire to come forth into the varied life of being. ![]() But the crown of a king lies above the head and connects the concept of "monarchy", which is abstract and intangible, with the tangible and concrete head of the king. All of the other Sephirot are likened to the body which starts with the head and winds its way down into action. The Crown therefore refers to things that are above the mind's abilities of comprehension. The first Sephirah is called the Crown, since a crown is worn above the head. "What are the ten utterances? The first is supreme crown, blessed be His name and His people." It is also described as absolute compassion, and Moses ben Jacob Cordovero describes it as the source of the 13 Supernal Attributes of Mercy. Keter is so sublime, it is called in the Zohar "the most hidden of all hidden things", and is completely incomprehensible to man. It is usually given three paths, to Chokhmah, Tiferet and Binah. It is between Chokhmah and Binah (with Chokhmah on the right and Binah on the left) and it sits above Tiferet. Since its meaning is "crown", it is interpreted as both the "topmost" of the Sephirot and the "regal crown" of the Sephirot. " crown") also known as Kether, is the topmost of the sephirot of the Tree of Life in Kabbalah.
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