Library of the world's best literature, ancient and modern . -nous point) directly emanated from the En-Soph, it must possess thesame nature as the source whence it proceeded. This luminouspoint the Kabbalists call the First Sephlrah, out of which nineother Sephiroth emanated in succession. It was by the agency ofthese Ten Sephiroth, called the Adam Kadmon (the Archetypal Man),that the universe was created. Rabbi Simeon* opens his mystic discourse on this subject as fol-lows : What is meant by the words, < I a?n my beloveds and hisdesire is towards me? (Canticles, vii. 10). It means that al
Library of the world's best literature, ancient and modern . -nous point) directly emanated from the En-Soph, it must possess thesame nature as the source whence it proceeded. This luminouspoint the Kabbalists call the First Sephlrah, out of which nineother Sephiroth emanated in succession. It was by the agency ofthese Ten Sephiroth, called the Adam Kadmon (the Archetypal Man),that the universe was created. Rabbi Simeon* opens his mystic discourse on this subject as fol-lows : What is meant by the words, < I a?n my beloveds and hisdesire is towards me? (Canticles, vii. 10). It means that all thedays that we are joined together in this world we are united by onebond with the Holy One, blessed be he. Therefore is it written, <Andhis desire is towards me. While thus expounding the Divine truth, the * Zohar relates(iii. 288a): The Deity and his holy company came to listen to the * Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai is the reputed author of the great Kabbalisticwork called <Zohar or <Sohar (Brilliant Light). THE KABBALAH 8429 THE EN-SOPHTHE INFINITE. WORLDS. ^....The World of Creatiou (BriaB).B.,..Tbt World of Formatiou (YBTSIRAB). World of Action (AsiAH). Pillar of ...Boa7. the Pillar of JudgffleDt. /// ...Middle Pillar iCoinpassioD). Tlie arrovs withio the diagram point theorder of the eiDaoatioD and reccptioo. S. A. BINTON 8430 THE KABBALAH exposition of the secret words and the praises of the Ancient HolyOne.* These secret words were as follows: — The Mystery of allMysteries has been and is separated from all; yet he is not is attached to him, for he is everything. He is the Ancientof all ancient; the Unknown of all unknown. He assumed a form, yethe is without form. He assumed a form in order to maintain all, andyet he has no form because he is incomprehensible [literally, becauseHe does not exist]. When he assumed a form [the Nekudah] hecaused to emanate from it nine flaming lights; and those lights tha
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