Here, Dr Hillman explains "I am", and the background of it:
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Transcript
Before I tell you what that means
What could the Hebrew language do with that?
"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,
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 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!!"
Here, Dr Hillman discusses an entertaining use of "I am" by Eve: [link]
Transcript:
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:
Here's the sources discussed by Dr Hillman:
>God said to Moses: “I am the One who is.”
Jesus said to them: “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
And he said to me: “Are you Eve?” And I said to him: “I am.”
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!
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:
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.