supernal
113 occurrences across the corpus
The Zohar (selections)
Where by the word HBL, Hebel (which is usually translated “vanity”), is understood the breath from those supernal breathers forth which are called the nostrils of the King.
But they adhere unto the Supernal Light from the Father, AB, Ab, which surroundeth His Head (i.e., that of Microprosopus); and unto the Brain, which is illuminated from the Father.
And because (these locks are) mutually intermingled with each other, and mutually intertwined with each other, hence all the Brains are connected with the Supernal Brain (of Macroprosopus).
And concerning that which is supernal it is written, Lam. ii. 1: “He hath cast down MShMIM, Me-Shamaim, from the heavens; ARTz, Aretz, the earth, the Tiphereth, Israel.”
“Spirit, RVCh, Ruach,” properly (is used here) for the Ruach of such is extracted from the Supernal Holy Place.
But blessed is the portion of the just who conceal secrets, and much more the Supernal Arcana of God the Most Holy One—blessed be He!—the highest Arcana of the Most Holy King.
The oil of dignity of the supernal beard of the Ancient One (floweth down) in this beard of Microprosopus.
And in the book of the dissertation of the school of Rav Yeyeva the Elder it is thus said and established, that the beginning of the beard cometh from the supernal ChSD, Chesed, Mercy.
The letter H, He, the golden-yellow colour (otherwise, germinating power) of the Mother, Aima, having been connected with the Female Power, is extended in the Greater Female Potency into the desire of the Holy City, which two (otherwise, for these places) are mutually bound together the one unto the other (these two are Aima, the supernal H of IHVH, and the Holy City, the Bride, as She is called in the Apocalypse, the final H of IHVH). (And the guttural letter H, He, formeth the palatal letter K, Kaph, which is referred unto the Queen.) As it is written, Cant. iv. 6: “Unto the mountain of myrrh, unto the hill of frankincense.”
“And my breasts,” &c., since they are full with the nourishment of all things; “like towers,” because they are the great rivers which flow forth from Aima the Supernal.
Hence there is permission granted unto none to enter therein, save unto the High Priest, who entereth from the side of Chesed, in order that none other might enter into that supernal place save that which is called Chesed.
But they all come from the supernal head of the Male skull, from that portion of the supernal brain wherein they reside.
But they all come from the supernal head of the Male skull, from that portion of the supernal brain wherein they reside.