{"id":963,"date":"2011-12-08T11:35:25","date_gmt":"2011-12-08T16:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramchal.wordpress.com\/?p=963"},"modified":"2011-12-08T11:35:25","modified_gmt":"2011-12-08T16:35:25","slug":"section-seven-over-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabbiyaakovfeldman.aishdas.org\/ramchal\/2011\/12\/08\/section-seven-over-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Section Seven Over-all"},"content":{"rendered":"

Though we\u2019d spoken of it earlier in broad terms (see 2:5, and 3:1-2) we\u2019ll now delve into Adam Kadmon<\/em>\u2019s particulars in this section.<\/p>\n

Ramchal terms it t<\/strong>he<\/strong> first order \u2026 to be established in the mystical configuration of ten Sephirot<\/em> and to be arranged in the likeness of a human <\/strong>(Petach<\/em> 31). <\/strong>As such, it is the very first layer of phenomena to overlay the line in the trace-environment that will eventually lead to the formation of our own world and reality, as Ramchal will point out below.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll see what sets it apart from the orders that followed it. Ramchal also speaks there of the fact that Adam Kadmon<\/em> always and forever follows the sequence of <\/strong>God\u2019s four-lettered name, which itself functions of various levels which we\u2019ll explore.<\/p>\n

He then addresses Adam Kadmon<\/em>\u2019s \u201cface\u201d, its \u201cbody\u201d, its \u201csenses\u201d, the four worlds that irradiate outward <\/strong>of Adam Kadmon<\/em>\u2019s inner being, and of its more-esoteric-yet \u201cforehead\u201d <\/strong>(Petach<\/em> 32).<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>From there we go to a discussion of the four numerical variations of the Tetragrammaton known as\u00a0\u201cAV<\/em>\u201d, \u201cSaG<\/em>\u201d, \u201cMaH<\/em>\u201d and \u201cBaN<\/em>\u201d <\/strong>which are <\/strong>first revealed through Adam<\/em> Kadmon <\/em><\/strong>(Petach<\/em> 33).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ramchal depicts AV<\/em> <\/strong>as sending forth its light by way of the \u201chairs\u201d of <\/strong>Adam Kadmon\u2019s \u201chead\u201d, <\/strong>as well as Adam Kadmon\u2019s \u201cbrain<\/strong>\u201d, though on a decidedly esoteric level; and he offers that SaG<\/em> reveals the lights that are concealed in AV<\/em> <\/strong>and that it becomes revealed little by little. <\/strong>He goes on from there to addressing the \u201cinner\u201d and \u201cencompassing\u201d lights <\/strong>which eventually reach <\/strong>Adam Kadmon<\/em>\u2019s \u201cmouth\u201d<\/strong>, as well as MaH<\/em> and BaN <\/em>that are to be revealed afterwards <\/strong>by means of the lights of Adam<\/em> Kadmon\u2019s<\/em> \u201cforehead\u201d and \u201ceyes\u201d.<\/p>\n

The next Petach<\/em> (34) delves into the \u201cpassageways\u201d <\/strong>(i.e., the \u201cears\u201d, \u201cnose\u201d, \u201cmouth\u201d, and \u201ceyes\u201d within Adam<\/em> Kadmon\u2019s<\/em> \u201cface\u201d) through which the lights pass<\/strong>, <\/strong>and their relationship to \u201cAV<\/em>\u201d, \u201cSaG<\/em>\u201d, \u201cMaH<\/em>\u201d and \u201cBaN<\/em>\u201d<\/strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>And the final Petach<\/em> of this section (35) points to the fact that it<\/strong> was in Adam<\/em> Kadmon<\/em> where the conjunction of the line with the trace \u2026 came about <\/strong>which we referred to above. It also addresses the notion that <\/strong>only the light that emerged by way of <\/strong>Adam Kadmon\u2019s \u201csenses\u201d was able to produce a receptacle<\/strong> which is vital in the formulation of the concrete reality that defines our world, <\/strong>and that it is the only light that\u2019s fit to \u2026 bring about whatever was needed to build all the intended phenomena <\/strong>and to bring about whatever was necessary to actualize what was intended for these phenomena <\/strong>down to the material plane. <\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019ll explore these themes and more in the course of our discussion of Section Seven.<\/p>\n

(c) 2011 Rabbi Yaakov Feldman<\/p>\n

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