And it descendeth before the opening of the ears unto the beginning of the mouth.
But this arrangement is not found in the Most Holy Ancient One. But when that fountain of Wisdom, ChKMThA, Chokmatha, floweth down from MZLA, Mezla, the Influence of the Most Holy Ancient One, and dependeth from Him, and when Aima, the Mother, ariseth, and is included in that subtle ether, then She, Aima, assumeth that white brilliance.[870]
And the Scintilla entereth and departeth, and together mutually are They bound, and thence cometh the One Form.
And when there is need, One ariseth above the Other, and the Other again is concealed in the presence of Its Companion.
And therefore there is need of all things; of one thing for performing vengeance, of another for showing forth mercy.
And therefore David the king hath sought out this beard, as we have shown already.
In this beard nine conformations are found, (among which are) six myriads which depend among them, and are extended throughout the whole body.
And those six which depend hang in the locks which are beneath the abodes of fragrance, three on this side and three on that.
And in the ornamentation of the beard hang the three remaining (conformations); one above the lips, and two in those locks which hang down upon the chest.
And all those six (other conformations), three on this side and three on that side, go forth, and all depend from those locks which hang down, and they are extended throughout the whole body.