Ecclesiastes 11:2 · World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 11:2 Meaning Give a Portion to Seven
Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.
What does Ecclesiastes 11:2 mean?
Giving a portion to 7 and to 8 is the work of feeding the energy centers of the body and then opening to the light above them. The number 7 symbolizes completion, the full ladder of centers along the spine that must each receive their share of attention.
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Giving a portion to 7 and to 8 is the work of feeding the energy centers of the body and then opening to the light above them. The number 7 symbolizes completion, the full ladder of centers along the spine that must each receive their share of attention. The number 8 symbolizes as above so below, the reception of cosmic light once the 7 are fed, the octave that joins the inner column to what descends from beyond it.
Because the misuse of power troubles the mind and one cannot foresee it, energy is spread through every center and then raised, so no single point is starved or seized. The balanced distribution steadies consciousness against disorder.
7: completion, the full set of energy centers along the spine 8: as above so below, the octave that receives cosmic light once the centers are fed Earth: the mind, the ground where disorder can arise Evil: the misuse of the power of God within a person
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Live Ecclesiastes 11:2 today
- Give a little attention today to the parts of your life you have been starving: your body, your sleep, something you once loved doing. Ten minutes each is enough to stop the neglect.
- Spread your care across more than one person today. Send the message to the friend you rarely text, not only to the one you lean on for everything.
- When the pressure lands on one area, work, money, a hard week, deliberately keep the other parts of your life running anyway. Eat a real dinner, walk outside, sleep. The whole steadies the part.
Where in my life am I putting everything on one thread?
The same truth in other traditions
Taoism · Tao Te Ching
Water reaches every low place and so nothing is left dry or starved. Spread yourself evenly and no part of you cracks under strain.
Hinduism · Yoga tradition
The breath is carried through every channel of the body before the mind can rise and rest in stillness. Feed each level first, then open to what is above.
Stoicism · Seneca
Rehearse every loss before it arrives, because fortune can strike any part of a life. What you have already faced in thought cannot overturn you.
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