BINAH: MAIN READING OF THE WEEK – THE ZOHAR BOOK

Main Reading for PRAYER OF MANY, today with ENGLISH ZOHAR READING, page 107.

ARVUT OF : Robin Anderson

THE MOTHER LENDS HER CLOTHES
TO HER DAUGHTER

(Continuation)

The reason for this is that when the Upper One descends to the lower one,
it becomes like the lower one. And when the lower one ascends to the Upper
One it becomes like the Upper One. This is because no space or motion exist in
the spiritual, and only a change of properties instantly and automatically moves
a Partzuf or its part in spiritual space, closer (higher) to the Creator or farther
away (lower) from Him. Therefore, spiritual ascent itself implies a change of
properties of the lower one to those of the Upper One, and a descent of the
Upper One signifies that its properties became equal to the properties of the
degree to which it descended.

Hence, in Katnut, when Sefirot B-ZA-M = AHP de Rosh of Partzuf AA separate
from its head and fall (move according to their now inferior properties) to its
Guf, from Peh to Chazeh, where Partzuf AVI clothes Partzuf AA, they (B-ZA-M =
ZON = AHP de Rosh of AA) become like AVI in their properties, without Ohr
Hochma, and only with the Light of Bina, Hassadim.
That is why, in Gadlut, when B-ZA-M = AHP de AA return to the Rosh (the
degree that is higher than Guf), they take with them GE of AVI, as they all became
one degree while in Katnut. Therefore, in Gadlut, GE of AVI ascend from AHP
de Rosh of AA to Rosh de AA and become equal to it (in their properties), where
they receive the Light called “holy of holies” that shines in Rosh de AA.
ZON ascend to AVI in the same way: after AVI receive the Light in Rosh
de AA, they acquire strength (screen), and lower Malchut from Bina back to
her place in Malchut, thereby enabling their Sefirot B-ZA-M = AHP to return to
their degree, AVI, as in AA. However, when the Kelim-Sefirot B-ZA-M = AHP
de Bina that were inside K-H = GE de ZON ascend to AVI, they also take with
them Sefirot of ZON, which they’ve clothed—K-H = GE de ZON. Thus, K-H =
GE de ZON ascend to AVI and there receive the Light called “holy of holies,”
the Light of Haya.
Therefore, it is written that Ima-MOTHER DESCENDS TO HER
DAUGHTER TO DRESS AND ADORN HER: the letters ELEH or Ima
(Bina) in her small state descend to Malchut. This means that THE MOTHER
DESCENDS TO HER DAUGHTER, for the three Sefirot of Ima assumed the
property of Malchut, thereby separating from Bina and becoming a part of
Malchut. This is akin to Bina giving part of her Kelim to Malchut. Yet, this gift is
temporary, as though Bina LENDS, GIVES (these Kelim) FOR TEMPORARY
USE, and thus, Malchut uses them temporarily.
And then, Ima-Bina (mother) ADORNS HER DAUGHTER WITH HER
ADORNMENTS. This is so because in Gadlut, when the three Sefirot ELEH
return to Bina, Malchut ascends to the degree of Bina together with them,
and there receives the Light of “holy of holies.” And since an ascent to Bina
implies becoming like Bina (in properties), she now has the right to receive the
same Light as Bina.