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Atik is the level of Keter of Atzilut (Emanation) (Talmud Eser Sefirot, v. 14, Q & A 45). Malkhut of the Malkhut of the upper partzuf becomes Atik of the lower partzuf, i.e., from the perspective of its own existence, due to the spark of the Creator it contains, while the spark of the created being within it (see v. 3, Answers, answer 67) becomes Atik. Together, they form the partzuf of the lower Keter (Talmud Eser Sefirot, v. 3, Q & A 79). The Malkhut of the head is the mystical concept of an emanator, for a fusion through collision occurs on its partition, meaning a resistance to enclothing. Accordingly, it is the diametric opposite to enclothing, which is called an emanated being. How, then, can the one devolve from the other? It is for this reason that the head, which is called Keter, has two levels: The first is Atik, which is the resistance to enclothing. It is only the root to the light of ĥassadim, where enclothing does not occur, because there was no constriction (tzimtzum) upon the light of ĥassadim, and thus it does not suffer from any opacity (ovyut) on account of enclothing at all. It is considered the root to the second head, which is the level of Arikh Anpin, the root of the enclothing, and it serves as the intermediary between emanator and emanated being, since it is the root for the enclothing of the light of Ḥokhma. By contrast, the emanator, which is Atik, is the opposite of the emanated being, as explained. Accordingly, every Keter is divided into two levels: Atik, which is only the root to the light of giving, and Arikh Anpin, which is the root to the light of Ḥokhma (Talmud Eser Sefirot, v. 8, Q & A 130).
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