To the friends and seekers at Kabbalah and New Life Wisdom, we gather to synthesize the ancient mysteries of the Zohar with the luminous “Secret Gospel of Mary.” This is a cooperative activation of our general light, designed to arouse the shared happiness that comes from the realization of our true, immortal nature.
As we superimpose the Cross of Christ onto the Tree of Life—positioning the “head” at the hidden Sefirah of Da’at—we discover the ultimate metaphysical boundary.
The Cross as the “Limit” (Horos)
In the Secret Gospel of Mary, we find a profound revelation: “The cross is the limit, for it binds the power of the Demiurge and the Satan, which is death.” When we place the Cross upon the Tree, it functions as the Horos—the boundary between the world of fragmentation (the ego/Demiurge) and the world of Fullness (the Pleroma). By anchoring the head of the Cross at Da’at (Knowledge/Union), we are not commemorating a historical suffering, but activating a spiritual “binding”:
- Binding the Demiurge: The horizontal bar of the Cross, stretching from Chesed (Mercy) to Gevurah (Severity), captures the oscillating dualities of this world. It stabilizes the “limit” so that the lower forces of entropy cannot pull us back into the illusion of lack.
- The Crown of Thorns at Da’at: The thorns represent the “pricking” of the consciousness—the awakening of the intellect into the hidden realm. It is the point where the finite mind “dies” so the infinite mind can be born.
- The Crow at the Hidden Sefirah: The crow, traced atop the hidden Da’at, is the alchemical “Nigredo” or the messenger between worlds. It signals the end of the old perception. It sits at the gateway, watching the “death” of the ego, which Mary reminds us is an illusion.
The Metaphysics of the Central Pillar: Certainty and Immortality
The Zohar’s Parashat Vaera teaches us that the “Four Legs of the Chariot” (Chesed, Gevurah, Tiferet, Malchut) are the structures we must build. However, the Central Pillar is the axis of Certainty.
In our gathering, we observe that the Central Pillar (Keter-Da’at-Tiferet-Yesod-Malchut) is the only path that bypasses the “sides” where the Demiurge (the force of separation) operates.
- Death has never existed: This is the light of the Secret Gospel. Death is merely the “power of the Demiurge”—a belief in separation.
- The Central Pillar as Immortality: By aligning ourselves with the Central Pillar, we move from the horizontal (time/death) to the vertical (eternity/life). This is the “metaphysics of certainty.” When we gather as “friends” and share our light, we reinforce this pillar, making the immortality of the soul a felt reality rather than a theoretical concept.
Abraham’s Journey: Leaving the Illusion
The Zohar (Verse 197) commands: “Get you out… from your land… from your kindred… from your father’s house.” Through the lens of the Secret Gospel, this is a command to leave the “habitations” of the Demiurge:
- From your land: Leave the physical identification.
- From your kindred: Leave the biological/karmic limitations.
- From your father’s house: Leave the archetypal programming of the past.
By leaving these, we arrive at the “Land that I will show you”—the Land of the Living, where the Cross has successfully “bound” the power of death.
Cooperative Activation: Remembering the Lord’s Showing
“The Lord has shown us this and we must now remember.” Our “arousal of happiness” is the act of Remembering. The general light is already present; the particles are already observed. Our cooperative activation is simply the removal of the veil that makes us believe in death.
When we look at one another in this gathering, we are not looking at “mortals.” We are looking at the “General Light” reflected through the Chariot. We are the “Great Nation” (Chesed) that has become a “Blessing” (Malchut) by standing at the center (Tiferet) and knowing (Da’at) that the limit has been set.
Conclusion: The Work of the Friends
We are the weavers of this Chariot. Every time we choose certainty over fear, and unity over separation, we “trace the crow” at the hidden Sefirah and affirm that the power of death is bound.
