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Qlippothic Sphere is an Entropic counterpart of one of the usual nine Spheres of Creation. Each Sphere has a Qlippothic opposite swirling with dark resonance. They are usually employed by the Nephandi, but there are other mages who have been drawn to their power.
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Overview
  
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A Qlippoth is a rejected world that contains a half-made universe inhabited by creatures from before the creation of the modern Tapestry.
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While normal Spheres operate by creating, changing and rearranging elements of reality, Qlippothic Spheres operate by reality's destruction. A normal portal might temporarily "sew" together two places in the Tapestry, but a portal created through Qlippothic magic would literally tear a hole in space, negating the space between two locations. Each Sphere has its own associate Qlippoth.
  
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==Characteristics==
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All mages try to overcome themselves and the shackles of reality in one way or another. The Nephandi, however, take this idea to the extreme. To them, the ultimate obstacles to overcome are the taboos and morals of the human condition, adherence to sanity, and the very existence of reality itself. They do not intend to achieve a higher form of being, i.e. Ascension, but strive for utter destruction and oblivion – Descension, as it were.
  
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Its essence is not necessarily evil, but dangerous to mankind and the universe they have grown accustomed to. Some Qlippothim contain absolute aspects of God, which would render free will impossible and would allow no evolution of life, while others contain even more esoteric concepts that are too alien for the human mind to be grasped.
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As a result, even their view on reality is so twisted and warped that they cannot use the usual nine Spheres, but have to adhere to a understanding of all things that are, informed by the way that they fall apart rather than by the way they are put together. This is called by the Tradition mages the Qlippoth of a sphere, a twisted, eroded picture of what things should be. Therefore, Nephandi magic differs from normal Sphere magic in ways more profound than paradigm alone: they use the mirrored opposite of the powers of the Spheres to work their arts.
  
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Early Infernalists called the Qlippothim also the Nine Keys of Hell or the Nine Breaths of the Absolute, mocking the Egyptian concept of the Nine Cornerstones of Creation. The Order of Hermes, while borrowing lore from the Ahl-i-Batini, first defined the term in regard to the Spheres, with the Qlippoth representing its anti-thesis. Manipulating the essence of a Qlippoth is the purview of those who have entered the Cauls and were remade.
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They also have a different relation to Paradox than conventional mages. Because their magic aims to disrupt, rather than simply change reality, Paradox tends to strike them harder than conventional mages and they can therefore achieve only so much in terms of unraveling reality. As a result, Nephandi have become very skillful of keeping their workings hidden and subtle.  
  
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Tradition mages use the term "Qlippothic Spheres" as common parlance to describe the magick used by the Nephandi. It is magic turned inside out, perverted into a tool of oblivion and destruction.
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* [[Qlippothic Correspondence]]
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* [[Qlippothic Entropy]]
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* [[Qlippothic Forces]]
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* [[Qlippothic Life]]
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* [[Qlippothic Matter]]
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* [[Qlippothic Mind]]
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* [[Qlipothic Prime]]
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* [[Qlippothic Spirit]]
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* [[Qlippothic Time]]
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==Qliphas==
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The Qlippothic Realms that are the origin of the inverted Spheres are modeled after the jewish mysticism of the kabbalah. The inverted Avatar of a Nephandus guides them in dark Seekings through the ten realms, with the last as the personal Descension of a Nephandus. Their exact location is a mystery, but some believe them to be Zones.
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* Lilith - Qlippoth of [[Life]]
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* Gamaliel - Qlippoth of [[Prime]]; some Nephandi associate it with [[Mind]]
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* Samael - Qlippoth of [[Entropy]]
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* A’arab Zaraq - Qlippoth of [[Time]]
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* Thagirion - Qlippoth of [[Correspondence]]
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* Golchab - Qlippoth of [[Forces]]
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* Gha’ag Sheblah - Qlippoth of [[Matter]]
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* Daath - the barrier Qlippoth
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* Satariel - Qlippoth of [[Mind]]; some Nephandi associate it with [[Prime]]
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* Ghagiel - Qlippoth of [[Spirit]]
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* Thaumiel - Qlippoth of Descension, the Tenth Sphere of the Absolute

Latest revision as of 19:32, 3 March 2024

Mage Information X Nephandi X Main Page

Qlippothic Sphere is an Entropic counterpart of one of the usual nine Spheres of Creation. Each Sphere has a Qlippothic opposite swirling with dark resonance. They are usually employed by the Nephandi, but there are other mages who have been drawn to their power. Overview

While normal Spheres operate by creating, changing and rearranging elements of reality, Qlippothic Spheres operate by reality's destruction. A normal portal might temporarily "sew" together two places in the Tapestry, but a portal created through Qlippothic magic would literally tear a hole in space, negating the space between two locations. Each Sphere has its own associate Qlippoth.

All mages try to overcome themselves and the shackles of reality in one way or another. The Nephandi, however, take this idea to the extreme. To them, the ultimate obstacles to overcome are the taboos and morals of the human condition, adherence to sanity, and the very existence of reality itself. They do not intend to achieve a higher form of being, i.e. Ascension, but strive for utter destruction and oblivion – Descension, as it were.

As a result, even their view on reality is so twisted and warped that they cannot use the usual nine Spheres, but have to adhere to a understanding of all things that are, informed by the way that they fall apart rather than by the way they are put together. This is called by the Tradition mages the Qlippoth of a sphere, a twisted, eroded picture of what things should be. Therefore, Nephandi magic differs from normal Sphere magic in ways more profound than paradigm alone: they use the mirrored opposite of the powers of the Spheres to work their arts.

They also have a different relation to Paradox than conventional mages. Because their magic aims to disrupt, rather than simply change reality, Paradox tends to strike them harder than conventional mages and they can therefore achieve only so much in terms of unraveling reality. As a result, Nephandi have become very skillful of keeping their workings hidden and subtle.


Qliphas

The Qlippothic Realms that are the origin of the inverted Spheres are modeled after the jewish mysticism of the kabbalah. The inverted Avatar of a Nephandus guides them in dark Seekings through the ten realms, with the last as the personal Descension of a Nephandus. Their exact location is a mystery, but some believe them to be Zones.

  • Lilith - Qlippoth of Life
  • Gamaliel - Qlippoth of Prime; some Nephandi associate it with Mind
  • Samael - Qlippoth of Entropy
  • A’arab Zaraq - Qlippoth of Time
  • Thagirion - Qlippoth of Correspondence
  • Golchab - Qlippoth of Forces
  • Gha’ag Sheblah - Qlippoth of Matter
  • Daath - the barrier Qlippoth
  • Satariel - Qlippoth of Mind; some Nephandi associate it with Prime
  • Ghagiel - Qlippoth of Spirit
  • Thaumiel - Qlippoth of Descension, the Tenth Sphere of the Absolute
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