A Zohar Verse Useful in the Study of Key 528

I’ve been away from my study projects for some time while I work on overhauling my sites but wanted to share this verse from my morning readings for those intrigued by Key 528:

44.  Inside of the gates is a lock with a tiny and narrow keyhole.  This lock is unmarked and known only by the impression of the key.  And no one can know about this narrow keyhole without having the key for the information is concealed only in the key itself.  And upon this secret is based the verse, “In the beginning Elohim created”.  Thus “In the beginning” (Barashit) is the key by which everything is hidden, as it locks and unlocks.  With this key six gates are locked and unlocked.  So when it locks those gates and includes them within itself, then it is for sure Berasheit: a revealed word that includes within it a concealed word.  Barah, wherever it appears, is a word that hides and gaurds a secret, implying that the key can unlock it or lock it up.