Lost Wonder Part 3

“The light withdrew like water in a pond displaced by a stone . . . Descending into the vacuum, it transformed into an amorphous mass . . . For in its simple desire to realize its intention, the emanator relumined the mass with a ray of light . . . As this light began to enter the mass, vessels were formed.” *

There are ten vessels, or “SEPHIROTH.” Each holds a particular essential quality of their creator. Out of this configuration of vessels four worlds are organized: Emanation, Creation, Formation, and Actualization. As the light breathes energy into these vessels, the first, and strongest, vessel withstands the force, but the others shatter, or “SHEVIRAH.” The pieces of these vessels fall to the ground with essences of light within them. All the pieces get trapped in material existence.

Our jobs as humans is to reconstruct these shattered remains by “TIQQUN,” or mending. Thus restoring these essence-filled vessels to their original divinity.

It makes you wonder. Why couldn’t EIN SOF make unbreakable vessels? And why are we left to pick up all the pieces?

Find a quiet and comfortable place to sit. Position yourself within two feet of your friend. Start by taking a deep breath and make a smooth, even “ooooooo” sound. The exact note isn’t important as long as it’s a sound you can easily hold for a while. At the same time, your friend should also take a deep breath and try making a tone that matches yours. Practice this a few times until you find yourselves making the same tone. Once you think you’ve got it, listen carefully. When you are very close to creating exactly the same note, you should start hearing a third tone. This will sound like a warbling sound. The warble will start out slow and will get faster and faster in frequency as you get closer to making the exact sound. You’ll both think that the other person is making the warbling sound! You’re not. The phenomena is called binaural beats and is caused by similar frequencies canceling each other out near the same harmonic.

Jeff Hoke has been creating museum exhibits for the last twenty-five years and has recently been awarded the 2003 Curator's Award for Exhibit Design at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California, where he currently holds the position of Senior Exhibit Designer. Created by Jeff Hoke, an award-winning artist and former curator of the Field Museum, The Museum of Lost Wonder is not just a book, it's an experience.