Part 15 · Chapter 16

The Ari's Text

And when the world of Atzilut was created, and ZON were born, she began to grow until the fourth day of the days of Genesis; and then she grew all the three aspects mentioned above that there are in the aspect of the back in the back, namely until she became the aspect of a complete Partzuf of ten Sefirot, in the back, opposite the back of the chest. And there the measure of her stature was from there and below; and also the lights of the first five Sefirot of ZA were illuminating in her, from above downward, back to back.

Inner Light

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1And when the world of Atzilut was created and ZON were born, she began to grow until the fourth day of the days of Genesis; and then she grew all the three phases mentioned above that there are in the discernment of the posterior: That is to say, that until the fourth day she managed to grow in all three Partzufim — of Ibur, nursing, and Mochin — in the discernment of the posterior of ZA, that is, only from the discernment of the completion of the vessels alone. For through the clothing of the NHY of Ima in the Nukva, the bottom Hey descended from her Einayim and her AHP were restored to the degree, and she attained ten Sefirot, HBD HGT NHY, of vessels; but from the discernment of the lights there is in her as yet only the discernment of VAK of Gadlut. And therefore this Partzuf of the Mochin is regarded as being only the discernment of the posterior, for the completion of the vessels is the completion of the posterior alone, since the vessels are designated posterior and the lights are designated anterior.
Also this completion of the vessels was not through the Mochin of AVI, but through the Mochin of YESHSUT, which were called above by the name of the first five that illuminate to her from above to the place of the Chazeh and downward, through the bending of the head of ZA, as written above (page 1693, the passage beginning “Four phases”). See there. And this is what he says: “And also the lights of the five Sefirot of ZA were illuminating in her from above downward, back to back” — that is, through the bending of the head of ZA, as above.