Here too, all the remnants of opacity that are less opaque than the opacity of the third level are considered immaterial in relation to the value of the fusion through collision of the third level, which emerged in the head of Atik.280As above, in order for a new partzuf to emerge, the partition of the previous level of opacity must be purified of its opacity at which time it ascends back to the head of the partzuf.
There, the remnants of opacity are “reawakened,” except for the level that gave rise to the preceding partzuf, as that level has been permanently purified. Thus, the phrase “emerged in the head of Atik” refers to the phase of the process in which the new partzuf emerges from the partition as a result of the fusion through collision in the head of the preceding partzuf (Atik in this case). Therefore, when Arikh Anpin was born and left from the head of Atik to its place, all those remnants were drawn with it to its place.
After Arikh Anpin was completed through all three phases, gestation, infancy and brains, the supernal light illuminated upon the uppermost level that remained in those remnants, which is the opacity of the second level. Then, by means of the three aspects of gestation, infancy and brains, ten sefirot of the height of Bina emerged upon it, and these are the partzuf of Abba and Imma.281This is the term for the partzuf of Atzilut corresponding to the level of Bina.
The rest of the partzufim emerged in the same manner. It has now been explained how the partzufim of Atzilut emerged from one another.