Showing posts with label Noach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Noach. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Why Are We Black? Turn from Evil and Do Good!


This understanding came to me one night.  I pray it is used for good.

Everything in the physical world has its corresponding connection in the spiritual world which in turn has its corresponding connection in other realms and so on and so forth.

For example:

Some very important connections to know going forward is:

sun rays = judgement, harsh judgement
water = mercy and/or Torah.
rainbow = sunrays hitting water.  judgement hit by mercy.


In the story of Noach and the flood, it was a time when people became very corrupt.  Previously, low angels called, Nefillim, fell into the earth with the intent of f*cking with people.  The resulting children from this rape were white children doing and encouraging corruption to everyone else and everywhere.  The corruption went down even unto the animals and plants, almost effecting even the ground.

As a result, so many were doing wicked things.  G-d gave the world a good spanking for their bad behavior.  This flood was an interesting "punishment" meted out with mercy and judgement.  The flood waters represent mercy, but it came in an overwhelming way and drowned the people and cleansed the earth.  Afterwards the sun (which represents harsh judgement) came out.  That was the punch hidden in the mercy.


Luckily for Ham, while in the shelter of the ark, he had a revelation.  Ham had "intercourse" in the ark.  Just as we write that "Adam knew Chava" it is meant to mean that Adam had intercourse with Chava, gaining knowledge and having intercourse are similar and interchangeable.

So Ham realized and knew something while in the ark.  According to some sages, the ark was lit with a sapphire stone.  Precious stones vibrate -- they are often used on the body to open blocks and to correct behaviors. So, Ham starred at this precious stone and had a revelation -- from this he saw through the mercy, through harsh judgement that was hidden within the mercy, and even  the next coming "flood"




This is why the history of the people from Ham is so similar to the history of the Jewish people.

SIMILARITIES:

  • Ham went into the ark before the flood of waters came down.  In the story of the Hebrews, they went to the foot of the mountain before the flood of Torah came down  
  • Ham was said to have had intercourse while in the ark and the flood was coming down.  In the story of the Hebrews, it is taught that they were under a "wedding canopy" when they received the Torah.  And just like a wedding, in order to consumate the wedding, the couple must have intercourse..
  • After the ark experience, Ham was met with racism.  After the Torah experience, the Jewish people were met with anti-semitism.
  • After the ark, Ham saw Noach polluting the ground again and acted on it.  Noach grew a vineyard.  Eventually, got drunk, striped down and went into the tent.  Remember, the last sin before the flood was illicit sexual acts and spilling seed.  Ham did not want another repeat of the ruination of his world, so he acted on it to stop Noach.  Noach was a righteous man in his time.  Meaning, back in his day, he was the best of the worse.  But after the ark incident, Ham rose higher in righteousness whereas Noach stayed the same.  This created jealousy.  Also, with the Hebrews, after receiving the Torah, antisemitism came into the world.  Three had "intercourse" in the ark.  Ham, the raven, and the dog.  As a result, as the teachings go, Ham was stricken in the skin.  The raven was made to spit.  And the dog was fit to be tied.
    • The dog is now considered "man's best friend" in many societies.  They love the dog.  They keep it and feed it.  They tie it to their homes.  The dog has graduated away from the animal world and is almost a part of the human world.
    • The raven has the ability to speech even better than the parrot.  With their intelligence, which is like that of a seven year old human child combined with their ability to speak, which is strictly a human quality, the raven, too, has graduated away from the animal world and almost entered the human realms.
    • Now Ham, who is already human, is stricken in the skin.  When a parent wants a child to do something, the speak to the child.  If the child doesn't listen, the parent speaks louder, even shouting.  If the child still doesn't listen, the parent may strike the child.  Striking is like a loud, thunderous speech.  When Ham was "stricken" in the skin, it's Gd speaking strongly into Ham giving him teachings and instructions. With this understanding and knowledge, Ham almost left the human world and almost entered the angelic world.This message, which we call melanin, has the instructions and guidelines for us.
  • Ham's son, Canaan, was said by the disgraced Noach that he should be a "slave of slaves."  Jewish Torah commentator, Shlomo Yitzchaki, aka RASHI, spread it to mean Ham and all his descendants would be "slave of slaves."  Interestingly, Black people fight for the civil rights of many who have no voice and who cannot fight on their own.  Even when they don't fight, many who are oppressed hang on to the stories of Black civil right leaders and Black Panthers and others to gain strength to fight another day.  The Jewish people were said they should be a "priest unto the nations."  Another thankless job.  Just as the Jewish people were able to regain their land, Israel, so too this gives hope to the Native Americans, the Aboriginals of Australia, and others that they can regain their land and tongue back.
  • Later on Canaan travels to Israel, then called the Land of Canaan. Later on the Jewish people travel to Israel, then they changed the name to Land of Israel.

It is taught that Ham was blessed black as the raven, Jaffeth was blessed white, and shem was blessed black.

Because Ham was able to peer through and see the future with a vision, he understood how to behave, how important truth was, and how to live in harmony with the world.  Which he was prepared to do.  He had a Torah written into his skin and was bound to live righteously or face terrible consequences.  Just as Shem's descendants were given Torah on Mount Sinai -- that can only be written on (cow) skin to live by. The skin is the testimony of Black people being bound to Gd --hence, the fact that so many can rightfully say they are Gd or Gdesses.  And the Torah, which can only be written on skin is for all others who wish to take up righteous living and be bound to Gd as well.

Back to the story of Noach.  After the great flood in Noach's time, when things began to dry up a little, the sun began to shine, meaning judgement has now come (fist part of the diagram).  The waters (mercy) had come ahead and did most of the job so that the sun's rays (i.e. the harsh judgement) hardly had anyone to get..  But what happens when water meets the sun's ray?  The colors get separated like a prism.

The judgement became scattered.

A short story:
There was once a king who was so angry with his son he ordered a big bolder to be thrown at him to kill him.  When the day came to do this, he felt so bad since he didn't give his son a second chance but he couldn't remove the decree.  So what did he do?  He ordered that the bolder be broken into little bits, that way each little bit will be thrown at the son and not much damage will happen, thus sparing his life.

With each color separated -- each judgement separated -- it went to different people depending on what they deserved -- depending on what they were a vessel for.  But Ham, having had his vision, was pure and was blessed black (Shem too).

When we're dealing with light, we are dealing with physics.  And in physics the lack of color is Black (unlike chemistry).  And a combination of all the colors -- all the judgements -- is white.

Thus no color = no judgement came upon him, and therefore, he was Black.  Someone who was very bad, who did all the wrong things, all the judgement went on them and they would be all the colors combined --white.

We are black because we turned away from evil.  But the world needs help.  It's not enough to just turn away from evil.

"Turn from evil and do good."
                                                       Psalms 34:14


Despite this great beginning, some of us are turning into spiritually white people.  We demand to be included in their wickedness.  We join their army and pillage brown countries for resources, we join in their pranks and laugh at the expense of the tormented, we overlook their deception, and beg for a seat at their table.

That is not what we are supposed to be doing.  In the Torah and possibly Bible, we learn about how so many people never died, they simply "walked into paradise."  Is it a place that we can walk to?  Consider Africa, the cradle of humanity, the motherland.  Just like a mother, it has everything the baby needs.  We have been carried so far away from Motherland and have been suffering for it ever since.  Why not re-establish the connection?  Why not walk back into paradise?  Sadly, whites have discovered a way in.  The sword of fire no longer holds them back.  But are we going to just sit there and watch?  Or will we reclaim Motherland?  Its not enough to have turned away from evil so long ago.  Turn from evil... and do good for the Motherland.


Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Trump Wins!

Well, wouldn't you know it!  Trump wins!

Trump is a lot like Noach in the Bible.  In a society with so much depravity, with so many trying only to look out for themselves, it makes the racist look like righteous people -- at least they care for a group rather than just themselves.  Okay, so we're not included in that group, but....

What's next?  Just like Noach, Trump will build an ark -- a safe haven for those who think like him and protect them from whatever oncoming flood the country created.

Many Black folks will hope that maybe if they behave Trump and his klan will accept them.  And they might - as long as they're useful.  But if they show too much knowledge or get intimate with too much knowledge, then out they go.

On the other hand,...

while this ark is around and people are suffering, etc.there is a shiny door -- a window that will be visible.  If we are concentrated enough we can maybe peer through that window and realize the way out, the solution to the woes of society.

Will Ham get intimate again in the ark?  Will he peer through the precious stone again and gain new knowledge?

The cycle has come again. And this time, what will he do with this knowledge?

Long ago, back in some Biblical time ago, Ham was in the ark and he, the raven, the dog had intercourse in the ark.  As a result the raven gain the power of speech, the dog gained entrance into man's world and Ham was stricken with knowledge in his skin.

According to the Oral Torah, Noach tried to chuck the raven out for what he did in the ark.  The raven -- being able to fly -- saved himself by returning to the ark.  An argument ensued.  Noach charged that the raven is useless and purposeless and should be killed!  The raven replies that Noach is only saying that because he wants access to the raven's wife!  And furthermore, that Noach was prejudiced towards the raven because of what happened in the ark.  The Oral Torah goes on to say that the G-d favored the raven's argument.

So Noach was silenced.

Once he got out of the ark, He thanked G-d.  But the next thing you know, he grows a vineyard, gets drunk and debases himself.  Ham, not wanting a repeat of how society was, came in and "confronted" Noach.  Ham then called his brothers and told them what happened.  For this he was cursed by Noach.

(Personally, I think Noach had it in for all the three who were intimate in the ark.  But the big question is what did he do with the dog?  I think after the vineyard, and since he couldn't get the raven's wife, the dog was next!  but have no proof.)

So, history is coming full circle.  The ark is being built.  Noach is the head at the moment.  What will Ham do to change the course of history?  How will he use this knowledge for the good of the world? For the good of his people?  For his own good?

Personally, the only way I think would work is if he goes the way of Eliezer.  Eliezer was righteous, too.  He served Avraham dutifully.  But eventually, he went -- while alive -- to Gan Eden/Paradise.  What does that mean?  I suspect it means he went back to Africa.

And that is what I think the Black folks in America should be doing.

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Noach, Avraham, and Moshe Rabbeinu

 In my mind I divide the society into three parts. The Noach, Avraham and Moshe.Rabbeinu.

Noah -- back in his day was the most righteous. But if you look at everyone around, they were all depraved. So as righteous as Noach was, he may have still been racist or hateful. That's how I see racists.  In a depraved society, where people are being greedy, stingy, lusting after sex - lusting after domination, then everyone is looking out for number 1; themselves, in such a society, the racist at least appears to becomes the righteous.

A clear case is the situation in America.  Police officers are shooting and killing unarmed Black men with little or no impunity. And yet many people will defend these same cops and on top of that vote for Donald Trump, a man who raises the inspiration of racists.

In such a case, at least, the racists show compassion for "their kind" which is a step higher than being totally for oneself and throwing all of humanity under a bus. But nevertheless, it's a very low state indeed.

Then comes Avraham -- in this stage they know Torah -- or at least they have the capacity to reason out Torah. people try to live righteously, and are willing to spread the good word.  But I don't know if they would break any status quo. That's how I see many Jews today -- not all.



 And then there's the Moshe Rabeinu level (Moses). Moshe married an Ethiopian,also a Midianite, He brought the people to the level of getting prophecy straight out from Hashem. He was hopeful and brought some of the Egyptians that had been turning to Judaism (probably since Yosef haTzaddik's time) , and put the people ahead of himself. It is said that the Jewish people had fallen to the 49th level of tumah (impurity).  That means they could have had a Noach-type moshiach at that time, but for some reason, the much higher caliber moshiach, Moshe Rabbeinu, came.

What decided which moshiach would come?  The only thing I can think of is that the society in Noach's time must have fallen into the 50th level of tumah which was why they had to go.  No redemption for them; they just had to go.

Whereas in the case of the Jewish people in Egypt, they were at the 49th level of tumah and so redeemable.

The Moshe Rabbeinu level is where we need to be.  There the racists would be frowned upon.  There everyone will have a chance to be the best they can be and receive directly from Hashem.  This is definitely the level where Black folks can stand a chance to be normative and to function without the dread of racism.

Now, after the exodus from Egypt, many couldn't handle Moshe's disappearance when he went to get the stone tablets and built the golden calf. Upon Moshe's return, he saw that they had replaced him with a statue -- the golden calf.  Moshe threw the stone tablets and destroyed the idol.  Then he went and got new ones -- different ones. Now if someone goes to get a gift, then returns and sees the receivers are misbehaving and decides not to give them the gift, but rather to give them a different gift, I don't think that second gift would be of a higher caliber than the first one was.

I think that set us back to the Avraham stage. Back to not really changing any status quo but trying to live righteously and spreading the good word whenever possible, praying from a distance, (Or did we go back to Noach? Yikes!)

At any rate, the goal to strive for is the Moshe Rabbeinu level. Its great to call upon the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  But maybe, just maybe we should be calling upon the G-d of Moses (that facet of G-d)?