Kelippot (Kabbalah)

Kelippot are levels of reality that do not contain any will to give, only the will to receive. Since their essence is one of receiving or “taking,” they are constantly trying to pull all of reality into themselves – in essence, to swallow everything in existence. Since the essence of life is the divine light, which is composed entirely of the energy of giving, they and all that is connected to them are considered to be “dead.” The kelippot are therefore compared to the husks or shells of a fruit, which are detached from the life that is inside the fruit. Since these entities are wholly receiving, unable to give, they have no true connection with the life force of creation, like the dead.