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Spiritualistic Journal. (See Spiritualism.) Heavenly Man, The : According to the Zohar, the first of the Sephiroth, or divine emanations. Before the creation God was without form, above and beyond all attributes. But when He had created the Heavenly Man He used him as a Chariot in which to descend. And desiring to make Himself known by His attributes, "He let Himself be styled as the God of pardon, the God of Justice, the God Omnipotent, the God of Hosts and He who is (Jahveh)." The Heavenly Man is to be distinguished from the "earthly man." The creation of the earthly man was, indeed, the work of the Heavenly Man-that is, of the first emanation from God, the Supreme Manifestation, the Divine activity.