11/14/2025
The knowledge of the Qabalah is extensive and consists of
many theories and interpretations. There is not one single definition of what the Tree of Life is and how it affects the spiritual path of the adept. Accordingly, there are as many definitions and interpretations of the Qliphoth as there are students and practitioners.
Some portray the Qliphoth as "shells" or "husks" that were left after God's failed, or aborted, attempt at creation. These shells contain the debris left over from an influx of divine force too strong for die Sephiroth to withstand, and are believed to be inhabited by demons and evil spirits. Another idea is that the Qliphoth are "reflections" or "shadows" of the Sephiroth in the Void.
Still others consider the Qliphoth to be the opposite side of the Tree of Life, each Qlipha being the antithesis, or the negative counterpart to its corresponding Sephira. The Qliphoth are connected with one another by tunnels that are believed to be the habitation of demons, vampires, larvae, and other kinds of dark entities. These 22 paths are called the Tunnels of Set.
Many magicians view the Sephiroth and the Qliphoth as literal realms that you can travel to with your mind or in your astral body. Others believe that they are metaphors, symbolic of certain psychological and spiritual concepts or states of mind, when you delve into the realms yourself, you will most likely develop your own view on this issue, based on your own studies and experience.
LILITH
The Queen of the Night
The lowest realm on the Tree of Qliphoth is called "Lilith" (Queen
of the Night), or Nehemoth ( Whisperers). This Qlipha marks the
opening of the gates to Sitra Ahra, the Other Side, and the beginning of the initiatory process on the Path of the Dragon. The ruling force of the Qlipha is the demon-goddess Naamah, the sister of I.ilith.
She is the Lady of the Gate, the guardian of all worldly riches and treasures, the seductress of souls, and the ruthless mistress of the night, who enters the dreams of man in the shape of a terrifying wraith or vampire. The Initiate on the Path of the Dragon meets here the first guides and allies on the journey into the Nightside, and ignites the Luciferian Flame, which through the tests and ordeals of the Qliphoth becomes the fiery Pillar of Ascent.؛
Tree of Night is called “Lilith” or "Nehemoth," both names referring to a female demon, or a goddess, depending on a source, the latter derived from Naamah.
Both are described as the "angels of prostitution" in Qabahstic
literature, and both are believed to be either one and the same being or demonic sisters, while there are other texts in this book dealing with Naamah, I will focus here on Lilith and the significance of attributing her name to the first Qliphothic realm on the Dark Tree. For the same reason fire first Qlipha is called "the Womb of Lilith." or "the Cave of Lilith," and it is believed to be the entrance to the dark side of the Qabalistic Tree. In mythologies and folk tales we often encounter flire concept of a dark cave or a cleft in the earth which appears to be a gate to the underworld, the land of the dead, or fire realm of the spirits.
~Ave Mother Lilith.
-"Tree of Qlipoth" A. Mason