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The two aspects of Erich Anpin

Petachim 91 and 92 go together. Petach 91 begins with the statement that there are two aspects of Erich Anpin.

One is the way it governs by itself, i.e., without its offshoots cited in Petach 90, which is with complete Chessed. Complete Chessed is thus Erich Anpin‘s essential element [1].

And the other is the way Erich Anpin governs with its offshoots, i.e. with the other Partzufim of Atzilut in play as well, which is with Mishpat or Gevurah. And the combination of Chessed and Gevurah that will come into play while Erich operates with its offshoots is determined by our actions, Ramchal adds in his comments here. That’s because all of this plays itself out in the reward-and-punishment realm.

The system of reward-and-punishment won’t at all be permanent — it will only continue until everything will ultimately return to the essential nature of Erich Anpin, as will be explained in Petach 92.

 

Footnote:

[1]         See Iddrah Zuta 289a.

 

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Erich Anpin governs the other Partzufim under it which engarb it

Ramchal adds that Erich Anpin governs the other Partzufim under it, in fact; it’s just that those others (i.e., Abba, Imma, Zechor , and Nukveh) engarb it and manifest its governance.

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The other Partzufim are all offshoots of Erich Anpin

In fact, like all of the Atzilut, Erich Anpin is also comprised of different combinations of MaH and BaN which function as its “maleness” and “femaleness” [1], i.e., its own particular blend of Chessed and Gevurah.

What sets Erich apart from the other Partzufim is the fact that while those others are independent, self-standing offshoots of the Partzuf that precedes it, Erich is the root of the rest of Atzilut, as they, i.e., all of the other Partzufim below Erich Anpin, are truly offshoots of Erich Anpin, which acts through them as a force of its own, it’s that central.

Footnote:

[1]  See Eitz Chaim, Sha’ar Attik 1-2.

 

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While we’re not quite in the thick of Erich we’re still and all in the neighborhood

Ramchal offers in his comments here that the Partzuf of Attik (and Radlah which is a part of it, which we were concerned with above) isn’t a part of the World of Atzilut at all — it just services it from “up above”, is discreetly engarbed in it, and governs over it.

That implies of course that the unfathomable is the world’s background, its inner core, and is what drives it.

On the other hand, the Partzuf of Erich Anpin (the subject at hand) is the “Keter” of the World of Atzilut.

That’s to say that it’s the very “top” of it and a very part of its makeup. And that’s also to say that while we’re not quite in the thick of Erich at this point in this work, we’re still and all in the neighborhood.

 

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