אִתְעָרוּתָא דִּלְתַּתָּא, אִתְעָרוּתָא דִּלְעֵילָא

ביטוי (אנגלית)

divine inspiration ( in Kabbalah )

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Awakening from below, awakening from above. According to tradition, the awakening of people 'from below', in the material world, towards the Holy One, blessed be He, brings about, so to speak, His awakening to intervene for the good of mankind. Turning from below upward leads to a turning from above downward.

("Do not think that by awakening from below, the awakening from above will not be aroused" – Zohar, Volume I (Genesis), Parashat Lech Lecha, page 75b. And: "Everything that the Holy One, blessed be He, created in His world was only created to benefit His creatures, by the influence of abundance from above to below, but for this, an awakening from below is required, through the 'feminine waters'; and this was the intention in giving the Torah to Israel, and in the miracles and wonders performed for our people, so that we may believe in Him, blessed be He" – Noam Elimelech, Bamidbar, Parashat Naso. And: "We ourselves are unable to do anything without an awakening from above, because we are in exile" – Feierberg, Writings, Le'an)