The unknown head divested of a force that is contained in the forehead

Synopsis

Rabbi Shimon explains the genesis of the beard of Arich Anpin that is called supernal Chesed; he says that this is the characteristic called "abundant in love."

Atika Kadisha Beard Brain Forehead Head Light Lights Love Prosecution Thirteen

49. That hidden head in the head of Atika, which is unknown, NAMELY THE FIRST HEAD, when it extended a force constructed so as to illuminate, it struck THROUGH IT that brain, NAMELY THE CONCEALED CHOCHMAH OF ARICH ANPIN, became engraved and shone with many lights. CONCEALED CHOCHMAH produced ITS ILLUMINATION and marked a reconciliation, so to speak, in that forehead. Then a light, which is called will, was imprinted ON THAT FOREHEAD, which spread downwards through THE THIRTEEN CHARACTERISTICS OF the beard OF ARICH ANPIN down to the place where it settled in the beard called supernal Chesed. This is THE CHARACTERISTIC CALLED "abundant in Chesed," NAMELY THE EIGHTH OF THE THIRTEEN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BEARD. When this will is revealed THROUGH THE CHARACTERISTIC OF "ABUNDANT IN LOVE," the prosecutors see it and surrender.

49. וְהַהוּא רֵישָׁא סְתִימָא דִּבְרֵישָׁא דְּעַתִּיקָא דְּלָא אִתְיְדַע, כַּד פָּשִׁיט חַד טוּרְנָא, דַּהֲוָה מִתְתַּקָּן לְאִתְנַהֲרָא, בָּטַשׁ בְּהַאי מוֹחָא, וְאִתְגְּלַף, וְאִתְנְהִיר בְּכַמָּה נְהִירִין, וְאַפִּיק, וְאַרְשִׁים כְּבוֹסִיטָא דָּא, בְּהַאי מִצְחָא. וְאִתְרְשִׁים בֵּיהּ חַד נְהוֹרָא, דְּאִקְרֵי רָצוֹן. וְהַאי רָצוֹן אִתְפְּשַׁט לְתַתָּא בְּדִיקְנָא, עַד הַהוּא אֲתָר דְּמִתְיַשְּׁבָא בְּדִיקְנָא, וְאִקְרֵי חֶסֶד עִלָּאָה. וְדָא אִיהוּ נוֹצֵר חֶסֶד. וּבְהַאי רָצוֹן כַּד אִתְגַּלְיָיא, מִסְתַּכְּלִין מָארֵי דְּדִינָא וּמִתְכַּפְיָין.