Elohim

In the Mysteries the seven Logi, or Creative Lords, are shown as streams of force issuing from the mouth of the Eternal One. This signifies the spectrum being extracted from the white light of the Supreme Deity.

The seven Creators, or Fabricators, of the inferior spheres were called by the Jews, the Elohim. By the Egyptians they were referred to as the Builders (sometimes as the Governors) and are depicted with great knives in their hands with which they carved the universe from its primordial substance.

Worship of the planets is based upon their acceptation as the cosmic embodiment's of the seven creative attributes of God. The Lords of the planets were described as dwelling within the body of the sun, for the true nature of the sun, being analogous to the white light, contains the seeds of all the tone and color potentiates which it manifests.

Manly P Hall
Source: / <cite>The Secret Teachings of all Ages</cite>

 Who were the Priest class?

Prior to the Renaissance times, the wisdom schools were all across the known lands of the then world and they were apolitical.   The skills of farming and agriculture and the skills of working with fire and metal (metallurgy) were composites of many skills and these seemingly arose hand in hand with the Priest Class. 

Priests, Druids, Medicine men, Shamans and Kadiacha were in fact the first scientists.  These very special people who were especially chosen were the first metallurgists, and commenced the trade of smelting and blacksmithing (alchemy). 

They were also the first philosophers.  Healing and the arts were universally tied together.  These Priest class of people were very special and in no way resemble the preachers, ministers or pastors of the types we see today behind the pulpit.  The original priest class were scientists, artisans and spiritual entertainers.  They were well versed in Natural Law.

On the word Elohim there is so much conjecture around that it is difficult to know who  is actually being reasonable here.

In a view common among both secular scholars and polytheists, the word's plurality is seen as reflective of an early Judaic polytheism. Originally meaning "the gods", or the "sons of El," the supreme being, the word may have been singularized by later monotheist priests who sought to replace worship of the many gods with their own patron god YHWH alone. ABARAM PUBLICATIONS

Yahweh

The Tetragrammaton (Greek meaning word with four letters) is the usual reference to the Hebrew name for God, which is transliterated from the Hebrew as YHWH -- four consonants with no vowels; it is the distinctive personal name of the God of Israel. The popular vocalized form of YHWH is Yahweh.

Of all the names of God, the one which occurs most frequently is the Tetragrammaton. The Biblia Hebraica texts each contain the Tetragrammaton (YHWH) 6,828 times.

In Judaism, the Tetragrammaton is the ineffable name of God, and is not read aloud. In the reading aloud of the scripture or in prayer, it is replaced with Adonai (Lord). Other written forms such as ד׳ or ה׳ are read as Hashem (the Name), for the same reason.


One theory regarding the disuse of the Tetragrammaton is that the Jewish taboo on its pronunciation was so strong that the original pronunciation may have been lost somewhere in the first millennium.

Since then, many scholars (particularly Christians) have sought to reconstruct its original pronunciation.

For example, circa 1518 Christian theologians introduced the pronunciation Yehovah based on the written form with the vowel pointing for Adonai. This is generally held to be implausible but gave rise to alternate vocalizations such as Jahovah and Jehovah.

The theory regarding the disuse of the Tetragrammaton (YHWH) is the result of an interpretation of the Third of the Ten Commandments. The Jewish people stopped saying the Name by the 3rd century out of fear of violating the commandment "You shall not take the name of YHWH your God in vain" (Exodus 20:7).

It is possible that the practice was in effect prior to early Christian times as Jesus prayed to the Father " I have made your name known" (John 17:26).

Tetragrammaton Meaning

According to one Jewish tradition, the Tetragrammaton is related to the causative form, the imperfect state, of the Hebrew verb הוה (ha·wah, “to be, to become”), meaning “He will cause to become” (usually understood as “He causes to become”).


Another tradition regards the name as coming from three different verb forms sharing the same root YWH, the words HYH haya (היה): “He was”; HWH howê (הוה): “He is”; and YHYH yihiyê (יהיה): “He will be”. This would therefore show that God is timeless and self-existent.

Other interpretations include the name as meaning “I am the One Who Is.” This can be seen in the O. T. biblical account of the “burning bush” commanding Moses to tell the sons of Israel that “I AM (אהיה) has sent you,” (Exodus 3:13–14).

Some suggest, “I AM the One I AM” [אהיה אשר אהיה]. This may also fit the interpretation as “He Causes to Become.”   Source: http://www.theopedia.com/yahweh

• The noun עין ('ayin), meaning eye, produces the verb עין ('in), meaning to eye
  (1 Samuel 18:9).
• The identical noun עין ('ayin), now meaning spring or fountain, produces the noun מעין (ma'yan), also meaning spring.  Source : ABARAM PUBLICATIONS

The name Mary and Miriam come from the Hebrew word Mayam which means water or even virgin water.

What is the Vesica Piscis?

12th century frescos in San Fedele basilica, Como (Italy). Italiano: Maria in una mandorla e un angelo: affresco del sec. XII nella Basilica di San Fedele a Como. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

THE Vesica Piscis SYMBOL AND ITS MANY MEANINGS OVER THE AGES...

There is an old symbol, older than Christianity, beyond Rome, Greece and Mesopotamia.

It is known as the Vesica Piscis symbol.

Latin translation calls it the fish bladder. But don't be detoured by this name. Looking like two circles overlapping one another, it has been called the symbol of the 'fish' (because it is shaped like one where the circles overlap) or 'the eye of God,' because it looks like the shape of an eye, as well. Eye of Horus, along with many other myths and legends the world over.

The Vesica Piscis is easily one of the most profound geometrical images of ancient and modern times. It is, for example, considered to be an integral part of the Ark of the Covenant, as described and shown figuratively by ka-gold's version of the Vesica Piscis.

Christ in majesty within a mandorla-shaped aureola, surrounded by emblems of the evangelists (13th century) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

When the Vesica Piscis is viewed horizontally, however, the mandorla becomes a different sort of passage: the birth passage. 

The pointed oval is a universal symbol of the Divine Feminine, and in this context the Vesica Piscis is the vulva of the Goddess, surrounded by the crescents of the waxing and waning moon. 

The mandorla as birth passage can easily be seen on the sheila-na-gig figures found on Irish churches, and in the squatting figures of the Hindu goddess Kali. 

English: Cover of the Chalice Well, Glastonbury, Sommerset. The design depicts the Vescia Piscis. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Almonds are a primeval fertility symbol, and as such are associated with the Phrygian goddess Cybele and her transgendered consort, Attis, and the Greek nymph Phyllis, who was metamorphosed into an almond tree. Fish, too, play a significant part in the lives of goddesses from many cultures. 

"Delphos" translates from Greek as both "womb" and "dolphin." The Chinese Great Mother Kwan -Yin often appears as a fish goddess, as does Aphrodite. Kali, as the swallower of Shiva's penis, becomes Minaksi, the fish-eyed one; Isis becomes Abtu, the Great Fish of the Abyss, when she swallows the penis of Osiris.

A medieval hymn calls Jesus "the little fish in the Virgin's fountain." The Christ child is often shown inside a mandorla, superimposed over Mary's womb. 

Mary herself can be equated with the goddess Aphrodite Marina, who brought forth all the fish in the oceans; Marina's blue robe and pearl necklace, like the Christian Mary's, are classic symbols of the sea. 

On Cyprus, Mary to this day is worshiped as "Panaghia Aphroditessa." 

The connections are many: the Vesica Piscis illumines the common heritage of Christianity and the Goddess traditions it absorbed, traditions it would later vilify and all but destroy.



Essentially the intersection of two, overlapping spheres, the Vesica Piscis (including the interior portion of it, and/or the more common two dimensional version) represents, among other things:

• The joining of God and Goddess to create an offspring.

• A symbol for Jesus Christ.

• In art a pointed oval used as an aureole in medieval sculpture and painting.

• The uterus of the female goddess (or Mother Mary's womb).

• The basic motif in the Flower of Life.

• An overlay of the Tree of Life.

• The formative power of polygons in mathematics.

• A geometrical description of square roots and harmonic proportions.

• A source of immense power and energy.

The Pythagoreans used this symbol as a secret sign to recognize each other. It represents the number five, and life, power and invulnerability. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

As such, it is also a doorway or portal between worlds, and symbolizes the intersection between the heaven and the material plane. The shape of arches in gothic architecture is based on the vesica.

English: Four is the first number formed by the addition and multiplication of equals. To the Pythagoreans this symbol and number represented justice as it is the first number that is divisible every way into equal parts. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The shape of the Vesica Piscis is derived from the intersection of two circles, the Pythagorean "measure of the fish" that was a mystical symbol of the intersection of the world of the divine with the world of matter and the beginning of creation.

To the Pythagoreans, the whole of creation was based on number, and by studying the properties of number, they believed one could achieve spiritual liberation. 

Enclosing the greater area with the smallest perimeterm, the triangle, derived from the vesica piscis, the Triad was considered by the Pythagoreans most beautiful number, as it is the only number to equal the sum of all the terms below it, and the only number whose sum with those below equals their product. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Vesica Piscis was the symbol of the first manifestation, the dyad that gives birth to the entire manifest universe. Within the Vesica can be found the triangle, the tetrad, the square, the pentacle, and many more polygons, making the Vesica a true symbolic womb.

The shape of the Vesica Piscis is derived from the intersection of two circles, the Pythagorean "measure of the fish" that was a mystical symbol of the intersection of the world of the divine with the world of matter and the beginning of creation. The Vesica Piscis is used in a wide range of symbolism.

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The Latin term Vesica Piscis, meaning "Vessel of the Fish" is the most basic and important construction in Sacred Geometry.

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A Vesica is formed when the circumference of two identical circles each pass through the center of the other.

When a Vesica Piscis is viewed horizontally, it looks like a vagina or a womb which is why the Christ child was often pictured inside of one.

When the Vesica Piscis is viewed vertically it looks like the shape of a fish.

Amazingly, the above two Vesica Piscis each have a horizontal axis equal in length to the gematria value of the Greek word for "fishes."

The Vesica Piscis is an ancient symbol used in Pagan culture, Christian symbolism and sacred geometry, as well as various other belief systems. This enduring symbol is so old that I would suggest it was 'born' during the age of Lemuria, the first world upon Earth, eons ago.

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JEWS are intellectual wise men from anywhere in the world, they are not a culture on country

The renaissance flowered because of the HERMETICA.

Divine providence has caused books to fall into my hands.  This was said 500 years ago.

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