Abba is the mystery of the three Mental Powers of Zeir Anpin – but as one whole, like seed in the brain of the father. Imma is a revelation of the Mental Powers of Zeir Anpin: in Imma they are prepared in detail like an embryo in its mother’s belly.
Having discussed the function of Abba and Imma, let us now examine them in more detail.
Abba is the mystery of the three Mental Powers of Zeir Anpin – but as one whole… As already discussed, Abba and Imma are an extension of Chochmah S’tima’ah bringing Zeir Anpin’s Mental Powers (Keter-Chochmah-Binah) to the necessary level. However, there is a difference between Abba and Imma – just as there is a difference in the role of the father and mother in producing their joint offspring. Initially the offspring is in the male in potential as a single, undifferentiated whole, and this is how it leaves the male. However, the female differentiates the embryo into its particulars during the Pregnancy until signs of the growing embryo are clearly discernible from the outside.