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Splendor of the King

...from between the attributes of Endurance Netzach, Majesty Hod, and Foundation Yesod. It is also known that the Foundation Yesod is called "Living" Chai The Hebrew word for "Living" is Chai, which has a numerical value of 18. Its spelling milliui expanded spelling of letters consists of nine letters. The name of God El Shaddai with these nine letters has the same numerical value gematria as "Serpent" Nachash Both total 358 including the word itself. Also, the number 36 referencing the 36 hidden righteous ones or specific degrees of light relates to the "exchange" chalaph a shift or replacement which is the key to the Foundation. See the Zohar, section Vayakhel, page 219. Thus far are the words of our teacher, Rabbi Moshe Zacuto.

(Sign 36) Mishpatim 105a. "Who are these that fly like a cloud" Isaiah 60:8. From the Tree of Life, Section 215b.

Know that the two highest aspects are called "Who" Mi The Hebrew word for "Who" is Mi, representing the hidden Mother/Understanding. When they spread downward into the aspect of "These" Eleh, they become the name "God" Elohim The letters of Mi and Eleh combined form the name Elohim. This is because the upper aspect is called "Who," but before "These" descend and clothe themselves within the Small Face Zeir Anpin, they are called "These." When they return and join together, they are called "God." From this aspect of "These," the aspect of the Matriarch Leah is formed. This is the secret of the verse in the Zohar, section Mishpatim, page 105: "Who are these that fly like a cloud." Understand this through what is written here.

(Sign 38) Mishpatim 114. "They are the reverse of the letters Heh-Heh." From the Tree of Life, Section 214b.

Know that the aspect of the Tablets of the Covenant corresponds to the attributes of Endurance Netzach and Majesty Hod. Regarding what is written in Mishpatim 114 on the verse "And the tablets were the work of God" Exodus 32:16, that "they" hemah is the reverse of "the Heh-Heh," and so on. Also, regarding the "Tablets," the splendor of the last two letters of the Name Y-H-V-H, which are Vav and Heh, are themselves the aspect of the Tablets. The letter Zayin shaped like a staff or weapon is a small point as mentioned in the Tikunei Zohar; it ascends in Endurance and descends in Majesty. Thus, the two Zayins are themselves the aspect of the Vav and the Heh. The Zohar explains that the Tablets represent two worlds. In the Tree of Life, page 100, it is written that within Endurance and Majesty are the two Tablets of the Covenant, containing the twenty-two letters of the Torah. He gives a reason for revealing the Torah and its concealment. He says that from the side of Endurance comes the "Sign" and the purpose. In the Zohar, page 183a, it says the Torah emerged from that "white lap" the attribute of Loving-kindness or the Higher Mother. This means the Torah emerges from Understanding Binah, but the Tablets themselves are Endurance and Majesty. As written in Leviticus 10b, the Torah comes from Understanding, and Majesty is the "praise" of the Torah. The secret is that while the essence of the Torah is from Understanding, the physical Tablets are Endurance and Majesty.

(Sign 39) Mishpatim 96. "And He is called God." From the Tree of Life, Section 235.

He wrote that it is a secret meant only for the humble. He explained what is written in the Zohar regarding Him "sitting on a throne of sparks" to subdue them. The secret involves the surrounding and inner lights. Between one surrounding space and another—such as between the surrounding light of the Crown Keter and the surrounding light of Wisdom Chokhmah, and so on for every Sephirah—there is a "pure space." But outside the seven attributes, there is one "hole" which is the aspect of the "Shifts" Chalphin spiritual exchanges or transitions. These "Shifts" are what spread downward to the very end, into the World of Action Asiyah. At the conclusion, there are "Holy Shifts" along with the "Other Shifts," which are the secret of the husks Kelipot shards of evil. Through this, you will understand why they are called "Other Shifts." The matter is that they exist in the secret of the "Donkeys" a metaphor for coarse materiality outside the Sephirot. Because these "Shifts" reach the Crown, the Crown "sits on a throne of sparks" to subdue them. However, between the Crown and the other attributes, nothing of the "outside" exists at all. Only beneath them, between the Crown and Wisdom and throughout the lower parts of the World of Action and its husks. This is the hint in the Zohar where it mentions "Shifts" as a people spreading out, and He is called "God," spreading even to the level of "Other Gods." His intention is to say there are many levels in both Holiness and the Husks; therefore, they are called "Shifts" in the plural. The secret of these "Shifts" is in the "Severities" Gevurot of the Male. During the divine union, these "Holy Shifts" ascend and stand at the point of Zion in the secret of the "Sweetening," where they are made pleasant by the "Kindnesses" Chasadim.

...as the Foundation Yesod at the time of union. See the writings of Rabbi Isaac Luria the ARI regarding when Israel sins, Heaven forbid.

(Sign 40) Terumah 141. "The Holy Veil." From the Tree of Life, Section 278.

In the middle of the Veil, corresponding to the two aspects of Israel, there is a large opening. Surrounding it are seventy hidden openings, and seventy walls are placed from the beginning of that opening. Within that opening is a Holy Veil that surrounds the walls, as mentioned in Terumah 141. It is common to enter through the "Severities" Gevurot, a holy shift. Therefore, holiness is revealed at this time, and the "outside" forces enter into the midst of Israel. This opening is in the middle of the firmament. A hand is stretched out to prevent the "outside" from entering the Foundation of Israel. This opening is aligned in the middle of all the firmaments until it reaches the aspect of the Holy Point within all worlds, up to the Holy Throne. From there, all prayers ascend, as do the souls that go up at night. Although it says in Vayakhel, page 208, that prayers ascend through certain pathways, that refers to their ascent to the Divine Name Y-H-V-H. However, all the "Wisdoms" enter through that central opening. The firmaments do not merely roll; they are fixed. Therefore, their openings are always aligned with the two foundations. Thus far are the words of Rabbi Chaim Vital.

(Sign 41) Portion Bo 39. "And that Breath which was." From the Tree of Life, Section 293.

The order of those who possess the Holy Spirit Ruach HaKodesh is as follows: King David was the master of all who possess the Holy Spirit and the greatest of them. Moses was the master of the prophets through "speech," but David was the master of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, David was able to grasp his own "Breath" Hevel spiritual aura or vapor that had passed. Just as Moses merited his own "Voice," other masters of the Holy Spirit grasp the breath of other righteous people who have passed. There are levels in this according to the clarity of their perception. The breath of others who passed is clothed in their own breath now. It is possible to see this in a "voice" or in "speech." However, they only live from the past breath of others. This is the secret of section Bo 39a: the spirit that emerges from the breath of schoolchildren spreads in the world, and that breath becomes the vision through which they see all that they see. For Solomon nursed from the past breath of his father David, and not from his own breath.

(Sign 42) Pekudei 227. "A thousand years of the profane." From the Tree of Life, Section 312a.

It is known that the five "Severities" Gevurot are five letters that double, such as the long, straight Tzadi. For the final Tzadi is the last of all in the alphabetical order. In the word "For" Ki, which is complete in the attribute of Majesty Hod, is the letter Tzadi, representing the "End" Ketz. The "Command" Pekudah of the addition is the letter Kof, and this point is made in the aspect of the "End." Therefore, all those appointed over these matters are found in this Majesty. When Jacob's thigh was struck Genesis 32:25, it was in this Majesty Hod. Through this, understand the matter of "all the day she is faint" Lamentations 1:13. It is said in Pekudei 227 that there are a thousand years of the profane weekday/non-holy in which the exile is seen. As it is written, "For a thousand years in Your eyes are like a day" Psalms 90:4. The matter is that the Foundation is a "Golden Pot," and within it are the fifty Severities of the Female that spread into the "profane." The connection of the "Gold" in the "Bread of Affliction" becomes "pure waters" drawn from the dross of the five Severities. However, the essence of the Foundation is only at the conclusion of the "profane" in the point of Majesty within it. From Majesty comes the state of being "faint" davah menstruous or weak in the aspect of the five pure bloods. This is the meaning of "my majesty was turned into corruption" Daniel 10:8. Because the existence of the world and the order of the Exile is based on the secret of "For a thousand years in Your eyes," these are the thousand years of the profane as mentioned in the portion Elek Lekha.