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This research aims to illustrate the structural similarities among three mystical traditions through a concept map.

June 15, 2026Open Access

The Map-of-the-Interior Triangle: Heikhalot Palaces, the Bahir's Sefirot, and Teresa's Seven Dwellings (A Cross-Tradition Concept Map)

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This research aims to illustrate the structural similarities among three mystical traditions through a concept map.
Created a Hekhal Rosetta engine-based concept map to illustrate connections among heikhalot, Sefirot, and Teresa's dwellings.
Analyzed historical transmission and structural parallels among the three traditions.
Demonstrated structural parallels among the seven heikhalot, ten Sefirot, and seven dwellings, highlighting a coherent framework for mystical ascent.
Mapped the historical transmission of these concepts, while noting the non-direct connection between the traditions.

Abstract

An original cross-tradition concept map (Hekhal Rosetta engine) of architectural cartographies of the contemplative ascent: the seven heavenly heikhalot (palaces) of late-antique Jewish mysticism, the ten Sefirot of the Sefer ha-Bahir, and the seven dwellings (moradas) of Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle. The structural parallel across all three is striking; the historical transmission across all three is not direct, and the map marks the edges honestly. Published openly at hekhal.org/maps/map-of-the-interior-triangle. Status: openly licensed reference synthesis (CC-BY-SA-4.0); corrections from scholars are genuinely welcomed.

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