ll things. From this
Influence depend all the superior and inferior hosts.
Thirteen fountains of excellent and precious oil depend from this beard of
most glorious Influence, and they all flow down into Microprosopus.
Say not thou, however, that all do so, but nine of them are found (in
Microprosopus) for the purpose of diverting the judgments.
And whensoever this Influence hangeth down in equilibrium even unto the
heart, all the Holinesses of the Holinesses of Holiness depend from it.
In that Influence is extended an expansion of the Supernal Emanation,(813)
which is the Head of all Heads, which is not known nor perfected, and
which neither superiors nor inferiors have known, because from that
Influence all things depend.
In this beard the Three Heads concerning which we have spoken are
expanded, and all things are associated together in this Influence, and
are found therein.
And therefore every ornament of ornaments dependeth from that Influence.
Those letters which depend from this Ancient One all hang in that beard,
and are associated together in that Influence.
And they hang therein for the purpose of establishing the other letters.
For unless those letters could ascend into the Ancient One, those other
letters could not be established.
And therefore Moses saith when necessary IHVH, IHVH, twice; and so that an
accent distinguishes the one from the other.
For assuredly from the Influence all things depend.
By that Influence are both superiors and inferiors brought unto reverence,
and are prostrate before it.
Blessed is he who attaineth hereunto.
Chapter VII: Concerning the Brain and the Wisdom in General
Of this Most Holy Ancient One, Concealed with all Concealments, there is
no mention made, neither is He found.
For since this Head is the supreme of all the supernals, hence He is only
symbolized as a head alone without body, for the purpose of establishing
all things.
And He Himself is concealed, and hidden, and kept recondite by all things.
His conformation is that He is formed forth in that brain, the most hidden
of all things, which is expanded and formed forth, and hence proceedeth
the superior and inferior CHSD, _Chesed_, Mercy.
And the superior Chesed is formed forth and expanded, and all things are
comprehended in this concealed brain.
For when that White Brilliance is formed forth in that Light, it acteth
upon that which acteth upon this brain, and it is en
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