Part 7 · Chapter 70

The Ari's Text

Now we shall explain this matter in greater detail: This record that Daat left in Malchut’s place is certainly the phase of Malchut in Daat, on the part of Gevurot, and understand that well. Malchut rose up to Daat and the above record rose along with her, which is the phase of Gevura. This record, which is the Malchut of Gevurot in Daat, connected the crown of the Gevura of Nukva with the Hassadim in Daat, the crown of the male. At that time, the Daat expanded through this connection and shone in VAK. The record, which is in Gevura, shone in the left line, and left the Hod there in its place. Also, that Daat itself, the crown of Hesed, shone in the right line and drew the Netzah there, and by this, Atzilut was corrected.

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1Malchut rose up to Daat and the above Reshimo rose along with her. The matter of the ascent of Malchut and the Reshimo in Zivug Hey Hassadim and Hey Gevurot in the Daat requires elaborate explanation, and will be interpreted in its place. Here I will present it briefly.You know that the whole matter of these four Melachim that expanded from both AVI and from YESHSUT are a matter of the Hizdakchut of the Masach and the Histalkut of the Orot as has been explained in the previous Partzufim de AK.When the Masach de AVI purified until it equalized with the Shoresh, which is the Peh de AVI, the Masach and the Reshimot in it returned in the form of Hitkalelut of the Zivug de AVI. Also, the Masach retuned and thickened in Aviut de Behina Bet, since the last Behina was lost, and the Komat YESHSUT came out on it.ufThus, Masach de YESHSUT too was purified from degree to degree until it reached Komat Malchut, and then the seventh Melech emerged, which is Malchut. After this Melech broke, the Masach is found to have purified from the Aviut Malchut too, and then it is equalized with its Behinat Shoresh, which is the Peh de YESHSUT.At that time it made a new Zivug there in Aviut de Behina Aleph, since the last Behina is lost, and for that reason the Komat Daat, being Komat ZA, came out on it. Not a whole Partzuf Rosh and Gufexpanded from this Zivug, since it emerged only in Hey Hassadim and Hey Gevurot, two Itrin(Aramaic: Ketarim).For this reason it came out only in Behinat from below upward, in Behinat Achor be Achor, and hence tied the VAK together, meaning the Behinat Gufim that came out in YESHSUT, which are from the Chazeh down since there is its Behinat Hitpashtut from the Peh of YESHSUT downward.He writes, “the Daat expanded through this connection and illuminated in VAK,” meaning it expanded from the Chazeh down which is the place of the Peh de YESHSUT, meaning in the place of NHY, as there is its place, meaning below the Rosh de YESHSUT. Since it came out in the form of Achor be Achor, hence, there was a Tikun Kavim in it.He writes, “The Reshimo, which is in Gevura, illuminated in the left line, and left the Hod there in its place etc. and extended the Netzah there.” This is because the Rosh de Tachton clothes and fills the Kelim and the Reshimot de Elyon, and thus illuminated in the Reshimot de Melachim of Netzah and Hod. It administered Tikun Kavim in them and in that the Tikun Kavim expanded from the Chazeh down too, and magnified the Kelim to the place of Netzah and Hod.Thus, the Tikun Kavim was completed in all the ZAT from the Behina of the Reshimot in them, since HGT were corrected in the Rosh de YESHSUT and NH were corrected in the Rosh of the Daat, meaning in Behinat from below upward.