In fact, it has two. Two kinds of light, swirling around and within everything. Sounds a bit abstract. Let's try to make it a little more concrete.
We're going to be diving into something called Petichah LeChokhmat HaKabbalah, which translates to "An Introduction to the Wisdom of Kabbalah." It's a foundational text, and it lays out some pretty mind-bending ideas.
The core concept we need to wrap our heads around is this: every partzuf, or level, in existence contains two types of light. Think of a partzuf (literally "face" or "countenance") as a spiritual configuration, a vessel for divine energy. And these vessels aren't just empty containers. They're filled with light, and surrounded by it. These two lights are called Ohr Pnimi and Ohr Makif – inner light and surrounding light.
Now, what exactly do these lights do?
To understand this better, we need to talk about Adam Kadmon. That’s right, Adam – but not the Adam you might be thinking of. This is Adam Kadmon – Primordial Man, a realm of pure emanation, the first spiritual configuration to emerge from the Divine will. It’s the template for everything that follows.
So, how do these two types of light—inner and surrounding—manifest in Adam Kadmon? That's where things get really interesting, and where we'll start to unravel the mysteries of creation itself. Because understanding these lights is key to understanding how the universe, and everything in it, came to be.