In the Zohar, Lurianic Kabbalah and Hermetic Qabalah, the qliphoth/qlippoth/qlifot/klifot/kelifot/qelifot/kliffoth, or kelipot/qelipot/qelippot/klippot/kellipot ( qəlīpōṯ, originally Aramaic: qəlīpīn, plural of qəlīpā; literally "peels", "shells", or "husks"), are the representation of evil or impure spiritual forces in Jewish mysticism, the polar opposites of the holy Sefirot. The realm of evil is also termed Sitra Achra (Aramaic: sīṭrāʾ ʾaḥrāʾ, the "Other Side") in Kabbalah texts. In the Zohar The Qlippot are first mentioned in the Zohar, where they are described as being created by God to function as a nutshell for holiness. The text subsequently relays an esoteric interpretation of the text of Genesis 1:14, which describes God creating the moon and sun to act as "luminaries" in the sky. The verse uses a defective spelling of the Hebrew word for "luminaries", resulting in a written form identical to the Hebrew word for "curses". In the context of the Zohar, interpreting the verse as calling the moon and sun "curses" is given mystic significance, personified by a description of the moon descending into the realm of Beri'ah, where it began to belittle itself and dim its own light, both physically and spiritually. The resulting darkness gave birth to the qlippot. Reflecting this, they are thenceforth generally synonymous with "darkness" itself. Later, the Zohar gives specific names to some of the qlippot, relaying them as counterparts to certain sephirot: Mashchith ( mašḥīṯ, "destroyer") to Chesed, Aph ( ʾap̄, "anger") to Gevurah, and Chemah ( ḥēmā, "wrath") to Tiferet. It also names Avon, ( ʿāvōn, "iniquity"), Tohu ( ṯōhū, "formless"), Bohu ( ḇōhū, "void"), Esh ( ʿēš, "fire"), and Tehom ( təhōm, "deep"), but does not relate them to any corresponding sephira. Though the Zohar clarifies that each of the Sephirot and Qlippot are 1:1, even down to having equivalent partzufim, it does not give all of their names. In Lurianic Kabbalah In the Kabbalistic cosmology of Isaac Luria, the qlippot are metaphorical "shells" or "peels" surrounding holiness. They are the innate spiritual obstacles to holiness, and receive their existence from God only in an external and circumstantial manner, rather than an internal and direct manner. In this sense, qlippot have a slightly beneficial function, as much like a peel protects a fruit, so do the qlippot technically prevent the flow of Divinity (revelation of God's true unity) from being dissipated as it permeates throughout the various facets of Creation. Nevertheless, as a consequence, the