Zohar 1:156a-b

 

Come and see. When the Holy One, blessed be He, desired to create the world, He brought forth one concealed light, and from that light, there went forth lights, all those lights that are revealed. And from that light there went forth and were emanated and were made the rest of the lights, and it is the upper world. Then, this upper light emanated and made an artisan, a light that does not shine, making the lower world. And since this light does not shine, it desires to be connected above, it desires to be connected below, and with the connection of that which is below, it was connected to shine by means of the connection above. This light that does not shine, by means of the connection above, brought forth all of the hosts and camps of many kinds, as it is written, “how manifold are your works, oh God” (Ps. 104-27). Everything that is on the earth, so too is it above. And not even the smallest thing in this world is not dependant upon another supernal thing which is appointed over it above, for when this thing below is aroused, that which is appointed over it above also becomes aroused, because everything is united this with that.

Translated by Hartley Lachter

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