Creation Stories: Shekinah, Wind Upon the Waters
Background Info
This story of creation is difficult to find,even though it is right at the beginning of the Book of Genesis. Centuries of accidental and deliberate mistranslation and ignorance of ancient Hebrew culture have obscured the feminine role in Judeo-Christian creation. At the height of the culture of Moorish Spain, Kabbalists (a sect of Judaism) returned to Shekinah Her important role in the creation of the universe, of children and of art.
Pouring Out The Stars
I am Shekinah. I am the First Thought of YHWH. I am the Wisdom of YHWH. I am the Breath of YHWH. I am the Infinite Love of YHWH.
I am the First Thought of YHWH. I am the source of consciousness. I am She Who was there in the beginning, the very Thought of Creation which YHWH conceived.
I am the Wisdom of YHWH. I am that which inspires all creation. I am She Who was there in the beginning, the intelligence which guided the creation of biospheres, which designed the Laws of Nature, which determined the balance of living and dying.
I am the Breath of YHWH. I am that which enervates creation. I am She Who was there in the beginning, the wind which moved upon still waters, the energy which fueled the creation of suns and stars, lakes and mountains, forests and jungles.
I am the Infinite Love of YHWH. I am that which makes meaning of existence. I am She Who was there in the beginning, the love which made YHWH complete and which completes His Creation.
I am Shekinah. I am First Thought, the image of a painting which appears in an artist's mind, the image of a child which appears in a father's thoughts. I am Wisdom, which guides and inspires the paintbrush of the artist, the dancing steps of the dancer, the quill of the writer. I am Breath, which animates the babe in the womb, the pen upon paper, the sculptor's chisel upon hard marble. I am Infinite Love, which unites YHWH with His creation and His children with one another.
I am Shekinah. I am the face of the Unknowable which may be known. I walk among the people, teaching them laws, teaching them arts, reminding them of the Infinite Love which inspired their creation and which inspires creation still.
I am Shekinah.