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Camels Darkness Grades Head Holiness (Kedushah) Kedushah (Holiness) Male Other Side Point Samael Smoke

424. The source of the point underneath the grades of the Other Side, MALCHUT OF THE OTHER SIDE, BENEATH ALL THE GRADES OF THE OTHER SIDE, ITS BEGINNING (LIT. 'HEAD') is at the head of the grades OF THE OTHER SIDE, outside HOLINESS. It is the head of the male OF THE OTHER SIDE, riding on a camel. THIS IS THE SECRET OF SAMAEL, RIDING ON A CAMEL. It is the head outside HOLINESS, expanding from a mixture of darkness, NAMELY, SMOKE INTERMINGLED WITH DARKNESS AND THEY SPREAD TOGETHER.

424. רֵישָׁא דִּנְקוּדָה, דְּקַיְּימָא תְּחוֹת דַּרְגִּין דִּי בְּסִטְרָא אַחֲרָא, אִיהוּ רֵישׁ דַּרְגָּא דִּלְבַר, רֵישָׁא דִּדְכוּרָא, וְקַיְּימָא רָכִיב עַל חַד גָּמָל, אִיהוּ רֵישָׁא לְבַר דְּחַד עִרְבוּבָא דְּחֹשֶׁךְ דְּאִתְפָּשַּׁט.

Female Male Smoke

425. For when smoke was issued from violent rage, that smoke expands and goes from rage to rage, the one atop the other, riding on and ruling upon the other, appearing like male and female, so as to make all into violent rage.

425. דְּכַר תְּנָנָא נָפְקָא מִגּוֹ רוּגְזָא תַּקִּיף, אִתְפָּשַּׁט הַהוּא תְּנָנָא, וְאָזִיל רוּגְזָא בָּתַר רוּגְזָא, דָּא עַל דָּא, וְדָא רָכִיב וְשָׁלִיט עַל דָּא, בְּחֵיזוּ דִּדְכַר וְנוּקְבָּא לְמֶהֱוֵי כֹּלָּא רוּגְזָא תַּקִּיף.

Point Serpent Smoke

426. When smoke started to expand, it pressed from within the rage, to expand through the pressure of one point. Then the smoke of rage spread aslant like a certain serpent, sly and dangerous.

426. וְכַד שָׁאֲרִי תְּנָנָא לְאִתְפַּשְּׁטָא, דָּחִיק מִגּוֹ רוּגְזָא בִּדְחִיקוּ דְּחָד נְקוּדָה לְאִתְפַּשְּׁטָא, וּלְבָתַר אִתְפָּשַּׁט תְּנָנָא דְּרוּגְזָא בְּעַקִּימוּ, כְּחַד חִוְיָא חַכִּים לְאַבְאָשָׁא.

Darkness Death Death and the Afterlife Grades Head Male Shadow Smoke

427. The head, THE HEAD OF A MALE, which started to spread, is a grade of darkness. It goes up and down, roaming and hovering and resting in its place, FOR IT FINDS NO PLACE IN WHICH TO SETTLE, UNTIL that grade settles, BY CONNECTING with the smoke coming out of the rage. It is then called 'shadow'. It shadows a place called 'death'. When the two are combined, they are called 'the shadow of death.' We already stated that these are two grades joined together.

427. רֵישָׁא דְּנָפְקָא לְאִתְפַּשְּׁטָא, אִיהוּ דַּרְגָּא דְּאִיהוּ חָשׁוּךְ, סָלִיק וְנָחִית, אָזִיל וְשָׁאט, וְנָח בְּדוּכְתֵּיהּ, וְקַיְּימָא דַּרְגָּא לְאִתְיַישְּׁבָא, מֵהַהוּא תְּנָנָא דְּנָפִיק מִגּוֹ רוּגְזָא, וְאִיהוּ צֵל. צִלָּא, עַל אֲתָר אַחֲרָא דְּאִקְרֵי מָוֶת. וְכַד מִתְחַבְּרָן תַּרְוַויְיהוּ כַּחֲדָא, אִקְרֵי צַלְמָוֶת, וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא, תְּרֵין דַּרְגִּין אִינּוּן דְּמִתְחַבְּרָאן כַּחֲדָא.

Colors Darkness Female Judgment Other Side Point Shadow

428. That shadow is the beginning of the lowest point OF THE OTHER SIDE outside, NAMELY, OUT OF ITS FEMALE. THAT SHADOW, darkness, is far away from the holy point standing in the middle. The point does not exist, nor it is seen, nor inscribed with colors, BECAUSE IT IS ONLY A BEGINNING AND NO JUDGMENT IS FELT IN IT. From it, an expansion spread outward and downward, AND THE POINT ITSELF was sunk, not to be seen nor inscribed.

428. הַאי צֵל, אִיהוּ שֵׁירוּתָא דִּנְקוּדָה תַּתָּאָה דִּלְבַר, חֲשׁוֹכָא דִּמְרַחָקָא מִנְקוּדָה קַדִּישָׁא, דְּקַיְּימָא בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא. וְהַאי אִיהוּ נְקוּדָה, דְּלָא קַיְּימָא, וְלָא אִתְרְשִׁימַת בְּגַוְנָהָא. וּמִינָהּ אִתְפַּשְּׁטַת פְּשִׁיטוּ לְבַר וּלְתַתָּא. וְאִיהִי אִשְׁתְּקָעַת וְלָא אִתְחֲזִיאַת, וְלָא אִתְרְשִׁימַת.

Colors Darkness Egypt Hundred Other Side Pillar Point

429. THAT POINT expanded downward, left, and right, and spread in their midst inside the darkness, NAMELY, CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET OF THE OTHER SIDE, corresponding to a thousand one hundred. Two pillars are engraved on the two sides, CORRESPONDING TO NETZACH AND HOD, and the darkness was spread into a color, which is black yet not black, because no color prevails in it. Inside the expansion of darkness, there are darknesses that were in use in Egypt, as it is written, "they saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days" (Shemot 10:23), and "darkness which may be felt" (Ibid. 21).

429. הַאי אִתְפַּשְּׁטַת לְתַתָּא, לִימִינָא וְלִשְׂמָאלָא, וְאִתְפַּשְׁטַת בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא, גּוֹ חָשׁוּךְ, קָבֵל אֶלֶף וּמֵאָה. תְּרֵין סַמְכִין מִתְגַּלְּפִין לְסִטְרָא דָּא, וּלְסִטְרָא דָּא, אִתְפָּשַּׁט חֲשׁוֹכָא, בְּגוֹ גָּוֶון אוּכָם וְלָא אוּכָם, דְּהָא לֵית לֵיהּ גָּוֶון לְאִתְקַיְּימָא בֵּיהּ. וּבְהַהוּא פְּשִׁיטוּ, קַיְימִין חֲשׁוּכִין אִינּוּן דְּשִׁמְּשׁוּ בְּמִצְרַיִם, דִּכְתִּיב לֹא רְאוּ אִישׁ אֶת אָחִיו וְלֹא קָמוּ אִישׁ מִתַּחְתָּיו שְׁלֹֹשֶׁת יָמִים. וּכְתִיב וְיָמֵשׁ חֹשֶׁךְ.

Colors Darkness Gold Head Light Red

430. This said expansion expands in several different ways. HE EXPLAINS: From within that expansion one light comes out, painted gold. This is red gold. This color spreads, and covers the darkness in its head, NAMELY, IT INTERMINGLES WITH IT. THEREFORE it is gold, in which darkness is included.

430. הַאי פְּשִׁיטוּ, אִתְפָּשַׁט בְּכַמָּה זִינִין, מְשַׁנְיָין אִלֵּין גּוֹ אִלֵּין. גּוֹ הַהוּא פְּשִׁיטוּ, נָפְקָא חַד זִהֲרָא דְּאִצְטְבַּע בְּדַהֲבָא, וְדָא אִיהוּ דַּהֲבָא סוּמָקָא. אִתְפָּשַׁט הַאי זִהֲרָא, וְחָפֵי חָשׁוּךְ דְּרֵישָׁא, וְאִיהוּ דַּהֲבָא, דְּאִתְכְּלִיל בֵּיהּ חֲשׁוֹכָא.

Darkness Silver

431. This darkness spreads right and left. From these two sides, a certain silver hue comes out, WHICH IS CHESED, that doesn't shine. This silver hue spreads to cover the darkness, NAMELY, IT MINGLED WITH IT. They were included, DARKNESS AND SILVER, within one another, and it went down.

431. הַאי חֲשׁוֹכָא אִתְפָּשַׁט לִימִינָא וְלִשְׂמָאלָא. וּמִגּוֹ אִלֵּין תְּרֵין סִטְרִין, נָפְקָא חַד גַּוְונָא דְּכַסְפָּא, דְּלָא זָהִיר. אִתְפָּשַׁט הַאי גָּוֶון דִּכְסַף, וְחָפֵי חֲשׁוֹכָא, וְאִתְכְּלִיל דָּא בְּדָא, וְנָחִית לְתַתָּא.

Brass Darkness Other Side Silver

432. The darkness spread FROM CHESED, NAMELY THE SILVER HUE, and became two darknesses, ON THE RIGHT AND ON THE LEFT, standing on the beginning of blackness, whence another hue of brass comes out, WHICH IS TIFERET OF THE OTHER SIDE.

432. אִתְפָּשַׁט חֲשׁוֹכָא, וְקַיְימָן תְּרֵין חֲשׁוּכִין, רֵישׁ אוּכָמָא דְּקַיְימִין, וּמִתַּמָּן מִתְפָּשַּׂט וְנָפִיק חַד גָּוֶון דִּנְחֹשֶׁת.

Colors Darkness Death Death and the Afterlife Iron Other Side

433. From that place, FROM TIFERET, this darkness spreads downwards, TO MALCHUT where it is established in its existence. Another color comes out, black looking like iron CALLED 'DEATH'. All is in the secret of darkness. FOR THE OTHER SIDE IS NAMLY BUILT ON THE PRINCIPLE OF DARKNESS.

433. וּמִתַּמָּן אִתְפָּשַּׁט לְתַתָּא, הַהוּא חָשׁוּךְ, וְקָאֵים קַיְּימָא, וְנָפִיק חַד גָּוֶון אוּכָם חֵיזוּ דְּפַרְזְלָא. וְכֹלָּא בְּרָזָא דַּחֲשׁוֹכָא.