Parte 13 · Capítulo 74

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The fourth correction: the pure wool that hangs in the scales. Know, that the NH have two discernments in every place: the first is the heads of the joints of the thighs, which are above the Yesod; the second is their spreading below the Yesod. And besides this they have an internal aspect, which is higher than the Yesod, and they are sealed from within, and they are the two testicles of the male, where the seed is cooked, and from them it is drawn below them into the Yesod. And so it is also in the NH of the female.

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1Pure wool that hangs in the scales. Know that the NH have two discernments in every place: the first is the heads of the joints of the thighs, which are above the Yesod; the second, their spreading below the Yesod: And you must know that just as the whole of the Partzuf is divided into three thirds, Rosh, Toch, Sof, so the NHY, which are the discernment of the Sof of the Partzuf, are themselves also divided into RTS [Rosh-Toch-Sof], for every discernment that applies to the whole applies also to the part, as is known. And the matter of this division, according to the nine original Sefirot, which was explained above with respect to the Rosh of the Partzuf, applies also to the discernment of the NHY of the Partzuf. For in them, too, there are three vessels, Bina, ZA, and Malchut, which, from the discernment of the correction of the lines, are called HBD HGT NHY, which are the nine Sefirot. And as was explained above, that HBD, which is the vessel of Bina in her three lines, is divided into GAR [first three] and ZAT, where the GAR are the discernment of Mem of Tzelem [image] and the upper AVI, and the ZAT are the discernment of Lamed of Tzelem and YESHSUT. In exactly this way the HBD of NHY is likewise divided — that is, the upper three thirds of NHY — for the GAR of these upper thirds are the discernment of Mem, and the upper AVI, and covered Hassadim. And the ZAT of the upper thirds are the discernment of Lamed, and are regarded as HGT, and YESHSUT, and the discernment of the light that remained from the air, and revealed Hassadim. That is, all the discernments stated are in Lamed of Tzelem.
And by this you will understand the difference between the part of NH that is above the Yesod and the part of NH that is below the Yesod. For those above the Yesod are the discernment of Mem and the upper AVI and the air, that is, in covered Hassadim always; and those below the Yesod are the discernment of HGT and YESHSUT and the discernment of the light that remained from the air, and in revealed Hassadim.
Now, the beginning of the NHY of Atik is from the membrane of the air downward, for the relation of the first head, Galgalta, to the second head, the air, is like the relation of the upper AVI to YESHSUT, which is the secret of Mem and Lamed, as above. And therefore, just as AVI end at the Chazeh [chest] of AA, and from the Chazeh downward YESHSUT begins, as is known, so Galgalta clothes the HGT of Atik down to the Chazeh, and there, at the Chazeh, stands the membrane of the air, which serves there like a Parsa within his intestines, and from there downward is the discernment of the NHY of Atik. For they share one reason: just as the point of the Chazeh is regarded in AA as the Sium of the GAR of Bina, and therefore AVI clothe there, so too here, in Galgalta, the Sium of her GAR is reckoned at the point of the Chazeh. And remember that Galgalta is regarded as Bina in relation to Radla [the unknown head], but from the discernment of herself she is Keter.
And it was explained that the place of the membrane is the discernment of the Chazeh, and from there downward is NHY. However, according to this there is a great difficulty: how is it possible that the Gevura of Atik should clothe in Mocha Stimaa [the concealed brain], when Mocha Stimaa is below the membrane of the air, where the discernment of the Chazeh of Atik is, as explained? And the matter is explained in what was said above (page 1317, the passage beginning “that Atik”): that in the order of the emanation of the Partzufim, only two heads are reckoned in AA — Galgalta and Mocha Stimaa — whose level is equal, since they are the discernment of the male and female of the head of AA. And therefore they clothe the Hesed and Gevura of Atik, which are likewise equal in level. However, from the discernment of the correction of the Mochin, they are reckoned as three heads: Galgalta, and the brain of the air, and Mocha Stimaa. And from this discernment their level is not equal; rather, they are one beneath the other, for the brain of the air receives from Galgalta, and Mocha Stimaa receives from the air, as above at length; study it there well.
And the root of this change is by force of the two Malchuts within the Malchut of Radla: the first Malchut is from restriction one, which is not active with her except in concealment, meaning that she is not revealed in his middle line, where the place of the coupling is, but is found only in the discernment of the left line, as above. And he is active only in the Malchut of restriction two, and she is found in his middle line, as above. And this is the whole essence of the discernment of the first three corrections, which are Galgalta and Mocha Stimaa, to the third correction called the membrane of the air. For the first two corrections clothe his extremities, which are for the Hesed and Gevura of Atik. And therefore they receive from the discernment of the Malchut of restriction one that is found in the extremities, as above. But the third correction, called the membrane of the air, comes from the middle line of Atik, which is Tifferet, and therefore there is in her only the Malchut of restriction two. And understand this.
And you see that the matter of the two heads of AA and the matter of the three heads of AA, although they exist in one place, are nevertheless distinct matters. For the discernment of the two heads is corrected from the screen that is in the Malchut of restriction one, for which reason they are equal in level, and both of them are called by the name Izka [ring], which means a closed Mem: for Galgalta is called Izka Dachya, and Mocha Stimaa is called Izka Rabba, as above at length; and therefore they clothe the Hesed and Gevura of Atik. However, the matter of the correction of the three heads: they are drawn from the third correction, which is the discernment of the screen corrected in the Malchut of restriction two, which has no connection with the Malchut of restriction one. And therefore, by her force, the two heads, the brain of the air and Mocha Stimaa, are reckoned to the discernment of the NHY of Atik, which stand from his Chazeh downward, as above, for the membrane of the air is the Parsa that is in the Chazeh. And this is the secret that Malchut does not touch her fellow by even a hair’s breadth, for they have no connection whatsoever with one another, as will be said further of this below.
And this is what he says: “The Netzah and Hod in every place have two discernments: the first is the heads of the joints of the thighs, which are above the Yesod; the second is their spreading below the Yesod. And besides this they have an internal discernment, which is higher than the Yesod, and they are sealed from within, and it is the two testicles of the male.” And you see how the ARI counts here three discernments of NH. Now the first two discernments were already explained above, that they are the discernments of Mem, Lamed of Tzelem: for the NH that is above the Yesod is the discernment of Mem, and HBD, and the upper AVI, and covered Hassadim. And the NH that is below the Yesod is the discernment of Lamed, and HGT, and revealed Hassadim. And now we shall explain the third discernment, which is the internal discernment of the NH that are higher than the Yesod, and are called the two testicles of the male. For it was explained that although the Malchut of Radla from restriction one is not revealed in Atzilut, nevertheless she is active there in concealment, meaning in the extremities, as above. And therefore these NHY of Atik too are reckoned to extremities and to a middle line, in whose right and left the Malchut of restriction one is found, and these are called the two testicles of the male, which cook the seed. In such a way that those two discernments that exist in the whole of the head of AA, which are from the first and second corrections, in Galgalta and Mocha Stimaa, which are called the two Ozkin. And the discernment of the third correction, which is for the Mochin — so too these two discernments exist also in the NHY themselves of Atik, for the discernment of the two Ozkin is corrected within the internality of the NH, which are called the two testicles of the male; and the discernment of the correction of the Mochin, in the secret of the three heads, is the externality of NH, which is divided into three thirds, where the first third is above the Yesod, and the bottom two thirds are below the Yesod. And understand this well.
And this is what he says: “And the NH are in the two ears and the two eyes, and the forehead stands between them, for it is below the ears and higher than the eyes, and it is the discernment of the Yesod of Atik hidden in the forehead.” That is, as above: the upper thirds of NH, which are the discernment of Mem and covered Hassadim, etc., are clothed in the ears, and therefore the ears are reckoned as above the Yesod of Atik that is in the forehead; and the middle thirds of NHY of Atik are clothed in the eyes, which are the discernment of Lamed of Tzelem, and HGT, and revealed Hassadim, as above — and this is from the discernment of the correction of the Mochin, drawn from the third correction, which is the discernment of the Malchut of restriction two. And besides this there is also the discernment of the internality of NH within the internality of the two ears, which is the discernment of the Malchut of restriction one, which is the discernment of the two testicles of the male, drawn from the first two corrections, Galgalta and Mocha Stimaa, as above.
And this is what he says: “However, since the ears of Atik are a place very high, for they are the two sealed testicles, no hand was sent against them, etc.” That is, as above: for besides their being used in the correction of the Mochin for the discernment of the upper thirds, as above, there is in them also the discernment of the internality of NH, which are the two testicles of the male. And therefore they are a sealed discernment, for they are drawn from the two Ozkin, which is the secret of the closed Mem, of [the verse] “of the increase” — written with a Mem — “of the government,” as is found in the Masoretic tradition. And therefore the Zohar does not deal with them.

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