>>7326611The tree of knowledge, or sexuality, was present alongside the other aspects of existence. It is even recognized as an important presence in Eden, alongside the Tree of Life. And in the tradition of the Kabbalah, these two trees are said to share the same roots. However, unlike any other tree in Eden, Adam and Eve were only allowed to enjoy the tree of knowledge without indulging in its fruit. …for as soon as you eat of it, you shall die… While in Eden, Adam and Eve only knew divinity and innocence and thus inherently respected the laws of creation. In their innocence, they were ignorant of the consequences of indulging in the fruit of sexuality. Tremendous energy is harnessed in the sexual act between a man and a woman. It is in this coitus that humanity has the God-given capacity to create. Man as the active force, the reflection of God the Father, woman as the receptive force, the reflection of God the mother, and sex (Creative fires, The Holy Spirit) as the force that brings them together. These are the three forces that give rise to all of creation, and this is the foundation of the universal symbol of the Trinity. (Christian: Father, Son, Holy Spirit, Jewish: Kether, Chokmah, Binah, Hindu: Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Egyptian: Osiris, Horus, Isis) The trinity is a unity of three; three that express as one; but in order to create, this one divides itself in two; male and female. (Male: Father, Abba, Shiva, Osiris, Female: Mother, Aima, Shakti, Isis) This is the mystery of the Holy Spirit, the fecundating fire of God, symbolized in India as Shiva-Shakti, the creative and destructive power of God. One of the most sacred symbols of Shiva, the Holy Spirit, is the Lingam-Yoni, the intersection of the phallus and uterus. The same symbol is found on the other side of the world, in the Alchemical tradition.
