The Book of Splendor

Main Text (Zohar)

When these colors original: "govanin," referring to the mystical lights of the Sefirot travel, they all gather into the assembly-point of the letter Qof original: "kof," the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet that we mentioned, which hovers over that Living Creature original: "chayuta," a reference to the angelic beings in Ezekiel's vision. The letter Resh Engravings

Resh hovers over the Aleph deep within, in the place where they proclaim "Holy, Holy." A power of understanding, unique and hidden, is in the gathering, and it lived.
The letter Chet and the Vav, and it lived. The Chet and the Vav are in the gathering; over all of them are the Chet and the Vav, and a flow of light emerges from their gathering—those are the Chet and the Vav.
Then the gathering of the letter Dalet and Yod strikes the gathering of the letter Dalet and Yod, and that gathering emerges in the place of the Holy. It strikes within
the gathering of the letter Dalet and Yod, and then the gathering of the letter Dalet and Yod strikes within the gathering of the letter Dalet and Qof. A flow of light was emerging, and the gathering of the letter Dalet and Qof emerged and struck within the gathering of the letter Dalet and Resh. All of them emerged as one and were joined within the gathering
of the letter Dalet and Aleph which stands firm. A flow of light was emerging and striking all those colors of theirs as one: the gathering of the letter Dalet and Vav
with the Yod; the gathering of the Yod with the Qof; the gathering of the Qof with the Resh; the gathering of the Resh with the Aleph. The engravings original: "gilufin" were joined to the gatherings and they emerged
to the Crown original: "Keter," the highest Sefirah. And the Crown, where they are joined according to their colors, brings forth a Voice from their gatherings, and they are joined in this Spirit: And He called to Moses. Leviticus 1:1 From that [Spirit], he gazed all those days that he did not enter the Crown; for they were sent, the Chet and the Vav were
revolving like hammers in their carvings, which were handed over as one in the Assembly to Eden. The Chet and the Aleph were a hand
to Eden, like a hidden image in the place where they proclaim "Holy." And the Vav emerged, and it was the memory of the letter Dalet and Aleph. And the
Aleph was joined within the Vav that followed it, [forming] a Wall original: "Kir". And the Yod entered between the Qof and the Resh, and "Wall" original: "Kir" was found. And they were to be engraved and gathered
as before. A flow of light emerged from their gathering and they were joined like the merits of the Chet and the Vav. They emerged to all and were revealed toward all
those sides that were traveling—those Chet and Vav. And when the colors of the Chet and the Vav are joined, a flow of light strikes between them,
the Chet and the Vav according to their engravings, for all those chariots. He honored, and the flow of Wisdom honored them, and He called between those
chariots to honor... koveh mipan ve-chalam mikhtas chipir?. And this was the portion of Moses, who saw all this.
All this imagery was not established before the eyes of Moses except through the first Spirit, which is called "And He Called." This
is what Moses saw: the voice of "And He called to him, Moses." And in this Spirit below, it was not revealed to him because...
...and it is written: And He called to the firmament and the heights and it is written Isaiah 40:26 Mouth to
mouth I speak with him etc. Numbers 12:8 and it is written Not so is My servant Moses Numbers 12:7 because they do not make known his power...
The Chet and the Vav ascend to be arranged in all those sides in this manner, like the carving of the Chet. Honor and a flow of light
emerge... to the Crown. The Chet and the Vav were to be received, and they were gathered upon the heads
of all those chariots. They were rubbed together until they were established in their places: the head to the left side, the portion of the Great
Minister, the Great Metatron, over all those who stand at the gate of the Tabernacle under the authority of the lights and with him.
When they are established at that gate, all those sides that are under his hand—and with him is one minister below
at the outer gate, and a scepter is placed and deep... ministers who surround him, three by three on each side, for the four
sides. And the hosts are a covering for the shield of war that turns like... This minister, Chukiel, is appointed
over them above. Within this is a Living Creature, pure ones upon their heads, and the Chet and the Vav and the Aleph. For the profane things do not stand,
nor do they ask, except in this Spirit of life and strength. Because the Left is not nullified except by the Right, and strength
is always nullified to the Left. This is the Chet of the gardens, and it emerges from strength. Then they travel to that place where they gather,
that gathering within the crushed... the Great Metatron, who stands within under the authority of the lights and with him
all those sides under his hand. And one minister... to be honored in the Holy Land.
And they surround him, thirty ministers, three by three, thirty times. And... Rastiel stands over all of them so as not
to... The Chet is one gathering upon the head of all these sides, and the Chet and the Aleph of life, the Vav and life
below within the strength of the Tabernacle... which began in the Spirit... and it began
like his body.