TUESDAY PRAYER: NETZACH-MAIN READING OF THE WEEK – THE ZOHAR BOOK

READING: SUNSET MONDAY

Main Reading for PRAYER OF MANY, today with ENGLISH ZOHAR READING, page 172 – 173.

ARVUT OF : Robin Anderson

THE LETTER OF ZAYIN

34. The letter Zayin entered and said: “Maker of the world, it would be good
    to create the world by me, as Shabbat is preserved with me, for it is written:
    ‘Remember (Zachor) the day of Shabbat, so as to keep it.’” The Creator
    replied: “I will not create the world by you, for within you is a force of war, as
    sabers and swords, called Klei Zayin (weaponry), are made by you. And you
    are like the letter Nun, with which the world was not created, for within it is
    Nefilah (fall)” (item 29). Having heard that, the letter Zayin left Him.
    The letter Zayin is depicted as a combination of Vav and Yod, as a head over
    it, which signifies the big state and the great Light in Malchut, ZA’s wife, for
    Malchut includes herself into her husband, ZA (designated by Vav), and becomes
    a crown (Yod) on his head. Together, these two letters, Vav with Yod standing
    above it, form the letter Zayin.
    Therefore, it is written: “Remember the day of Shabbat, so as to keep it holy.”
    As a result of Shabbat’s elevation, that is, Nukva’s ascent to the head of ZA, when
    she becomes his crown, she includes herself in the word Zachor (remember) and
    receives the name Nukva Kedoshah (holy Nukva). This is why the letter Zayin
    claimed that since this Light is so great and holy that it brings absolute rest on
    this day, for purity is completely separated from impurity in this state called
    Shabbat, it is worthy of becoming the basis for the creation of the world.
    Zayin is the Sefira Netzah in ZA. When Nukva is included in Netzah and
    merges with its properties, she gains the strength to ascend along with ZA to
    AVI. There she becomes a crown on his head, by which he is adorned, which
    signifies the day of Shabbat. However, since this correction occurs solely as a
    result of her inclusion in the male essence and their ascent to AVI, and not in
    her regular place, where she normally abides with ZA, Nukva cannot be corrected
    completely during the 6,000 years.
    The reason for this is that when Nukva returns to her place on weekdays, her
    connection with the letter Zayin is defined as a Kli Zayin (weapon), and all the wars
    with the impure forces emerge from her, like the weekdays that prepare Shabbat.
    For every man must defeat the impure force within him on the weekdays,
    and thus merit the King’s daughter—Shabbat. However, during the 6,000 years,
    the Light of Shabbat is insufficient for the neutralization of the impure forces,
    for weekdays return and surround the Shabbat. This continues until the end
    of correction, when there will be only Shabbat as the day of absolute perfection
    for all eternity.
    This is also why the Creator replied to Zayin: “I will not create the world with
    you, for when you are in your place, your Light is not yet perfect. Only after you
    defeat the impure forces in war will man be able to attain you.” And the shape of
    the letter Vav (ZA) resembles a spear, ready to strike and pierce through the impure
    forces. For Gevurot (courage) signifies the left line of Bina’s male part (Nun).