Chapter Six (פֶּרֶק שִּׁשִּׁי)

This sphere of Tehiru spreads within the primordial Air (הַכַּדּוּר הַזֶּה שֶׁל טְהִירוּ הוּא מִתְפַּשֵּׁט בְּתוֹךְ אוֹוִיר קַדְמוֹן), and occupies part of its space (וּתוֹפֵס חֵלֶק מִמְּקוֹמוֹ), which Adam Kadmon is not permitted to contain by decree of the King (מַה שֶׁאֵין אָדָם קַדְמוֹן רָשַׁאי לְהָכִיל מִכֹּחַ גְּזֵרַת הַמֶּלֶךְ). And after the expansion of the Tehiru (וְאַחַר הִתְפַּשְּׁטוּת הַטְּהִירוּ), the space of Malkhut of Adam Kadmon surrounded it from all sides (חָלָל מַלְכוּת אָדָם קַדְמוֹן מְסַבְּבוֹ מִכָּל צְדָדָיו). And this primordial Air is square (וְהָאוֹוִיר קַדְמוֹן הַזֶּה הוּא מְרוּבָּע), and the Tehiru is circular (וְהַטְּהִירוּ הוּא עָגוֹל). Therefore, four corners remained in its square (לָכֵן נִשְׁאֲרוּ ד׳ קְרָנוֹת בְּרִבּוּעוֹ), and there are four Names arranged in those corners in their proper order (וְשָׁם הֵם אַרְבַּע שֵׁמוֹת כְּסִדְרָם בַּקְּרָנוֹת הָאֵלּוּ): A״B, S״G, M״H, B״N (ע״ב ס״ג מ״ה ב״ן). And this Tehiru is the place of the World of Atzilut after the Tikkun (וְהַטְּהִירוּ הַזֶּה הוּא מְקוֹמוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלַם הָאֲצִילוּת אַחַר הַתִּקּוּן), when Adam Kadmon in general was pushed above it up to his feet (שֶׁנִדְחָה אָדָם קַדְמוֹן סְתָם לְמַעְלָה מִמֶּנּוּ עַד רַגְלָיו), and immediately afterward begins the head of Atika Kadisha (וּתְכֵף אַחֲרָיו מַתְחִיל רֹאשׁ עַתִּיקָא קַדִּישָׁא), which is the Keter of Atzilut (שֶׁהוּא כֶּתֶר הָאֲצִילוּת), and upon it are built the four Partzufim [Configurations] that are its companions (וְעָלָיו נִבְנִים ד׳ פַּרְצוּפִים חֲבֵירָיו), together with Beri'ah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah, which are built upon the feet of the Shekhinah (בְּצֵירוּף בִּי״ע הַנִּבְנִים עַל רַגְלֵי שְׁכִינָה). And this circle and sphere of the Tehiru includes both spiritual Asiyah and physical Asiyah (וְכוֹלֵל הָעִגּוּל וְהַכַּדּוּר הַזֶּה שֶׁל הַטְּהִירוּ עֲשִׂיָּה הָרוּחָנִית וְעֲשִׂיָּה הַגַּשְׁמִית), in which we now stand (אֲשֶׁר אֲנַחְנוּ עַתָּה עוֹמְדִים בְּתוֹכוֹ), that is (דְּהַיְנוּ), this earth called Tevel [the Inhabited World] (הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת הַנִּקְרֵאת תֵּבֵל), together with the seven lands (בְּצֵירוּף שִׁבְעָה אֲרָצוֹת), until the place where it returns to become Ein Sof (עַד מָקוֹם שֶׁחוֹזֵר לִהְיוֹת אֵין סוֹף), the lower side of the inner space of the Malkhut of Adam Kadmon Setima'ah [The Concealed Adam Kadmon] (צַד הַתַּחְתּוֹן שֶׁל חָלָל מַלְכוּת אָדָם קַדְמוֹן סְתִימָאָה). And it also includes terrestrial worlds built in a separate sphere of their own (וְגַם תּוֹפֵס עוֹלָמוֹת אַרְעִיִּים הַנִּבְנִים בְּכַדּוּר אֶחָד מְיֻחָד לְעַצְמוֹ), which is called Alma Nukva deTehoma Rabba [World of the Female of the Great Deep] in the language of the Zohar (הַנִּקְרָא עַלְמָא נוּקְבָא דִּתְהוֹמָא רַבָּא בְּלָשׁוֹן הַזֹּהַר), and it is mentioned by David the King, peace be upon him: "Your judgments are a great deep" (Psalms 36:7) (וּמַזְכִּירוֹ דָּוִד הַמֶּלֶךְ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם: ״מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ תְּהוֹם רַבָּה״). For Tehom [the Deep] is composed of the letters of mavet [death] (כִּי תְּהוֹם אוֹתִיּוֹת הַמָּוֶת), may the Merciful One protect us (רַחֲמָנָא לִצְלָן). And the shattered vessels from which the judgments were made (וְהַשְּׁבָרֵי כֵּלִים אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשׂוּ מֵהֶם הַדִּינִים), and from which the Klipot were afterward made (אֲשֶׁר מֵהֶם נַעֲשׂוּ אַחַר כָּךְ הַקְּלִיפּוֹת), this sphere also includes them (הוּא גַם כֵּן כּוֹלֵל אוֹתָם). And concerning it was said: "The place where the king's prisoners are imprisoned" (וְעָלָיו נֶאֱמַר: ״מָקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אֲסִירֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲסוּרִים״). Until the light of the resurrection of the dead shall come from Keter (עַד יָבוֹא אוֹר תְּחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים שֶׁל כֶּתֶר), which is the secret of the staff of Elisha the prophet, peace be upon him (שֶׁהוּא סוֹד הַמִּשְׁעֶנֶת שֶׁל אֱלִישָׁע הַנָּבִיא עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם), as I will explain in the Gate of the World of Tohu (כַּאֲשֶׁר אֲבָאֵר בְּשַׁעַר עוֹלָם הַתֹּהוּ), with the help of Kudsha Berikh Hu and His Shekhinah (בְּסִיַּיעְתָּא דִּקב״ה וּשְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ), on the verse: "And every man with his staff in his hand because of great age" (Zechariah 8:4) (עַל פָּסוּק: ״וְאִישׁ מִשְׁעַנְתּוֹ בְּיָדוֹ מֵרֹב יָמִים״). Blessed is Hashem forever, amen and amen (יִתְבָּרֵךְ י־י לְעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵן).