...are interdependent: Thus when we speak of lights, we can distinguish which are roots and which are branches. We speak of Zeir Anpin and Nukva being “governed” by Imma, or of Abba and Imma being “crowned” or “encompassed” by Mazal. We are able to speak in such terms because the Emanator, blessed be His Name, chose to order His powers in this manner, and He instituted that one power should be dependent upon another. This is similar to man, who is made up of many different parts, all of which he needs and all of which are interdependent. For example, man’s faculty of speech depends upon his ability to think, for one who does not think does not speak.