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And now Chapter 13 Part 5
Also, an even greater degree of concealment and removal is found in this Reshimu as per the analogy of one who throws a stone etc., as mentioned previously and as is similarly stated in the Bahir that the Reshimu is "as one who throws etc." For the level of the Reshimu remains separated, distant from the Essence of the Light and so on. So that comparably speaking, just like in the analogy of a stone that is thrown - the stone is separate and distant physically from the thrower and his bodily strength, so too the Reshimu is a revelation in which the connection to its source is not apparent and it appears to exist on its own. This is one of the main accomplishments of the Reshimu is that it allows for the possibility for creation to perceive itself as a separate entity, for though the entire creative force that enlivens it is from G-d, it nonetheless appears to creation that this was done in a way as if it was "thrown" so that it appears that once G-d created the world it exists independently of G-d and continues on "inertia" (e.g. the movements of the planets & stars etc.). This, however, is not truly the case, for from G-d’s point of view the Reshimu is still within Himself and the Essence of the Infinite Light still envelops it, only that it appears this way to creation, for, without this, creation would be completely nullified within the Infinite Light of G-d. The power hidden within this Reshimu, being called the concealment of a separate Light, which is separate from the concealmed Essence of the Light of the Ein Sof [world of the Infinite]. Such as the separated force that is concealed within the stone when it is thrown, which comes from the force of the hand that was already concealed within himself etc. So that the person himself already returned to rest and his strength is not revealed within his hand and at the same time that his strength is hidden within himself it is also hidden within the stone, so it will keep moving until acted upon by another force, yet this power is not active, but once the initial throw was made the stone goes by itself as if it did not need to be acted upon at all in order to move. (Such as, for example, all of the stars and planets, which orbit from the G-dly power of movement, which is concealed within them and comes in a way of throwing from the G-dly Light and force of the nine external vessels of Malchus of Asiyah (Kingdom of the world of Action) , which this force that is hidden within the celestial bodies, propelling them through the sky is called the separate force - the level of Malchus of Malchus, which comes out distant and separate in relation to its source in the upper nine vessels of Malchus of Asiyah. Unlike the relationship between writing with the fingers or the force of the hand itself as it acts upon an object, for both of these examples are a revelation of the essential power in a close manner, which is called Malchus and not Malchus of Malchus (as is explained elsewhere at length). This concept will be explained in greater length later, but in short, the level of Malchus itself, meaning the nine Sfiros of Malchus from Chochmah (Wisdom) to Yissod (Foundation) represent the ability to act upon something outside of the self, such as the strength of the hand when lifting an object or the movement of the fingers in writing, this is only revealed when the person is still acting upon the object, meaning that he is still holding it. Malchus of malchus represents the affect that this force has on the separate object leaving the self, such as the force within a thrown stone, which is completely removed from the body of the thrower. So too, the physical world is created by Malchus of Asiyah, which "throws the world" so that it seems to go by itself according to a natural order, this force that is enclothed within creation and appears separate from its spiritual source is called Malchus of Malchus of the world of Asiyah.)
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