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Meaning of I am from the Greek

Here, Dr Hillman explains "I am", and the background of it:
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Transcript

Tell me Yahoo. What did ya say?
Remember, he said Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ὢν "Egou Eimi hah oun."
Oh, doesn't that sound nice?

Before I tell you what that means
What could the Hebrew language do with that?

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The Hebrew language just put that verb "I am", and then "who"? (some kind of relative) and then followed by the same verb again. "I am", right? Okay.

"I am who I am". And that's how it ends up in all of the English translations.

Sounds very Popeye-esque. "I am what I am". Right?.

That is not what the Greek says. As you can see, even if you don't know Greek,

  • you can see, "oh, it's different. It's not just one word repeated twice." Right?

Remember, when you're going from ancient Hebrew to ancient Greek, you are stepping up the level of technical difficulty. Right? The Hebrew sentence there is a quick run and a jump, maybe a couple of twists. Right? The Greek is a lengthy routine.
Look at what they've done with it. Right?

So "I am what I am" is the Hebrew side.

Now, ready for the word? the actual original words of God? Are you ready?

  • "I am the being."

I am being. I am being. Think of the difference there.

"I am that I am"... like a gangsta! "Gangster Yah" says "I am what I am, baby". Right?

You can see that. You can respect that. Right?
What do we give that, judges!?
What do we, It's a 7.5. 7.5.
Watch the artistic detail, the technical. ..
Do you know what the ὁ ὢν (hah oun) is? Look at what this is:

First of all, the first thing we have here is Ἐγώ (Egou). And Ἐγώ (Egou) is a personal pronoun. But you don't have to use that in ancient Greek. The personal pronouns are used like for emphasis, ownership, right?
It's not just something being done. "I'm the one doing it." Me.

And you know what he says?
He says, "I am ὁ ὢν (hah oun)."

Who is he saying he is? He says he is the one.
We get a definite article ὁ (hah)
and then we get ὢν (oun) the participle.

The one being. "I am the being." I am the act itself of existence. which if you think about it has a kind of a much larger reach than "eh, I'm whatever I am, Baby!!"

  • Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ὢν (Egou Eimi hah oun) - I am the being

Eve also says I am

Here, Dr Hillman discusses an entertaining use of "I am" by Eve: [link]

Transcript:

So I saw him there disguised as an angel and she's looking at him. He looks at her and he says, "Are you Eve?" And she said, Ἐγώ εἰμι "Egou Eimi."

Now I want you to look at this. I want you to look at this people. 1 2 3 4 5. It's on the fifth line down. Ἐγώ εἰμι "Egou Eimi."

And then he says to her,

"What are you doing in paradise, baby?"

Like it's... wait, no you get the beat (untz, untz, untz like a danceclub). This is a great place to be. Right? We're all dressed in our leather and there she is.

What are you doing in paradise, baby?

Now, what's the big deal here? Turn on the lights. Turn off the music. Right.

Which, by the way, Morpheus himself said that was a sex club, right? Fantastic. Fantastic.

Um, here we are in our sex club paradise because what are they going to end up doing? They're going to end up naked, people, right? With the knowledge of good and evil. (notetaker: see also Garden of Eden, for the breakdown)

Do you understand? Now, here's the side quest that we've got here:

  • When she says Ἐγώ εἰμι "Egou Eimi.", everybody will have heard the argument made by theologians and rabbis that that Ἐγώ εἰμι "Egou Eimi." is I am.
  • And in the Hebrew that's Yahweh. Do you understand me?
  • So by that logic, she's Yahweh.
You didn't see it coming. Oh. Oh, you didn't see it coming. You're naughty and so blind.

  • Ἐγώ εἰμι - I am - also means in the Hebrew "YHWH" or God...

Here's the sources discussed by Dr Hillman:

The Burning Bush (Exodus 3:14, LXX Swete 1930)

εἶπεν ὁ θεὸς πρὸς Μωυσῆν· Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ὤν.
>God said to Moses: “I am the One who is.”

Jesus’ Declaration (John 8:58, Nestle 1904)

εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Ἰησοῦς· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι ἐγώ εἰμι.
Jesus said to them: “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”

Eve Confronted (Apocalypse of Moses §17, Greek recension)

Καὶ λέγει μοι· Σὺ εἶ ἡ Εὕα; Καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ· Ἐγώ εἰμι.
And he said to me: “Are you Eve?” And I said to him: “I am.”

Now you can see the irony, the surprise:

Theologians often argue that because Exodus’ “ἐγώ εἰμι” = God’s self-revelation, and Jesus uses it, he is equating himself with God.

But in this apocryphal Greek text, Eve herself says the exact same formula in the Garden scene!

Closing Thoughts

  • One conclusion is Eve is also god/θεός (along with burning bush and Jesus)
    • This is the funny surprise that Dr Hillman highlights in the above video.
  • One conclusion is that they're asking if she is Eve, and that example isn't the same as the other two.
  • Another conclusion is that none of them are god/θεός.

The universe is mental
No matter your religion, We have to consider that θεός (theos) is a mental concept, which we ALL can embody. It's a divine state of mind that you can interact with. No priest or apostle stands in the way of it. It's for all of us.

Like a state of unity enlightenment, those mystical experiences.
Which is indescribable except for terms like: ineffable, noetic, ephemeral.

This is seen in many esoteric schools, many different techniques, to elevate our consciousness, and to reach enlightenment - by entering that unity state of θεός (theos) mind, godmind, of being.

To further add support to the concept that "none of them are gods"
If we're being anthropomorphical and assuming that god presents to us mere mortals:

  • Moses asked the burning bush for its name and the bush says, "I am the one." That's not a direct answer to Moses' inquiry. It's a subversion... dodging the question to prevent Moses from usurping its power... cuz that's what Magis do.
  • Jesus: But when Jesus is asked, it's an entirely different circumstance. He's on trial being accused and they just want him to confess to his crimes... not controlling his divine essence. Therefore it's absurd to claim that Jesus was saying he's god/θεός/YHWH in that situation.

Ground ourselves in the real:
These are books written by people, playing with their consciousness, and elevating that enlightenment technique to 'godlyness'. It doesn't imply there are divine beings outside of out mental mind's imagination. Mental concepts are real and do exist in the collective. But we must be careful not to distort into the fairytale.