The Garden of Delight

Somewhere deeper then flesh lay an inner delight. More stimulating then the human emotion of joy is the ecstatic world of the subtle vibrations beneath the flesh. It is suggested that before skin, there was a life in the Garden of Eden (delight) before Humans entered the World of Pleasure and Pain. Some call her the Bride of Fire. What could this place be -- a Garden where a woman marries fire. Could it be soul reflections, a burning that we all carry within us for the ultimate delight? This delight is mentioned with the woman again in Biblical text. Later, in Chapter 8 of the Book of Proverbs, she is called God's Delight and Wisdom, a delight that was with him when the earth was created. This delight was there before matter and forms and humanity.

In another place, it is suggested that there is a woman named Isha who stayed in the Garden and a woman named Eve who sojourned with Adam on earth. Isha generally translates as 'woman or wife' and Eve (Hheva) generally translates as 'life giver'. What is the difference between these two women? The root of the name Isha is 'fire'. Hheva's root is 'breath'. Where is my fire and where is my breath within the smaller universe of the body? Where can one find these sacred feminine aspects?

Man too is spoken of in a similar way, as Ish and Adam. Ish means 'fire' and Adam means 'ruddy or blood'. Where is man's fire and where is man's blood. In the Garden was 'fire' and 'delight'. Out of the Garden was 'breath' and 'blood'. Some seek flowers in Gardens and lush green flora. Where is this Garden of fire/delight?