In the biblical story of Jacob (Ya’akov in Hebrew) he discovers a secret mystical ‘ladder to Heaven’ with angels descending and ascending to and fro. In order to climb this ladder, Jacob must wrestle the Angel Samael. In victory, Jacob demanded that Samael ‘bless him’ and his name was changed to Israel. This place, called Peniel (pineal gland/Inner Eye) was where Israel saw God face to face. In this story, the ‘ladder’ that Jacob used to climb to the land of Penile was in fact the 33 vertebrae of the spinal column which led to the Heavens above in the brain.
The Spinal Column is considered the trunk of the Tree of Life in Kabbalah and its subsequent pathway’s or the energy nadi’s of the body are considered the branches. The lower part of the Tree, near the genital organs, leads one to the underworld of sexual lusts and depravity and this place brings about spiritual death within the lands known as Hell or the worlds of the klipot. The upper branches of the Tree of Life lead one to the Heavens above in the mind and beyond and these realms lead to spiritual life, back to the Garden of Eden.
We know that the Tree of Life is guarded by a Cherubim (known as the cerebrum near the Pineal Gland) with a ‘flaming sword’ which surrounds the Tree of Life on all sides, this is the ‘Door Way’ of Da’at which is intimate knowing of the spiritual realities.
These realities have been ‘cut off’ from us and now we only experience the 5 tactile senses of this 3D reality because of this ‘inner darkness’ cutting us off from the Light. The purpose of Alchemy is to re-energize the body, the glands, the nerve centers, the brain, etc so that we can re-activate this dormant pineal gland (inner spiritual eye) and regain our ‘sight’.
In the biblical lore, serving Satan, the ‘tempter’ or ‘accuser’, means that I fulfill my lower desires without the intention to bestow ‘above’ in the Heaven’s, to the All. This lack of ‘tithing’ or ‘animal (desire) sacrifice’ simply means I keep myself in darkness by refusing to bestow the life giving seed to my mind and my body to heal and illuminate.
Fables, fairy tales and legends date back millenia dressed around the Alchemical process including the Knights of the Round Table and King Arthur, the Sword and the Stone, The Holy Grail and thousands more. These stories all relating to the overcoming of the great beast or dragon within known as the Kundalini serpent in order to purify oneself – showing us the one true purpose of our lives here in this reality, correction and illumination.
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