Art by Joe Maccer on Deviant Art
Myriad names of God swirl from the womb of holy silence.
Just so, stars spiral from a black hole at the center of the galaxy.
Yet all the black holes in the cosmos are one and the same fertile
void. This star-birthing singularity, the infinite hush of the maternal
dark, is not far away. It is the core of your being, the bindhu at the
center of your heart.
Just so, stars spiral from a black hole at the center of the galaxy.
Yet all the black holes in the cosmos are one and the same fertile
void. This star-birthing singularity, the infinite hush of the maternal
dark, is not far away. It is the core of your being, the bindhu at the
center of your heart.
In Jewish Kabbala, the Great Seal of Protection is a mandala
containing 72 divine names. We can find similar mantra-mandalas
made of Tibetan and Sanskrit letters. In the untranslated letters of
St. Pachomias, "father of Christian monasticism", I have seen such
mandalas of syllables written in Old Latin. They were possibly
derived from the Demotic, the language of Egypt, home to the
wisdom schools of Christian Gnosticism. In all these mystical
traditions - Indian, Tibetan, Hebrew, Christian - the names are
bija mantras, healing sound-vibrations used in meditation.
containing 72 divine names. We can find similar mantra-mandalas
made of Tibetan and Sanskrit letters. In the untranslated letters of
St. Pachomias, "father of Christian monasticism", I have seen such
mandalas of syllables written in Old Latin. They were possibly
derived from the Demotic, the language of Egypt, home to the
wisdom schools of Christian Gnosticism. In all these mystical
traditions - Indian, Tibetan, Hebrew, Christian - the names are
bija mantras, healing sound-vibrations used in meditation.
In the Old Testament , the Lord tells Abraham that, "my name is
El Shaddai," usually translated God Almighty. But the etymology
is uncertain. As with many sacred Hebrew words, there are alternate
roots, each with its own significance, resulting in parallel
commentaries. These multiple roots are complimentary,
not contradictory.
El Shaddai," usually translated God Almighty. But the etymology
is uncertain. As with many sacred Hebrew words, there are alternate
roots, each with its own significance, resulting in parallel
commentaries. These multiple roots are complimentary,
not contradictory.
One root of Shaddai means "fertile field, uncultivated wilderness."
This would suggest the other divine names, which are the very
energies of creation, spring from a wild impregnable field to which
the intellect of man may lay no claim - or what Christian mystic
Ruysbroeck called, "the wayless wilderness of the Godhead."
This would suggest the other divine names, which are the very
energies of creation, spring from a wild impregnable field to which
the intellect of man may lay no claim - or what Christian mystic
Ruysbroeck called, "the wayless wilderness of the Godhead."
...in the most popular etymology of the Hebrew word, Shaddai means
"mother's breasts." El Shaddai is the "God who is like a mother's
breasts," the feminine power. So countless worlds, innumerable
energies, and all the names of God are born of one Mother,
who is the divine Silence. This Silence we may experience,
but never "know." For this is the
"mother's breasts." El Shaddai is the "God who is like a mother's
breasts," the feminine power. So countless worlds, innumerable
energies, and all the names of God are born of one Mother,
who is the divine Silence. This Silence we may experience,
but never "know." For this is the
Silence of The Beloved...
Fred LaMotte
Uradiance
Uradiance
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