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

READING: SUNSET MONDAY

Main Reading for PRAYER OF MANY, today with ENGLISH ZOHAR READING, page 187.

ARVUT OF : Robin Anderson

Malchut that stands in NE is called a “lock,” for she prevents Ohr Hochma
from entering the Partzuf. The entire Partzuf ends in Hochma (the Light can only
be in K-H). Hence, it is merely Nefesh-Ruach. After all, in the absence of Kelim-
Sefirot B-ZA-M, the Lights Neshama-Haya-Yechida are absent. Yesod de Malchut is
the 49th gate, the maximum that can be before the end of correction, for Malchut
de Malchut itself is the 50th gate.
If the key (Ateret Yesod of the Light) enters Yesod de Malchut (the 49th gate),
then this Light lowers Malchut to her place, from NE to Peh. This Light opens
the Partzuf and Ohr Hochma fills it. This is why Ateret Yesod is called a “key.”
However, there is a special Reshimo that allows one to not use Malchut de
Malchut as a place of Zivug before the final correction of all the others (except
for Malchut de Malchut, Kelim-desires). This Reshimo is in AVI: since they never
receive Ohr Hochma (they do not use this key), their real AHP do not ascend.
Nevertheless, even their false AHP is sufficient to let YESHSUT receive Ohr
Hochma and realize that knowledge signifies the presence of Ohr Hochma.
If the Light that corresponds to Ateret Yesod enters the corresponding Sefira
in Malchut (in Yesod de Malchut, the 49th Sefira), then Malchut (the 50th gate) does
not forbid this Light to fill the Partzuf, does not “lock up” the Partzuf, as she
contains the Reshimo of prohibition only on that which enters Malchut herself.
The reason for it is that the Reshimo (the key’s memory) rules in ZAT de Bina,
that is, in YESHSUT. Hence, this Light is called a “key.”
And the word BERESHEET—IN THE BEGINNING—includes in itself only
the key (Ateret Yesod, the 49th Sefira), excluding Malchut de Malchut, the 50th gate.
However, none of the Sefirot KHB of all the Partzufim of the world of Atzilut
receive Ohr Hochma; Ohr Hassadim shines within them instead.
Therefore, the words IN THE BEGINNING CREATED (BERESHEET
BARAH) mean CONCEALED HOCHMA, for the word BARAH (created) is
derived from the notion of BAR (beyond), which signifies moving Malchut de
Malchut beyond the reception of Ohr Hochma; hence, this part of the Kelim was
locked up by the absence of Light.