“In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth” (Genesis 1:1)
בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ
The Torah begins with the letter Beit.
Why doesn’t it begin with Aleph, the first letter of the alphabet?
Because it is up to Man to find the One.
Man must find the Aleph in the Beit, Unity in Duality, Light in Darkness. This is in order to build a “Beit,” a “House,” a Residence for the Divine Presence.
One must find the Divine in the animal soul, the Aleph in the Beast.
YHVH
יהוה
Gematria = 26
The name of God YHVH is found in the letter Aleph, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
The letter Aleph is formed by two Yuds, two points, connected by the letter Vav.
Yud + Yud + Vav
= 10 + 10 + 6
= 26
#TheAlephInTheRoom
Likewise, the two tusks of the elephant correspond to the two Yuds and the trunk to the Vav.
The name of God, which is One, Aleph, is thus reflected through the elephant.
One must find the Aleph in the Beast.
Originally, the letter Aleph did not represent an elephant but a head of an ox. The ox, larger and more powerful than other livestock, enabled man to plow and eat. It held a central place in human life, so it is only natural that its symbol is found in the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Aleph, or the root Aleph-Lamed-Pe, can mean:
1) “Cattle”, “Ox” (examples: Deuteronomy 7:13, Psalms 8:8)
2) “Learn”, “Associate with”, “Copy,” “Reproduce” (Job 33:33, Proverbs 22:25)
3) “Thousand” (Genesis 20:16, Exodus 12:37)
4) “Multiply”, “Reproduce” (Psalms 144:13)
5) “Champion”, “Leader”, “Captain” (Genesis 36:15)
The Indo-European root “Alp” means “Height,” “Mountain.” We find it in words referring to something large. For example, it appears in the name of Mount Olympus or the Alps and their many alpine pastures (used for cattle, sheep, and goats).
In Ancient Greek, “Eléphas” (ἐλέφας) means “Elephant”; and “Elaphos” (ἔλαφος) means “Deer” another large animal.
Ganesh (Ganesha, Ganapati, Vinayaka, Pillayar), the elephant-headed god, grew up in the Himalayas. The son of Shiva and Parvati, he holds an important place in the Hindu pantheon.
Ganesh is the god of wisdom, education, prudence, and the patron of schools. He is linked to beginnings. He removes obstacles to allow progress and construction. His lower half is human, while his upper half, his head, is divine. He has his head in the heavens but his feet on the earth.
A deity represents spiritual energy, and Ganesh symbolizes the union of the macrocosm and the microcosm, the divine and the human.
The name of Ganesh is composed of “Gana” गण and “Isha” ईश.
“Gana”, in Sanskrit, means “Multitude”, “Assembly”, “Category” .
The Ganas are the many small genies, servants of Shiva. They represent the elements that make up nature and a person’s temperament: our ego.
The term “Isha”, on the other hand, means “Lord”, “Master”.
Ganesh / Ganesha is therefore the Master of the Ganas, the one who has learned to master his ego, which deceives him.
The elephant is a bulldozer. It is the inner strength we multiply by removing the greatest obstacle: the ego.
#KeterPillar
Despite its imposing size, the elephant is a peaceful animal. It is not a predator (unless provoked).
Removing the obstacle of the ego allows us to settle, to return home, to be at ease. We must stop being “heavy” and, for that, reveal the Being, the transcended ego. Be Light.
Tame the beast, the ego. Transcend it to make it a servant of your Beit, your House!
Kingship is embodied by David, whose ancestor is Peretz. Why is he called that? During birth, his twin stuck out his hand, then Peretz shoved him aside and came out first, and the midwife exclaimed: “With what violence you make a Breach (Peretz)!” (Genesis 38:29)
Who is the master, the king? It is the one who makes a breach (“HaMelekh Poretz”) to make a way, and no one can resist him. (cf. Talmud, Sanhedrin 20b). The king is the Aleph.
Mashiach is the one who breaks the obstacle of the ego.
The elephant and its symbolism give us the keys to pass through the Alephs and end the exile of Rome.
#FallOfRome
Ganesh and the Mashiach are symbols representing spiritual forces.
Aleph in: the One is within us. The Aleph is within us. Mashiach is within us, and it is up to each one of us to begin the Final Redemption today, at this very moment.
Ganesha (original Sanskrit pronunciation)
גנשה
Gematria = 358
= gematria of “Mashiach”
משיח
#AlephIn
“Ganesha” in Hebrew contains the same letters (Nun, Gimel, Heh, and Shin) found on the spinning tops of Chanukkah, associated with the letters and the children, like the elephants.
נגהש
#EL #Enfants
Ness Gadol Haya Sham = a BIG miracle happened there.
Jewish tradition emphasizes the importance of the “Nose of the Mashiach”, and the sense of smell connects us more directly to our neshama (soul) than the other senses.
#G #Nose #Knows #NewNose #NewBorn #Bar
“Chedek” (“Trunk”)
חדק
Gematria = 112
= gematria of the two names of God combined, YHVH (26) and Elohim (86)
יהוה אלהים
#Maya #IAM #Aleph
“Ivory” is called “Shenhav” in Hebrew.
שנהב
Gematria with the kolel (+1) = 358
= gematria of “Mashiach”
משיח
Humanity will never win the Grail, the World Cup, without defense. It must learn to play as a team. We must think collectively.
The island of Elephantine is an island in Egypt located on the Nile where a significant Jewish community lived. A temple dedicated to YHVH was built there, and sacrifices were made on the altar as in Jerusalem.
The numerous papyri from Elephantine reveal that the story of Moses was not yet known at the time, about 2500 years ago, and that the Jews worshipped other gods such as Anat and Ashim.
Ganesh was born thanks to his mother Parvati, who fashioned him alone, without his father Shiva.
One day, Shiva returned home, and little Ganesh, who didn’t know him, was guarding the door while his mother was bathing. Ganesh prevented him from entering.
Result: his father cut off his head. Parvati arrived, and when she learned he had killed their son, she angrily ordered him to restore life to their child. Thus, Shiva replaced Ganesh’s head with that of an elephant.
The elephant has a special relationship with the Mother (the sefirah Bina in Kabbalah).
The social structure of elephants is also matriarchal.
A connection with the Mother also means a connection with Water, Memory, Home, Education, Childhood, etc.
The Mala, a symbol of Ganesh, is a rosary representing the 50 letters of the Sanskrit alphabet.
50 is also, according to Kabbalah, the number of Gates of Bina (Knowledge).
“Elephant” is called “Pil” in Hebrew.
פיל
In Tamil, “Pil” (பீள்) means “Fetus,” “Embryo”; and “Pila” (பிற) means “Born.”
The word “Pillai” (பிள்ளை) can refer to a young animal, like a baby elephant.
“Aleph,” the first letter of the alphabet, and “Eleph” (“Thousand”) are written the same way: an elephant deceives, a thousand elephants deceive greatly.
אלף
#Eleph #One
Full gematria of the letter Aleph
= 1 + 30 + 80 = 111
אלף
“Pil” (“Elephant”)
פיל
Ordinal gematria = 39
= gematria of “YHVH E’had” (“God is One”)
יהוה אחד
“Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh” (“I am that I am,” Exodus 3:14)
אהיה אשר אהיה
Initials = Aleph Aleph Aleph = AAA
אאא
#AlephOne #Pillar #InnerStrength #TheRightBattery #RunningRabbi
“Begin each day a new life.” (Rabbi Nachman of Breslov)
#AAA
“Pil” (“Elephant”)
פיל
Gematria = 120
= gematria of “Amud” (“Pillar”)
עמוד
#Pile
Elephants are known for having an excellent memory. Likewise, a pile is a memory location defined by two terminals.
The word “Pile” comes from the Latin “Pila” (“Pillar”). A pile is an assembly of elements stacked one on top of the other to form a column. It converts chemical energy into electrical energy.
The Aleph is a pile.
#Pil #Piles #AAA #AlephAlephAleph #Alephim #InnerStrength
The Alephs, the Elves, they represent inner strength, hidden forces in nature, the interiority of the earth, the essence of everything that allows us to move forward.
A pile is inner energy. It is small, but it must not be forgotten.
Pile is the opposite of face: what is “pile” (exact in French) hides in the interiority of things.
The god Ganesh is also called “Yagnakaya,” “He who loves fire”: Homas, fire rituals, are dedicated to him.
In Hebrew, “Esh” means fire.
אש
Gematria = 301
= AtBash gematria (reversed values / Bina) of “Ganesha”
גנשה
רטבצ
Ganesh is the favorite god of children, and in India, it is customary to offer him sweets.
In Ganesh, there is the word “Gan,” which means “Garden,” but also “Kindergarten” in Hebrew.
גן
#ELEnfants #Élèves
The root Aleph/Lamed/Peh, the Elephant, and Ganesh are all related to learning, education, and wisdom.
“If not, it is for you to listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.” (Job 33:33)
אִם אַיִן אַתָּה שְׁמַע לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ חָכְמָה
Everything begins in Gan Eden, in the garden. If you have a good memory…
In kindergarten, the small garden, we begin by learning the Aleph. And we often make mistakes.
In the Gan, we are subject to the teacher, to the matrix, and a person must work on themselves, eventually rebelling against authority to leave childhood and become an adult.
There are 2 hypotheses about the etymology of the Latin word “Elementum”, which is the origin of the word “Element.”
The first is that the word “Elementum” originally came from the Greek “Elephas”, because, in ancient times, the letters of the alphabet were often engraved on small ivory tablets for educational purposes.
The second hypothesis suggests that the word Elementum contains the first three letters of the second part of the alphabet: Lamed Mem Nun / LMN.
Lamed-Mem-Nun
למן
Classic gematria = 120
= classic gematria of “Pil” (“Elephant”)
פיל
Ordinal gematria = 39
= ordinal gematria of “Pil”
פיל
= gematria of “YHVH Echad” (“God is One”)
יהוה אחד
#Elements
Mashiach is Elephant Man: during the exile, the messianic dimension is hidden. It is not always pleasant to see at first because it challenges our beliefs, our prejudices.
#TheTruthIsHidden
“See, my servant shall prosper; he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high.
As many were astonished at you—his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form beyond that of the children of mankind—
so shall he sprinkle many nations; kings shall shut their mouths because of him, for that which has not been told them they see, and that which they have not heard they understand.
Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him.
He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief, and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.” (Isaiah 52:13-53:3)
“I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being! I am a man!” (Elephant Man)
#RevelationOfMashiach #AlephInMan #TrueStory
Listen to the inner sound, Man!
The elephant has big ears because the Aleph listens to us.
An Oliphant is the name given to musical instruments made from horn, sometimes crafted from an elephant tusk (hence the name).
#GreatShofar
The elephant trumpets.
In Hebrew, “Bari” means “In good health”, “Big”.
ברי
In Aramaic, “Bar” means “Son”.
בר
The Son, in Kabbalah, corresponds to Zeir Anpin / Small Face, in the world of Yetsira (Formation), and to the Vav of YHVH, the 6 sefirot related to Midot (character traits): it is the Big Partsuf.
To prepare for the Bar Mitzvah, which is a new beginning, boys learn to read Hebrew / the Torah.
#Sweets #BabarMitzvah
The gods of Hindu mythology each have their Vahana (Vehicle / Mount), and Ganesh’s Vahana is the mouse Mushika.
The Vahana allows a god’s strength to multiply, and Ganesh, by aligning with his opposite, finds, thanks to the mouse, the ability to slip through the smallest gaps.
The mouse is indeed connected to the Home.
“Mi” means “Who” in Hebrew and represents the World Above in Kabbalah, opposite “Ma,” the “What,” the World Below.
Mi = Key
Man’s work on Earth is to create a “Residence” for the Divine, a “House”
Mi – Key – Ma – House
“Smile!”
#KeyToTheHouse #UnionOfOpposites #HouseOfMiKey
During the Final Redemption, the big Beit will no longer fear the small: the Aleph will no longer fear the Beit.
The Aleph, the One, will reign at the House.
#AlephBeit
