Portal in the Sky

     ”The one who emanates G-dly light" the honored Rabbi Chaim Vital, of blessed memory. My words shall flow with the pleasantry and harmony of both together. "Hearken yea, and rejuvenate your souls" (Isaiah 55:3) with the words of the Arizal regarding the greatness of the Land of Israel. From just the edge of them you shall see visions of G-d. For are not his words based upon the passage from the Holy Zohar.

Crib Notes to be continued on other posts.

     G'vilon - a portal located in the firmament above the Land of Israel. It extends upwards until it reaches the Divine Throne.

     Megadon – 70 other portals with 70 guards at a distance of 2,000 cubits under G'vilon [main portal] – they don’t approach the main portal - From that portal [G'vilon ] towards all directions, until the gates of opening, is referred to as Megadon, where the end of the firmament of the boundary of the land of Israel lies."

     Large opening in the middle of this gate and opening which is in line with Eretz Yisrael.

     Around this large opening are 70 openings from which the 70 nations of the world receive their sustenance.

     In that very gate there is a holy curtain (which is a garment as well and being that it is holy, it is not revealed in our time) which prevents the forces of the Other Side from being nurtured from the influx – as mentioned in the Zohar (Teruma 141a).

     The opening is in the middle of the firmament and consequently influences the land underneath it. Yet there is another curtain [holding place for name] which functions as a preventative, so that the Other Side shouldn’t gain entrance to Eretz Yisrael.

     This entrance is in line with the middle of all the firmaments until it reaches the level of “yesod of malchut”, the holy essential point of all the realms up to the Holy Throne; this is the very path that all souls upon sleeping and prayers use to ascend.

     Even though the Zohar states elsewhere that “prayers ascend in the east and west”, that is in regards to the ascension through the airspace until they all meet under this portal.

     These firmaments are not moveable. They are permanent; therefore their openings are constantly aligned directly over Eretz Israel. Yet the heavenly bodies do rotate around in the firmaments.

     We find that our meaning of a “permanent firmament” refers to the one in which exists that portal.

     When we refer to the rotating bodies, the rotating is done by the bodies not the firmament.

     Rabbi Eliezer focused not on the path of orbit, rather the star that follows the path. For they have said, “the astrological zodiacal planetary force has a cycle, not the firmament”.

     For the orbit and planet on its path are referred to as the planet alone. For the planet is the point of the orbit – its soul.

     The orbit itself is of the aspect of the “Secret of the Igulim (circles) of each world.

Soul of the Convert and Much More

Converts are the vehicle by which supernal souls descend.....

All these holy and high Neshamot that are designated by the Blessed Holy One to go down below, as we explained, go out at specific times to play in Paradise. There they meet the souls of converts. One that takes hold of one of these souls, and unites with it, merits it, envelops itself within it, and goes out..."

All these holy souls come down into this world to inspire human beings and to take their places as is fitting for each one of them. When they come down each one clothed in those souls that we discussed [the souls of the converts], and that is how they enter into the holy seed......

The Nefesh of the convert is a garment that envelops the higher souls from the levels of Neshama and Ruach, and it is through this exterior garment that envelops them that the Neshamot and Ruchot enter into the physical world. In other words, the Nefesh of the converts is the interface between the higher souls and the physical world. SO WORTHWHILE TO READ/LEARN - FOUND HERE

There are the Nefashot of converts that fall out from the Kelipah of Nogah, which is composed of good and evil, as mentioned in Parshat Vayakhel, pg 203. They are from the marital intercourse of the souls of the tzadikim [righteous ones] that take place every night in the earthly Garden of Paradise, as mentioned in Beshalach, pg 188....... found here

And a big thanks to Rabbi Pinchas Winston who opens the eyes of those searching for emes. 

Will we recognize Kibbutz Golios once it begins? Yes and no, or rather, no and yes. Apparently there are two phases of the ingathering of the exiles. The first one occurs prior to the arrival of Moshiach, over time, and is less noticeable. The second one will be after Moshiach’s arrival, will occur at once, and will be apparent to all, as the following indicates: It is quite well known that God works measure-for-measure. Those who lived in the Diaspora and made efforts and sacrifices to elevate themselves by moving to the Holy Land merited purity of soul. They were not so concerned about their finances and health. They traveled over vast lands and crossed seas, not paying attention to the possibilities of drowning, being robbed along the way, or being taken captive by some strange foreign ruler. Being that they placed priority of their spirit over materialism and physicality, they merit, measure-for-measure, to be elevated to this lofty spiritual plane. On the other hand, you who also had opportunities to go up to Israel, but remained hesitant and reluctant, enamored instead with your materialistic status, making materialism a higher priority than spiritual growth, therefore, measure-for-measure, remain physical . . . However, for those who valued their soul most, they will be transformed into supernal beings and will be led into the earthly Garden of Eden. (Tuv HaAretz: Praise Of Those Who Dwell In Israel At The Time Of Moshiach)  read in full here 

I found Tuv HaAretz on Chabad and I am learning so much! I highly recommend everyone to read it.