Opening materialThe Six Sefirot Are Sometimes Completed into Ten Sefirot

The Six Sefirot Are Sometimes Completed into Ten Sefirot

שֵׁשׁ הַסְּפִירוֹת מִשְׁתַּלְּמוֹת לְעִתִּים לְעֶשֶׂר סְפִירוֹת

And behold, according to this order, the entirety of the governance is found within the two lower Partzufim, which are the governance and providence (וְהִנֵּה לְפִי הַסֵּדֶר הַזֶּה, נִמְצָא כְּלָלוּת הַהַנְהָגָה בִּשְׁנֵי הַפַּרְצוּפִים הַתַּחְתּוֹנִים, שֶׁהֵם הַהַנְהָגָה וְהַשְּׁגָחָה). And further we discern that which is activated within them by the upper three, who govern them, as stated above (וְעוֹד נַבְחִין מַה שֶּׁיִּפְעֲלוּ בָהֶם הַג׳ הָעֶלְיוֹנִים, שֶׁהֵם מַנְהִיגִים אוֹתָם כְּנַ״ל), in giving them the renewed influence which they impart, or in withholding it from them (בְּתִתָּם לָהֶם הַהִתְפַּעֲלוּת הֶחָדָשׁ אֲשֶׁר יִתְּנוּ, אוֹ בְּגָרְעָם אוֹתוֹ מֵהֶם). And behold, when this influence extends into the six mentioned above, which are Chesed, Gevurah, Tiferet and Netzach, Hod, Yesod (וְהִנֵּה בְּהִמָּשֵׁךְ הַהִתְפַּעֲלוּת הַזֶּה אֶל הַשֵּׁשׁ הַנַּ"ל, שֶׁהֵם חַג״ת נֶהִ״י), then within them will also be found an aspect of Keter–Chokhmah–Binah, namely this influence or new motion which they receive from them (הִנֵּה יִמָּצֵא בָהֶם עַצְמָם מִבְּחִינַת כַּח״ב גַּם כֵּן, הַיְנוּ זֹאת הַהִתְפַּעֲלוּת אוֹ הַתְּנוּעָה הֶחֱדָשָׁה שֶׁהֵם מְקַבְּלִים מֵהֶם), and then they will possess within them the aspect of ten Sefirot (וְאָז יִמָּצֵא בָהֶם בְּחִינַת עֶשֶׂר סְפִירוֹת).

But when that influence is absent-there will be only six Sefirot (וּכְשֶׁיֶּחֱסַר זֹאת הַהִתְפַּעֲלוּת – יִהְיוּ שֵׁשׁ סְפִירוֹת לְבַד). And therefore, such time-states are found for them: a time when they are complete with ten Sefirot, and a time when they are incomplete (וְלָכֵן מִינֵי זְמַנִּים אֵלֶּה נִמְצָא לָהֶם, זְמַן הֱיוֹתָם שְׁלֵמִים בְּעֶשֶׂר סְפִירוֹת, וְזְמַן הֱיוֹתָם בִּלְתִּי שְׁלֵמִים), and all this I will explain to you further, with the help of Heaven, as well as the offspring that are born from these two time-states-all will be clarified well (וְכָל זֶה אֲפָרֵשׁ לְךָ עוֹד בְּסִי״עַ דִּשְׁמַיָּא, וְכֵן הַתּוֹלָדוֹת הַנּוֹלָדוֹת מִשְּׁנֵי הַזְּמַנִּים הָאֵלֶּה, הַכֹּל בָּרוּר הֵיטֵב). And truly know, that here lies the entire order of governance, according to the deficiency or excess of these six Sefirot (וְתֵדַע בֶּאֱמֶת, שֶׁכָּאן הוּא כָּל סֵדֶר הַהַנְהָגָה לְפִי חֶסְרוֹן אוֹ יִתְרוֹן שֵׁשׁ סְפִירוֹת הָאֵלֶּה), which follow after the governance of those aforementioned leaders (הַנִּמְשָׁכִים אַחַר הַנְהַגַת הַמְּנַהֲגִים הַנִּזְכָּרִים), and the joining of governance to providence, to bring down flow to the lower ones (וְחִבּוּר הַהַנְהָגָה אֶל הַהַשְׁגָּחָה לִהְיוֹת נִשְׁפָּע שֶׁפַע אֶל הַתַּחְתּוֹנִים).

Therefore it is said that the root of all existents is truly in these two Partzufim (עַל כֵּן נֶאֱמַר שֶׁשֹּׁרֶשׁ כָּל הַנִּמְצָאִים בֶּאֱמֶת הוּא בִּשְׁנֵי הַפַּרְצוּפִים הָאֵלֶּה), for the first ones exist only to arrange these Partzufim in the proper order, and not to add upon them (כִּי הָרִאשׁוֹנִים אֵינָם אֶלָּא לְסַדֵּר בַּסֵּדֶר הָרָאוּי אֶת הַפַּרְצוּפִים הָאֵלֶּה, וְלֹא לְהוֹסִיף עֲלֵיהֶם), for only what is found within them is what the Creator, blessed be His Name, brought into existence in corporeality in this world (כִּי רַק מַה שֶּׁנִּמְצָא בָהֶם הוּא מַה שֶּׁהִמְצִיא בַּגַּשְׁמִיּוּת בַּעֲלָם הַזֶּה הַבּוֹרֵא יִתְבָּרַךְ שְׁמוֹ):