Part 7 · Chapter 31

The Ari's Text

Regarding this introduction, it will be clarified to you, and you shall understand and learn what will be explained regarding the fall of the posterior of the vessels of AVI from here on. Know that the thing is that these phases of Hassadim and Gevurot that increase the posterior of ZON and return them to face-to-face, is a matter of the posterior phases of AVI that fell. Hence, do not be surprised if at one time, we call this phase anterior, and another time it is called posterior. It is about those Hassadim and Gevurot with the phases they had increased in the posterior, all fell down. These are the phases of Hassadim and Gevurot that AVI take from AA so they return to face-to-face, since in AVI, too, their position was back-to-back, as will be explained.

Inner Light

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1These Behinot of Hassadim and Gevurot that increase the Achoraim de ZON and return them Panim be Panim, is a matter of the Behinot of the Achoraim of AVI that fell. He explains below that the state of AVI de Nekudim was first Achor be Achor too, like the ZON. For this reason they too were in Behinat, “their hinder parts were inward.” It means that their NHY were concealed and covered in the Achoraim de Ima, which is Behinat original HGT prior to the exit of the NHY from them, meaning the Bina de Ohr Yashar before she emanated the NHY de Ohr Yashar.However, afterwards, the Hey Tata’a descended from the Eynaim de Keter and HB in it returned to the Rosh, and then the Yesod de AK gave them its drop, which is the Vav and Nekuda that became MAN in them. At that time NHY de Keter clothed in them in the form of He’arat disclosed NHY, and AVI mated Panim be Panim on their MAN.You find that the Zivug de Gadlut Panim be Panim de AVI on the MAN de Yesod de AK was also through attaining the new disclosed NHY that they have acquired from the Keter because that is where their Zivug Panim be Panim extends from. Afterwards, the Behinat Guf of that Zivug is dispensed to ZAT and they break. Consequently, the Behinat Gadlut de AVI descends to Behinat HGTand VAK.This Gadlut is not more and not less than the Behinat new disclosed NHY that had He’arat Hochma and GAR, that have now fallen into VAK. It means that the He’arat GAR departed from them and they have become Behinat incomplete Achoraim.