He wanted a bangle that would be a 'talking piece', one that would cause curiosity and questions that would allow for him to open up a conversation leading to a sharing of 'truth'.
Having an insight to Hebrew text, he brought some notes with him for us to read.. he wanted for us to have full understanding of the intention before making the bangle. It was also important to him that both my partner, Gary, and I should work on the bangle as feminine and masculine energies. I was very excited to do the piece, as I spent many years in Israel and learnt how to speak Hebrew.
The symbols had been carefully thought out so as to contain the beginning, the end, God and Eternity. The order of these symbols was important, as well as the size of the lettering (8mm high) and the width of the bangle(22mm). These numbers have special connotations. The bangle was to be flat and unobtrusive, falling to the background of the letters as the sky does for the stars.. looking aged and a bit battered. It was to represent the "Old", whereas the shiny letters would represent the "New" - a marriage of old wisdom to the modern world in which we live.
On the left is an "aleph', the A in Hebrew. This represents 'the Beginning'. The basic geomatria for Aleph is One, representing the One and only God who is the Master of the universe.
The Hebrew letters for God (Yahweh=Jehovah) sit at the centre of the bangle. These letters refer to God's name: "I Am that I Am", which captures 'the creation'.
To the right of this is the Omega symbol, representing closure.
There is an eternity symbol on either side of the bangle, representing the circle of life and its cyclical nature.
He was very happy with th result, said 'she' was dancing within his perichoresis'...
(Perichoresis in Christian theology, refers to the mutual inter-penetration and indwelling of the Father and the Son. The doctrine is based on John's Gospel that "the Father is in the Son, and the Son in the Father.")
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