Ketores Power

In light of the recent מגפה, the local kabbilists have called to our attention the holy words of the Zohar in this week's parsha, Vayakel that describes the power of ketores to be able to nullify such harsh calamities. The Zohar says that by reading the parsha of the ketores one will be saved from mishaps. In the words of the Zohar (218b) מִלָּה דָּא גְּזֵרָה קַיְּימָא קַמֵּי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּכָל מַאן דְּאִסְתָּכַּל וְקָרֵי בְּכָל יוֹמָא עוֹבְדָּא (נ''א פרשתא) דִּקְטֹרֶת, יִשְׁתְּזִיב מִכָּל מִלִּין בִּישִׁין חַרְשִׁין דְּעָלְמָא. וּמִכָּל פְּגָעִין בִּישִׁין, וּמֵהִרְהוּרָא בִּישָׁא, וּמִדִּינָא בִּישָׁא, וּמִמוֹתָנָא, וְלָא יִתְזַק כָּל הַהוּא יוֹמָא, דְּלָא יָכִיל סִטְרָא אַחֲרָא לְשַׁלְטָא עָלֵיהּ, וְאִצְטְרִיךְ דִּיכַוֵּין בֵּיהּ.  What is this unique power of the ketores?
According to the kabbilists, 11 is a number associated with "the other side" for just as their are 10 powers to kedusha so too there are 10 powers to "the other side."  However, there must be some aspect of kedusha to it for it to be able to exist and that's how we get 11.  The Arizal teaches the 11 princes of עשו at the end of Vayishlach correspond to the 11 powers of "the other side" for Esav is representative of the klippot.  The ketores has 11 spices in it has the ability to nullify the power of  "the other side."  As mentioned on this blog in the past, smell is the only sense not contaminated by sin.  That is why the neshama benefits from smell (Berachot 43b.)  It is this untainted sense that is able to recognize the kedusha even in the depths of the klippah and unite the 10 powers of disjointedness together with the 1, 11^th power of unity among them.
In the ketores we say in korbanot, before the ketores we say אתה הוא שֶׁהִקְטִירוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לְפָנֶיךָ אֶת קְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים.  Why do we say this preamble only before ketores and not before any of the other korbanot?  Because it is only the ketores that we tap into the אתה, directly to Hashem, to give us the ability to nullify the evil powers.
In the Mishkan there were two sets of יריעות.  the bottom layer consisted of 10 tapestries made up of various threads. On top of that were 11 tapestries designed out of goat hair.  Goats are representative of klippah (see shabbos 77b and ספרא דצניעותא פ"א.)   These 11 tapestries of goats hair represent the power of "the other side."That klippah is on the outside but underneath is kedusha, the 10 tapestries (see Zohar 213a Vayakhal.)
Now we will do advanced mathematics of 1+1=2. The mishna in Tammid (3:8) says א"ר אלעזר בן דגלאי עזים היו לאבא בערי המכוור והיו מתעטשות מריח פיטום הקטורת.  Why goats?  As we mentioned before goats are the power of klippah (1) and it is the ketores (1) that is able to nullify the power of the goats (2).  [Based upon פיטום הקטורת ועבודת הקורבנות בהלכה, באגדה ובחסידות maamer in the back.]