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From the First Thought to the First Man

The history of Kabbalah corresponds to the history of
creation. The Thought of Creation caused creation to happen.
The Thought of Creation is called the Root Phase or Phase
Zero. Phase Zero generated four more phases, which then generated a Root World, which is still a spiritual world, not
a physical one. The Root World, called Adam Kadmon (The
Primeval Man), generated four more worlds, called Atzilut,
Beria, Yetzira, and Assiya. Those, too, are spiritual worlds, not
physical ones.
At the bottom of Assiya was a black point, called “the point of
This World,” which materialized into what you and I know as “the
universe.” Within our universe there is a galaxy, called the Milky
Way, and in that galaxy there is a tiny planet called Earth.
Earth’s evolution from fiery lava to cool seas to the upheaval
of mountains and the break-up of landmass into the continents continued for many millions
of years. It is the physical parallel of the spiritual Root
Phase. When Earth cooled, vegetative life began, which
reigned the globe for several million years.
Life on Earth continued to evolve until, at some
point, the first animals appeared. The last animal to
evolve was, you guessed it, man. Humans first appeared several
tens of thousands of years ago. They first lived like animals, finding
whatever food was available.
Gradually, humans evolved and became the first animal to
ask about the origin of its own existence. The name of the first
person to ask where he came from was Adam. Yes, that Adam.
This is why Adam is considered by Kabbalists as the first person
to reach spirituality, to discover the source of his own existence—
and yours, too.