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Post by kingzson on Jun 12, 2011 5:34:58 GMT
G-D created man in his own image......If G-D is a spirit and spirit here in the Hebrew meaning current of air or the stronger root being breath would hold no form(shape) what would image here mean? Lets suppose for a moment that G-d has both male and female qualities which is alluded to by the Spirit hovering or brooding over the waters at creation or His masculine quality as a G-d of war. Could it be that man was created with both male and female qualities at the first.....and what God removed from Adam to create Eve was his womb?
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Post by billmcelligott on Jun 12, 2011 15:04:05 GMT
Some interesting things in Genesis for a Freemason
You will note it says OUR image ?
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Post by nventr on Jun 12, 2011 19:01:49 GMT
G-D created man in his own image......If G-D is a spirit and spirit here in the Hebrew meaning current of air or the stronger root being breath would hold no form(shape) what would image here mean? Lets suppose for a moment that G-d has both male and female qualities which is alluded to by the Spirit hovering or brooding over the waters at creation or His masculine quality as a G-d of war. Could it be that man was created with both male and female qualities at the first.....and what God removed from Adam to create Eve was his womb? Many scholars consider Adam a prophet, Holy, or whole before the birth of Eve. Once the separation takes place, it is necessary to work to regain wholeness within the self. Otherwise, you are looking outside of yourself for completion. Jewish belief required marriage, so that men and women would become complete beings. Jungian theory states that everyone has both masculine(animus) and feminine(anima) qualities within their psyches. We can only develop one at a time. So, we tend to favor either the masculine qualities or the feminine qualities as we grow up. This has nothing to do with body type. 2/3 of women are emotional or anima based. 1/3 of men are anima based. 2/3 of men are intellectual or animus based. 1/3 of women are animus based. The process of wholeness or Holiness is to first fully develop the strong side of the psyche then initiate or develop the weaker side of our personality. (In Freemasonry, the strengthening of the animus happens during the process of becoming a Master Mason. Only then can you move on to the Templar level, which is the Quest for the Grail or strengthening the anima.) This is a process that has been known and practiced the world over since man has written or drawn his experiences. nventr
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Post by sammy on Jun 22, 2011 16:05:09 GMT
You inspired me Nventr ;D What happens if your both? As in on the middle line.
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Post by nventr on Jul 4, 2011 2:03:52 GMT
We are all both. We all have all in all. We all have every quality or the potential to have every quality.
When you have fully developed both sides of the psyche, then you are spiritually mature, whole or Holy.
The middle line is the Savior or Risen Christ for the anima based personality. The middle line is the Magdalene for the animus based personality. These are the highest attainments for each side.
The key is to develop the sides one at a time, otherwise you are mixing matter and anti-matter. Mixing and matching the practices from both sides of the equation is a big no-no. If it doesn't make you crazy, then it will be the death of your soul.
(We want to kill the ego or flesh - NOT the soul.)
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