Chapter XXXIX · 1 min read
The Human Who Becomes an Angel, and the Angel Who Teaches Us to Be Human
The direction reverses
At first the story appears to move from human to angel.
By the end, the direction reverses.
Metatron teaches us how to become human.
To receive without grasping.
To carry without claiming.
To serve without disappearing.
To exercise responsibility without self-coronation.
To remain distinct without imagining separation from the Source of existence.
To walk.
To listen.
To hold.
To answer.
To become a vessel strong enough for light.
This is a far greater recovery of Chanoch than fascination with his celestial measurements.
The measurements describe the palace.
The עֲבוֹדָהavodahService, and the inner work of it. The measurements describe the palace; the avodah tells us why the palace matters.Glossary tells us why the palace matters.