Lets talk about the remote place with the secret name...
QUOTE(adiriel)Convergence of the Four Rivers, where is the garden. †™ ¢‚¬„¢¢‚¬Å¡‚¢†™‚¢‚¢¢¢‚¬Å¡‚¬¦‚¡¢‚¬Å¡‚¬†™¢¢¬…¡¢‚¬Å¡‚¦ when you are in the appropriate †™ ¢‚¬„¢¢‚¬Å¡‚¢†™‚¢‚¢¢¢‚¬Å¡‚¬¦‚¡¢‚¬Å¡‚¬†™¢¢¬‚¦‚¢¢¢‚¬Å¡‚¬¦¢‚¬Å“World†™ ¢‚¬„¢¢‚¬Å¡‚¢†™‚¢‚¢¢¢‚¬Å¡‚¬¦‚¡¢‚¬Å¡‚¬?, which is the †™ ¢‚¬„¢¢‚¬Å¡‚¢†™‚¢‚¢¢¢‚¬Å¡‚¬¦‚¡¢‚¬Å¡‚¬†™¢¢¬‚¦‚¢¢¢‚¬Å¡‚¬¦¢‚¬Å“fourth Heaven†™ ¢‚¬„¢¢‚¬Å¡‚¢†™‚¢‚¢¢¢‚¬Å¡‚¬¦‚¡¢‚¬Å¡‚¬? called in the book of Enoch Machanon. Man is not allowed into the Garden, but by time you reach it, you will no longer just be human, you will be OTHER.
More specifically, could we be talking about this place:
I am trying to grasp the concepts presented to me about the different levels of existence, and from my "Day in the Bay" with you, all that is needed is more experience...Boy gets shown the real world but wants back into the Matrix, fully loaded.....
So, lets go over it, and get a fundamental difference of Eden, its properties, what we know, what we don't know, what we should know, and what we me learn...
The Garden of Eden
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That is the convergence of the Four Rivers, but Eden does not exist on this Olam, That , however, was the primary entrance into this Olam, after the exile. But keep in mind, it is only a physical metaphor for something which can be reached from anywhere on the globe.
What they call the "Garden of Eden" on this map is really the original "Shaar Ha Machanon" (Gate of the Garden).
The "Uruk" is the city that Cain names for his son. Uruk was the first human settlement with a surrounding fence. It was never very large, but the concept was huge. Ur was the City spoken about, where one of the first pillars of the world was erected. This is also the city of Enoch, who did not die. It was the first "Metropolis," so to speak.
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What they call the "Garden of Eden" on this map is really the original "Shaar Ha Machanon" (Gate of the Garden).
The "Uruk" is the city that Cain names for his son. Uruk was the first human settlement with a surrounding fence. It was never very large, but the concept was huge. Ur was the City spoken about, where one of the first pillars of the world was erected. This is also the city of Enoch, who did not die. It was the first "Metropolis," so to speak.
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The Shaar Ha Machanon...
I am trying to invision this in my head right now, but it's apparent that I must do so in my meditations...
Do you have a careful analogy that can further put things into perspective...?
I am trying to invision this in my head right now, but it's apparent that I must do so in my meditations...
Do you have a careful analogy that can further put things into perspective...?
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The structure of Qabalistic Philosophy is "Quaternary" (Four-based). There are four letters of God's name, four matriarchs of Israel's, four promises of liberation, four cups at the Passover, four prayers on the Sabbath, four worlds of being (olam), four Kerubim, and, four layers of the human existence. There are four ways of interpreting Torah: pshat, drash, remez, and sod (the plain meaning, the allegorical meaning, the interpretive meaning, and the mystical meaning).
In Nature, and the Physical World there are four states of matter (solid, Liquid, Gas, plasma), four winds, four seasons, four phases of the moon, and four directions.
Fourness also reflects the ages of human experience in the fabled "riddle of the Sphynx": infancy, youth, Adulthood, and the invalid of age. The Jewish world-tree, the etz ha chayim or tree of life, passes through four levels of existence on its way between heaven and earth.
There are four rivers flowing out of the garden of Eden.
Each of these Four divides the world into multiple aspects. The elements are earth, water, air, and fire; or the Physicist would say "Gravity, Electromagnetism, Weak Force and Strong Force." The worlds are assiyah, yetzirah, briah, and atzilut (doing, feeling, thinking, and existing). The layers of the soul are Nephesh, Ruach, Neshamah, and Chiah (life-force, emotional being, unique soul, and God-spark). The Kerubim are Raphael, Michael, Gabriel, and Uriel.
Over time, the Four converge, so that there is a complex cluster: in each corner of the world we find a direction, an element, an angel, a letter of God's name, a matriarch, and a layer of soul. Each corner holds a different cluster. By facing in one of these directions, we call to ourselves a particular "Element" of spiritual truth.
Each of these has corresponding names of God, and his Angels, - even phrases in the bible connecting to them.
By meditating on these fours, we come to understand both the multiplicity and the oneness of creation. Balancing our energies among the four "Quarters," earth, water, air and fire, the physical, the emotional, the mental, and the spiritual, we come to give proper attention to the multiple aspects of our lives.
Fourness can break us out of the dichotomies that twoness sometimes present us. Twoness can be a stark binary opposition: darkness/light, male/female, good/evil. Fourness is always more complex, and thus more complete. Fourness is like a table: for the table to stand, each of its four corners must be equally strong. This is why the table is the focal point of Solomon's Temple.
In Contrast, three is the number of movement and dynamism, hence its Alchemical connection. AMTh (Truth in Hebrew) is Three, and so is PLA (Miracles) but four is the number of completeness; the attainment of the Balance of Universal forces.
There is a Talmudic story in which four great sages journey to the garden of Eden, which is also the garden of Torah interpretation. Like the four winds, each sage meets with a different fate. Only one emerges whole.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, in her book Women Who Run with the Wolves, quotes the same story to show the power of mythic imagination to present us with quests of the spirit. When we imagine ?fourness,†™ ¢‚¬„¢¢‚¬Å¡‚¢†™‚¢‚¢¢¢‚¬Å¡‚¬¦‚¡¢‚¬Å¡‚¬? there is often one of the four that presents itself to us as the right choice for that moment. Exploring fourness can also be a quest to learn how to find our proper corner, our appropriate energy, in the moment.
It is for this reason, that all who would be students of the Mysteries must first resolve to "explore the powers of their being."
The image of four separate entities gathered together at a convergence compels us for reasons too deeply embedded for us to understand on a rational level, and allows us a moment of peace and unity. Especially when WE BECOME THAT POINT OF CONVERGENCE.
Like other cultures from the Celts to Chinese Taoist, The Egyptian Merkhab Heka, the Navajo, Qabala stands as one of the true paths that honors the four elements and directions as sources of power and healing. Some use the four winds and directions in their healing work, and the Jewish renewal movement keeps an awareness of the four worlds in its prayer and meditation work. Others use the four worlds as a way to conceptualize and plan ritual events. And some use the four worlds to stand for various spiritual energies during their rituals, just as other earth-based ritual-makers do.
Ayhja, now I am sure you must be thinking of a means by which I have given you a technique to meditate upon yourself as the convergence of the Four Elements of The universe, no? And if you recal, I showed you a visual synthesis of this exact multitude. Lemme know if you want me to send it again, and maybe we can attach it to the list.
Atah Gibor Le-Olam Adonai, [-o< Amen
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In Nature, and the Physical World there are four states of matter (solid, Liquid, Gas, plasma), four winds, four seasons, four phases of the moon, and four directions.
Fourness also reflects the ages of human experience in the fabled "riddle of the Sphynx": infancy, youth, Adulthood, and the invalid of age. The Jewish world-tree, the etz ha chayim or tree of life, passes through four levels of existence on its way between heaven and earth.
There are four rivers flowing out of the garden of Eden.
Each of these Four divides the world into multiple aspects. The elements are earth, water, air, and fire; or the Physicist would say "Gravity, Electromagnetism, Weak Force and Strong Force." The worlds are assiyah, yetzirah, briah, and atzilut (doing, feeling, thinking, and existing). The layers of the soul are Nephesh, Ruach, Neshamah, and Chiah (life-force, emotional being, unique soul, and God-spark). The Kerubim are Raphael, Michael, Gabriel, and Uriel.
Over time, the Four converge, so that there is a complex cluster: in each corner of the world we find a direction, an element, an angel, a letter of God's name, a matriarch, and a layer of soul. Each corner holds a different cluster. By facing in one of these directions, we call to ourselves a particular "Element" of spiritual truth.
Each of these has corresponding names of God, and his Angels, - even phrases in the bible connecting to them.
By meditating on these fours, we come to understand both the multiplicity and the oneness of creation. Balancing our energies among the four "Quarters," earth, water, air and fire, the physical, the emotional, the mental, and the spiritual, we come to give proper attention to the multiple aspects of our lives.
Fourness can break us out of the dichotomies that twoness sometimes present us. Twoness can be a stark binary opposition: darkness/light, male/female, good/evil. Fourness is always more complex, and thus more complete. Fourness is like a table: for the table to stand, each of its four corners must be equally strong. This is why the table is the focal point of Solomon's Temple.
In Contrast, three is the number of movement and dynamism, hence its Alchemical connection. AMTh (Truth in Hebrew) is Three, and so is PLA (Miracles) but four is the number of completeness; the attainment of the Balance of Universal forces.
There is a Talmudic story in which four great sages journey to the garden of Eden, which is also the garden of Torah interpretation. Like the four winds, each sage meets with a different fate. Only one emerges whole.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, in her book Women Who Run with the Wolves, quotes the same story to show the power of mythic imagination to present us with quests of the spirit. When we imagine ?fourness,†™ ¢‚¬„¢¢‚¬Å¡‚¢†™‚¢‚¢¢¢‚¬Å¡‚¬¦‚¡¢‚¬Å¡‚¬? there is often one of the four that presents itself to us as the right choice for that moment. Exploring fourness can also be a quest to learn how to find our proper corner, our appropriate energy, in the moment.
It is for this reason, that all who would be students of the Mysteries must first resolve to "explore the powers of their being."
The image of four separate entities gathered together at a convergence compels us for reasons too deeply embedded for us to understand on a rational level, and allows us a moment of peace and unity. Especially when WE BECOME THAT POINT OF CONVERGENCE.
Like other cultures from the Celts to Chinese Taoist, The Egyptian Merkhab Heka, the Navajo, Qabala stands as one of the true paths that honors the four elements and directions as sources of power and healing. Some use the four winds and directions in their healing work, and the Jewish renewal movement keeps an awareness of the four worlds in its prayer and meditation work. Others use the four worlds as a way to conceptualize and plan ritual events. And some use the four worlds to stand for various spiritual energies during their rituals, just as other earth-based ritual-makers do.
Ayhja, now I am sure you must be thinking of a means by which I have given you a technique to meditate upon yourself as the convergence of the Four Elements of The universe, no? And if you recal, I showed you a visual synthesis of this exact multitude. Lemme know if you want me to send it again, and maybe we can attach it to the list.
Atah Gibor Le-Olam Adonai, [-o< Amen
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Yes, it's coming together now, that helped make sense of things alot...You can attach the synthesis to your post, or send it o me via PM, that would be great...I'm going to focus, and see if I can further what I've read here tonight...
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