THE TREE FOR THE CROSS by Colin Moffett I stood in the forest growing so strong From all of my companions I was numbered among They picked me out as the rough barked tree To crucify the Saviour of men on the hard wood of me I felt each blow as they cut me down … Continue reading Remembering the tree
I have been brushing up on Hebrew this summer and in the process I uncovered some interesting correspondences between the messianic prophecies of Isaiah 11:2 and the divine emanations of the Kabbalistic tree of life. In essence, the prophet foretold that the Spirit of Chokmah, Binah, Da’at and Gevurah would be found in the Messiah. … Continue reading Christ as the Fulfillment of the Kabbalistic Search
Just a random thought that came to me while studying the Qabalah. In the Apocalypse of John, there are three visionary scenes where Christ reveals, “I am the Alpha and the Omega” (Rev 1:8, 21:6, and 22:13). Which as many would know, is equivalent to saying, “I am the A and the Z.” But hang on, … Continue reading Christ and Qabalah
While I'm on the subject of Asatru. I couln't help but note that one of the artworks hosted on the Assembly of The Elder Troth website was an image of Yggdrasil, the world tree that connects the cosmos in Norse mythology. So this seems an appropriate moment to suggest that an exercise you might like … Continue reading The Cross of Christ As The Yggdrasil of History
Some observations on the Qabalah. What has come out of my meditations is the realisation that for concepts such as Chesed (Mercy) and Netzach (Victory) to be transformative, they must cut you to the bone. So long as the sefiroth are used conventionally, they have no power to upend your world. Is that which is … Continue reading Meditations on Qabalah
