📕 TUESDAY PRAYER: MALCHUT-MAIN READING OF THE WEEK – THE ZOHAR BOOK
READING: SUNSET MONDAY
Main Reading for PRAYER OF MANY, today with ENGLISH ZOHAR READING, page 213
ARVUT OF : Robin Anderson
Ohr Hochma is called Ohr Haya. Since ZA desires only Hassadim, he can
receive Ohr Haya only with the help of his Nukva, Malchut. It turns out that
ZA lives, i.e., receives Ohr Haya, only if he is in a Zivug with Nukva, called Olam
(world). That is how the name Chai Olamim (reviver of worlds) originated.
Also, Nukva, the adornment on his head, becomes important (Keter – crown)
because ZA receives this Light only thanks to his Malchut. Although Malchut was
born from ZA, since it is Malchut and no other that evokes, makes reception of
the Light of Life possible, ZA calls her his mother. Indeed, ZA receives Ohr Haya
(the Light of Life) from her.
Therefore, it is written that Malchut flies and soars in 70,000 worlds, and
after her Zivug with ZA on his Atara (adornment on his head), she ascends even
higher, to AA, where the seven Sefirot of Malchut, called 70,000 worlds, become
corrected, as one Sefira of ZA equals 10,000. After that, Malchut ascends higher
still—to Atik. And all of these ascents of ZON to Atik transpire thanks to the
efforts made by the righteous that raise MAN: a Zivug on Atara elevates ZON to
AVI, from which they ascend to AA (70,000 worlds), and from there to Atik, the
highest possible point of ascent.
It is therefore written that all the words of Atik’s Supernal wisdom are locked,
since Malchut receives the Upper Light upon ascending to Atik, and each degree
that she receives from Atik is called “concealed,” “Supernal wisdom,” i.e., GAR
de Hochma. This is because words of wisdom signify the degree of Hochma, and
the words “concealed,” “secret,” and “Supernal” refer to GAR. Also, they are
revealed only to those who attain the level of Atik, but not below, as Tzimtzum
Bet (the second restriction) already exists in AA.
- And when this hidden wisdom, which is renewed here in this world,
ascends, she joins Atik, ascends and descends, enters 18 worlds, where no
eye has seen the Creator besides you. They emerge from there and appear
before Atik, complete and perfect. Meanwhile, Atik tests her and finds her
most desirable above all else. He then takes her and adorns her with 370,000
adornments. And she, the renewed Torah, ascends and descends, and is
transformed into a firmament.
During the ascent of Malchut to Atik, she joins the Zivug that transpires
there, and creates Ohr Hozer (Returning Light) by accepting Ohr Yashar (Direct
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Light) at the level of Atik’s properties. The ascent of Malchut means that Malchut
elevates Ohr Hozer from herself upwards. Malchut’s descent means that she sends
Ohr Yashar from Above downwards. And then Malchut receives the hidden,
secret, and Supernal wisdom. The word “joins” signifies her contact with the
Ohr Hozer and the Ohr Yashar within Atik itself.