Variations in Experiences of Proximity

Variations in Experiences of the Proximity of Inner Guidance The Vision of the Divine as Melekh The Melekh-King/ Queen sets guidelines for the country as a whole, coordinates and protects to protect and to order the society. A great deal of formality is involved in meeting the King/ Queen which typically occurs once in a lifetime. A vision of the Inner Guide as Melekh, is a way of accepting guidance as if from afar, as a background support but not an intercessor in one's personal story. Melekh King/ Queen The Vision of the Divine as Ozayr Ill The Ozayr-Helper, is someone to whom you appeal for aid only in dire need. Typically the helper lives at a distance and commands resources which are available for emergencies. A vision of the Inner Guide as Ozayr-Helper is a way of accepting guidance as a resource which, though remote, can be counted on for sporadic support. The Vision of the Divine as Moshia The Moshia-Rescuer, is someone who will come to you and enter your life situation with personal help when you are really stuck. Although the rescuer may live far away, he or she is not above travelling to wherever you may be. A vision of the Inner Guide as Moshia-Rescuer is a way of accepting guidance as a reliable and powerful force which can and does enter your life. Ill Ozayr Helper Umoshia and Rescuer The Vision of the Divine as Magayn The Magayn-Shield, is someone who is always with you. Like a personal bodyguard, a Magayn is there to protect you before any ill comes to you in the first place. vision of the Divine as Magayn-Shield is a way of seeing the Inner Guide as a close companion walking alongside at every moment, interacting in a silent but consistent way, guiding trouble away from you. Umagayn and Shield Variations in Experiences of the Proximity of the Divine #2 The Vision of the Divine as YOU YOU represents an experience of the Divine up close and personal, beyond special effects. It is the moment of Meeting with a capital M, pregnant with presence. You The Vision of the Divine as Yod Hay Vav Hay YAH shows an experience of the Divine as transforming, changing, awesome, with special effects involved. This experience, reminiscent of Moses' sitting in a crevice in the mountain viewing the "after-trail of YAH" (Exodus 33:21) is available to individuals seeking the Divine. YAH Ill The Vision of the Divine as Our God Elohaynu, Our God, is a collective experience of the Ill Ill Noah's Ark of our souls. This is the quarry from which we were hewn. This experience is available to a group of likeminded individuals. Our God The Vision of the Divine as Melekh Ha-olam Melekh Ha-Olam carries a sense of order, of breadth, of mathematical equations spanning to the edges of space and time. It conveys the grandeur of the forces of nature such as the weather, the stodginess of King Saul, the chivalry of King David, the potency of Deborah the Judge. This is a vision of the Divine from a distance, an experience of the formality of the Divine. Ill Ill King/Queen of .the zverse