My LORD’s BibleThe Lesser Holy Assembly (Idra Zuta Qadisha) 7
168Of this Most Holy Ancient One, Concealed with all Concealments, there is no mention made, neither is He found.
169For since this Head is the supreme of all the supernals, hence He is only symbolized as a head alone without body, for the purpose of establishing all things.
170And He Himself is concealed, and hidden, and kept recondite by all things.
172And the superior Chesed is formed forth and expanded, and all things are comprehended in this concealed brain.
174And the second brain dependeth from that very glorious Influence, it is expanded into the thirty-two paths, when it is illuminated, then it shineth from that very glorious Influence.
175Therefore are the Three Supernal Heads illuminated; Two Heads, and One which comprehendeth them; and they hang in that Influence, and by It are they comprehended.
176Hence becometh the ornament of the beard to be manifested, which is the occult Influence.
177And those inferiors are conformed, like as the Most Holy Ancient One.
178The Three Heads surround Him; thus all things can appear in the Three Heads; and when they are illuminated all things depend together from Him in the Three Heads, whereof two are on the two sides, and one which includeth them.
179And if thou sayest, “Who is the Most Holy Ancient One?” Come and see. The Supreme Head is that which is not known, nor comprehended, nor designated, and that (Head) comprehendeth all things.
180And the Two Heads are contained in Itself. (Otherwise hang, &c.)
181And then are all these things thus ordained; truly Himself existeth not in numeration, nor in system, nor in computation, but in the judgment of the heart.
182Concerning this it is written, Ps. xxxix. 2: “I said I will take heed unto my ways, that I offend not with my tongue.”
183The place of commencement is found from the Most Holy Ancient One, and it is illuminated by the Influence. That is the Light of Wisdom.
184And it is extended in thirty-two directions, and departeth from that hidden brain, from that Light which existeth in Itself.
185And because the Most Holy Ancient One shineth in the beginning (otherwise, in the wisdom), this itself is this. And the same is that beginning from which manifestation is made.
186And is conformed in the Three Heads, which One Head includeth.
187And those three are extended into Microprosopus, and from them all things shine forth.
188Thenceforth this Wisdom instituteth a formation, and produceth a certain river which floweth down and goeth forth to water the garden.
189And it entereth into the head of Microprosopus, and formeth a certain other brain.
190And thence it is extended and floweth forth into the whole body, and watereth all those plants (of the garden of Eden).
191This is that which standeth written, Gen. ii. 9: “And a river went out of Eden to water the garden,” &c.
See also: Genesis 2:10
192But also this Wisdom instituteth another formation, and is extended and goeth into the head of Microprosopus, and formeth another brain.
193That is the Light from which are produced those two rivulets which are associated together, carved out hollows in the One Head, which is called the depth of the fountain.
194Concerning which it is written, Prov. iii. 20: “In DOTh, Daath, Knowledge, the depths are broken up.”
195And it entereth into the head of Microprosopus, and formeth another brain.
196And thenceforth is it extended and goeth into the interior parts of His body, and filleth all those conclaves and assemblies of His body.
197This is that same which is written, Prov. xxiv. 4: “In Daath shall the secret places be filled.”
198And those shine from the Light of that supernal concealed brain which shineth in the Influence, MZL, of the Most Holy Ancient One.
199And all things depend mutually from Himself, and mutually are bound together unto Himself, until He is known, because all things are one, and HVA, Hoa, He, the Ancient One, is all things, neither from Him can anything whatsoever be separated.
200Into three other Lights, which are called the Fathers, do these three Lights shine, and these fathers shine into the children, and all things shine forth from the one place.
201When He, that Ancient One, who is the Grace of all Grace, is manifested, all things are found in light and in perfect happiness.
202This Eden is derived from the superior Eden, the Concealed with all Concealments.
203And therefore is that Eden called the beginning in the Ancient One; neither yet, however, is there beginning or end.
204And since in Him beginning and end exist not, hence He is not called AThH, Atah, Thou; seeing that He is concealed and not revealed. But HVA, Hoa, He, is He called.
205But in that aspect wherein the beginning is found, the name AThH, Atah, Thou, hath place, and the name AB, Ab, Father. For it is written, Isa. lxiii. 16: “Since Atah, Thou, art Ab, our Father.”
206In the teaching of the school of Rav Yeyeva the Elder, the universal rule is that Microprosopus be called AThH, Atah, Thou; but that the Most Holy Ancient One, who is concealed, be called HVA, Hoa, He; and also with reason.
207Now truly in that place wherein beginning is found, is He thus called, although He is concealed.
208And therefrom is the beginning, and it is called AThH, Atah, Thou; and He is the Father of the Fathers.
209And that Father proceedeth from the Most Holy Ancient One, like as it is written, Job xxviii. 12: “And ChKMH, Chokmah, Wisdom, is found from AIN, Ain, the Negatively Existent One;” and therefore is He not known.
210Come and see! It is written, ibid. 22: “The Elohim have known the path;” His path, properly speaking.
211But again, further on: “VHVA, Va-Hoa, and He Himself knoweth His place;” His place properly speaking; much more His path; and much more this WISDOM which is concealed in the Most Holy Ancient One.
212This Wisdom is the beginning of all things. Thencefrom are expanded the thirty-two paths: ShBILIN, Shebilin, Paths, I say; and not ARChIN, Archin, Byways.
213And in them is the Law comprehended, in the twenty-two letters and in the ten utterances.
214This Chokmah is the Father of Fathers, and in this Chokmah is beginning and end discovered; and therefore is there one Chokmah supernal, and another Chokmah inferior.
215When Chokmah is extended, then is He called the Father of Fathers, for in none else are all things comprehended save in Him. (Otherwise, when they are expanded all things are called Chokmoth, and the Father of Fathers; all things are comprehended in no place, save herein.)
216As it is written, Ps. civ. 25: “All things in Chokmah hast Thou formed.”