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

READING: SUNSET MONDAY

Main Reading for PRAYER OF MANY, today with ENGLISH ZOHAR READING, page 247

ARVUT OF : Robin Anderson

In Rosh de Atik there is a Zivug on Malchut of Tzimtzum Aleph. Merged with
Bina and existing for 6,000 years, the screen of Malchut disappears. As a result,
the Light disappears as well. Malchut has yet to ascend to SAG to receive her
perfection, as there is still no new Light. This complete absence of Light is called
“destruction.” However, Malchut then receives the Light of AVI, and the worlds
of BYA merge with the world of Atzilut.

95. And the Holy Throne (Malchut) is overthrown. Hence, the prophet
    Yechezkel (Ezekiel) wrote, “I am in exile,” signifying that the degree called
    “I,” which is Malchut, is in exile. Why? “By the river Kevar.” Kevar
    (already) is the river that had already existed, but has now disappeared. As it
    is written, “The river is destroyed and dried up.” It was “destroyed” in the
    first Temple and “dried up” in the second. Hence, it is written: “He struck
    and destroyed both, Ariel and Moav.” Moav (or Mi Av) means “from the
    Heavenly Father.” They were all destroyed for Him, and all the Light that
    shone upon Israel disappeared.
    The word Kursa, derived from the word Kisse (throne) or Kissuy (cover)
    signifies the combination of the properties of Malchut and Bina, which leads
    to the Light descending to BYA during the 6,000 years. The Holy Throne is
    overthrown, because the screen of Bina (Kisse) has been annulled, as it is said, “I
    am in exile,” where “I” designates Malchut.
    The entire spiritual complex is structured like a ladder, where Malchut of
    the Upper Partzuf becomes (descends to) the Keter of the lower one. This is also
    indicated in the names: Malchut is called “I” (Ani = Aleph-Nun-Yod) and Keter is
    called “no” (Ein = Aleph-Yod-Nun), as it is completely unattainable. Only that
    which is perceived within Malchut can be attained; hence, it is called “I.”
    Only Malchut of the Upper Partzuf acts as a link between the Partzufim: the
    Upper One makes a Zivug on its Malchut, creates Ohr Hozer, and receives (clothes)
    the Upper Light within it, and then Malchut of the Upper One descends to the
    lower Partzuf in the form of Ohr Hozer. This state of the Upper One clothing in
    the lower one is called the exile of the Upper One, for the Zivug with the Upper
    Light disappears from it, and the Upper Light disappears from all the Partzufim.
    And the river dries up—the corrected screen is called the “river,” for it causes the
    Upper Light’s descent to the lower ones.
    However, now that the screen (river) disappears, the descent of the Upper
    Light disappears as well. The destruction of the river in the First Temple causes
    the disappearance of Ohr Haya; the river in the Second Temple dries up, and
    Ohr Neshama vanishes along with it. The river in the First Temple is destroyed
    because the Zivug in AVI is stopped; the Light in YESHSUT is exhausted, and
    the river in the Second Temple dries up.