Shekinah
The Shekinah is the indwelling presence of God - the glory that fills the tabernacle, the presence that goes into exile with Israel, and in the Kabbalah the feminine aspect of the godhead, the Sabbath bride welcomed at the Friday table. It is a presence rather than a separate deity, and the entry marks it as such.
Not a separate deity. The Shekinah is the presence of God in the world, and the Kabbalistic reading of it as the feminine aspect is a later development. The planetary and elemental values are modern overlays.
Correspondences
Offerings
- Offerings
- CandlesWineBreadA set table
Sacred timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- ShekhinahThe Indwelling PresenceMatronit
- Gender Expression
- Feminine
- Titles
- The Indwelling PresenceThe Sabbath BrideThe Presence in Exile
- Symbols
- CandlesSet tableDoveBride
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneTender and indwellingAddressShekinahIndwelling PresenceSabbath BrideRelationshipThe presence that staysWarning
she is not a separate god and is not petitioned as one; the practice is to make the room she is said to fill.
ResonancePresence the room made ready the sabbath - Modern Practice
Worked with by preparing a room: a table set, candles lit, a blessing said over wine and bread. The practice is hospitality to a presence, not a petition.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- PresenceIndwellingThe sabbathExileThe brideThe dwelling
- Mythology Summary
The Shekinah is the indwelling presence of God - the glory that fills the tabernacle, the presence that goes into exile with Israel, and in the Kabbalah the feminine aspect of the godhead, the Sabbath bride welcomed at the Friday table. It is a presence rather than a separate deity, and the entry marks it as such.
Details
- Secondary Planets
- Venus
- Correspondences
- ColorsWhiteSilverBlueScentsFrankincenseMyrtleMetalsSilverAnimalsDove
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