Exodus 25:19 · World English Bible
Exodus 25:19 Meaning Make One Cherub at the One End
Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.
What does Exodus 25:19 mean?
The 2 figures raised at either end of the golden lid are the 2 halves of the cerebrum, formed of one piece so the right hemisphere conceals the unseen, mystical mind. Made from the single gold of the covering, they are not 2 separate powers but one god-consciousness shaped into a pair, guarding from both ends the small chamber where the higher presence is met.
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The 2 figures raised at either end of the golden lid are the 2 halves of the cerebrum, formed of one piece so the right hemisphere conceals the unseen, mystical mind. Made from the single gold of the covering, they are not 2 separate powers but one god-consciousness shaped into a pair, guarding from both ends the small chamber where the higher presence is met.
The number 2 here holds the balance of the opposing sides of the brain, drawn from one substance so the guarding faculties and the place of reconciliation are the same gold. Between them the mercy seat is the inmost vault where a person forgives the self and stands face to face with what is highest.
Cherubim: the 2 hemispheres of the cerebrum, formed of one piece, the right side concealing the mystical mind Mercy seat: the inmost chamber of the head where a person meets the higher presence and forgives the self Gold: god-consciousness, the single divine substance the whole structure is made from The number 2: the balance of the 2 sides of the brain, drawn from one gold
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Live Exodus 25:19 today
- When you catch yourself split between two voices in your head, the harsh one and the forgiving one, write both down and see that you wrote both. Then speak to yourself the way you would speak to a friend.
- In a disagreement with someone you love, say out loud the strongest version of their side before you say yours. Hold both without rushing to pick a winner.
- When you make a real mistake at work and the self-attack starts, name the mistake plainly and then let it rest there. You can be honest and gentle in the same sentence.
Which two sides of me are actually one thing, and what happens when they stop fighting?
The same truth in other traditions
Tao Te Ching
The two sides that seem to oppose each other are cut from one cloth, and one cannot exist without the other. Light and shadow are a single thing seen from two angles.
Zen
Not two: the formula teachers return to again and again. What looks like a pair of warring powers turns out to be one movement wearing two faces.
Kabbalah
Severity and kindness are described as two pillars, and the way forward runs up the middle between them. Mercy is what stands in the place where they balance.
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