Hod (הוד) in the Kabala Tree of Life is the sephira associated with the left foot of men. It has the meaning of praise as well as submission. Hod is the sephira of language, symbols and communication. The angelic order of Hod is Bene Elohim.
Hod is the sphere of alchemy and all metabolic pathways that break down energy to it's smallest subset. It also where this subset is translated into a new form. Respiration is a good example of what can take place in the realm of Hod; oxygen is passively diffused between the external atmosphere and internal blood. The hydrologic cycle is also a function of Hod; water is broken down into gaseous vapor, rises and is then released in the form of rain.
Hu is the ancient name for God (Heh, Allah Hu, Huto) and combined with the rising plume of Oud creates a plausible etymology of Hod. The PIE root of God may derive from Hod (*ghudho). The foot is the source of the pathway taken by the rising plume of Hu and is then distributed thoughout the living being by blood. My research has shown that Father is derived from pedr/petr which, in turn, is derived from Greek pied (young child). Ped is also the origin of foot. (Note: Linguists have determined that father is derived from infantile baby-speak Pa). Pedigree means The Foot of the Crane (ibis).
The foot/father of the family not only supports his children but also their children's children according to the Kingdom Principle of Hod. The Byt (House) of the Father should continue to rise to the top most sephirot and not be cut off. If the father did not have sons or if his sons were to die - the shroud could not quicken and the branch would wither and die. However, a way to redeem the father so that his name would perpetuate is explained in the Book of Ruth.
Ruth, a Moabite, was the daughter-in-law of Naomi, an Israelite woman from Ephrata. Naomi migrated to Moab with her husband, Elimelech, and two sons during famine. The sons married Ruth and Orpah and then all of the men of this family succumbed to illness and died. It is interesting that the sons were called Mehlon (sick) and Chilion (weak). Naomi told both daughter-in-laws to return to their own mothers and remarry. Orpah leaves but Ruth does not. Ruth tells Naomi "For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, and there will I be buried. The LORD do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts you and me."
When the two women return to Ephrata it is harvest time. Ruth gleans the fields of Boaz, a close relative of Naomi's dead husband, to support her mother-in-law. Boaz allows this because of Ruth's loyalty to Naomi. Naomi wants security for Ruth so she tells her to prepare herself as if she were to be married. She then tells Ruth to mark the location of Boaz as he sleeps on the threshing room floor. Naomi instructs Ruth to go to him in the night and uncover his feet. Boaz then covers her with his cloak and they have a son that redeems the Hod of his kinsman Elemelech. Ruth would become a wife of the left hand or leavings of the hind of the father.
When Prince Charles wanted to marry Camilla Parker-Boles it was suggested that she become a Wife of the Left Hand. Her status as wife could be attributed to the tradition that developed around this story. However, since there was already a son to raise the Hod of the House of Windsor, there could be no redemption. She could not be a wife of the leavings of the threshing room floor.
Hod is the sphere of alchemy and all metabolic pathways that break down energy to it's smallest subset. It also where this subset is translated into a new form. Respiration is a good example of what can take place in the realm of Hod; oxygen is passively diffused between the external atmosphere and internal blood. The hydrologic cycle is also a function of Hod; water is broken down into gaseous vapor, rises and is then released in the form of rain.
Hu is the ancient name for God (Heh, Allah Hu, Huto) and combined with the rising plume of Oud creates a plausible etymology of Hod. The PIE root of God may derive from Hod (*ghudho). The foot is the source of the pathway taken by the rising plume of Hu and is then distributed thoughout the living being by blood. My research has shown that Father is derived from pedr/petr which, in turn, is derived from Greek pied (young child). Ped is also the origin of foot. (Note: Linguists have determined that father is derived from infantile baby-speak Pa). Pedigree means The Foot of the Crane (ibis).
The foot/father of the family not only supports his children but also their children's children according to the Kingdom Principle of Hod. The Byt (House) of the Father should continue to rise to the top most sephirot and not be cut off. If the father did not have sons or if his sons were to die - the shroud could not quicken and the branch would wither and die. However, a way to redeem the father so that his name would perpetuate is explained in the Book of Ruth.
Ruth, a Moabite, was the daughter-in-law of Naomi, an Israelite woman from Ephrata. Naomi migrated to Moab with her husband, Elimelech, and two sons during famine. The sons married Ruth and Orpah and then all of the men of this family succumbed to illness and died. It is interesting that the sons were called Mehlon (sick) and Chilion (weak). Naomi told both daughter-in-laws to return to their own mothers and remarry. Orpah leaves but Ruth does not. Ruth tells Naomi "For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, and there will I be buried. The LORD do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts you and me."
When the two women return to Ephrata it is harvest time. Ruth gleans the fields of Boaz, a close relative of Naomi's dead husband, to support her mother-in-law. Boaz allows this because of Ruth's loyalty to Naomi. Naomi wants security for Ruth so she tells her to prepare herself as if she were to be married. She then tells Ruth to mark the location of Boaz as he sleeps on the threshing room floor. Naomi instructs Ruth to go to him in the night and uncover his feet. Boaz then covers her with his cloak and they have a son that redeems the Hod of his kinsman Elemelech. Ruth would become a wife of the left hand or leavings of the hind of the father.
When Prince Charles wanted to marry Camilla Parker-Boles it was suggested that she become a Wife of the Left Hand. Her status as wife could be attributed to the tradition that developed around this story. However, since there was already a son to raise the Hod of the House of Windsor, there could be no redemption. She could not be a wife of the leavings of the threshing room floor.
Halde (Urartu god), Hallelujah (English), Hare (Hindu), Kuda (Central Asian name of god), Gut/Got etc. always seem to relate to the common good, something essential to early sedentary agricultures and organized social hunters but not to very small independent bands of hunters-gatherers.
ReplyDeleteSo much of the bible/quran/bible/vedas are agriculture based, the 'good' farmers blessed while the hunters always seem a bit cursed or just forgotten "left hands". Surely promises of filled cornucopias and streets of gold were important to these settlers, but the natural forest seems to have been ignored or harvested & planted. Fodder might relate to Hod, mother to Ma-Hud/udder/madre/muder?
Man carries the shield, woman carries the sieve/seed/bead.
DDeden
I think there is evidence nomadic bands also used concept of common good (god). Tinctures were harvested from trees to use as hide tannins, medicines and dyes before agriculture. Elohim (double tree) could be Cernunous found on petroglyphs throughout Europe and Asia. He is seated with his heel touching his hind (self-creating). He has 2 trees on his head that are described as "antlers".
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The pygmies don't know how to make fire, this induces social interdependence, they only maintain it as the glue/hub/apa/camp center. During rain, each brings it to their hut, after they return it to the center. (Zoroasterism root?) Food storage in rainforest is temporary, food is plentiful but must be found so much moving. I separate formal god/religion/tithe-tax-hoard forms from small mobile bands, though there is overlap, especially among more recent groups.
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Steam rising from a wet hut, hod
ReplyDelete-golu/galus - dome hut has no separate roof
g/hoplo/n - Greek round concave/bowl shield of wicker-tanned leather-paper(cane?) with edge strap for left hand and center strap for left arm while right hand held spear/sling/club; some had drape hanging below to protect legs/feet, later bronze.
No doubt hoplon derived from leather-hinged male dome door (hatch/patch/latch/lock), as spear-held-canopy during daylight and closed at night.
A change to drum-cone huts & square houses resulted in various form shields (flat, square..)
Net & basket derived from dome-shield variation.
DDeden
Nice background to the practice of levirate marriage. Having a male heir was especially important among the Horite ruler caste.
ReplyDeleteI'm intrigued by the designation "wife of the left hand." This would be the wife whose settlement was to the north.
Ped means "gift" in ancient Egyptian. Several Horite rulers held this name, such as Ped-Isi, who was considered a prophet. His name means "gift of Isis." His maternal grandfather was Ped-Ashtar, which means "gift of Ashtar." Ashtar was the Syrian name for Isis. Isis was the Egyptian name for the Hathor, the virgin mother of Hor.
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