76. Now, after the aforementioned two heights emerge – Ḥesed, Gevura and Tiferet within Netzaḥ, Hod and Yesod – through the incorporation of the partition in the fusion through collision of the head of the upper partzuf, and the two heights are distinguishable as new heights that differ from the upper partzuf, this distinction is considered a birth.225As in the previous sections, when a particular structure is identical to another structure, the two are considered spiritually unified, through the concept of equating of form.
When a distinction is discernable, they become “separated” into two distinct entities, which is considered a “birth” of the new entity. That is, it is recognized that a new partzuf has been born here, which differs from the upper partzuf. The new partzufim226The plural language here refers to the two different heights that are at play in this phase of “gestation,” the “female” structure of vessels, and the male structure that is “within” the female structure and lacks vessels of its own. descend and enclothe the body of the upper partzuf;227A partzuf that emerges from a fusion through collision in the head of its upper partzuf always descends and enclothes the body of the upper partzuf, as described here.
This new, enclothing partzuf has its own head and body, both of which are below the mouth of the previous, higher partzuf. if they are the partzufim of the first three, they enclothe the first three of the body, which are Ḥesed, Gevura and Tiferet, and if they are the partzufim of the six extremities they enclothe the six extremities of the body, which are Tiferet, Netzaḥ, Hod, Yesod, and Malkhut, that are from the chest of the partzuf and below.
They also draw the light from the upper partzuf, and this flow causes the descent of Malkhut from the forehead to the apertures of the eyes, at which point Malkhut again receives the opacity of the first level which is attached to Malkhut, as was the case in the partzufim of Nekudim.228The world of Nekudim was built out of a fusion through collision against a partition of the first level, the level of Ze'er Anpin.
When the partition descends back to this same level (from the forehead back to the apertures of the eyes), it regains the opacity of the first level. Then the height of Ḥesed, Gevura and Tiferet also acquires the attribute of vessels,229Since the partition now has opacity of the first level, it can generate a fusion through collision that creates vessels of the level of ruaḥ. This allows the “gestated” Ḥesed, Gevura and Tiferet to emerge as their own height in their own vessels, instead of only within the vessels of the level of Netzaḥ, Hod and Yesod. and they no longer require the vessels of Netzaḥ, Hod and Yesod.
Consequently, as a result of the drawing of light,230In Hebrew, the term for “drawing the light” here is yenika, “suckling,” which is also the name for the second phase (of three, gestation, infancy and brains), “infancy.” The drawing of the light leads to the formation of vessels for a height of ruaḥ, which is the phase of infancy. The following phase, discussed below, is the phase of “brains.” Ḥesed, Gevura and Tiferet spread out and emerge from within Netzaḥ, Hod and Yesod, and then the partzuf has a complete structural height of ruaḥ.