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Wisdom and the Spirit: They Always Twin Together
When your own inner spirit makes friends with the HS, the Holy Spirit, an amazing portal opens. Light and blessings and wisdom come pouring in. I know, it sounds too good to be true. But try an experiment: ask someone you know who is spiritually wise and attuned to God what it’s like when their spirit connects to the divine spirit. They will probably describe it in a similar way. It’s the real deal.
The word wisdom is a feminine noun in both Hebrew and Greek. In Greek it’s sophia, a woman’s name. The wisdom of God is female. And the Hebrew word for spirit is ruac, which means breath or wind. Spirit wisdom is a female attribute of God: The wisdom part, the sophia, is coupled with the breath of God, the ruac.
Using your breath correctly is a skill, we aren’t born with it. I didn’t know how to breathe until I began taking Bar Method classes, where breathing is as important a component of exercise as stretching the muscles. Breathing doesn’t only expand the chest and deliver necessary oxygen to our body. When we tap into the spirit breath of God, the simple act of breathing takes on beauty and connection to the massive love of God that surrounds us. Inhale the spirit, exhale the spirit into the world. Repeat a million times.
I refer to the Holy Spirit as “she,” because she’s sophia. I have to admit, viewing the HS as feminine makes her friendlier and more approachable. I have more convos with Her that way. She gets me, and she is waiting to pour light and blessing and wisdom into my deepest self. To help me be at home with myself.
The graciousness of God is ever-present: As we seek wholeness it’s like these parts of ourselves are gift boxes that we get to unwrap. It’s exciting to unwrap how your body and mind are connected, and then to go deeper and discover the authentic self that resides in your soul. Once you’ve begun that, you can receive and give more love, because there’s more inner spaciousness. You gain capacity for deep relationships.
But there’s more. Your spirit, your deepest center, is another gift waiting to be unwrapped. And it’s full of wisdom and breath and wind. The HS, the Holy Spirit, She, is waiting for you there to be your deepest friend.
“Those who have the gale of the Holy Spirit go forward even in sleep.” Brother Lawrence (1614-1691)
This is Living Now
You can embark on the adventure of truly knowing the person you really are and share her with others. You are never too old to meet your real self. What do you have to lose?