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October 2018 Newsletter
New Design - Key of Ascension Pendant
Greetings,
This pendant and its symbolism were created as a key of
ascension and to higher realms of reality.
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Let's take a look at the symbolism of the pendant:
At the center, I've placed the image of the Biblical
burning bush. You will be able to notice the Hebrew
letter "Shin" which can be found in many ancient
amulets and symbolizes the first letter of the phrase
"Shomer Ddaltot Israel" - Guardian of the doors of Israel,
an ancient remedy for healing and protection. The burning
bush symbolizes divinity, sacredness and the realm
beyond time and matter.
The snake devouring its own own tail is, of course, the
ancient symbol of the Ouroboros. A symbol of
rebirth, infinity, recreation, and divinity. The ancients
used to see the snake shedding its skin and being born
"again" and used this symbol to represent recreation,
healing and so forth. It was during the vision of the
burning bush in the desert, when Moses asked God to give
him a sign, to be able to perform a miracle to the people
of Israel, and God told him to transform his cane into a
snake. The same symbol was used for healing during the
wandering through the desert.
The two Hebrew words on the pendant are "ALA BA'MAKHSAVA"
which can be translated as "rose or appeared in the
thought".
This is creation is connected to the ancient source of the
Jewish mysticism and is a powerful symbol of healing,
divinity and a door that might take you to some
interesting journeys outside this
realm.
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The story behind this design:
About a while ago I've encountered an experiment that was
introduced by the late English theoretical physicist,
cosmologist, and author, Stephen Hawking. This experiment
which was actually a "remake" of an experiment that was
conducted in the late 1970's and questioned the existence
of our free will. In the experiment, it was shown how we
actually "produce" a decision before our conscious mind
even chooses anything at all. In other words, choices were
actually predetermined.
This experiment sent me to another place and another time.
To an ancient forgotten tale from the Babylonian Talmud.
The Talmud literally means "instruction, learning". It was
the centerpiece of the ancient Jewish cultural life and
was foundational to "all Jewish thought and aspirations",
serving also as "the guide for the daily life" of Jews.
The tale that I'm referring to is a forgotten one. Our
protagonist is Moses. The story is about When Moses
ascended to the heavens at Mount Sinai [to receive the
Torah] and found God sitting and drawing crowns upon the
letters (the Assyrian Hebrew alphabet contains unique thin
decorative lines that are called "crowns" unlike the
original ancient Phoenician fonts from the time of
Moses). Moses said to God, “Master of the Universe,
what is staying Your hand [from giving me the Torah
unadorned]?”. God replied, “There is a man who will arise
many generations in the future, his name is Akiva ben
Yosef. He will interpret mound upon mound of halachot
(laws) from each and every marking.” For those who don't
know who Rabbi Akiva was, he was one of the greatest
Tanaa’im (sages) in the land of Israel during the 2nd
century CE, and when he was asked once if he can sum up
the sacred Torah in one sentence he said “Veahavta Le’
reakha kamokha” - ”Love thy neighbor /friend as thyself”.
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This commandment appears in the Torah a few times. At
first, the creator simply asks for love “with all your
heart, soul and will”, then the commandment appears once
again as “Love the foreigner” and eventually it appears as
“Love thy neighbor”. This was also my inspiration for the
"Divine Commandment Pendant".
Back to the story and the peculiar/ interesting part.
After this answer, Moses requested, “Master of the
Universe, show him to me.” God said, “Turn backward [and
you will see him].” Moses [found himself in R. Akiva’s
classroom where he sat at the back of the eighth row.
However, he found out that he had no ability, or
comprehension to understand what Akiva was teaching and
was overwhelmed.
He returned to God and said, “Master of the Universe, you
have a person like this and [still You choose to] give the
Torah through my hands?” and here's the interesting part;
God's answer was "be silent, thus it rose in the 'thought'
before me." Then Moses said, “Master of the
Universe, you’ve shown me his teaching (Torah), show me
his reward.” God said, “Turn backward and you may see it.
Moses turned around and saw the Romans torturing him.
Astonished, Moses said to God, “Master of the Universe,
that was his Torah and this is his reward!?” and the
answer once again was "be silent, thus it rose in the
'thought' before me."
This forgotten tale has many interpretations, but this one
interpretation intrigued me:
You see, according to the tale, our own free will is
limited because we don't comprehend this infinite process
of "cause and effect". The time and space continuum is
described in this tale as a "thought" an infinite thought
form that moves backward and forward and because of our
limited comprehension and ability to grasp the past and
the upcoming future events we experience everything as
"good" or "bad". I've created this pendant as a key to the
higher realms. These ancients symbols can act as a key
during your own time of "silence" when you meditate, and
at the same time there are endless hidden doors that can
be opened with this key.
Enjoy!
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Thank you
Best Regards
David and Ka-Gold Team
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