Holy Chaos

As mentioned in a previous entry, the "mother" letters (א, ה, ו, י) of the divine name Ehevi function as both vowels (nekudot, of Binah and the worlds of Beriyah¹ and Tohu, specifically Olam HaNekudim) and consonants (otiot, of Malchut and the world of Assiyah¹). Thus, in Ehevi (the origin of the divine feminine principle in Da'at), both "Leah" and "Rachel" (Imma - through Tevunah, and Nukvah, respectively) are re-unified; and woman speaks with her unique voice.

Importantly, achieving this "feminine" re-unification signals complete tikun of "the tree of knowledge" and elevation of "evil" (femininity and tohu²) back into the realm of the holy as taught regarding Moshe and the eleven incense spices³.

Moreover, proper preparation of these eleven incense spices leads to nevuah.⁴

Footnotes:

¹ R. Aryeh Kaplan, Meditation & Kabbalah (p. 212)

² The Ari identifies the 11 incense spices with the sefirot of the world of tohu, where both da'at and keter exist simultaneously, as opposed to the sefirotic situation as found in the world of tikun. See Eitz Chaim 9:2 (p. 120); 48:1 (p. 370); 49:3 (p. 383ff.)

³ Sha'ar HaKavanot, Drush Tefilat HaShachar p. 87ff.; cf. Eitz Chaim 49:8 (p. 390f.

⁴ R. Aryeh Kaplan, Inner Space; Cf. Exodus 30:30:35-36; Vayikra 10:1, 15:12; Bamidbar 17:4, see Ibn Ezra, Ramban on Vayikra 30:9

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