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Monday, 5 February 2024
The Meaning of the Name Barbelo
"And his thought performed a deed and she came forth, namely she who had appeared before him in the shine of his light. This is the first power which was before all of them (and) which came forth from his mind, She is the forethought of the All - her light shines like his light - the perfect power which is the image of the invisible, virginal Spirit who is perfect. The first power, the glory of Barbelo, the perfect glory in the aeons, the glory of the revelation, she glorified the virginal Spirit and it was she who praised him, because thanks to him she had come forth. This is the first thought, his image; she became the womb of everything, for it is she who is prior to them all, the Mother-Father, the first man, the holy Spirit, the thrice-male, the thrice-powerful, the thricenamed androgynous one, and the eternal aeon among the invisible ones, and the first to come forth. (The Apocryphon of John long version)
Title: Unveiling the Divine Feminine: Exploring the Enigmatic Figure of Barbelo
Introduction:
In the mystical realm of Gnosticism, the figure of Barbelo shines brightly as a beacon of divine wisdom and creative power. Derived from Semitic and Aramaic roots, the name Barbelo carries profound implications, suggesting a connection to the sacred Tetragrammaton and the divine feminine aspect of God. This document aims to unravel the mysteries surrounding Barbelo, exploring her multifaceted nature as a mother, wisdom, and the Holy Spirit in Gnostic tradition.
Origins and Etymology:
The name Barbelo derives from Hebrew and Aramaic origins, with various interpretations reflecting the elusive nature of this divine figure. Some scholars propose that Barbelo could mean "God is in the four," hinting at a divine presence embedded within the mystical realm of fourfold existence. Others suggest "daughter of the lord" or "mighty through God," highlighting Barbelo's divine lineage and inherent power derived from the Deity.
The Tetragrammaton Connection:
Barbelo's association with the Tetragrammaton, the ineffable four-letter name of God in Hebrew (YHWH), adds layers of complexity to her character. The Tetragrammaton symbolizes the divine essence and serves as a potent symbol of divine presence and power. Barbelo's connection to this sacred name underscores her significance as a divine emanation and embodiment of divine wisdom and creative energy.
Asher: The Relative Pronoun: At the heart of the Tetragrammaton is the pivotal term "Asher." This relative pronoun, meaning "who," not only links to Barbelo but unveils a profound duality. It transcends singular and plural, masculine and feminine, embodying the harmonious balance inherent in the divine. "Asher" becomes a linguistic embodiment of the androgynous nature often attributed to Barbelo, suggesting a unity beyond conventional understanding.
Ehyeh asher Ehyeh: The memorial phrase "ehyeh asher ehyeh" encapsulates the essence of divine self-existence. "I will be who I will be" transcends time and form, portraying a deity beyond human comprehension. In this linguistic dance, "Asher" becomes the nexus, linking the mortal observer to the boundless, genderless, and timeless divinity embodied by Barbelo.
Barbelo as the Deity-in-Four: Within this linguistic exploration, Barbelo emerges as the "Deity-in-Four," encapsulating the divine essence within the Tetragrammaton. Her connection to "Asher" deepens her role as the bridge between the divine and the created world, embodying the unity of opposites and the transcendence of dualities.
Asher's Unity Beyond Duality: The ambiguity of "Asher" challenges conventional linguistic boundaries, transcending the limitations of singular and plural, masculine and feminine. In its fluidity, "Asher" mirrors the androgynous nature of Barbelo, emphasizing a divine unity that transcends earthly distinctions. This linguistic nuance invites seekers to contemplate the infinite within the finite and the boundless within the defined.
Barbelo as Mother and Wisdom:
Within Gnostic cosmology, Barbelo occupies a central role as the Mother/Father figure, embodying both masculine and feminine aspects of the divine. As the divine Mother, Barbelo represents the nurturing and generative force of creation, giving birth to the Christos, the divine light and wisdom. Barbelo's role as the Mother highlights her creative potency and her role in bringing forth the divine order and harmony.
Barbelo as the Holy Spirit:
In Gnostic tradition, Barbelo is also synonymous with the Holy Spirit, representing the active force of divine revelation and spiritual illumination. As the Holy Spirit, Barbelo is not merely a passive entity but an active participant in the unfolding of divine wisdom and enlightenment. Barbelo's presence as the Holy Spirit permeates the cosmos, guiding and inspiring seekers on their spiritual journey.
Androgynous Nature of Barbelo:
One of the most intriguing aspects of Barbelo is her androgynous nature, embodying both masculine and feminine attributes within a unified divine being. Barbelo transcends conventional gender roles, symbolizing the unity and harmony of opposites within the divine realm. As the androgynous one, Barbelo epitomizes the balance and integration of masculine and feminine energies, reflecting the divine harmony and completeness.
Barbelo as the Divine Mind:
Beyond her roles as Mother, Wisdom, and the Holy Spirit, Barbelo also represents the divine mind or mental powers unfolding from the divine thought. Barbelo's emergence from the divine mind signifies the creative process of manifestation and realization, where divine ideas become tangible realities. As the embodiment of the divine mind, Barbelo illuminates the path of spiritual awakening and enlightenment.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, Barbelo stands as a profound symbol of divine wisdom, creativity, and spiritual enlightenment within Gnostic tradition. Her multifaceted nature as Mother, Wisdom, Holy Spirit, and Divine Mind transcends conventional understandings of gender and underscores the unity and harmony inherent in the divine realm. As seekers delve deeper into the mysteries of Barbelo, they uncover profound truths about the nature of existence and the eternal journey of the soul toward divine illumination.
Original text
The word Barbelo apparently comes from Hebrew Be-arba Eloha
The meaning of the Semitic/Aramaic name is uncertain ("God is in the four," "daughter of the lord," "mighty through God").
The name of Barbelo seems to be based on a form of the holy four-letter name of God within Judaism, and it apparently comes from Hebrew-perhaps ‘God (compare El) in (b-) four (arb(a),"
Barbelo comes "from the Hebrew baba' ‘eloh, ‘in the four is God'. with an abbreviated feminine ‘o' added to make the name a feminine aspect of God.
'The Deity-in Four', with reference to the Tetragrammaton Τετραγράμματον, meaning "[consisting of] four letters"), יהוה in Hebrew and YHWH the ineffable four letters name of God
The memorial, in its simplest form, is ehyeh asher ehyeh, "l will be who I will be." Asher, "who," the relative pronoun in this memorial, is both singular and plural, masculine and feminine.
Barbelo is feminine aspect of God, Barbelo is mother, wisdom and the holy spirit or active force.
Barbelo she is Mother/Father and She brought forth the Christos through Him who is the Light.
Barbelo as the Mother the titles the Father and Mother (these are the masculine and feminine names of one androgynous being
The Holy Spirit - Barbelo, is not a person or primordial being controlled by the Father it is an aspects of the mind of God or mental powers, unfolding or expanding from its thought to become an idea
However “bar,” in Aramaic, means son, and in particular, “son of” the word that follows. If Bar means, “Son of,” and if, as the scholars say, “Belo” or "EL" seems to indicate the word “God,” the logical procession might be to see that Barbelo means the sons of God.
In the unfolding of creation Yahweh first established the invisible imperishable realms of light from non-being to be the root and foundation of what would be the perishable visible material realms
wishing to unfold the visible creation from that which is invisible Yahweh willed into being a feminine principle or attribute called Barbelo
all began with Yahweh, Yahweh as Father emanated Barbelo (the holy spirit or active force) full of light, life and majesty, she being filled with need to birth, conceived as glory the eternal Christ power the word of the Father
Yahweh is Barbelo
Monday, 23 October 2023
Female Angels Genesis 1:26
The concept of female angels is a fascinating topic that invites reflection on the nature of divinity and the role of gender within spiritual realms. A deep dive into the scriptures and theological interpretations provides insight into the creation of humanity and its reflection of divine qualities, suggesting that the divine encompasses both masculine and feminine attributes.
She was not formed in the image of man, though she may have been in the image of some of the Elohim. "Man" is generic of both sexes. When, therefore, Elohim said "let us make man in our image;" and it is added, "male and female created he them;" it would seem that both the man and the woman were created in the image and likeness of Elohim. In this case, some of the Elohim are represented by Adam's form, and some by Eve's. I see no reason why it should not be so.
When mankind rises from the dead, they will doubtless rise as immortal men and women; and then, says Jesus, "they are equal to the angels;" on an equality with them in every respect. Adam only was in the image of Him that created him; but then, the Elohim that do the commandments of the invisible God, are the virile portion of their community:
The evidence before us, as far as the import of words and phrases is concerned, seems to indicate the neuter personality of the Spirit, the masculine words having relation to something else that is affirmed of it, and being masculine from the custom of the language. Though the word Pneuma be neuter, the gender of the spirit might be masculine or feminine. HERALD KINGDOM AND AGE TO COME 1852
"And He took one of his ribs" —The word tsela, from tsala "to incline," is nowhere else used for "rib," but is translated "side" (e.g. Exod. 25:12). Exactly what part, or how much, of Adam's side was taken from him is not revealed. But whatever part it was, it transferred the feminine qualities of the man to Eve, his wife (Eph. 5:22). She became his counterpart; and she, complementing him, made him complete.genesis expositor
Tuesday, 8 June 2021
The Holy Spirit is God's Wife
The Holy Spirit is God's Wife
We know that The holy spirit is a force, the invisible power and energy of the Father by which God is everywhere present that is effluent from His person and presence, filling universal space. The Spirit is not a 'separate' or 'other' person. Ac 7:55, 56; Re 7:10 It is God's own radiant power, ever out flowing from Him, by which His 'everywhereness' is achieved. Ps 104:30; 1 Cor 12:4-11.
The Spirit is personal in that it is of God Himself: it is not personal in the sense of being some other person within the Godhead" The phrase like a dove is a descriptive comparison. The Spirit is not a dove, but descended like one in some sort of bodily representation.
However there is another meaning to the Holy Spirit a deeper meaning
1. The Holy Spirit is the group of all the angels who are married to God.
2. The Holy Spirit is our spiritual Mother.
3. The whole congregation is regarded as being one body, one wife.
4. God has a family of which he is the father, the Holy Spirit is the mother, God's wife, and Jesus is now the firstborn son.
Jn 14:26 But the helper, the holy spirit, which the Father will send in my name, that one will teach you all things and bring back to your minds all the things I told you .
But Adam's wife was described in the same way:
Gen 2:18 And Yahweh Elohim went on to say: It is not good for the man to continue by himself. I am going to make a helper for him, as a complement of him.
Just as Eve was a complement and helper to Adam so the holy spirit is God's helper, and a complement to him. It is his wife. It is Jesus' mum and ours. The four are a family. The holy spirit although was not mentioned much in the old testament, here are all the explicit references to it as 'the holy spirit'...Ps 51:11 Isaiah 63:10, 11
But it was referred to more in other ways...Deut 34:9 Jn 14:17 Ex 35:31
Since the holy spirit imparts wisdom it must be an intelligent being or beings. Likewise we can deduce that the holy spirit is a living intelligent thing because it can plead for us:
So since it is a living spirit, so it must consist either of an angel or of a group of them. We know that there is more than one angel...
Ps 104:4 Making his angels [his messengers] spirits, his ministers a devouring fire.
Heb 1:13 But with reference to which one of the angels has he ever said: Sit at my right hand, until I place your enemies as a stool for your feet?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth on behalf of those who are going to inherit salvation?.
The holy spirit does God's ministering and contains ministers, who are holy spirits plural. So the holy spirit is a group of angels. So it must be the group of all the angels who are married to God, all the angels who are in a covenant with God who are partakers of the divine nature
Hence Paul said: Galatians 4:26 But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
The Jerusalem above is God's heavenly administration which is all of the loyal angels, which is all of the holy spirits. Paul explicitly states that these angels are our Mother, for they give birth to all the new angels. Now mother's plead with father's not to be too hard on errant sons. And that is precisely the meaning of Romans 8:26, the holy spirit interceding with God for the sanctified ones, is the mother interceding with the father for her sons.
God does refer to a whole nation of people as one person...
Ex 4:22 And you must say to Pharaoh: This is what Yahweh has said: Israel is my son, my firstborn.
He also refers to the entire church as Jesus' wife, one person in the singular...
Ephesians 5:22 Let wives be in subjection to their husbands as to the Lord,
23 because a husband is head of his wife as the Christ also is head of the congregation, he being a saviour of [that] body.
24 In fact, as the congregation is in subjection to the Christ, so let wives also be to their husbands in everything.
So the whole congregation is regarded as being one body, one wife. Here is a table of greater or lesser husbands and wives...
Husbands Wives
Joseph Mary
President First Lady
King Queen
Jesus Christian church
Priest Congregation
Managing Director Board of directors
President of corporation All the vice presidents as a group
Manager of sports team Sports Team
Field Marshal His Army
Prime Minister Cabinet
God Holy Spirit, all the holy angels
The very word 'corporation', or 'incorporated' means a lot of people regards as one body.
Now the Holy Spirit is the Mother of everyone living spiritually whereas Adam called his wife Eve because:
Gen 3:20 After this Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she had to become the mother of everyone living.
So God does have a family, and in this family he is the father, the holy spirit is the mother, God's wife, and Jesus is now the firstborn son. So there it is. There is nothing mystical or indecipherable about it, we are just talking about your regular family (well OK they are a rather powerful example!). This is why you cannot blaspheme against God or against his wife, who wears his name but you could blaspheme against Jesus, before he was resurrected...
Mat 12:31 On this account I say to you: Every sort of sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the spirit will not be forgiven.
32 For example, whoever speaks a word [in blasphemy] against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks [in blasphemy] against the holy spirit, it will not be forgiven him, no, not in this system of things nor in that to come.
So the holy spirit has the same status as God, being his wife, so it cannot just be one angel, for if it was, then that angel would also be a God to be worshipped with the same status as Yahweh.
Incidentally the holy spirit, or helper or comforter, the spirit of the truth, the spirit of wisdom, sent by God, is always referred to in the neuter in scripture. However, the spirit of truth, sent by Jesus, which is also called a helper is referred to in the masculine...
Jn 15:26 When the helper arrives that I will send you from the Father, the spirit of the truth, which proceeds from the Father, that one will bear witness about me.
Jn 16:7 Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth. It is for your benefit I am going away. For if I do not go away, the helper will by no means come to you, but if I do go my way, I will send him to you.
Jn 16:13 However, when that one arrives, the spirit of the truth, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak of his own impulse, but what things he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things coming.
This 'spirit of the truth', the one sent by Jesus, as opposed to the one sent by Yahweh, is the angel of Revelation that presented Revelation in signs to John...
Rev 1:1 A revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place. And he sent forth his angel and presented [it] in signs through him to his slave John.
So all of the holy angels together, as the holy spirit, are feminine. But each individual angel is masculine.
Heb 1:13 But with reference to which one of the angels has he ever said: Sit at my right hand, until I place your enemies as a stool for your feet?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth [as the holy spirit] on behalf of those who are going to inherit salvation?.
The holy spirit itself is the helper, the ministering spirit for all of us, and so are these angels. So the one is the sum of the others.
Tuesday, 18 May 2021
My interpretation of the Nag Hammadi Library
My interpretation of the Nag Hammadi Library
My interpretation of the Nag Hammadi Library when the different uses of words in different scripts, but with similar content, are decoded is:
Spirit is the same as Mind. Psyche is what is named the holy spirit, it is a woman, symbolised with Zoe in the Garden of Eden. Mind is not physical, but the woman is physical, she is the word. Adam was lured by her (mother nature), and he copulated with her (the forbidden fruit), and he materialized as the physical Man in nature. It is a story of the birth of consciousness.
I like the Song of Songs in the Bible, about Solomon, and it shows that also he was the same as Adam, and he fell in love with her. Some say it is the greatest love song ever, but it is not a song about historical people. It was a story about how physical consciousness came into being, by the fact that Man fell in love with The Garden (mother nature).
The story clearly states that man came from Mind and materialized in the Psyche (word). The word is what grounds us, and it can easyily be observed when one stops the inner talk (content of the psyche). If the inner talk is stopped, there will only be mind, and the psyche will be dormant. Every time the waking ego starts talking to itself again, it will be grounded in the physical image that is created by the word (self-hypnosis).
God is Mind, and physical expression is the Psyche. The Son is the one that express itself through its Psyche (holy spirit). Since the Psyche is the Mother, and she has no substance, she is off course a virgin. Jesus tried to tell people that all are projecting themselves into the physical image, but for the one caught in the psyche that is not so easy to understand. Seems like James understood it though, he who was named the brother of Jesus, by Jesus, even if they were not related.
Another way to say it is that being in flesh is like awakening in a dream, the dream becomes dense and is observed as matter. In dreams when the body sleeps there are no time and no space, and the substance is like a hologram, but it feels real even if no bodily senses are participating in the dream. The density of the physical realm is what creates the sensation of time moving in one direction. In dreams while sleeping the word direction has no meaning, the dream is not limited by either time or space. I have hence for myself concluded that Jesus talked about this projection of the inner being out into the flesh of the outer being. If you knew about the inner entity you would also know Jesus, and you would also know his Father. He always talked about this inner entity (Osiris), and not the outer being (Seth). The stories in ancient times were told with symbolism because it is difficult to talk about such things if they are not packed in metaphors.
The hardest thing to realize is that matter is an illusion, an illusion created by the mind. So, the NHL scripts are correct, the story say that the unimagniable Father is The Mind, the observer of all the other minds (spirits). God materialises himself through his creations, and hence he is hidden behind his light. The Psyche (named Sopdet in Egypt), the first Psyche, came from Mind (God). She got a son named Sopdu in Egypt, and he is the Mind-Psyche behind the entity Horus. But before Sopdet God created his Son, he is named Sah in Egypt. Sah is the spiritual mind from physical Osiris (the inner person).
it is difficult to formulate the words correctly in a short text
The psyche has no substance, but the woman has. That means that Earth, which is that woman, has substance.
But the Earth is projected from the unsubstantial psyche, the image that is experienced as the flesh comes from the psyche that has no substance. The image is an illusion, though it is real, one can navigate and act in this illusion.
It is difficult to talk about a subjective world that becomes objective, and that the subjective world is prior to the objective world.
I know Egyptian Symbolism and I can see things spoken about in the NHL that is hidden for those that do not recognize that NHL is Egyptian stories written in words. The NHL learned me much more about Egypt than what is available in Egypt itself about the connected stories. The stories in Egypt are short, and they are also not in one line of thought, hence compilation of symbols may change drasticly. The good thing about NHL is that the stories are complex, and it helped me a lot to put faces to the names in NHL.
Editor's Question: Mind is the 8th level in the discourse on the 8th and 9th what is the 9th and 10th levels
there are 14 levels, and Paul reached the tenth according to Apocalypse of Paul. Jesus/Osiris will be the 13th, and the 14th is the Father himself. Horemheb was he who built the tenth pylon/pillar at the Tempel of Karnak. It is still missing the 11th-13th pillar there.
I can before that time give you the information about the 1st to the 14th as a quote from NHL :)
The Apocalypse of Paul should be read as well to see what he thought abouth the 10th.
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Now, the first kingdom says of the illuminator that he came from . . . a spirit . . . to heaven. He was nourished in the heavens. He received the glory of that one and the power. He came to the bosom of his mother, and in this way he came to the water.
And the second kingdom says of him that he came from a great prophet. And a bird came, took the child who was born, and brought him onto a high mountain. And he was nourished by the bird of heaven. An angel came forth there. He said to him, “Rise! God has given you glory.” He received glory and strength, and in this way he came to the water.
The third kingdom says of him that he came from a virgin womb. He was cast out of his city, he and his mother; he was brought to a desert place. He was nourished there. He came and received glory and power, and in this way he came to the water.
The fourth kingdom says of him that he came from a virgin. . . . Solomon sought her, he and Phersalo and Sauel and his armies, which had been sent out. Solomon himself sent his army of demons to seek out the virgin. And they did not find the one whom they sought, but the virgin who was given to them. It was she whom they fetched. Solomon took her. The virgin became pregnant and gave birth to the child there. She nourished him on a border of the desert. When he was nourished, he received glory and power from the seed from which he was conceived, and in this way he came to the water.
And the fifth kingdom says of him that he came from a drop from heaven. He was thrown into the sea. The abyss received him, gave birth to him, and brought him to heaven. He received glory and power, and in this way he came to the water.
And the sixth kingdom says that one . . . came down to the realm that is below in order to gather flowers. She became pregnant from the desire of the flowers. She gave birth to him in that place. The angels of the flower garden nourished him. He received glory and power there, and in this way he came to the water.
And the seventh kingdom says of him that he is a drop and came from heaven to earth. Dragons brought him down to caves, and he became a child. A spirit came over him and raised him to the place from where the drop had come. He received glory and power there, and in this way he came to the water.
And the eighth kingdom says of him that a cloud came over the earth and enveloped a rock. He came from it. The angels above the cloud nourished him. He received glory and power there, and in this way he came to the water.
And the ninth kingdom says of him that from the nine muses one separated. She came to a high mountain and spent some time seated there, so that she desired her own body in order to become androgynous. She fulfilled her desire and became pregnant from her desire. He was born. The angels who were over the desire nourished him. And he received glory there and power, and in this way he came to the water.
The tenth kingdom says of him that his god loved a cloud of desire. He fathered him in his hand and cast upon the cloud above him some of the drop, and he was born. He received glory and power there, and in this way he came to the water.
And the eleventh kingdom says of him that the father desired his own daughter. She was pregnant from her father. She cast her child . . . tomb out in the desert. The angel nourished him there, and in this way he came to the water.
The twelfth kingdom says of him that he came from two luminaries. He was nourished there. He received glory and power, and in this way he came to the water.
And the thirteenth kingdom says of him that every birth of their ruler is a word. And this word received a mandate there. He received glory and power, and in this way he came to the water, that the desire of those powers might be satisfied.
But the generation without a king says that god chose him from all the eternal realms. He caused knowledge of the one of truth, who is undefiled, to reside in him. He said, “Out of a foreign air, from a huge eternal realm, the great illuminator appeared. And he made the generation of those people whom he had chosen for himself shine, so that they should shine on the whole eternal realm.”
By Christen Hamre
https://www.bookdepository.com/Egyptian-Symbolism-Christer-Hamre/9781788308830
Monday, 21 December 2020
God has Breasts El Shaddai
The Breasts of the Father Ode 19
In this study we will look at the feminine aspects of God but first we will start with an opening reading from the Odes of Solomon Ode 19:
Ode 19
A cup of milk was offered to me, and I drank it in the sweetness of the Lord's kindness.
The Son is the cup, and the Father is He who was milked; and the Holy Spirit is She who milked Him;
Because His breasts were full, and it was undesirable that His milk should be ineffectually released.
The Holy Spirit opened Her bosom, and mixed the milk of the two breasts of the Father.
Then She gave the mixture to the generation without their knowing, and those who have received it are in the perfection of the right hand.
The womb of the Virgin took it, and she received conception and gave birth.
So the Virgin became a mother with great mercies.
And she labored and bore the Son but without pain, because it did not occur without purpose.
And she did not require a midwife, because He caused her to give life.
She brought forth like a strong man with desire, and she bore according to the manifestation, and she acquired according to the Great Power.
And she loved with redemption, and guarded with kindness, and declared with grandeur.
Hallelujah.
The main Hebrew lexicons, Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB) and The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (HALOT, also known as K-B for its editors, Kohler and Baumgartner), both offer various possibilities for the etymology of the word shaddai. One possibility is that it derives from the verb שדד shadad. שדד shadad means “to deal violently with,” but none of the lexicons or theological word books suggest that shaddai means “God of violence.” Another possibility, found only in BDB, is that the name comes from שדה shadah , which means “to pour out,” and refers to God as “rain giver.” The Kohler-Baumgartner lexicon (HALOT) suggests that the word could be based on the Akkadian shadu which means “mountain.” Thus, El Shaddai means “The God of the mountain(s).” This seems to be the current favorite among scholars. HALOT also suggests another possibility, such as the idea that El Shaddai refers to one of the ancestral gods, but the meaning of the name is uncertain.
One possibility that is not mentioned in either BDB or HALOT is found in both the Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament (TDOT) and also in the New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis (NIDOTTE). And that is that the name Shaddai comes from the word thdw/y which means “breast” (or “mountain.”) (See TDOT, I:257; NIDOTTE, I:401). Although TDOT concludes that “God of the mountain” is the best translation, the fact that it recognizes “The God of Breasts” as a possibility is significant.
In Hebrew the word שד shad means “breast.” The noun itself is masculine in form even though it refers only to female breasts. TDOT notes that shaddai follows a common pattern for divine name formation using a “natural element plus an adjectival suffix. One thinks of ‘Artsay, Tallay, and Pidray, wives of Ba`al whose names mean “One of the Earth,” “The Dewy One,” and “the Misty One” (TDOT, I:256). Thus Shaddai would mean “The Breasted One.” [1]
The etymology of El Shaddai remains uncertain and contested. As HALOT concludes, “Despite several attempted and suggested explanations the etymology of שדי has still not been completely clarified” (II:1421). For this reason, we should not dismiss possibilities like “The God of Breasts” simply because some scholars have come to an admittedly uncertain consensus on “God of the Mountain(s).”
El Shaddai literally translated means the strong breasted one
He provided for the people of Israel when He "led" them in the wilderness (Deut. 32:10 12). It was He that (Exod. 20:2) "led" them out of Egypt. He, also, said to Abraham (Gen. xvii. i 2) "I am thy God (Heb. El Shaddai), be-well-pleasing before me." Thus, "in the manner of a true Child-leader, He secretly fashions Abraham so as to be a faithful" a remark that would seem more to the point if we could suppose that Clement had some vague notions about "Shaddai" as being connected with the All-sufficing Father, and perhaps with "breasts."
El Shaddai All-Sufficient Sustainer
God is One Person but there is a dual aspect to God's nature the Deity is both Father and Mother The very name God, Almighty, in its original Hebrew form El Shaddai, reveals the infinite quality. El, God, its first meaning, Strength: Shaddi, the plural whose singular, Shad, signifies a Breast and is feminine. Our natural father and mother, with their united strength and wisdom, truth and love are types of that Perfect Parentage, our Father and Mother which are in Heaven
The duality of God is expressed in the book of "Genesis" as follows: "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. So God created man in his own image; male and female created He them; and called their name Adam."
An all-important, sublime, and foundational doctrine of the Shakers is the Existence of an Eternal Father and an Eternal Mother in Deity — the Heavenly Parents of all angelical and human beings.
31. As Father, God is the infinite Fountain of intelligence, and the Source of all power — "the Almighty, great and terrible in majesty;" "the high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy, dwelling in the high and holy place;" and "a consuming fire."
32. But, as Mother, "God is love" and tenderness! If all the maternal affections of all the female or bearing spirits in animated nature were combined together, and then concentered in one individual human female, that person would be but as a type or image of our Eternal Heavenly Mother.
Friday, 1 May 2020
The Knowledge of Astrology
the knowledge of Astrology
When the rulers of this world discussed their desire to keep mankind in darkness, I was there, I became as one of them and heard of their boasting, they said among themselves in secrete,
" Let us not give knowledge to man of travel for they may become as we are, let them not know of the stars, less they may travel them and bring war to our home "
" let this be the decree " and this was agreed among their elders, so they, their chiefs, sent their deceivers with the delusion of travel, humans was given the knowledge of cars and of trucks this was the knowledge of earthly travel this was done to keep humans grounded to this earth, never to know true travelling.
Then to humans they gave the knowledge of Astrology that they, humans may stay grounded, always looking up to the stars never to know their true celestial bodies of which they, the rulers call their heavens.
This the rulers sought out to deceive mankind, but it was them who was deceived, for when they gave humans the knowledge to travel from city to city and state to state, this allowed mankind to travel from mystery to mystery and realm to realm.
The knowledge of travel came to be because of mankind for travel belongs to, mankind, and the realms came to be because of the mysteries for the realms exist within the mysteries.
Understand this mystery where ever Sige is mankind can go, for Sige came first, and all beings and rulers, and kingdoms and worlds and their heavens, exist within the mystery of Sige, Sige gives life and knowledge to all.
Another mystery I give the rulers created humans to mirror mankind, and the humans are the bodies that mankind dwell in, this is the prisons to which mankind are held in, and it is death that is sent to free mankind from the prison of human, this is what is meant by the saying of " the enslavement of mankind by the rulers of this world " soon mankind will no longer have need of death to free them " Christ " has brought " Life " of mankind back to them, this life, was and did belong to mankind in the beginning before all things came into existence, all, things, brothers and sisters learn of this life which is your inheritance, then the door to your prison will open of it's own, life is superior to death and that life is yours.
Spiritual Gifts and Realm Travel
Thursday, 16 April 2020
Born Again by Sophia
Isaiah 49:1 ►................. New International Version
Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the LORD called me; from my mother's womb he has spoken my name.
Listen to me my brothers and sisters for you are as I am.
Even before I was born in this world our father separated me from she who would be called my mother here on this earth, I was separated from this woman even in her womb, for it pleased my father that it should be so.
Before I came to this place Sophia called me from the womb of my father Sophia knew me and called me by my name, seeing Sophia called me from within my father, it was of necessity that Sophia call me from within the womb of my earthly mother then through birth separate me from her not being born of her power but that of Sophia.
Listen to me my brothers and my sisters and listen well, you to was conceived in the wombs of your earthly mothers by the power of Sophia and kept you separate from her and the seed of your earthly fathers, and it was by Sophia's power being the will of our father, brought you forth from the womb, seeing this is what Sophia did as you came forth from our father.
I have spoken of our origin a mystery that is a mystery within itself, and yet I tell you another mystery, the life of Christ is yours, for he was the first to come forth from our father then Sophia conceived him in a virgin, for he came first from a virgin father, then Sophia became midwife to the earthly woman and brought to birth, Christ in this world, the same Sophia has done to us all, for we all was first sons and daughters of our father born of our father conceived of our father called and brought forth by Sophia, this is the mystery of our birth, but in this world we we're brought forth a second time by Sophia, this is what is called " born again "
Tuesday, 14 April 2020
Spiritual Gifts and Realm Travel
Greetings to you my brothers and sisters:
Let me remind you of these things: Spiritual Gifts and Realm Travel.
One must recognize his or her order of glory and once it is known to you, then one should walk in it.
We all reflect who the Saviour is and our own unique reflection is in him, so my brethren see, that is, know, the saviour is not to be known as a mere human but son of man, who in his true nature supersede the nature and forms of the aeons.
For even they could not comprehend the image to which they saw, but we have the nature and form which is superior to theirs as well, so it is with great joy to see that you have received the words of the Begotten One with great understanding.
Brethren look at that statement again, " you must be saved " if you had a friend and some one came up to you both speaking French, and your friend began to speak french with that person, and once they and your friend have finished speaking to one another, you might say to your friend " you must be French " you speak French very well and fluently.
The same it is with spiritual gifts, like French some were born speaking French while others learned at a later time, do you get me brothers and sisters?
In the spiritual realm these abilities are common place, I have told you that when I went to the worlds of the rulers of this world, that resurrection, and raising one from the dead, was common place with them, that was because, It Is!!
No one truly teaches you any thing but only bring back to your remembrance that which you have long forgotten by coming to this world, for this I continue to say to you, " know yourselves " then you will become known, again most was born with those abilities as an inheritance while others will soon inherit them, so when you both the inheritors and those that inherited reach the spiritual realm living and doing things in the spiritual realms those abilities will be common practice with you all.
And as for that statement " you must be saved and born again " this means you were into being long before the rulers of this world came into existence, you appeared in this world in their physical forms which is the bodied you have now, and was born as a physical being is born, first born a spiritual being then born again
"As " a physical being, and when you operate in your spiritual gifts, you are using your natural spiritual abilities in a physical body in a physical realm or physical world, ruling over both the dead and alive.
Do not confuse realm travel with out of the body travel, one, out of the body travel leads to torment, or to the places of the rulers of this world, this you will know in a short period of time.
Realm travel one goes back to the region of their birth and remembers all things, then sees oneself alive in both places and live in both places physical and spiritual realm, no longer leaving either but ruling in both, the more you see yourselves in the regions of your births the more you travel, in both places, here in this physical world and in the spiritual, you will soon appear physically in other places in this world, first in your neighborhood, then other cities, then states, and afterwards countries, and you be known there as you are known in your home you will see how simple it is,
These are the beginning stages of gnosis, knowing the difference between the spiritual beings from the physical these things will come in time, faster for some none attainable for others, learn the mystery of " being filled " and " being emptied " and why it is better to be emptied!
Again stand before the face of the eternal Saviour, and for Eternity stand before his face, for in him you see your for the eternal beings that you are.
Sunday, 12 April 2020
Pistis Sophia Chapter 132 Spirit and Body
I've asked you to know yourself, and now i expand the question.
Know what is yours and that which is given to you!
Listen and i shall make an effort to reveal that which is hidden,
1)yours= is spirit life from the unbegotten Father the pre-existing one
2)the body= what is given.
Be careful of that which is given to you , it is not yours, The Aeons are beings that pre-dates the Archons who are the so call gods of the old testaments, and these are called the rulers of the great fate, the great fate is an area beyond the reach of man and the archons a region too vast to be reached by them both, and it is these who fashions the sins and the counterfeit spirit, now, the counterfeit spirit has power over the body, meaning the feelings and emotions,
By looking at the body , and not seeing the spiritual being in the body, ignorance will take you captive and sleep and slumber shall overshadow you, and you shall become a servant to Fate, and Destiny will kill you, and from this you shall not awaken,
The mystery is this, an aeon that goes by the name of Pistis desired to create a being to rule over all the matter of chaos, chaos is the vast darkness which we call outer space, this being, creature whose mother is pistis, and his name being 'yalda baoth'. after becoming aware of his existance, he proclaimed that he was God over all that is matter, this world inwhich we live is matter, and this matter is the refuse of the gods and aeons, 'yalda baoth'. took the refuse of the gods and aeons and constructed Earth, then created the body of man out of this earth.
My brothers and sister we are not bodies which is refuse of the aeons, but we are greater far beyond the thoughts of the aeons, we are Self Perpetuating life giving spirits, whose origins are from the all the total of existence, from he who is first man self-man who is pure mind! and we were sent and placed inside of these bodies inwhich we reside in now, longing to be released from these bodies of refuse matter.
so do not claim, lay hold of , accept, cling to any and all things that pertains to your body of matter, it is all Refuse of the gods and aeons, even your sins, your problems are not yours, renounce them.
their aeons, to the number of three-hundred-and-sixty-and-five, and give them the soul and the counterfeiting spirit, which are bound to one another. The counterfeiting spirit is the without of the soul, and the compound of the power is the within of the soul, being within both of them, in order that they may be able to stand, for |345. it is the power which keepeth the two up-right. And the rulers give commandment to the servitors, saying unto them: This is the type which ye are to put into the body of the matter of the world.' They say unto them indeed: 'Put the compound of the power, the within of the soul, within them all, that they may be able to stand, for it is their up-rightness, and after the soul put the counterfeiting spirit.'
Of conception."Thus they give commandment to their servitors, that they may deposit it into the bodies of the antitype. And following this fashion the servitors of the rulers bring the power and the soul and the counterfeiting spirit, bring them down to the world, and pour [them] out into the world of the rulers of the midst. The rulers of the midst look after the counterfeiting spirit; and also the destiny, whose name is Moira, leadeth the man until it hath him slain through the death appointed unto him, which the rulers of the great Fate have bound to the soul. And the servitors of the sphere bind the soul and the power and the counterfeiting spirit and the destiny. And they portion them all and make them into two portions and seek after the man and also after the woman in the world to whom they have given signs, in order that they may |346. send them into them. And they give one portion to the man and one portion to the woman in a victual of the world or in a breath of the air or in water or in a kind which they drink.
"All this I will tell unto you and the species of every soul and the type, how they enter into the bodies, whether of men or of birds or of cattle or of wild beasts or of reptiles or of all the other species in the world. I will tell you their type, in what type they enter into men; I will tell it you at the expansion of the universe.
Moses and Egypt Numbers 11
Moses: = He whom was drawn from the water shall bring to the many, the water he was drawn from.
Numbers 11:16 ►.....Berean Study Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.
Numbers 11:17 ►......Good News Translation
I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the spirit I have given you and give it to them. Then they can help you bear the responsibility for these people, and you will not have to bear it alone.
Numbers 11:18 ►......Good News Translation
Now tell the people, 'Purify yourselves for tomorrow; you will have meat to eat. The LORD has heard you whining and saying that you wished you had some meat and that you were better off in Egypt. Now the LORD will give you meat, and you will have to eat it.
Egypt has been your parent but your Father you have not known, and not only shall you know your Father, but you shall be just like him.
Saturday, 21 December 2019
The Holy Spirit and Evil Forces The Gospel of Philip
The Holy Spirit and Evil Forces
Evil forces serve the saints, for they have been blinded by the holy spirit into thinking they are helping their own people when they really are helping the saints.ever powers or rulers are tricked by the holy spirit
So a disciple once asked the master for something from the world, and he said, “Ask your mother, and she will give you something from another realm.”
The rulers thought they did all they did by their own power and will, but the holy spirit was secretly accomplishing all through them by the spirit’s will.
The saints are served by evil powers [falsehood (sarx)–the evil powers love the lie due to the power it gives them to “lord it over” the saints], for they [the evil powers] are blinded by the Holy Spirit into thinking that they are serving an (ordinary) man [they are the religious and political rulers who cannot discern the things of the spirit and believe the saints are just ignorant natural men like themselves] whenever they do so for the saints [the saints who “do as they say but not as they do” are actually made stronger by suffering their injustices]. Because of this, a disciple [not said to be a “saint”] asked the Lord one day for something of this world [to satisfy the lusts of his flesh]. He said to him, "Ask your mother [“your” seems to signify other than the “holy” spirit, so likely the spirit of his belly], and she will give you of the things which are another's [Jesus knew that this disciple’s heart was not ready for the Truth and this is a cryptic way for Philip to tell us that we all have the power to generate what it is we “want” if our will is strong enough to get it. But the danger is that we are often misguided by our own heart idols and this can bring harm to ourselves and others as is expressed by Jesus when He says “another’s” – the “things of the world” are not in accord with God’s will but of the individual will which are often subjectively governed by evil powers (thoughts). In such a nature, your gain usually comes at the expense of another - “who am I to judge another’s” was the term Jesus used with regard to those of the world for these are still at enmity with God and still belong to “another” i.e. influenced by the “pride of life” in the flesh]." (Philip 24)
The saints are served by powers of darkness, for the minds of the dark lords are warped so that they do not know what they are doing; they think they are serving darkness when they are serving Light. This is what happened in the Garden of Eden. When the gods of darkness tried to deceive the Aadamah, thinking they were increasing the power of darkness, they were actually furthering the cause of Light. Once, when a disciple asked the Lord for some physical thing, he replied, "You are approaching the wrong lord; learn to govern all the powers through proper principles, and there is nothing you cannot acquire or accomplish."