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 [[File:Schedelsche Weltchronik - Kosmologie.jpg|thumb|300px|Cosmology from a copy of the [[w:Nuremberg Chronicle|Nuremberg Chronicle]] (fol. 5v) written by [[w:Hartmann Schedel|Hartmann Schedel]] (1493)]]
 [[File:Ain Soph.png|thumb|300px|The 10 [[Sephirot]], which emerge from the divine primordial light [[Ain Soph Aur]] after the [[Tzimtzum]] in ever-shrinking concentric [[spheres]] or bowls.]]
 The '''celestial spheres''' or '''heavenly spheres''' ({{HeS|גַּלְגַּלים}} [[Galgalim]], [[w:singular|singular]] {{He|גַּלְגַּל}} [[Galgal]] "wheel") are, according to the occult view, cosmic domains of higher [[spiritual hierarchies]]. The geocentric world view of the [[w:Middle Ages|Middle Ages]], building on the worldview of [[w:Classical antiquity|antiquity]], comprises a total of 9 respectively 10 '''spheres'''.
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 The 'Aravot Heaven corresponds to the [[Primum Mobile]]: "Know that 'Aravot is the ninth sphere, above all spheres, and it moves them all with a steady motion."<ref name="Grözinger 306" />
 ==Literature==

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	[[File:Schedelsche Weltchronik - Kosmologie.jpg\|thumb\|~~200px~~\|Cosmology from a copy of the [[w:Nuremberg Chronicle\|Nuremberg Chronicle]] (fol. 5v) written by [[w:Hartmann Schedel\|Hartmann Schedel]] (1493)]]		[[File:Schedelsche Weltchronik - Kosmologie.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Cosmology from a copy of the [[w:Nuremberg Chronicle\|Nuremberg Chronicle]] (fol. 5v) written by [[w:Hartmann Schedel\|Hartmann Schedel]] (1493)]]
			[[File:Ain Soph.png\|thumb\|300px\|The 10 [[Sephirot]], which emerge from the divine primordial light [[Ain Soph Aur]] after the [[Tzimtzum]] in ever-shrinking concentric [[spheres]] or bowls.]]

	The '''celestial spheres''' or '''heavenly spheres''' ({{HeS\|גַּלְגַּלים}} [[Galgalim]], [[w:singular\|singular]] {{He\|גַּלְגַּל}} [[Galgal]] "wheel") are, according to the occult view, cosmic domains of higher [[spiritual hierarchies]]. The geocentric world view of the [[w:Middle Ages\|Middle Ages]], building on the worldview of [[w:Classical antiquity\|antiquity]], comprises a total of 9 respectively 10 '''spheres'''.		The '''celestial spheres''' or '''heavenly spheres''' ({{HeS\|גַּלְגַּלים}} [[Galgalim]], [[w:singular\|singular]] {{He\|גַּלְגַּל}} [[Galgal]] "wheel") are, according to the occult view, cosmic domains of higher [[spiritual hierarchies]]. The geocentric world view of the [[w:Middle Ages\|Middle Ages]], building on the worldview of [[w:Classical antiquity\|antiquity]], comprises a total of 9 respectively 10 '''spheres'''.

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	{{BZ\|The wheels of the chariot, [[Merkabah]], indicate the reversals through which man moves further ahead, and rounds are meant by them. The ten sephirot indicate periods of time, stages of development, which man has gone through. The [[physical body]] went through four stages of development: [[Old Saturn\|Saturn]], [[Old Sun\|Sun]], [[Old Moon\|Moon]], [[Earth]]. Three stages of the [[etheric body]]: Sun, Moon, Earth. Two stages of the [[astral body]]: Moon, Earth. The [[I]] is on the first stage: together there are ten.\|32\|31}}		{{BZ\|The wheels of the chariot, [[Merkabah]], indicate the reversals through which man moves further ahead, and rounds are meant by them. The ten sephirot indicate periods of time, stages of development, which man has gone through. The [[physical body]] went through four stages of development: [[Old Saturn\|Saturn]], [[Old Sun\|Sun]], [[Old Moon\|Moon]], [[Earth]]. Three stages of the [[etheric body]]: Sun, Moon, Earth. Two stages of the [[astral body]]: Moon, Earth. The [[I]] is on the first stage: together there are ten.\|32\|31}}

			Similar views were also held by the Kabbalists. For example, [[w:Joseph Gikatilla\|Joseph Gikatilla]] (1248-1325), who lived in Spain around the time of [[Dante]], distinguished the following 10 spheres, which correspond to the 10 Sephirot:

			{{Quote\|The lunar sphere, the sphere of Mercury (Galgal ha-Kochav), the sphere of Venus (Gaggal Nogah), the solar sphere (Galgal Hamma), the sphere of Mars (Galgal Ma'adim), the sphere of Jupiter (Galgal Zedek), the sphere of Saturn ( Galgal Shabbtat), the sphere of the Zodiac (Galgal ha-Massalot), the sphere of the 'Aravot sky, the Tenth Intellect. These are the ten sefirot belima, to which the lower world, that is, the earth, does not belong.\|[[w:Joseph Gikatilla\|Joseph Gikatilla]]\|''Sefer Ginnat 'Egos''\|ref=<ref name="Grözinger 306">Quoted from: Grözinger, p. [http://books.google.at/books?id=xxxF_2UzuRYC&pg=PA306 306] - [http://books.google.at/books?id=xxxF_2UzuRYC&pg=PA307 307]</ref>}}

			The 'Aravot Heaven corresponds to the [[Primum Mobile]]: "Know that 'Aravot is the ninth sphere, above all spheres, and it moves them all with a steady motion."<ref name="Grözinger 306" />

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			== References ==
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	In a narrower sense, the Hebrew term [[Galgalim]] ("wheels") refers to the [[Thrones]] which rule in the [[Saturn sphere]] and are probably to be equated with the [[Ophanim]] (Hebrew אוֹפַנִּים "wheels") described by Ezekiel in his [[Throne Chariot vision]]. Above them rises the [[zodiac]] with the [[Cherubim]].		In a narrower sense, the Hebrew term [[Galgalim]] ("wheels") refers to the [[Thrones]] which rule in the [[Saturn sphere]] and are probably to be equated with the [[Ophanim]] (Hebrew אוֹפַנִּים "wheels") described by Ezekiel in his [[Throne Chariot vision]]. Above them rises the [[zodiac]] with the [[Cherubim]].

			In the question answer to a lecture given in Leipzig on 12 January 1908, [[Rudolf Steiner]] explains the meaning of the "wheels" and relates them to the ten [[Sephirot]] of the [[Kabbalah]] and the temporal development of the [[members]] of the [[human being]]:

			{{BZ\|The wheels of the chariot, [[Merkabah]], indicate the reversals through which man moves further ahead, and rounds are meant by them. The ten sephirot indicate periods of time, stages of development, which man has gone through. The [[physical body]] went through four stages of development: [[Old Saturn\|Saturn]], [[Old Sun\|Sun]], [[Old Moon\|Moon]], [[Earth]]. Three stages of the [[etheric body]]: Sun, Moon, Earth. Two stages of the [[astral body]]: Moon, Earth. The [[I]] is on the first stage: together there are ten.\|32\|31}}

	==Literature==		==Literature==
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	* [[Rudolf Steiner]]: ''Theosophie. Einführung in die übersinnliche Welterkenntnis und Menschenbestimmung'', [[GA 9]] (1904), Kapitel ''Die Seelenwelt'' {{Lectures\|009}}		* [[Rudolf Steiner]]: ''Theosophie. Einführung in die übersinnliche Welterkenntnis und Menschenbestimmung'', [[GA 9]] (1904), Kapitel ''Die Seelenwelt'' {{Lectures\|009}}
	* [[Rudolf Steiner]]: ''Das Leben zwischen dem Tode und der neuen Geburt im Verhältnis zu den kosmischen Tatsachen'', [[GA 141]] (1997), ISBN 3-7274-1410-3 {{Lectures\|141}}		* [[Rudolf Steiner]]: ''Das Leben zwischen dem Tode und der neuen Geburt im Verhältnis zu den kosmischen Tatsachen'', [[GA 141]] (1997), ISBN 3-7274-1410-3 {{Lectures\|141}}
			* [[Rudolf Steiner]]: ''Beiträge zur Rudolf Steiner Gesamtausgabe'', Heft 32, {{BE\|32}}

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	The '''celestial spheres''' or '''heavenly spheres''' ({{HeS\|גַּלְגַּלים}} [[Galgalim]], [[w:singular\|singular]] {{He\|גַּלְגַּל}} [[Galgal]] "wheel") are, according to the occult view, cosmic domains of higher [[spiritual hierarchies]]. The geocentric world view of the [[w:Middle Ages\|Middle Ages]], building on the worldview of [[w:Classical antiquity\|antiquity]], comprises a total of 9 respectively 10 '''spheres'''.		The '''celestial spheres''' or '''heavenly spheres''' ({{HeS\|גַּלְגַּלים}} [[Galgalim]], [[w:singular\|singular]] {{He\|גַּלְגַּל}} [[Galgal]] "wheel") are, according to the occult view, cosmic domains of higher [[spiritual hierarchies]]. The geocentric world view of the [[w:Middle Ages\|Middle Ages]], building on the worldview of [[w:Classical antiquity\|antiquity]], comprises a total of 9 respectively 10 '''spheres'''.

	The [[seven planetary spheres]], which are assigned to the [[seven planets]] visible to the naked eye, are surrounded by the fixed star sphere with the [[zodiac]], the dominion of the [[Cherubim]] (zodiacal beings) and [[Seraphim]]. In the medieval worldview, the 9th sphere is the [[Crystal Heaven]], which is also the [[Primum Mobile]], first mentioned by [[w:Ptolemy\|Ptolemy]]. In the Christian tradition, the concept of the Crystal Heaven or the [[Crystal Sphere]] was derived from [[Genesis]], where on the second day of creation the [[firmament]] ({{Latin\|firmamentum}}, {{HeS\|רקיע}} ''[[raqía]]'') is spoken of, by which the heavenly and earthly "waters" are separated from each other. The uppermost sphere of the world is the [[Empyrean]] ({{Latin\|empyreus}} "in fire", from ancient {{Greek\|ἔμπυρος émpyros}}), the '''heaven of fire''', the abode of the supreme deity, in [[Hinduism]] called [[Trimurti]], by the [[Kabbalist]]s [[Ain Soph]] and in [[Christian]] terms the [[Trinity]].		The [[seven planetary spheres]], which are assigned to the [[seven planets]] visible to the naked eye, are surrounded by the fixed star sphere with the [[zodiac]], the dominion of the [[Cherubim]] (zodiacal beings) and [[Seraphim]]. In the medieval worldview, the 9th sphere is the [[Crystal Heaven]], which is also the [[Primum Mobile]], first mentioned by [[w:Ptolemy\|Ptolemy]]. As "carriers" of the planets and stars, the subordinate spheres were also regarded as [[crystal spheres]]. In the [[Christian]] tradition, the concept of the Crystal Heaven or the [[Crystal Sphere]] was derived from [[Genesis]], where on the second day of creation the [[firmament]] ({{Latin\|firmamentum}}, {{HeS\|רקיע}} ''[[raqía]]'') is spoken of, by which the heavenly and earthly "waters" are separated from each other. The uppermost sphere of the world is the [[Empyrean]] ({{Latin\|empyreus}} "in fire", from ancient {{Greek\|ἔμπυρος émpyros}}), the '''heaven of fire''', the abode of the supreme deity, in [[Hinduism]] called [[Trimurti]], by the [[Kabbalist]]s [[Ain Soph]] and in [[Christian]] terms the [[Trinity]].

	In a narrower sense, the Hebrew term [[Galgalim]] ("wheels") refers to the [[Thrones]] which rule in the [[Saturn sphere]] and are probably to be equated with the [[Ophanim]] (Hebrew אוֹפַנִּים "wheels") described by Ezekiel in his [[Throne Chariot vision]]. Above them rises the [[zodiac]] with the [[Cherubim]].		In a narrower sense, the Hebrew term [[Galgalim]] ("wheels") refers to the [[Thrones]] which rule in the [[Saturn sphere]] and are probably to be equated with the [[Ophanim]] (Hebrew אוֹפַנִּים "wheels") described by Ezekiel in his [[Throne Chariot vision]]. Above them rises the [[zodiac]] with the [[Cherubim]].

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	The '''celestial spheres''' or '''heavenly spheres''' ({{HeS\|גַּלְגַּלים}} [[Galgalim]], [[w:singular\|singular]] {{He\|גַּלְגַּל}} [[Galgal]] "wheel") are, according to the occult view, cosmic domains of higher [[spiritual hierarchies]]. The geocentric world view of the [[w:Middle Ages\|Middle Ages]], building on the worldview of [[w:Classical antiquity\|antiquity]], comprises a total of 9 respectively 10 '''spheres'''.		The '''celestial spheres''' or '''heavenly spheres''' ({{HeS\|גַּלְגַּלים}} [[Galgalim]], [[w:singular\|singular]] {{He\|גַּלְגַּל}} [[Galgal]] "wheel") are, according to the occult view, cosmic domains of higher [[spiritual hierarchies]]. The geocentric world view of the [[w:Middle Ages\|Middle Ages]], building on the worldview of [[w:Classical antiquity\|antiquity]], comprises a total of 9 respectively 10 '''spheres'''.

	The [[seven planetary spheres]], which are assigned to the [[seven planets]] visible to the naked eye, are surrounded by the fixed star sphere with the [[zodiac]], the dominion of the [[Cherubim]] (zodiacal beings) and [[Seraphim]]. In the medieval worldview, the 9th sphere is the [[Crystal Heaven]], which is also the [[Primum Mobile]], first mentioned by [[w:Ptolemy\|Ptolemy]]. In the Christian tradition, the concept of the Crystal Heaven or the ~~'''~~Crystal Sphere~~'''~~ was derived from [[Genesis]], where on the second day of creation the [[firmament]] ({{Latin\|firmamentum}}, {{HeS\|רקיע}} ''[[raqía]]'') is spoken of, by which the heavenly and earthly "waters" are separated from each other. The uppermost sphere of the world is the [[Empyrean]] ({{Latin\|empyreus}} "in fire", from ancient {{Greek\|ἔμπυρος émpyros}}), the '''heaven of fire''', the abode of the supreme deity, in [[Hinduism]] called [[Trimurti]], by the [[Kabbalist]]s [[Ain Soph]] and in [[Christian]] terms the [[Trinity]].		The [[seven planetary spheres]], which are assigned to the [[seven planets]] visible to the naked eye, are surrounded by the fixed star sphere with the [[zodiac]], the dominion of the [[Cherubim]] (zodiacal beings) and [[Seraphim]]. In the medieval worldview, the 9th sphere is the [[Crystal Heaven]], which is also the [[Primum Mobile]], first mentioned by [[w:Ptolemy\|Ptolemy]]. In the Christian tradition, the concept of the Crystal Heaven or the [[Crystal Sphere]] was derived from [[Genesis]], where on the second day of creation the [[firmament]] ({{Latin\|firmamentum}}, {{HeS\|רקיע}} ''[[raqía]]'') is spoken of, by which the heavenly and earthly "waters" are separated from each other. The uppermost sphere of the world is the [[Empyrean]] ({{Latin\|empyreus}} "in fire", from ancient {{Greek\|ἔμπυρος émpyros}}), the '''heaven of fire''', the abode of the supreme deity, in [[Hinduism]] called [[Trimurti]], by the [[Kabbalist]]s [[Ain Soph]] and in [[Christian]] terms the [[Trinity]].

	In a narrower sense, the Hebrew term [[Galgalim]] ("wheels") refers to the [[Thrones]] which rule in the [[Saturn sphere]] and are probably to be equated with the [[Ophanim]] (Hebrew אוֹפַנִּים "wheels") described by Ezekiel in his [[Throne Chariot vision]]. Above them rises the [[zodiac]] with the [[Cherubim]].		In a narrower sense, the Hebrew term [[Galgalim]] ("wheels") refers to the [[Thrones]] which rule in the [[Saturn sphere]] and are probably to be equated with the [[Ophanim]] (Hebrew אוֹפַנִּים "wheels") described by Ezekiel in his [[Throne Chariot vision]]. Above them rises the [[zodiac]] with the [[Cherubim]].

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	[[File:Schedelsche Weltchronik - Kosmologie.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Cosmology from a copy of the [[w:Nuremberg Chronicle\|Nuremberg Chronicle]] (fol. 5v) written by [[w:Hartmann Schedel\|Hartmann Schedel]] (1493)]]		[[File:Schedelsche Weltchronik - Kosmologie.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Cosmology from a copy of the [[w:Nuremberg Chronicle\|Nuremberg Chronicle]] (fol. 5v) written by [[w:Hartmann Schedel\|Hartmann Schedel]] (1493)]]

	The '''celestial spheres''' or '''heavenly spheres''' ({{HeS\|גַּלְגַּלים}} [[Galgalim]], [[w:singular\|singular]] {{He\|גַּלְגַּל}} [[Galgal]] "wheel") are, according to the occult view, cosmic domains of higher [[spiritual hierarchies]]. The geocentric world view of the [[w:Middle Ages, building on the worldview of [[w:Classical antiquity\|antiquity]], comprises a total of 9 respectively 10 '''spheres'''.		The '''celestial spheres''' or '''heavenly spheres''' ({{HeS\|גַּלְגַּלים}} [[Galgalim]], [[w:singular\|singular]] {{He\|גַּלְגַּל}} [[Galgal]] "wheel") are, according to the occult view, cosmic domains of higher [[spiritual hierarchies]]. The geocentric world view of the [[w:Middle Ages\|Middle Ages]], building on the worldview of [[w:Classical antiquity\|antiquity]], comprises a total of 9 respectively 10 '''spheres'''.

	The [[seven planetary spheres]], which are assigned to the [[seven planets]] visible to the naked eye, are surrounded by the fixed star sphere with the [[zodiac]], the dominion of the [[Cherubim]] (zodiacal beings) and [[Seraphim]]. In the medieval worldview, the 9th sphere is the [[Crystal Heaven]], which is also the [[Primum Mobile]], first mentioned by [[w:Ptolemy\|Ptolemy]]. In the Christian tradition, the concept of the Crystal Heaven or the '''Crystal Sphere''' was derived from [[Genesis]], where on the second day of creation the [[firmament]] ({{Latin\|firmamentum}}, {{HeS\|רקיע}} ''[[raqía]]'') is spoken of, by which the heavenly and earthly "waters" are separated from each other. The uppermost sphere of the world is the [[Empyrean]] ({{Latin\|empyreus}} "in fire", from ancient {{Greek\|ἔμπυρος émpyros}}), the '''heaven of fire''', the abode of the supreme deity, in [[Hinduism]] called [[Trimurti]], by the [[Kabbalist]]s [[Ain Soph]] and in [[Christian]] terms the [[Trinity]].		The [[seven planetary spheres]], which are assigned to the [[seven planets]] visible to the naked eye, are surrounded by the fixed star sphere with the [[zodiac]], the dominion of the [[Cherubim]] (zodiacal beings) and [[Seraphim]]. In the medieval worldview, the 9th sphere is the [[Crystal Heaven]], which is also the [[Primum Mobile]], first mentioned by [[w:Ptolemy\|Ptolemy]]. In the Christian tradition, the concept of the Crystal Heaven or the '''Crystal Sphere''' was derived from [[Genesis]], where on the second day of creation the [[firmament]] ({{Latin\|firmamentum}}, {{HeS\|רקיע}} ''[[raqía]]'') is spoken of, by which the heavenly and earthly "waters" are separated from each other. The uppermost sphere of the world is the [[Empyrean]] ({{Latin\|empyreus}} "in fire", from ancient {{Greek\|ἔμπυρος émpyros}}), the '''heaven of fire''', the abode of the supreme deity, in [[Hinduism]] called [[Trimurti]], by the [[Kabbalist]]s [[Ain Soph]] and in [[Christian]] terms the [[Trinity]].

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	The '''celestial spheres''' or '''heavenly spheres''' ({{HeS\|גַּלְגַּלים}} [[Galgalim]], [[w:singular\|singular]] {{He\|גַּלְגַּל}} [[Galgal]] "wheel") are, according to the occult view, cosmic domains of higher [[spiritual hierarchies]]. The geocentric world view of the [[w:Middle Ages, building on the worldview of [[w:Classical antiquity\|antiquity]], comprises a total of 9 respectively 10 '''spheres'''.		The '''celestial spheres''' or '''heavenly spheres''' ({{HeS\|גַּלְגַּלים}} [[Galgalim]], [[w:singular\|singular]] {{He\|גַּלְגַּל}} [[Galgal]] "wheel") are, according to the occult view, cosmic domains of higher [[spiritual hierarchies]]. The geocentric world view of the [[w:Middle Ages, building on the worldview of [[w:Classical antiquity\|antiquity]], comprises a total of 9 respectively 10 '''spheres'''.

	The [[seven planetary spheres]], which are assigned to the [[seven planets]] visible to the naked eye, are surrounded by the fixed star sphere with the [[zodiac]], the dominion of the [[Cherubim]] (zodiacal beings) and [[Seraphim]]. In the medieval worldview, the 9th sphere is the [[Crystal Heaven]], which is also the [[Primum Mobile]], first mentioned by [[w:Ptolemy\|Ptolemy]]. In the Christian tradition, the concept of the Crystal Heaven or the '''Crystal Sphere''' was derived from [[Genesis]], where on the second day of creation the [[firmament]] ({{Latin\|firmamentum}}, {{HeS\|רקיע}} ''[[raqía]]'') is spoken of, by which the heavenly and earthly "waters" are separated from each other. The uppermost sphere of the world is the [[Empyrean]] ({{Latin\|empyreus}} "in fire", from ancient {{Greek\|ἔμπυρος émpyros}}), the heaven of fire, the abode of the supreme deity, the Trinity.		The [[seven planetary spheres]], which are assigned to the [[seven planets]] visible to the naked eye, are surrounded by the fixed star sphere with the [[zodiac]], the dominion of the [[Cherubim]] (zodiacal beings) and [[Seraphim]]. In the medieval worldview, the 9th sphere is the [[Crystal Heaven]], which is also the [[Primum Mobile]], first mentioned by [[w:Ptolemy\|Ptolemy]]. In the Christian tradition, the concept of the Crystal Heaven or the '''Crystal Sphere''' was derived from [[Genesis]], where on the second day of creation the [[firmament]] ({{Latin\|firmamentum}}, {{HeS\|רקיע}} ''[[raqía]]'') is spoken of, by which the heavenly and earthly "waters" are separated from each other. The uppermost sphere of the world is the [[Empyrean]] ({{Latin\|empyreus}} "in fire", from ancient {{Greek\|ἔμπυρος émpyros}}), the '''heaven of fire''', the abode of the supreme deity, in [[Hinduism]] called [[Trimurti]], by the [[Kabbalist]]s [[Ain Soph]] and in [[Christian]] terms the [[Trinity]].

	In a narrower sense, the Hebrew term [[Galgalim]] ("wheels") refers to the [[Thrones]] which rule in the [[Saturn sphere]] and are probably to be equated with the [[Ophanim]] (Hebrew אוֹפַנִּים "wheels") described by Ezekiel in his [[Throne Chariot vision]]. Above them rises the [[zodiac]] with the [[Cherubim]].		In a narrower sense, the Hebrew term [[Galgalim]] ("wheels") refers to the [[Thrones]] which rule in the [[Saturn sphere]] and are probably to be equated with the [[Ophanim]] (Hebrew אוֹפַנִּים "wheels") described by Ezekiel in his [[Throne Chariot vision]]. Above them rises the [[zodiac]] with the [[Cherubim]].