sat nam ( True Identity)

Ether in the 5th Chakra

Ether in Ether.
Our experiences here can exceed the limitations of time.
Ether is the element which is most influential in our spiritual progress,
It can take us to the realms beyond matter.
Exciting, right?
dangerous as well. Not only because it is so remote from matter that if
it’s too strong it can be destructive on the levels of ones relationship to material gain,
but mainly because one who has experiences in the realms beyond time, and has access to the wisdom
which is beyond, is in great danger of forgetting the source of this wisdom and might ascribe it to the personal-ego identity.

PRIDE - THE ETHER DRAGON

That’s one of the reasons we chant the ‘mangala charan’ mantra in Kundalini Yoga, as a mantra of protection.
It calls on the wisdom which is beyond time,
and at the same time reminds us that the actual source of the teaching is beyond
any personal identity.
It protects us from the Dragon that might claim ownership and destroy the humility needed for remaining authentic on a spiritual path: PRIDE

Ad Gure Nameh - I bow to the primal wisdom
Jugad Gure Nameh - I bow to the wisdom through all the ages
Sat Gure Name - I bow to the true wisdom
Siri Guru Dev-ai Nameh - I bow to the great unseen wisdom

Space

Ether is responsible for the idea of space ( akasha is also translated as ‘space’)
In the tantric wisdom it is said that it controls the space around the organs.

The combination of the two images: the Pride dragon and the image of the space surrounding the organs makes me think of a very relevant key term in Jewish mysticism:

The ‘Peel of Brightness’ קליפת נגה

The term itself is a combination of two images: Brightness ( like an Aura) and Peel ( as in the cover of a fruit).
It relates to the ‘false self’: which is the false image of one’s identity, a mask, that one creates when identified with the projected and reflected identity from other’s view of him/her.
It does not imply that one is consciously lying to society, but it is a lie that one is telling him/herself without noticing, potentially fearing and avoiding the exposure of the ‘true self’.

The roots of this Hebrew term comes from two images:
1. The epic mystic vision of the prophet Yechezkel - Ezekiel
2. The image of the peel of a nut that was used in traditional medicine and magic

( I have learned about this term in Havivva Pedaya’s book: Kabbalah and Psychoanalysis)

So, when going deeper into the realms of Dreams and Visions, as much as we are longing for the insights, we are called to be aware of the dangers and the dragons.
The mystic person can very easily become proud of the mask, which is not all false, but has false components, as it emphasizes only certain features and ignores the authentic, detailed image, which includes much more than just the theatrical appearance.

Ezekiel’s Vision

1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year in the fourth [month] on the fifth day of the month, as I was in the midst of the exile by the river Chebar-the heavens opened up, and I saw visions of God.
2 "On the fifth of the month"-that is the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's exile.
3 The word of the Lord was [revealed] to Ezekiel the son of Buzi, the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the river Chebar, and the hand of the Lord came upon him there.
4 And I saw, and behold, a tempest was coming from the north, a huge cloud and a flaming fire with a brightness around it; and from its midst, it was like the color of the chashmal from the midst of the fire.
5 And from its midst was the likeness of four living beings, and this is their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
6 And [each] one had four faces, and [each] one had four wings.
7 And their legs were a straight leg, and the soles of their feet were like a round foot, and they sparkled like the color of burnished copper.
8 And human hands were beneath their wings on their four sides, and their faces and their wings were [the same] to all four of them.
9 Their wings joined one to the other; they did not turn when they walked; each one would go toward the direction of his face.
10 And the likeness of their faces was the face of a man, and the face of a lion was on their right, to the four of them, and the face of an ox to their left, to the four of them, and the face of an eagle [was] to the four of them.
11 And so were their faces. And their wings were extended upward; each one had two wings joined to each other, and two covering their bodies.
12 Now each one would go toward the direction of his face; wherever would be the will to go, they would go; they did not turn as they walked.
13 And the likeness of the living beings; their appearance was like fiery coals, burning like the appearance of firebrands; it was going among the living beings; and there was a brightness to the fire and from the fire came forth lightning.
14 And the living beings would run and return, like the appearance of the sparks.
15 And I saw the living beings, and behold, one wheel [was] on the ground beside the living beings for its four faces.
16 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like the appearance of crystal, and the four of them had one likeness, and their appearance and their workings were as a wheel would be within a wheel.
17 When they went, they went toward their four sides; they did not turn when they went.
18 And they had backs, and they were very high, and they were dreadful, and their eyebrows were full of eyes round about-[so it was] to the four of them.
19 And when the living beings would go, the wheels would go beside them; and when the living beings would lift themselves off the ground, the wheels would lift themselves.
20 Wherever there was the will to go, they would go; there was the will to go, and the wheels would lift themselves correspondingly to them, for the will of the living being was in the wheels.
21 When they [the living beings] would go, they [the wheels] would go, and when they would stand, they would stand, and when they would lift themselves up from the ground, the wheels would lift themselves correspondingly to them, for the will of the living being was in the wheels.
22 And there was a likeness over the heads of the living beings, of an expanse like the color of the severe frost extended over their heads above.
23 And beneath the expanse, their wings were straight, one [pointed] toward the other; this one had two that covered, to here, and that one had two that covered, to here, their bodies.
24 And I heard the sound of their wings, like the sound of many waters like the voice of the Almighty-when they went; the sound of stirring, like the sound of a camp; when they would stand, they would let down their wings.
25 And there was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads; when they stood still, they would let down their wings.
26 And above the expanse that was over their heads, like the appearance of a sapphire stone, was the likeness of a throne, and on the likeness of the throne, was a likeness like the appearance of a man upon it above.
27 And I saw like the color of chashmal like the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and above; and from the appearance of his loins and below, I saw [a thing] like the appearance of fire, and there was a brightness round about it.
28 Like the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness round about; that was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord, and when I saw, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice speaking.

-Ezekiel - Chapter 1

א וַיְהִ֣י | בִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֗ה בָּֽרְבִיעִי֙ בַּֽחֲמִשָּׁ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ וַֽאֲנִ֥י בְתֽוֹךְ־הַגּוֹלָ֖ה עַל־נְהַ֣ר כְּבָ֑ר נִפְתְּחוּ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וָֽאֶרְאֶ֖ה מַרְא֥וֹת אֱלֹהִֽים:ב בַּֽחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הִיא הַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַֽחֲמִישִׁ֔ית לְגָל֖וּת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ יֽוֹיָכִֽין:ג הָיֹ֣ה הָיָ֣ה דְבַר־יְ֠הֹוָה אֶל־יְחֶזְקֵ֨אל בֶּן־בּוּזִ֧י הַכֹּהֵ֛ן בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים עַל־נְהַ֣ר כְּבָ֑ר וַתְּהִ֥י עָלָ֛יו שָׁ֖ם יַד־יְהֹוָֽה:ד וָאֵ֡רֶא וְהִנֵּה֩ ר֨וּחַ סְעָרָ֜ה בָּאָ֣ה מִן־הַצָּפ֗וֹן עָנָ֚ן | גָּדוֹל֙ וְאֵ֣שׁ מִתְלַקַּ֔חַת וְנֹ֥גַהּ ל֖וֹ סָבִ֑יב וּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּ כְּעֵ֥ין הַֽחַשְׁמַ֖ל מִתּ֥וֹךְ הָאֵֽשׁ:ה וּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּ דְּמ֖וּת אַרְבַּ֣ע חַיּ֑וֹת וְזֶה֙ מַרְאֵיהֶ֔ן דְּמ֥וּת אָדָ֖ם לָהֵֽנָּה:ו וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה פָנִ֖ים לְאֶחָ֑ת וְאַרְבַּ֥ע כְּנָפַ֖יִם לְאַחַ֥ת לָהֶֽם:ז וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם רֶ֣גֶל יְשָׁרָ֑ה וְכַ֣ף רַגְלֵיהֶ֗ם כְּכַף֙ רֶ֣גֶל עֵ֔גֶל וְנֹ֣צְצִ֔ים כְּעֵ֖ין נְחֹ֥שֶׁת קָלָֽל:ח וִידֵ֣י (כתיב וִידֵ֣ו) אָדָ֗ם מִתַּ֙חַת֙ כַּנְפֵיהֶ֔ם עַ֖ל אַרְבַּ֣עַת רִבְעֵיהֶ֑ם וּפְנֵיהֶ֥ם וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֖ם לְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽם:ט חֹֽבְרֹ֛ת אִשָּׁ֥ה אֶל־אֲחוֹתָ֖הּ כַּנְפֵיהֶ֑ם לֹֽא־יִסַּ֣בּוּ בְלֶכְתָּ֔ן אִ֛ישׁ אֶל־עֵ֥בֶר פָּנָ֖יו יֵלֵֽכוּ:י וּדְמ֣וּת פְּנֵיהֶם֘ פְּנֵ֣י אָדָם֒ וּפְנֵ֨י אַרְיֵ֚ה אֶל־הַיָּמִין֙ לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֔ם וּפְנֵי־שׁ֥וֹר מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֖אל (כתיב מהשמאול) לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ן וּפְנֵי־נֶ֖שֶׁר לְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן:יא וּפְנֵיהֶ֕ם וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֥ם פְּרֻד֖וֹת מִלְמָ֑עְלָה לְאִ֗ישׁ שְׁתַּ֨יִם֨ חוֹבְר֣וֹת אִ֔ישׁ וּשְׁתַּ֣יִם מְכַסּ֔וֹת אֵ֖ת גְּוִיֹּֽתֵיהֶֽנָה:יב וְאִ֛ישׁ אֶל־עֵ֥בֶר פָּנָ֖יו יֵלֵ֑כוּ אֶ֣ל אֲשֶׁר֩ יִֽהְיֶה־שָּׁ֨מָּה הָר֚וּחַ לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ יֵלֵ֔כוּ לֹ֥א יִסַּ֖בּוּ בְּלֶכְתָּֽן:יג וּדְמ֨וּת הַֽחַיּ֜וֹת מַרְאֵיהֶ֣ם כְּגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵ֗שׁ בֹּֽעֲרוֹת֙ כְּמַרְאֵ֣ה הַלַּפִּדִ֔ים הִ֕יא מִתְהַלֶּ֖כֶת בֵּ֣ין הַֽחַיּ֑וֹת וְנֹ֣גַהּ לָאֵ֔שׁ וּמִן־הָאֵ֖שׁ יוֹצֵ֥א בָרָֽק:יד וְהַֽחַיּ֖וֹת רָצ֣וֹא וָשׁ֑וֹב כְּמַרְאֵ֖ה הַבָּזָֽק:טו וָאֵ֖רֶא הַֽחַיּ֑וֹת וְהִנֵּה֩ אוֹפַ֨ן אֶחָ֥ד בָּאָ֛רֶץ אֵ֥צֶל הַֽחַיּ֖וֹת לְאַרְבַּ֥עַת פָּנָֽיו:טז מַרְאֵ֨ה הָאֽוֹפַנִּ֚ים וּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙ כְּעֵ֣ין תַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁ וּדְמ֥וּת אֶחָ֖ד לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ן וּמַרְאֵיהֶם֙ וּמַֽ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔ם כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִהְיֶ֥ה הָֽאוֹפַ֖ן בְּת֥וֹךְ הָֽאוֹפָֽן:יז עַל־אַרְבַּ֥עַת רִבְעֵיהֶ֖ן בְּלֶכְתָּ֣ם יֵלֵ֑כוּ לֹ֥א יִסַּ֖בּוּ בְּלֶכְתָּֽן:יח וְגַ֨בֵּיהֶ֔ן וְגֹ֥בַהּ לָהֶ֖ם וְיִרְאָ֣ה לָהֶ֑ם וְגַבֹּתָ֗ם מְלֵאֹ֥ת עֵינַ֛יִם סָבִ֖יב לְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן:יט וּבְלֶ֙כֶת֙ הַֽחַיּ֔וֹת יֵלְכ֥וּ הָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖ים אֶצְלָ֑ם וּבְהִנָּשֵׂ֚א הַֽחַיּוֹת֙ מֵעַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ יִנָּֽשְׂא֖וּ הָאֽוֹפַנִּֽים:כ עַ֣ל אֲשֶׁר֩ יִֽהְיֶה־שָּׁ֨ם הָר֚וּחַ לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ יֵלֵ֔כוּ שָׁ֥מָּה הָר֖וּחַ לָלֶ֑כֶת וְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗ים יִנָּֽשְׂאוּ֙ לְעֻמָּתָ֔ם כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ הַֽחַיָּ֖ה בָּאֽוֹפַנִּֽים:כא בְּלֶכְתָּ֣ם יֵלֵ֔כוּ וּבְעָמְדָ֖ם יַֽעֲמֹ֑דוּ וּֽבְהִנָּֽשְׂאָ֞ם מֵעַ֣ל הָאָ֗רֶץ יִנָּֽשְׂא֚וּ הָאוֹפַנִּים֙ לְעֻמָּתָ֔ם כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ הַֽחַיָּ֖ה בָּאֽוֹפַנִּֽים:כב וּדְמ֞וּת עַל־רָאשֵׁ֚י הַֽחַיָּה֙ רָקִ֔יעַ כְּעֵ֖ין הַקֶּ֣רַח הַנּוֹרָ֑א נָט֥וּי עַל־רָֽאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם מִלְמָֽעְלָה:כג וְתַ֙חַת֙ הָרָקִ֔יעַ כַּנְפֵיהֶ֣ם יְשָׁר֔וֹת אִשָּׁ֖ה אֶל־אֲחוֹתָ֑הּ לְאִ֗ישׁ שְׁתַּ֚יִם מְכַסּוֹת֙ לָהֵ֔נָּה וּלְאִ֗ישׁ שְׁתַּ֚יִם מְכַסּוֹת֙ לָהֵ֔נָּה אֵ֖ת גְּוִֽיֹּתֵיהֶֽם:כד וָֽאֶשְׁמַ֣ע אֶת־ק֣וֹל כַּנְפֵיהֶ֡ם כְּקוֹל֩ מַ֨יִם רַבִּ֚ים כְּקֽוֹל־שַׁדַּי֙ בְּלֶכְתָּ֔ם ק֥וֹל הֲמֻלָּ֖ה כְּק֣וֹל מַֽחֲנֶ֑ה בְּעָמְדָ֖ם תְּרַפֶּ֥ינָה כַנְפֵיהֶֽן:כה וַיְהִי־ק֕וֹל מֵעַ֕ל לָֽרָקִ֖יעַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־רֹאשָׁ֑ם בְּעָמְדָ֖ם תְּרַפֶּ֥ינָה כַנְפֵיהֶֽן:כו וּמִמַּ֗עַל לָֽרָקִ֙יעַ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־רֹאשָׁ֔ם כְּמַרְאֵ֥ה אֶֽבֶן־סַפִּ֖יר דְּמ֣וּת כִּסֵּ֑א וְעַל֙ דְּמ֣וּת הַכִּסֵּ֔א דְּמ֞וּת כְּמַרְאֵ֥ה אָדָ֛ם עָלָ֖יו מִלְמָֽעְלָה:כז וָאֵ֣רֶא | כְּעֵ֣ין חַשְׁמַ֗ל כְּמַרְאֵה־אֵ֚שׁ בֵּֽית־לָהּ֙ סָבִ֔יב מִמַּרְאֵ֥ה מָתְנָ֖יו וּלְמָ֑עְלָה וּמִמַּרְאֵ֚ה מָתְנָיו֙ וּלְמַ֔טָּה רָאִ֙יתִי֙ כְּמַרְאֵה־אֵ֔שׁ וְנֹ֥גַהּ ל֖וֹ סָבִֽיב:כח כְּמַרְאֵ֣ה הַקֶּ֡שֶׁת אֲשֶׁר֩ יִֽהְיֶ֨ה בֶֽעָנָ֜ן בְּי֣וֹם הַגֶּ֗שֶׁם כֵּ֣ן מַרְאֵ֚ה הַנֹּ֙גַהּ֙ סָבִ֔יב ה֕וּא מַרְאֵ֖ה דְּמ֣וּת כְּבֽוֹד־יְהֹוָ֑ה וָֽאֶרְאֶה֙ וָֽאֶפֹּ֣ל עַל־פָּנַ֔י וָֽאֶשְׁמַ֖ע ק֥וֹל מְדַבֵּֽר:

יחזקאל פרק א

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Simrit- Sarit Maor

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