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Section 18, entitled “The Tikkunim of Erich Anpin“, encompasses Petachim 101-109.

Now that we’re moving down the order of Partzufim to Erich Anpin itself he’ll be offering “a detailed explanation of the form of the Partzufim” overall, “starting with a general rule” as Ramchal offers in his comments here. This Petach also begins a description of the structure of the Partzufim, and of how they function, beginning with their “heads”.

Petach 101 thus begins with the statement that a Partzuf‘s “head” is always the beginning of its governance system. In fact, Ramchal remarks in his own comments here, that “the ‘head’ itself includes everything in the entire Partzuf – albeit in the form of a beginning” — a source or embryo of everything below it. Still-and-all, “the head’s function is (only actually) completed by the rest of the Partzuf” [1]. That’s analogous to the way our actions always begin in our thoughts, but they only come to fruition through those actions.

The “head” is only complete when it contains a “crown” (Keter) and “brains” (Chochma and Binah). Ramchal makes the point that there have to be those two aspects in order for a Partzuf to govern: an overarching Keter as well as and distinct from the rest of the “head”.

And that only comes about by means of the mystical notion of the entity above dwelling upon the other one below it [2]. Thus, the superior power Keter governs the lower ones.

The Partzuf‘s three “brains” i.e., Keter, Chochma and Binah are all included in its “head”. And it’s there i.e., in the “head”, where the gist of the birth i.e., the beginning of the Partzuf‘s governance system takes place. And that governance extends through the Partzuf’s Chessed, Gevurah, Tipheret, Netzach, Hod, Yesod and Malchut.

 Footnotes:

[1]         See Petach 90.

[2]         See Da’at Tevunot 2 (in Ginzei Ramchal p. 38), Kinat Hashem Tzivaot (Ibid. p. 116) and Ma’amar Harautin (Ibid. p. 248).

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Petach 109

According to the way things flow downward, the Netzach–Hod–Yesod configuration of each higher Partzuf becomes the “brains” of the Partzuf below it. But the way Partzufim engarb within each other follows a different course.

לפי סדר ההשתלשלות – כל נה”י של כל פרצוף עליון הם מוחין לתחתון. אבל סדר ההתלבשות הוא סדר אחר:

 We’ll now start to delve into this section.

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Petach 108

The “beard” manifests each Partzuf’s abilities. Thus, it’s through the “beard” that Erich Anpin’s abilities are made manifest which then subdues judgments, subjugates the husks, and empowers holiness through the mystical notion of the supreme Yichud.

הדיקנא מראה כח הפרצוף, על כן בה מתגלה כח א”א, וכופה הדינים, ומכניע הקליפות, ומשליט הקדושה בסוד היחוד העליון:

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Petach 107

All three “heads” irradiate into the “beard” which itself reveals the governance of the Chessed–Gevurah–Rachamim paradigm.

כל התלת רישין מאירים בדיקנא, כי היא ממש גילוי ההנהגה הזאת של חד”ר:

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Petach 103

Everything about Erich Anpin occurs ultimately to strengthen kindness and mitigate judgment. In fact, there’s even an aspect of it that will prove to utterly undo judgment — the revelation of “the willful forehead”. 

כל עניני הא”א הולכים להגביר החסד ולמתק הדין. ויש גילוי כחו בכח – שהוא מעביר הדין לגמרי, והוא ענין גילוי מצח הרצון:

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Section 19 of Klach Pitchei Chochma is entitled “The Tikkunim of Erich Anpin” and it’s comprised of Petachim 101-109.

Here is Petach 101.

A Partzuf‘s “head” is always the beginning of its governance system. It’s only complete when it contains a “crown” and “brains” which comes about by means of the mystical indwelling of the Partzuf above coming to dwell within it.

Included in the “head” are the Partzuf‘s three “brains”, which is where the gist of the birth of the Partzuf‘s governance system occurs.

הראש תמיד הוא ראשית כל הנהגת הפרצוף, ושלמותה – בכתר ומוחין בתוכו, והיינו בסוד השראת העליון ממנו, השורה עליו.

ושם נכללו ג’ מוחיו, ששם כל עיקר הולדת ההנהגה שלו:

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Petach 99 explains how the governance of Attik and Erich Anpin are connected to one another and to the realm of reward above them thanks to the Da’at of Attik. Ramchal characterizes this Petach as an encapsulation of what’s been said in Petachim 96-98.

The Petach starts off with the aforementioned idea that Radlah which is comprised of the three highest Sephirot of Attik represents the mystical notion of the conjunction of MaH and BaN above [1], which is the source of all governance.

The seven lower Sephirot of Attik though, which are engarbed in Erich Anpin right below it, govern it according to the makeup of the Head, i.e., of Radlah, above them.

Meanwhile the Da’at of Attik which is the lowest of its Sephirot is engarbed below, between Erich Anpin‘s “Crown” and “Brain” [2]. That’s to say that the Da’at of Attik is prepared to accept human actions in line with the mystical notion of the present form of governance and to transfer them, i.e., those actions, by means of Radlah to the levels above in order for them to be fixed for eternity in the realm of reward.

 Footnotes:

[1]         See Petach 81.

[2]         See Eitz Chaim, Sha’ar Erich Anpin Ch. 6.

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We’d also need to explain the great difference between the lights of BaN and the higher ones.

It’s essential to realize that the whole idea of personal service is only relevant to the realm of BaN (and MaH which works in tandem with it) which has to do with the world of Atzilut. And we’d need to realize that the higher realms have no need for any “holding back” of the bestowal of God’s “flow”, since that only factors in when rah exists, which only occurs in the lower realms. Indeed, everything happens instantaneously in those higher realms. The idea of holding anything back also only exists when there’s an element of time (i.e., when things work on a linear level and one thing can only occur after another) which also doesn’t exist in the upper realms.

Thus, when things play out on the lower level of BaN where rah exists and things haven’t yet been rectified, they take time to work, given that they require humankind’s input. This goes to explain the need for and existence of the 6,000 years of human service. The point is that this realm will be rectified in the end, though. And once that happens, all of the realms will be elevated. For even though the lower realms are rooted in the lowest one of BaN, they nonetheless will ascend since they’re interconnected, and as such the higher realms will affect the lower ones beneficially.

Everything will thus be rectified in the tenth millennium (and onward) — in the eternal realm which we cannot fathom — thanks to the work that humankind engaged in, in the lower realms. And the higher realms will thus contribute to that, too.

Let’s see that all now in the words of the Petach itself.

Until MaH and BaN came about, that is, in the upper realms that came about before them, everything advance toward a state of Tikkun and nothing needed to be held back since there was neither linear time nor rah to contend with. But a form of damage occurred in BaN which is rooted in the existence of rah, whose Tikkun lay in MaH. They had to be given a place to do what they had to do to be rectified and so they could return to the state that’s beyond that of the worlds where the lower beings, i.e., humankind, could ascend higher and higher in keeping with the mystical notion of the offshoots of Adam Kadmon, that is, in keeping with the idea that all of the realms are related, like roots and offshoots, until the ultimate ascent of everything comes about.

So the Partzuf Attik — which is the mystical notion of the conjunction of MaH and Ban — alone is ready and constructed so as to transfer things from the current order of governance to that of eternity. So that every deed performed by those of us below has an effect on the conjunction of MaH and BaN and goes on to be fixed in eternity. Then when all the work of the lower beings, i.e., the lower realms and humankind, will have been completed, everything needed for the conjunction of MaH and BaN will be complete, and what has to be will be fixed for all eternity in accordance with humankind’s deeds. That way everything will be in the merit of humankind and in accordance with its deeds and all will be rectified.

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