Here begin the secrets that are alluded to in the Section of the Tikune Zohar called the Patichat Eliyahu. (these secrets and mysteries are very deep, and will not be understood by everyone. Purposely not all Hebrew words are translated)

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What does Eliyahu mean that Hashem's Holy name spelled in full as: אֹות יֹו"ד וְאֹות ה"א וְאֹות וָא"ו וְאֹות ה"א is the way of the world of Atzilut? For those again well versed in this knowledge, it would make more sense to have said that the Holy Name when spelled with  the Hebrew letter Yud , this being the Name of ע״ב, would have been more proper to have been applied to this statement, as it is the Name that denotes the world of Atzilut. If one wants to argue about this, because it is written- the way of the world of Atzilut, meaning the way to get to the world of Atzilut, but not Atzilut itself, then accordingly, it would have made more sense to use the Holy Name that is linked to the world directly below, that of Beryia, which is the Name spelled in full accordingly to ס״ג. Why use this particular spelling of this Holy Name that equals to מ״ה, that is accordingly pertaining to the world of Yetzira? The next verse gives us a part of the answer –

אִיהוּ שַׁקְיוּ דְאִילָנָא בִּדְרוֹעוֹי וְעַנְפּוֹי, כְּמַיָּא דְאַשְׁקֵי לְאִילָנָא, וְאִתְרַבֵּי בְּהַהוּא שַׁקְיוּ

  “And this name waters the tree with its arms and branches, like a tree which grows and develops through that watering.” This Tree is the totality which comprises all the Sefirot including their order and structure. It is thus through this Holy Name of Hashem, that He causes all the Sefirot to receive their life force from and fulfill the purpose of creation. Knowing this, now gives us understanding of a wonder! This name of 45 - מה, is the same that pertains to the world of Yetzira, but it is also the same Name that pertains to the highest inner aspect of Atzilut, which denotes the highest Will – רצון דעליא.This is thus also the Name of Hashem according to the highest world; that of אדם קדמן (Adom Kadmon)!  The text continues two verses later –

רִבּוֹן הָעוֹלָמִים, אַנְתְּ הוּא עִלַּת הָעִלּוֹת, סִבַּת הַסִּבּוֹת, דְּאַשְׁקֵי לְאִילָנָא בְּהַהוּא נְבִיעוּ, וְהַהוּא נְבִיעוּ אִיהוּ כְּנִשְׁמָתָא לְגוּפָא,..

" Master of the worlds, You are the Supernal of all Supernals, the Cause of all causes. You bring water to the Tree from that spring, and that spring is like a neshama to the body.

Later we are told, "

שֶׁרֹאשִׁי נִמְלָא טָל (שיר ה :ב) “For my head is filled with dew." What is “filled with dew”? And the Holy One, Bless be He said, you may think that, from the day that the Holy Temple was destroyed, I entered my house and dwelling place, but it is not so. I will not enter as long as you are in exile. Here is your sign, “My head is filled with dew”. הא is the Shechinah in exile, her completion and her life is “dew” טל, which is יוד-הא-ואו and the letter values sums up to 39 טל, dew. It fills up the Shechinah from the source of all the supernal emanations."

 

This means that Hashem looks at the supernal pattern that he created, and then sees that the lower pattern (this is the 45 Name of G-d, יֹו"ד - ה"א -וָא"ו -ה"א which is not complete because the last part of the Name ה"א is missing because it fell into the world of Asiah [this physical world] trampled into the dust (of exile))  as the supernal one (the 45 Name of G-d, יֹו"ד - ה"א -וָא"ו -ה"א which is complete in the world of Adom Kadmon, and can never be damaged) that it is supposed to mirror. Because of this His head is filled with טל, as is then explicitly explained. After this lengthy explanation, we conclude with this most important information- דְּאִיהוּ מַלְיָא לִשְׁכִינְתָּא מִנְּבִיעוּ דְּכָל מְקוֹרִין עִלָּאִין,-"That this name fills the Shechina from the flowing springs of all the supernal sources". 

Behold here is the meaning of this verse! The remaining 3 letter name of Hashem  יוד, ואות הא, ואות ואו which remains in the world of יצירה fills the Shechina from the flowing springs, these are the four letters יוד, ואות הא, ואות ואו, ואות הא, as they are always complete, of all the supernal sources, this means, as the Shefa flows down from the supernal spring of this MA, (world of Adom Kadmon) and then flows down to the lower worlds of אצילות, בריאה, יצירה, according to those who understand the Holy Name in accordance to - עב, סג, מה. It is there in the world of Yetzira, the Shefa cannot flow down in its proper flow to this world of Asiya, but instead only as a bare minimum like a thread that is just enough to sustain His Sister - the הא which is the שכינה trapped in the exile and trampled in the dust.

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Come now and understand! It was at this point that -  מִיָּד קָם רַעִיָא מְהֵימְנָא, וַאֲבָהָן קַדִּישִׁין עִמֵּיהּ. “Immediately, the Trustworthy Shepherd stood up, and the Holy Forefathers with him”- in order to reveal to Rabbi Shimon these secrets and the tikun that is needed that will cause the הא - the Shechina, to rise from the dust and take her rightful position next to the ואו in יצירה that will repair the broken pipe and allow the Shefa to flow forth to this world, where the lower Name becomes MA once again, that mirrors the supernal MA. 

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This is also the secret of מים, and the secret why the word שקיו is written twice in the above verse mentioned previously. As we all ask, how are we to understand the second posuk of the Torah, -  מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם׃ וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהֹום וְרוּחַ אֱ-לֹ-הִ-ים. What is this מים? It would also seem that "מים" preceded the creation of light. Also, there is no dibur, יהי מים. Does this then infer that מים was not thus created, or that it differs exponentially from anything else that was created? The answer to this is of course yes! This is why our greatest sages warned us about trying to understand what was prior to creation, because the vast majority of even our people will become very confused by this information for they don't have the natural capacity to understand these things. It was not until Rabbi Shimon wrote these secrets in a concealed form in the Zohar that they began to be understood but by a few. Only until the Ari Ha'Kodesh came and revealed these secrets and mysteries, were they able to be formulated and taught to others, who's soul was or is connected to the level of this supernal understanding. Even so, the Ari Ha'Kodesh revealed but also concealed. The same is the very lesson that the Torah teaches that is very evident from this second posuk. Many sages rightfully explain that from this posuk, we get an overview of the world's history that includes the subjugation by the four kingdoms that will reach a culmination with the final Geula through the spirit of the Mashiach.  Of course, this is correct, but why include this information here, and why choose these specific words to reveal this information? The answer to the first question is easy. Just as the first posuk gives us an overview of the big picture what was created, so too, do we get an overview of the world's history from the very beginning. Regarding the second question, every letter and word conveys deep secrets and meaning. As much has already been written about some of these, I will only speak on the last few words, "עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם ". This מים is not counted as part of the creation process because it is vastly different from anything that came after. Behold! In the initial stage of the desire to create, there was no separation or distinction from the Supernal MA and the lower MA. They were one. Thus, is also the nature of מים. When two drops draw near to each other, they merge becoming one, indistinguishable from each other. Now understand that when Hashem said, יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתֹוךְ הַמָּיִם וִיהִי מַבְדִּיל בֵּין מַיִם לָמָיִם׃. The word בתוך caused the splitting and division of the supernal MA, which was the only thing that was created first. This מים with the gematria of 90 thus split in two and became מה and מה which is 45 plus 45 = 90. This is also the secret in accordance to its physical elemental properties, being made up of H2O. The H2 are the two הs now formed that when together form the actual spiritual מים. Thus the word מים is made up of double the same letters מ and י from both directions that is shared, for they are both unified as one, being a combination of the two הs.

וַיַּעַשׂ אֱ-לֹ-הִ-ים אֶת־הָרָקִיעַ וַיַּבְדֵּל בֵּין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ וַיְהִי־כֵן׃

 וַיִּקְרָא אֱ-לֹ-הִ-ים לָרָקִיעַ שָׁמָיִם וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר יֹום שֵׁנִי׃

What is important to understand here is that Hashem made as is known seven various levels that consist of the שמים, one higher than the next. This is what divided the water, that caused there to be an upper water and a lower water. The size of each level or firmament is virtually immeasurable as is also the distance between each of the spiritual worlds. This is the רקיע that He created and called שמים. Thus, each spiritual world that He made, caused the רקיע to expand, thus it is spread out like a curtain that is being unrolled. Because of this, the Supernal MA, remains in its original place, being well above the heavens, but the lower water, being the MA of יצירה, has descended much lower. 

Come now and understand the secrets concerning this that is written in תהילים, קד, 

 עֹטֶה־אֹור כַּשַּׂלְמָה נֹוטֶה שָׁמַיִם כַּיְרִיעָה׃

"who covers himself with light as with a garment, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain."

When Hashem concealed Himself, where only that which emanates from Him remained, this was the light that now was revealed that He covered Himself with as it were, which is His Shefa that remained unconcealed which caused the creation of each of the worlds according to the constriction or revelation of the Shefa. This is also the first  נגה which is of the highest order and most sublime! Thus, the very first is described as  עֹטֶה־אֹור כַּשַּׂלְמָה, this garment being the first layer of His concealment is כ של מה. This is a remez to כפול של מה- double that which is מה. This is because all the Shefa would now emanate from this צימצום of His supernal name that was thus created of יוד-הא-ואו-הא which equals 45, but know originally that it first was 90, being the supernal מים that sustains everything. The second half of this posuk נֹוטֶה שָׁמַיִם כַּיְרִיעָה, is understood already in its simple meaning -who stretches out the heavens like a curtain- because each spiritual world that He made, caused the רקיע to expand, thus it is spread like a curtain. Now come and understand more! The gematria of the word כַּיְרִיעָה is equal to 315. This can be thus understood as 45 x 7 = 315. Thus, when Hashem created the רקיע, it was created by this Name of MA according to its level of revelation, where each level was more concealed for a total of seven times. Therefore, there are seven levels of the שמים as this amount with their corresponding names for each are well known. Now we can also understand why Hashem chose this name שמים to give to this רקיע that He created that caused the separation of the higher water that is the supernal MA, and the lower water - the MA of יצירה. The reason is that each of the seven levels of the רקיע, were created through this Name that represents the aspect of the Supernal waters, thus called ש-מים. It is from these waters, that the lower waters of MA (which currently are only טל and only enter into this world כטל) are still connected to the higher waters of the supernal MA. The first part of the next posuk in the תהילים of הַמְקָרֶה בַמַּיִם, can be understood as telling us the סוד to all of this, that the source is in the מים, this being the supernal higher waters of MA. 

It was regarding these secrets that we are immediately told - עַד כַּאן רָזָא דְיִחוּדָא " Until here is the Secret of the Unification. The reason is because the world did not yet reach its proper level of maturity, where only after it will reach this level, will it be able to discover and find these secrets of tikun by its own will. This will then in effect, connect the collective רצון of עם ישראל with the רצון עליון of Hashem. This is the purpose that will then bind us forever to אבינו שבשמים, where we are now able to be in a sense like Him, knowing the difference between טוב ורע, but from this point, because our רצון has reached maturity and is now in proper alignment with the רצון of Hashem having been thoroughly tested, we will now naturally only choose טוב. This is the purpose of our History of Mankind. It is to bring us to this point of mature understanding, which is mature דעת.

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Hashem has imbued this spiritual DNA of יהודה and all this concept that it represents within the very essence of our soul! Because of this inherited gift, we thus already possess 2/3 of what is needed to fully accomplish our goal, as we already possess the value of 30 which is יהודה. We still need to add an additional 15 in order to actualized the הוד in our Neshamas that will connect us properly to Hashem's רצון by elevating our נשמה through 15 ascents. Herein lays the secret of the 15 posukim of the שיר המעלות!

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The word המעלות is also a further hint, understanding it as מה-עלות.  Once this is completed, we will then possess 45. This causes the aspect of the light of the מה חדש through our efforts to become manifest. This שם מה, (the new light that shines below in this world from us - Man - אדם that has the same gematria that equals 45)  comes together with the other two higher ones, (meaning the other 2 Names that are both equal to 45 [one from the world of Yetzira, and the other from the highest world of Adom Kadmon] completing the total of 135. This is why these 15 special chapters of Tehiilim are found here that help us achieve the level of הוד that will give us mature דעת. This is why when these 15 are completed, the next chapter is קלה - 135. This also means "her voice", a hint to the voice of the Shechina who has now returned to her place from the exile. One should then say this chapter, to unify all three levels and Names of מה. There are many hints to this within this Perek (chapter) itself.

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This is the new MA , which by our own efforts we cause to be revealed, which is also the שם הויה באלפין, which is called and known as the מה חדש. This is the new light that wondrously shown forth from the מצח of אדם קדמון that is the אור התקון (light of rectification) that causes rectification after the shattering of the vessels, as described by the ארי הקודש. This is the light that needs to be revealed through the efforts of Man, that will shine with great luminance that will cause the שכינה to awaken. When this happens, she will rise in her beauty and also return to her place. As stated before, this is because the lower Name of MA will be repaired and complete, which will allow the flow of the Shefa from the Supernal MA which is the aspect of משה רבינו to flow down to this world.  Then, all Blessings in their fullness will flow down to this world from הרי ציון .

 

All this is included in the name יהודה. Behold here are part of the secrets! When יהודה is spelled out in full of the aspect of MA, (gematria milui) we get - יוד, הא, ואו, דלת, הא. The gematria of this full name is equal to 479. This is the same as the word הדעת. Thus, because Adom ate from the עץ הדעת, Hashem gave us the cure that is in our spiritually genetics that will not only rectify this sin, but will cause it instead to be the vehicle that will help us reach our perfection of mature דעת. Concerning the punishment that Hashem gave to Adom and all his children thereafter is, as it is written, בְּזֵעַת אַפֶּיךָ תֹּאכַל לֶחֶם. Only through the sweat of our brow, meaning very hard work, will we be able to eat the bread that was originally meant to be freely given to us. This means that Man will now have to work extremely hard until he is able to reach the maturity of his soul. It is the hard work of this struggle of constantly choosing between טוב ורע, that will eventually make us understand the right choice that we should make. Of course, what will help us make the right choices is the Torah. The Torah is the clothes for our soul. A further remez to this is - וַיַּעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם חֲגֹרֹת , where the word חֲגֹרֹת is the same gematria as תורה. Therefore the only real thing standing in our way to the perfection and completion of מלכות that will cause to automatically usher in the era of the final Geula, is to have the maturity of הוד that will give us the proper דעת to always choose טוב over רע. Here is the remez found here! The full spelling of יהודה as דלת, הא  יוד, הא ואו, which is 479, needs 17 more to equal the number 496 which is to arrive at מלכות. The 17 that is needed to  cause this perfected דעת is to want to choose only טוב,(good)  which is equal to 17. This then is the secret to גאולה (redemption). All that is missing to change the exile to redemption is the letter א. This א symbolizes and is a remez to the שם הויה of אלפין whose gematria is equal to 45, which is the same as the word גאולה. This then is the remez to the מה חדש that is needed and has to be activated in order to shine. The ארי הקדוש gave a remez to this when he said, that Hashem gave us a world that is mostly complete in its perfection. All we have left is to do מכה פטיש, that is only just a very slight more. This then is the secret of מה חדש, whose gematria equals 357. All we need to do is add this א which will bring us to the value of 358 which equals משיח. 

These then are all the hints that Rabbi Shimon gave us! He himself knew that the world was not ready to reach the level of perfection of מלכות. Even though this was true, nevertheless, he in his own right of spiritual achievement was. To help secure his connection to the level of perfected מלכות, and to teach us a lesson about this too, he chose the day of לג בעומר which corresponds to the Sefira הוד שבהוד to leave from this physical world. Rabbi Shimon knew that the gematria of his name is equal to 466. He knew he needed an additional 30 to bring him to 496 which would attach him proper to מלכות. This is why he chose this day which was הוד שבהוד (where הוד which is 15 is doubled bringing its total to 30) and harnessed this kavana, so to add this total to his name that would make it 496 bringing him to the level of perfected מלכות. He chose הוד as the vehicle as a remez, because as it would cause him to reach the perfection of his soul and reach the level of perfected מלכות, so too will it be the vehicle for עם ישראל to reach this needed level of mature דעת. Though he could not say this explicitly as it was explained before, instead he gave a remez to this from his own example for us to follow.