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Malchut

Malchut, the last of the Ten Emanations is said to personify several concepts, the most important of these being the Divine Feminine Presence, or the Shechinah – the female aspect of the Godhead.  It is also associated with the physical embodiment of (or the Divine counterpart of) the Children of Israel, and for this reason it’s written that the Shechinah shares in the exile with earthly Israel.

Only through Malchut is it possible for us to come closer to the Upper (spiritual) Worlds, as well as the Light of the Creator, at all.  And probably the most important symbol of Malchut is that of the Shabbat, because like Malchut, the Shabbat is the end result of Creation – and the reason that the Creation exists.  Other equally relevant concepts and distillations of Malchut are:  Malkah (Queen), Kallah (Bride), Daughter, the Royal House of David haMelech (as well as King David himself), and the Matriarch Rachel, the soul mate of Jacob [1]. 

As the moon reflects the light of the sun and has no real light of its own, Malchut reflects the Light it receives from all the previous Sefirot.  Malchut is the final expression of the Creator’s Light, and also denotes our world – the physical, material plane of existence.

Malchut is associated with the seventh day of Creation, the Shabbat.  During this time the process of the entire Creation was accomplished and was finished by the Creator with a Holy consecration and an eternal dedication in remembrance of the day.

[1] The Patriarch Jacob is an archetype for Tiferet, said to be the husband/lover of Malchut. Rachel is an archetype for Malchut, hence, the Shechinah.