Comments on: What if HaShem is Really HaSham? http://www.peelapom.com/visions-of-the-divine/what-if-hashem-is-really-hasham/ Earth-based Magickal Judaism, often known as Jewitchery - writings, rituals, midrash, magick, prayers, and more... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:26:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Aron Gamman http://www.peelapom.com/visions-of-the-divine/what-if-hashem-is-really-hasham/#comment-10338 Aron Gamman Thu, 24 May 2007 16:25:13 +0000 http://www.peelapom.com/visions-of-the-divine/what-if-hashem-is-really-hasham/#comment-10338 I still think there's a lot to be gained by taking the perspective that we add our breath to the Hebrew letters to give the Torah interpretation, even if this single instance wasn't exactly true, Carly. ;) Ever read David Abram's _Spell of the Sensuous_? Although the entirety of the book goes in another direction, he makes some good points about the connection between spirit, language and ancient alphabets and breath as well as hour our sensuous relationships with all beings are reflected in our language. He shows the importance between spelling (the letters) and creating spells (like magick) with those relationships. I still think there’s a lot to be gained by taking the perspective that we add our breath to the Hebrew letters to give the Torah interpretation, even if this single instance wasn’t exactly true, Carly. ;)

Ever read David Abram’s _Spell of the Sensuous_? Although the entirety of the book goes in another direction, he makes some good points about the connection between spirit, language and ancient alphabets and breath as well as hour our sensuous relationships with all beings are reflected in our language. He shows the importance between spelling (the letters) and creating spells (like magick) with those relationships.

]]> By: Carly (Chava Chai - חוה חי) http://www.peelapom.com/visions-of-the-divine/what-if-hashem-is-really-hasham/#comment-9719 Carly (Chava Chai - חוה חי) Sun, 20 May 2007 18:10:46 +0000 http://www.peelapom.com/visions-of-the-divine/what-if-hashem-is-really-hasham/#comment-9719 riiiight....I knew HaShem wasn't a name from the Torah, but that didn't seem to cross my mind while all these other things did. Yeah. Well, I still like HaSham, even if my logic is faulty in this case. riiiight….I knew HaShem wasn’t a name from the Torah, but that didn’t seem to cross my mind while all these other things did. Yeah. Well, I still like HaSham, even if my logic is faulty in this case.

]]> By: Dotan http://www.peelapom.com/visions-of-the-divine/what-if-hashem-is-really-hasham/#comment-9594 Dotan Sat, 19 May 2007 17:02:38 +0000 http://www.peelapom.com/visions-of-the-divine/what-if-hashem-is-really-hasham/#comment-9594 HaShem is not a name mentioned in the bible (where god is known in many names, like Yehova-Yahwe-YHVH, Elohim etc...), but rather was invented by jewish orthodox people that did not want to speak the name of god. Because of this, the word is punctuated, and we knoe it can't be "HaSham" (although it's a nice interpretation). I think that "HaMakom" works the same. BTW, I use the name Yehova in my work, because of my attempt to reconstruct a genuine hebrew earth-based spiritual path. The ancient Hebrews knew their god as Yehova, rather than "the name". As you mentioned, "the name" is a very transcedent way of looking at the divine. HaShem is not a name mentioned in the bible (where god is known in many names, like Yehova-Yahwe-YHVH, Elohim etc…), but rather was invented by jewish orthodox people that did not want to speak the name of god. Because of this, the word is punctuated, and we knoe it can’t be “HaSham” (although it’s a nice interpretation). I think that “HaMakom” works the same.

BTW, I use the name Yehova in my work, because of my attempt to reconstruct a genuine hebrew earth-based spiritual path. The ancient Hebrews knew their god as Yehova, rather than “the name”. As you mentioned, “the name” is a very transcedent way of looking at the divine.

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