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Diagram 1

Item 1 depicts the Rosh, Toch, Sof of Partzuf Keter de (of) AK. Item 2 depictsPartzuf AB de AK in Rosh–Toch–Sof and how it clothes Partzuf Keter de AKfrom its Peh down. Item 3 depicts Partzuf SAG de AK in Rosh–Toch–Sof and how it clothes Partzuf AB de AK from its Peh down.

Diagram 1, Item 1

This is Partzuf Keter de AK, the first ten Sefirot that expanded from Ein Sofinto the space after the Tzimtzum. Its Rosh touches Ein Sof above, and its Sium Raglin is in the middle, central point, which is this world. It contains threeBehinot of ten Sefirot: ten Sefirot de Rosh, ten Sefirot de Toch, and ten Sefirot de Sof.

The ten Sefirot de Rosh are called “the roots of the ten Sefirot,” since there is the beginning of their creation, through the meeting of the ten Sefirot de OhrYashar in the Zivug de Hakaa in the Masach in Malchut de Rosh that raises ten Sefirot de Ohr Hozer that clothe the ten Sefirot de Ohr Yashar, which extend from Ein Sof (as it is written in Tree of Life, Gate 47, Chapter 1). The tenSefirot de Ohr Yashar are arranged from above downward, and their opposite is the Ohr Hozer, which are arranged from below upward. Malchut of the tenSefirot de Rosh is called Peh.

The ten Sefirot de Toch in the Partzufim of AK is called Akudim, in Partzuf Keter, in AB, as well as in SAG. Yet, in Partzuf Keter, the upper light was not yet distinguished in ten Sefirot, and the difference between them was only in impressions (as the ARI wrote in Tree of Life, Section Mati ve Lo Mati, Chapter 1). Also, Malchut of the ten Sefirot de Toch is called Tabur.

The ten Sefirot de Sof are considered the Sium of each Sefira of the ten Sefirotthrough Malchut. The Partzuf ends at the Sefira of Malchut, which is why she is called Sium Raglin.

Diagram 1, Item 2

This is Partzuf AB de AK, the second Hitpashtut of ten Sefirot from Ein Sofinto the space, after the Tzimtzum. It begins from Hochma, and lacks the light of Keter. It was emanated and came out of Malchut de Rosh of Partzuf Keter, which is called Peh. Hence, it clothes Partzuf Keter from its Peh down to Taburof Partzuf Keter.

Its ten Sefirot de Rosh are like the ten Sefirot de Rosh of Partzuf Keter de AK, except that it lacks Keter. The elicitation of these ten Sefirot is elaborated on inTree of Life, Section Mati ve Lo Mati, Chapters 1 and 2, as well as in Talmud Eser Sefirot, Part 5, where these words of the ARI are thoroughly explained.

Here, the ten Sefirot de Toch become more conspicuous than the ten Sefirot deToch in Partzuf Keter, since here there were ten entrances and ten exits in the order of Mati ve Lo Mati (as it is written in Tree of Life, Section Mati ve Lo Mati, and in Talmud Eser Sefirot, Part 5). In the Sefira Keter of the ten Sefirot de Toch, there are two Kelim, called Yod–Hey. This is so in their SefiraHochma, too, but in the Sefira Bina, the Yod–Hey are only in one Kli, and theVav is in the Kli of Yesod, and the bottom Hey is in Malchut.

The ten Sefirot de Sof are the same as in Partzuf Keter de AK, except its Sium Raglin is above the Tabur of Partzuf Keter.

Diagram 1, Item 3

This is Partzuf SAG de AK, the third expansion of ten Sefirot from Ein Sof into the space after the Tzimtzum in Rosh, Toch, Sof. It was emanated and came out of the Peh of Partzuf AB de AK. It begins from Bina and lacks the lights Keterand Hochma, and clothes from the Peh of Partzuf AB de AK downward, although below it is longer than it, since it expanded downward, to the same level as the Sium Raglin of Partzuf Keter de AK.

Diagram 2, Item 1

This is the state of Partzuf SAG de AK during Tzimtzum Aleph. It is presented above, in Diagram 1, Item 3, but here there is the additional distinction of its own two Partzufim that emerged in it: Partzuf Taamim from Peh to Tabur, and Partzuf Nekudim from Tabur down. You will find their explanation inTalmud Eser Sefirot, Part 6, p 390 [in Hebrew].

Thus far, the three lower worlds Beria, Yetzira, and Assiya did not come to any existence, since SAG de AK, too, extended through the point of this world. It follows that it was considered Atzilut down to the point of this world.

Diagram 2, Item 2

This is the state of SAG de AK during Tzimtzum Bet, prior to the Zivug inNikvey Eynaim, which was done in order to emanate the ten Sefirot deNekudim. Because of the descent of SAG into the inner MA and BON de AK,Bina received the Behinat Malchut. Thus, the ending Malchut, which stood at the point of this world, rose to the place of Tabur, and the mating Malchut, which stood at Peh de Rosh de SAG, rose to the place of Nikvey Eynaim deRosh de SAG, and the AHP de Rosh descended to Behinat Guf de SAG. Also, the light was emptied from Tabur down, and this, in general, is Partzuf SAG.

And there is Rosh, Toch, Sof, called HBD, HGT, NHYM in its own Partzuf Nekudot de SAG, standing entirely below the Tabur (Diagram 2, Item 1). In it, too, as in general, it is considered that the ending Malchut rose to Bina de Guf, called Tifferet, in the place of its Chazeh, where the line of Ein Sof ended, and below it the Parsa was established, since this is where Behinat Atzilut ended.

From there down it became the place of the three worlds BYA. The world ofBeria was made of the two bottom thirds of Tifferet, down to its Sium. The world of Yetzira was made from NHY, and the world of Assiya was made ofMalchut. This is thoroughly explained in the words of the ARI, p 8, and in OhrPashut there.

Diagram 2, Item 3

This is the state in SAG de AK during the Zivug that was made in Nikvey Eynaim: The Ozen, Hotem, Peh came out of Behinat Rosh and into the Guf, below the place of the Zivug de Rosh. Yet, since there is no absence in the spiritual, two kinds of Ozen, Hotem, and Peh are discerned here: The first are the Ozen, Hotem, Peh at their exit spot, their place at the Rosh, as in the beginning. The second are the Ozen, Hotem, Peh that descended into actualBehinat Guf below Peh de Rosh de SAG. They are called AHP not in the place of their exit. And all those are called “inner AHP.”

Here, the ten Sefirot de Toch through Tabur are called Akudim, as prior toTzimtzum Bet, since the ten Sefirot that emerged from the Zivug de Nikvey Eynaim could only manifest below Tabur. These are called “ten Sefirot deNekudim,” and they emerged primarily outside of Partzuf SAG, although their internality emerged in AK itself. They are called MA and BON de AK, since the internality of GAR de Nekudim is called MA de AK and the internality of ZATde Nekudim is called BON de AK. They end at the point of Sium of Tzimtzum Bet, called “the Parsa between Atzilut and Beria.” Below it are the three lower worlds BYA.

Diagram 2, Item 4

This is an external Partzuf AHP de SAG de AK, through Tabur. From Taburdown, it is Partzuf of ten Sefirot de Nekudim which end at the Parsa. BelowParsa stand the three lower worlds BYA.

The external AHP are divided into two Behinot AHP: external AHP at the place of their emergence, standing above the Peh, and external AHP not at the place of their emergence, standing from below the Peh through Tabur. Their GARare attached to the bottom lip. It is called Shibolet HaZakan (the bit of hair under the bottom lip), and the GAR are primarily the light of Ozen, but theirBehinot Hotem, Peh are included in them, too. These are the roots of GAR deNekudim.

Their ZAT, which are the actual Hotem and Peh, stand below ShiboletHaZakan and spread through the Tabur. These external AHP are also calledDikna (beard) de SAG de AK, and you will find a detailed explanation of them in Talmud Eser Sefirot, Part 6, p 409, Item 20, and in Ohr Pnimi there.

The ten Sefirot de Nekudim stand from Tabur downward. Their GAR are inTikkun Kavim and clothe MA de AK, and their ZAT are one below the other, as in Tzimtzum Aleph, clothing BON de AK. Below them are the Parsa and the three worlds BYA below the Parsa.

Diagram 3, Item 1

This is the constant state of the five Partzufim of AK, from which the fivePartzufim of the new MA emerged, called “the five constant Partzufim ofAtzilut.” Once they were established, no diminution will ever occur in them.

It also explains the division of each Partzuf into Keter and ABYA, which are also called Keter, AB, SAG, MA, and BON, or Yechida, Haya, Neshama, Ruach,Nefesh. Each Rosh, through the Peh, is called Keter or Yechida. From Pehthrough Chazeh in each of them, it is called Atzilut or AB or Haya. And fromChazeh to Tabur in each of them, it is called Beria or Neshama or SAG. And from Tabur down of each of them, it is called Yetzira and Assiya, or MA andBON, or Ruach–Nefesh.

Additionally, it explains their clothing within one another. Each clothes its superior from the Peh of its superior downward in such a way that the Rosh of each lower one clothes the AB and Atzilut of the upper one, and AB and Atzilutof the lower one clothe the SAG and Beria of its upper one.

Also, SAG and Beria of each lower one clothe MA and BON, which is Yetziraand Assiya of the upper one. Thus, the Peh of the upper one is considered theGalgalta of the lower one, and the Chazeh of the upper one is considered thePeh of the lower one, and Tabur of the upper one is considered the Chazeh of the lower one.

Also, it explains the emergence of the new MA in each of the five Partzufim ofAtzilut, the MA in its corresponding Partzuf in AK.

Diagram 4

The state of ZA during its ascension to obtain Neshama pertaining to the constant five Partzufim of AK and Atzilut, and how it takes and nourishes fromBeria de BON de AK—its corresponding Partzuf in AK.

Diagram 5

The state of ZA during its ascension to obtain Haya pertaining to the constant five Partzufim of AK and Atzilut, and how it takes and nourishes from Atzilutde BON de AK—its corresponding Partzuf in AK.

Diagram 6

The state of ZA during its ascent to obtain Yechida pertaining to the constant five Partzufim of AK and Atzilut, and how it takes and nourishes from Rosh deBON de AK—its corresponding Partzuf in AK.

Diagram 7

The states of the five Partzufim of Atzilut upon their ascent to obtain Neshamapertaining to the five constant Partzufim of AK, and how each takes and nourishes from its corresponding Partzuf in AK.

Diagram 8

The states of the five Partzufim of Atzilut upon their ascent to obtain Hayapertaining to the five constant Partzufim of AK, and how each takes and nourishes from its corresponding Partzuf in AK.

Diagram 9

The states of the five Partzufim of Atzilut upon their ascent to obtain Yechidapertaining to the five constant Partzufim of AK, and how each takes and nourishes from its corresponding Partzuf in AK.

Diagrams 10, 11, 12

These depict how the ladder of degrees never changes, and the degrees, as a whole, always remain as they were in their beginning, at the time of the emergence of the new MA, as in the constant state. This is so because when ZAascends and obtains Neshama, all the degrees rise along with it—the fivePartzufim of AK and Atzilut—and each obtains the Behinat Neshama related to it. It is similar in obtaining Haya de ZA and obtaining Yechida de ZA.

Diagram 10 is the state of the five Partzufim of AK as they ascend to obtainNeshama. Diagram 11 depicts their state when they obtain Haya, and Diagram 12 is their state when they obtain Yechida.