…after their having spread forth through the mystery of the Beard. First they had to spread forth in the Beard in order to acquire the quality of expansiveness and produce all the necessary levels – the 13 Repairs of the Beard.
Abba and Imma are rooted in the mystery of the Mazal of Notzer and the Mazal of Venakeh – i.e. in the Beard itself when it spreads forth. The Beard is thus the root of these two levels that were to emerge through its power. The Mazal of Notzer and the Mazal of Venakeh essentially include the entire Beard. One of these two levels – Abba – is rooted in the Mazal of Notzer, the male aspect, and the other – Imma – in the Mazal of Venakeh, the female. Abba and Imma likewise come forth as male and female, and each has its own function – the male as befits it in accordance with its root, and likewise in the case of the female.