Splendor of the King

Since the stature of the Havayah the Tetragrammaton name of God consists of the four Sefirot divine emanations of Chochmah, Binah, Da'at, and Keter original: תכ"קי, an abbreviation for these intellectual powers as is known, it begins with the completion of the stature of the light. This is also found in the secret of the "four wings" in the four palaces of Beriah the World of Creation which surround the stature. Just as the Mochin Intellects of the Zeir Anpin Small Face of Atzilut the World of Emanation are these four, so too are the Intellects of the Malchut Kingdom of Emanation. Similarly, the four Intellects of the World of Creation are the Intellects of the Kingdom of Emanation, and they shine within the four general palaces of the palace of the Kodesh ha-Kodashim Holy of Holies. Even though there are seven palaces, these four are the four Partzufim Divine Personas which constitute the Da'at Knowledge that forever stands in judgment, as it is hidden between the Chochmah Wisdom and Binah Understanding.

The aspect of the Kingdom of Creation is found in the upper palace of Yechidah the highest soul level. This is always the secret regarding the Kingdom of one level acting as the Keter Crown of the level below it. For the Kingdom is the secret of the "diminishing of the moon" to the level below. However, there is a specific detail: the entirety of the Kingdom of Emanation, in all its ten Sefirot, clothes itself within the "Throne" the Throne of Glory which is the head of the World of Creation through those four lights called the "Throne" in secret. But this is not the case for the other worlds. In the lower worlds, the entire Kingdom does not clothe itself, but only the tenth part of it clothes itself in the upper palace of the world below it. By this, you may understand what is written in the Zohar The Book of Radiance regarding "surrounding" and why it does not say "surrounding the surroundings," and also why the Shekhinah Divine Presence is included in her palaces. It is called in the Zohar "seven days and seven days." The matter is that all these fourteen are female aspects, consisting of the seven palaces of the Kingdom of Emanation and the seven of Creation. For there are four palaces within the Holy of Holies of Creation, plus three lights called the "Throne" that are clothed in them, totaling seven in Creation. When the Kingdom of Emanation, which is also seven, clothes itself in these seven, it is "seven and seven." From this, you can understand how the Kingdom of Creation descends into the Holy of Holies of Yetzirah the World of Formation, and the Kingdom of Formation into the Holy of Holies of Assiah the World of Action. The only difference is that for the Kingdom of Emanation, all its parts descend into Creation, but for the other worlds, only one-tenth descends. These are the words of the Maharash Rabbi Shmuel ben Chaim Vital. See also sign 29 in the words of the Ramaz Rabbi Moshe Zakuto.

(Section 16) On page 74, when it arose in the will of the Holy One, Blessed be He, etc. From the Etz Chaim, page 37:

Behold, the first Zivug Divine Union that occurred at the time of the world's creation was according to His choice and His simple will. This is as written in the Zohar in many places: "When it arose in the will of the Holy One, Blessed be He, to create the world." How are we to understand why every time the Zohar speaks of the creation of the world or the emanation of the worlds, it begins with this language? It is because of one of two reasons. The first is that the Aba and Ima Father and Mother/Higher Intellects do not unite unless through the Mayin Nukvin Feminine Waters/Human Initiative of the Sefirot below them. This is the mystery of the verse, "And there was no man to till the ground." For the "tilling and sowing of the ground," which is the Higher Female, cannot be done except by "Man" who raises the Feminine Waters. At the first moment when the world was created, it was impossible for this to happen through human effort, for there were no created beings yet to raise these waters. Therefore, the higher union to create the world had to be by His simple will and choice, even without the elevation of the Feminine Waters. He united and brought forth His world. However, once all things were created, from then on there is no union above except through the Feminine Waters that rise from below to above.

Furthermore, the phrase "when it arose in the will" has a more hidden meaning. The Higher Male is not awakened to union until the Higher Female adorns and prepares herself for the union and finds favor in his eyes. Then he is awakened to unite with her. For he is constantly busy receiving flow and does not wish to give his flow to another until the Higher Bride makes herself a vessel and adorns herself. Then he will unite with her and bestow flow upon her. It is known that the "adornments" of the Higher Bride are the souls of the righteous and the pious which rise as Feminine Waters. They cause the higher union. However, in the first instance and the first time, the Male awakened on his own without the awakening of the Female. A will and desire arose in him to unite even though there were no Feminine Waters yet. Therefore, that first union was very hidden. It was not in the aspect of the union of Yesod Foundation with Yesod, for he did not yet have a created female partner. Therefore, the union at the time of creation was by Higher Will in the Higher Thought, the Supreme Mind, in the secret of the Higher Desire, entirely internal, where there is no recognizable

distinction of the female at all. From that point forward, the union was always through male and female. This is distinct from the first union which was only by Higher Will, as stated. This is the meaning of "when it arose in the will," etc.

(Section 17) Two judgments, page 94, column 2: One who merits more, etc. From the Etz Chaim, page 35:

Know that from all the ten types of unions mentioned, which are three lower and seven higher ones of the Atik Ancient One/The Highest Persona and the Arich Anpin Long Face, the souls of humans and the souls of angels are born. Regarding this, the Zohar in Parashat Mishpatim says: "One who merits more, he is given a soul from those... one who merits even more, he is given a soul from those of the Atik," and so on. For the human soul includes many aspects. There is Yechidah from the "King of Mercy," Chayah from the "King of Wisdom," Neshama from the "King of Mother/Understanding," Ruach from the "King of the Small Face," and Nefesh from the "King of the Kingdom." All of these come from the World of Emanation.

Friends have asked: how is this possible? For the lower human is a created being. How can he reach such high levels that even the Zeir Anpin Small Face has not reached? For how could he take the level of Yechidah from the Atik which is much higher than the Small Face? Even the level of Ruach of the Small Face or the Nefesh of the Kingdom of Emanation should be beyond his reach. The matter is explained in Parashat Pinhas and Bereshit page 10: there is no soul in the world that does not go forth with two "birds" original: עופין, a metaphor for angels. One corresponds to angels and the other to kindness. These birds and souls go out together. Some are the souls of human beings and some are the souls of angels.

It is sufficient to say that the first union of the seven unions of the Higher Ancient One is not attained by the Small Face. Its awakening is instead the secret of the lower union of "Foundation to Foundation" Yesod to Yesod of the Long Face. These higher angels also come from that union. Now we must ask: how can this be? The matter is that although souls and angels go forth from that higher union, it is only a hint of what will be later. For the Higher One wants to see his offspring, and he is not in perfection until the seven of Emanation unite with the seven of the Bride from this union. Thus, the root of the souls is in that hidden union, but they are not perfect and complete until after the union of the "seven with the seven."

Now we must explain why human souls need to clothe themselves in a body, while the souls of angels do not. The reason is that the souls of angels come only from the higher spiritual union called Netikin unions of spiritual kissing/breath. Therefore, an angel has no need to clothe itself in a body like a human soul. However, human souls come also from the lower "corporeal" union a metaphor for a more substantial/structured divine coupling, and therefore they must clothe themselves in a physical body. The reason is that those from the Netikin come from a complete, higher spiritual union that has no need for a body. But for human souls, the higher spiritual union was not enough to bring them to birth on its own. This is the secret of the saying: "There is no word that goes out of the mouth of the Holy One, Blessed be He, that does not become an angel." These angels are called "Voices." This is the secret of "And all the people saw the voices," as mentioned in the Tikunim The Tikunei Zohar. Remember this: even though both human souls and angels go out from two unions—the higher and the lower of the Long Face—they are not completed and rectified until the union of the "seven," which also has a higher and lower aspect. The angels come from the higher aspect, and human souls from the lower. If this were not so, their level would be greater than the Small Face, which is impossible.

Know that human souls also have an aspect from the Netikin union. However, for angels, the Netikin union alone was sufficient, which is not the case for human souls. Even though all human souls go out through the lower corporeal union and angels from the higher spiritual Netikin, there is a lower union that is greater than the Netikin. This is the union of the "pregnancy of the four Intellects" of the Small Face. This is greater than all seven aspects of the Netikin and all three higher unions mentioned. It turns out that the lower souls that go out from there are greater than the rest of the souls and all aspects of angels. It is known that the Netikin accompany every single union. The lower union is greater than all the Netikin that existed before the union. However, the first Netikin are the greatest of all.