Opening materialThe Gate of The Concealed Adam Kadma’ah

The Gate of The Concealed Adam Kadma’ah

שַׁעַר אָדָם קַדְמָאָה סְתִימָאָה

Which is upon the Tehiru (שֶׁהוּא עַל הַטְּהִירוּ). And in order to establish you in its principles and its particulars (וּכְדֵי לְהַעֲמִידְךָ עַל כְּלָלָיו וּפְרָטָיו), you must know certain secrets from the Primordial Air (צָרִיךְ אַתָּה לָדַעַת אֵיזֶה סוֹדוֹת מִן אויר קדמון), which we have not mentioned until now (שֶׁלֹּא זָכַרְנוּ עַד עַתָּה). And make your ear like a funnel to hear the words of Atik Yomin (וַעֲשֵׂה אָזְנְךָ כָּאֲפַרְכֶּסֶת לִשְׁמֹעַ דִּבְרֵי עתיק יומייא). And this is the beginning of what I shall do (וְזֶה החלי לעשות).