Editing Arich Anpin (section)

==== A. The Visible Flame Versus the Fire Within the Coal ====
'''1. The difference between the sefirot and their root:''' The fire in the coal is completely united with the coal, and has no "prior cause" besides the coal itself. In contrast, the fire on the coal does not stem directly from the coal itself but from the fire within it.

'''2. The existence of the sefirot from their root:''' When looking at the coal, it's not at all apparent that there is fire within it, but when bringing a straw close to it or blowing on it, a flame emerges. This concealment is called "concealment close to revelation," and this is the relationship between the sefirot as they exist in their root in Arich and their existence in Atzilut.