The Torah forbids three types of mixtures, crossbreeding animals, crossing plants, and wearing garments containing wool and linen. The reason for these prohibitions is because in the heavenly spheres God appointed certain angels in charge of certain objects in this world. Each angel knows his place, and his task. Crossbreeding mixes those items, and rearranges the order of the world. This prevents the angels from channeling to the world the blessings they control in the proper places in the appropriate measure.
The mixing of wool and linen besides being call כלאים (Kilayim), as all other mixtures are, is also referred to by the Torah as שעטנז (Shaatnez). What is the meaning of this added name? The Talmud explains that this word teaches us the particular process of the manufacture of the threads in order for them to be forbidden.
On a deeper level the word שעטנז (Shhatnez) can be rearranged to read שטן עז (Satan Az), meaning that this mixture brings about a strong presence of the Satan. Why is this mixture more dangerous than the others? The others are found in ones field or ones flock, this one is being brought right on the body of the person himself. When one does so, he is inviting the impure forces of the Satan, represented by this mixture, right upon himself. By ding so he removes the forces of holiness from upon himself.
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