Expanding Judgment causes darkness by preventing the lights from radiating widely with their full force. This must be made to subside and the Kindness fortified, and it continues to subside little by little, while the lights continue growing accordingly.

Having discussed immaturity and maturity, in which the lights are initially closed up and afterwards widen, we will now examine what causes the closure or opening.

This proposition has two parts. Part 1: Expanding Judgment… This is what causes closure in the lights. Part 2: This must be made to subside… This is its repair.