Aspire? In the Cabalistic Tree of Life, Kether is the mount of the creator in the trinity represented by the top triangle. The other two spaces belong to Binah (understanding) and Chokham (Wisdom). This is also seen in the Dance of Shiva. Shiva dances through the universe seeing its aspects to the fullest and returning to Brama his wisdom. It is said that God existed and then soon afterwards seen his reflection. After some small confusion, he realized that he and his reflection was different. So he gained wisdom. Self introspection, self introspection that leads to our gnosis; self knowledge. But this top triangle can not manifest on its own. The tree has also three more corespondent triangles. The proceeding triangle is that of planning. As the top represents the creative thought that is governed by God, the second is the reflection of the first trinity. This is governed by the archangels, or your architects and engineers. They are the ones that create the blueprints and check back and forth with the creator to see if the creative thought meets specs and it will become sound engineering. They are also reflecting on themselves to bring understanding and wisdom to the design. What works is preserved, what is not is removed. The preserver in the Hindu trinity is Vishnu; along with Brama and Shiva mentioned above.
The third Triangle is that of the workroom flow of the laborers. Here is where the angels build from the plans and create the chair or buildings that the plans from above specify. They also have the abilities of the first two triangles, but are thought of mere copies of the second triangle. If the materials, or time, is faulty speculated; they remove it from the plans after consulting with the top two. What they concur is preserved by Vishnu, what is not is removed by Shiva. When they stamp it with the logo of God, it becomes Brama. A product of the cooperation. This triangle is the place things are created and stored in the warehouse and showrooms.
The fourth triangle is where we buy the car and drive it out of the showroom, make the payments, repair what was ill designed, work so we can pay for it all, crash it into trees, or have it die right after we make the last payment. This is the triangle of manifestation. This is the triangle, even though we are a copy of a copy of a reflection, We hold all of the tree within us. The top triangle has forgotten it is more than itself and is limited to have others do for it. We can on the fourth triangle do all. This is where you come down from out of the clouds and make your dreams happen. This is where to be fully pursuing anything, you must be in love with the process and the mere doing. As Nike says, "Just do it!"
"Behold the fowls of the air; for they sow not, neither do they reap or gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them."
Lilies of the field sermon
So what is all this about the removal of fear and Desire any ways these oriental chaps go on and on about? Desire is what you have been doing all the long when you are unhappy about a situation. You desire change. You might have even thought of what change is needed. Some of you might of planned it and set a date for it to happen. Fewer of you might even have built roads for you to walk out on to or made business cards for your new adventure. Maybe even signed the divorce papers. Even less of you have quit the old and embraced the unknown and created a construct for your new world or venture (Which we will get to soon...I promise..)
In Zen Buddhism, those who follow the Bushido code see the arrow piercing the target before they let go of the Knock. The athlete sees himself running with perfect stride taking all the corners on the inside lane to finally cross the finish line first, before he even sees the smoke from the starting gun. If you have read this web site this far, that should be as far as you have come. You have desired change and decided to breed it to develop a certain seed. In that seed there is a plan for its growth. That seed will push out root and trunk in opposite direction; above and below. If planted in rich soil, enough water, and the right light; it will grow up and follow the plan and manifest into a beautiful plant. Not a rose though hopefully, the plant of love and hate. The beauty that bites. Lilacs sound good. Your brain is now going over your idea, or has been. Have you thought it out? Is it thinking in both directions? Is it in the right physical, emotional, and logical environment for growth? Is it growing in a manner that will bring forth the fruit? In the next pages we will discuss what is needy for us to get to this point.
So far we been introduced to the first of three terrible and beautiful sisters Wierd. They are called the Norns, the fates, Stygian Witches, and the fairies in Sleeping Beauty. The city of Nuremberg was named after them. You have met the first sister that takes raw essence from chaos to pull the scene of an idea and bring order to it so it can manifest for us. She is what forms our Chromosomes out of cosmic gook.
The runes talk about the stages within the cultivation of crops. The first Aett is that of Frey, the god of fertility. Their is Ansur the logos that calls forth an idea for food which needs strength of the wealth of Feoh to buy seed and tools. The strength of Ur to do the labor and the farmer sense of Thor; the wisdom grounded in the body and spirit. Rad calls for wise council amongst all the parts which will bring Ken to gain the knowledge of what to do next. You bring this all and present a gift or offering to the soil as in fertilizer and water to establish the bond with what you will till with Gyfu. But most of all bring Punjo, joy, to all of your endeavors. This will give you sustenance to continue through the next phase.
Hagal's Aett talks about the destruction needed for any creation. It is the place where the seed forces the soil out of the way, or works through the soil to the ground. This is where all the catalyst going on in its cellular make up start rolling about going through the tree of life and those Hindu gods from above. It is the place of transformation and change. It can be an easy process or a hard one depending on how much fear, shame, blame, guilt and desire you bring to the table. This is where the shadow plays the devil and not the teacher who was stern but fair grading your paper you received a C on. For others it is the angel that brings the spirit of Joy in Punjo. It is Kalli's bite on the skulls of all your old heavy personalities as she is flaying them out of you with her knife so the true you may arise. Here we have Hagal of sudden disruption. Nyd of constraint and hardship. IS the rune of standstill for contemplation. Which calls for good sense in making any gamble or leap of faith in the rune Peorth. With the protection and the luck of nature the crops will grow strong with Eolh. If the sun shines that is with Siegel. All of this brings forth the harvest of Ger. Followed by the rebirth of what we have reaped by its seed in the next harvest with EOH.
So you have been pulled into the Tower card of the Tarot by the forces of Hagal. You can only see the trees for the forest. Nyd is placing constraint in our path as we fight our devils and feel the knife of Kali on us. We find ourselves many times in a place of rest where no breeze assails us from time to time, we use this space for contemplation. But now it is for us to access the second half of Hagal's Aett. Walk past those two guardian statues and enter the temple, of your life. This is aspiring. The just do it mentality. The joy of painting, and not the cocktail party one most endure at the opening.
What kind of life would it be if the second after you were born; you married your wife, was granted your Ph.D. in Physics, made your fortune, raised your kids, and died. Without any of the events, challenges, joys, or memories of attaining them? Not much a life at all. But there is more even after attainment of the change we aspire to. This is the Aett Tyr.......
"Just do it!."Nike
