It is fascinating to contemplate the juxtaposition of Elokim and Hashem. It is reminiscent of the flaming sword in the garden turning every which way. It also calls to mind a spinning gyroscope where due to the accelerated motion the gyroscope appears as a blur of a sphere.
In the same way too Elokim and Hashem appear to merge seamlessly throughout Torah.
This same kind of merging must be what goes on within as consciousness awakens to the various thoughts we entertain during the day and night.
Sometimes we are restrictive within saying no to certain thoughts mirroring those negative mitzvoth of Torah. Then again there are those thoughts that we keep on promoting within. These correspondingly refer to the positive mitzvoth of Torah. In combination they revolve around each other spinning just like our gyroscope.
Moshe has just sent his father in-law back to his land. What is his land? Judgment or Midian- Mem plus Din. Because of this Moshe is filled with both the Judgments that his ministers have dispensed and those he has had to decide upon. Now in the midst of this experience he ascends to the Judgment known as Elokim on the mountain of Hashem. This refers to those forces of nature including both cause and effect which then merges rising to the level of holiness symbolized by Hashem
Shemos 19 :3. Moses ascended to God (Elokim), and the Lord (Hashem) called to him from the mountain, saying, "So shall you say to the house of Jacob and tell the sons of Israel,
Now from out of this high Judgment called Gevurah Hashem calls to him from an even higher level of awakening. Remember the gyroscope because the spinning is about to begin. The mountain refers to the highest of insights that Moshe is receiving. The house of Jacob is that place within where the soul resides and the sons of Israel are how we relate to the world around us, our bodies and all of our interpersonal relationships.
Shemos 19: 6. And you shall be to Me a kingdom of princes and a holy nation.' These are the words that you shall speak to the children of Israel."
Israel is to become raised on high in holiness a treasure unto Hashem the most high. Matan Torah is both personal and universal. These words that are spoken become then the connecting links between holiness and the mundane world.
However before Matan Torah the people are warned about ascending the mountain.
Shemos 19: 12. And you shall set boundaries for the people around, saying, Beware of ascending the mountain or touching its edge; whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.'
The mountain represents the higher knowledge that is evoked when we have these two forces of Elokim and Hashem revolving around each other. What Moshe has done is to set in motion the spiritual gyroscope forming the unity of being, the Oneness that represents Hashem Elokim.
These spinning forces of course produce the cloud analogous to the blur of motion the gyroscope displays as well as the fire and smoke; the revelation of unity combined with the various veils that protect the developing consciousness from coming too close.
The boundaries warn against touching the vast power that is generated by this fusion of Hashem Elokim. It is the mystery itself that spins.
Shemos 19: 13. No hand shall touch it, for he shall be stoned or cast down; whether man or beast, he shall not live. When the ram's horn sounds a long, drawn out blast, they may ascend the mountain."
Attempting to understand something without preparation is overwhelming. It takes that understanding and causes chaos here literally killing the budding consciousness. However after the ram's horn (the ram symbolizing comprehension, the horn an even deeper knowledge) the people may then ascend the mountain. They may come into the understanding that is being given. Or in terms of our analogy they have learned to move in synchronization with the gyrascope therefore allowing thought to move along the same lines of inquiry in effect preparing the way now for their ascent.
Moshe represents the leading edge of thought reaching upwards for unification in realms that are superconsciousness. We cannot access these levels until we are not only open to our own inner awakenings but we are also ready to move within the flow of that awakening. On this level the Sinai experience mirrors the parting of the Red Sea since in both cases we are faced with a boundary and then called to move forward as a result of that unification between Hashem and Elokim.
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