Excellent points, - on the Jewish tradition of the 'word', the
MEMRA (= "Ma'amar" or "Dibbur,"): - correlates to the 'logos' from a greek philosophical perspective in Johns's writing, embodied in the Messiah-Son, which also corresponds with the divine wisdom (Chokmah/Sophia) that existed with God from the beginning, the 'logos' being that creative intelligence at the heart of all, guiding, directing, orchestrating creation. As I noted earlier, this 'word' also has 'breath' and 'voice'. I recall some of the ancient Kaballistic texts speaking on this, which are most wonderful, I believe the
Sefer Yetzirah specifically
- the 'logos' carries the key-notes of creation, whereby all is brought in to concert with the will of Spirit.
Considering this creative word concept within all the various religious traditions (Its Universal!),...the 'memra/dibbur', 'logos', 'word', also correlates with the Hindu '
om' (A-U-M) and a similar Sanskrit word
'shabda/shabad'...expanded more in the Sikh tradition, which also correlates to the holy 'naam' (name) of Deity. In some respects the logos also bears similarities to the 'tao' of Taoism as well. So, we have the universal sound-vibration or current spoken out of from Brahman (Supreme Spirit/Creator), which orchestrates and brings into form, the material creation,
the cosmos and its dispensations -
this is one of the most awesome subjects actually, since in the totality of existence, there is but 'God' and His 'Word',...'God' and the 'creation' of 'God'. All that is....is Spirit-consciousness....and its creative expressions in space/time,...energy, form and substance. There is only the Matrix and its offsprings. - if you look at my signature, there is the Sanskrit "om" (a-u-m) symbol (which has much detailed symbolism with its parts as well),....since my eastern religious studies have impressed upon me various universal and cosmic truths, which further charts my explorations in the ancient wisdom (theosophical schools) and modern New Thought traditions. The contemplation and study of the 'creative word' is both fundamental and universal.
All movement, direction and destiny of creation, is according to the memra, logos, word, om, shabda, tao of the SOUL at the heart of and genesis of Creation, it is all born out from SOURCE. On the level of actual and potential reality, the absolute and the relative,....there is Only CREATOR(creative spirit, infinite intelligence)....and CREATION(expression of potentials inherent in spirit-energy-consciousness). - the logos is the
relating principle.
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* the above is a star of David overlaid ontop of the sacred geometry design of the Flower of life and Metatron's cube, all having significance in the creative process.
