The skull of Atika

Synopsis

Here Rabbi Shimon talks about the skull of the head of Arich Anpin, and the flow that spreads and shines from it. We hear about the dew of plenty that drips every day to Zeir Anpin and with which the dead will be resurrected in the time to come. Within that head the supernal wisdom is hidden that is called the supernal brain; it can be comprehended only by itself.

Apples Chassadim Dew Flow Head Heaven Keter Light Resurrection Righteous White World to Come, The Zeir Anpin

35. The skull, NAMELY KETER, of the white head, NAMELY THE HEAD OF ARICH ANPIN, WHICH IS WHOLLY WHITE, THE SECRET OF THE REIGN OF CHESED, has neither beginning nor ending FOR REVEALING CHOCHMAH, THE SECRET OF SUPERNAL CHOCHMAH AND LOWER CHOCHMAH. FOR THE FLOW OF CHOCHMAH AND THE FLOW OF CHASSADIM ARE JOINED IN IT INTO ONE LIGHT OF CHASSADIM. Its joint flow spreads and shines FROM IT, and from it the righteous receive 400 desirable worlds for the World to Come. From the joint flow, which is the white head, dew drips, NAMELY PLENTY, daily to Zeir Anpin, which is a place called heaven. With it, THAT DEW, the dead shall be resurrected in the future to come, as it is written, "therefore Elohim give you of the dew of heaven" (Beresheet 27:28), NAMELY THE DEW OF ZEIR ANPIN THAT IS CALLED HEAVEN, and His head is filled. From Zeir Anpin it flows to the field of apple trees, WHICH IS MALCHUT, and the whole field of apple trees radiates with this dew.

35. גּוּלְגַּלְתָּא דְּרֵישָׁא חִוָּורָא, לָאו בֵּיהּ שִׁירוּתָא וְסִיּוּמָא. קוּלְטְרָא דְּקִטְפוֹי, אִתְפְּשָּׁט וְאִתְנְהִיר, וּמִנֵּיהּ יַרְתוּן צַדִּיקַיָּיא ד' מְאָה עָלְמִין דְּכִסּוּפִין לְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי. מֵהַאי קוּלְטְרָא דְּקִטְפָא, דְּהִיא גּוּלְגַּלְתָּא חִוָּורָא, נָטִיף טַלָּא כָּל יוֹמָא, לְהַהוּא זְעֵיר אַנְפִּין, לַאֲתָר דְּאִתְקְרֵי שָׁמַיִם, וּבֵיהּ זְמִינִין מֵיתַיָּיא לַאֲחַיָּיא לְזִמְנָא דְּאָתֵי. דִּכְתִּיב וְיִתֶּן לְךָ הָאֱלֹהִים מִטַּל הַשָּׁמַיִם. וְאִתְמַלְּיָיא רֵישֵׁיהּ וּמֵהַהוּא זְעֵיר אַפִּין, נָטִיף לַחֲקַל תַּפּוּחִין. וְכָל חֲקַל תַּפּוּחִין, נְהִירִין מֵהַהוּא טַלָּא.

Atika Kadisha Brain Head Keter

36. This Atika Kadisha, WHICH IS ARICH ANPIN, is hidden and obscured, and concealed supernal Chochmah OF ARICH ANPIN is in that skull, WHICH IS KETER OF ARICH ANPIN. Surely only the head alone was exposed in that Atika, because it is the beginning (or: 'head') of every beginning. Supernal Chochmah, which is a head, is hidden within it, THE HEAD OF ARICH ANPIN, and is called the supernal brain, the covered brain, the subdued and quiet brain. None can comprehend it save it itself.

36. הַאי עַתִּיקָא קַדִּישָׁא טָמִיר וְגָנִיז. וְחָכְמְתָא עִלָּאָה סְתִימָאָה, בְּהַהוּא גּוּלְגַּלְתָּא מִשְׁתְּכַח, וַדַּאי בְּהַאי עַתִּיקָא, לָא אִתְגַּלְיָיא אֶלָּא רֵישָׁא בִּלְחוֹדוֹי, בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ רֵישָׁא לְכָל רֵישָׁא. חָכְמְתָא עִלָּאָה, דְּאִיהִי רֵישָׁא, בֵּיהּ סָתִים, וְאִקְרֵי מוֹחָא עִלָּאָה. מוֹחָא סְתִימָא. מוֹחָא דְּשָׁכִיךְ וְשָׁקִיט. וְלֵית דְּיֵדַע לֵיהּ, בַּר אִיהוּ.