I am dark, but beautiful, daughters of Jerusalem.

The Love of Solomon and the Shulamite — As God Sees It

The Love of Solomon and the Shulamite — As God Sees It

It is an account of the pure attraction between two souls, stripped of the complexities of the world. In the garden of their intimacy, God reveals the rhythm of sacred union. It is a dance of mutual desire and divine approval, where every word whispered is a testimony to the original design of companionship.

In God's eyes: this is what creation was for.

THE KING AND THE DARK ONE

A thousand rooms and only one door matters.

“See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come.” — Song of Songs 2:11–12

I am dark, but beautiful,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
As the tents of Kedar,
As the curtains of Solomon.

“Place me like a seal over your heart.” — Song of Songs 8:6

Tell me, O you whom I love,
Where you feed your flock,
Where you make it rest at noon.
For why should I be as one who veils herself?

“I am my beloved's and his desire is for me.” — Song of Songs 7:10

Until the world catches fire.

“Who is this coming up from the wilderness leaning on her beloved?” — Song of Songs 8:5

Do not look upon me,
because I am dark,
Because the sun has tanned me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me.

If you do not know, O fairest among women,
Follow in the footsteps of the flock,
And feed your little goats
Beside the shepherds’ tents.

“Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away.” — Song of Songs 8:7

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“My beloved is mine and I am his.” — Song of Songs 2:16

Set me as a seal upon your heart,
As a seal upon your arm;
For love is as strong as death,
Jealousy as cruel as the grave.

let me want rightly. let me want deeply. let me want what is worth wanting.

THUNDER: PERFECT MIND

I was sent forth from the power,
and I have come to those who reflect upon me,
and I have been found among those who seek after me.
Look upon me, you who reflect upon me,
and you hearers, hear me.
You who are waiting for me, take me to yourselves.
And do not banish me from your sight.
And do not make your voice hate me, nor your hearing.
Do not be ignorant of me anywhere or at any time.
Be on your guard! Do not be ignorant of me.

For I am the first and the last.
I am the honored one and the scorned one.
I am the harlot and the holy one.
I am the wife and the virgin.
I am the mother and the daughter.
I am the members of my mother.
I am the barren one and many are her sons.
I am she whose wedding is great, and I have not taken a husband.
I am the midwife and she who does not bear.
I am the solace of my labor pains.
I am the bride and the bridegroom,
and it is my husband who begot me.
I am the mother of my father and the sister of my husband,
and he is my offspring.
I am the slave of him who served me.
I am she who is the lord of my offspring.
But he is the one who begot me before the time on a birthday.
And he is my offspring in due time, and my power is from him.
I am the staff of his power in his youth, and he is the rod of my old age.
And whatever he wills happens to me.
I am the silence that is incomprehensible and the idea whose remembrance is frequent.
I am the voice whose sound is manifold and the word whose appearance is multiple.
I am the utterance of my name.

Why, you who hate me, do you love me, and hate those who love me?
You who deny me, confess me, and you who confess me, deny me.
You who tell the truth about me, lie about me, and you who have lied about me, tell the truth about me.
You who know me, be ignorant of me, and those who have not known me, let them know me.

For I am knowledge and ignorance.
I am shame and boldness.
I am shameless; I am ashamed.
I am strength and I am fear.
I am war and peace.
Give heed to me.
I am the one who is disgraced and the great one.

Give heed to my poverty and my wealth.
Do not be proud to me when I am cast out upon the earth,
and you will find me in those that are to come.
And do not look upon me on the dung-heap nor go and leave me cast out,
and you will find me in the kingdoms.
And do not look upon me when I am cast out among those who are disgraced and in the least places,
then do not laugh at me.
And do not cast me out among those who are slain in violence.

But I, I am compassionate and I am cruel.
Be on your guard!
Do not hate my obedience and do not love my self-control.
In my weakness, do not forsake me, and do not be afraid of my power.
For why do you despise my fear and curse my pride?

For I am she who exists in all fears and strength in trembling.
I am she who is weak, and I am well in a pleasant place.
I am senseless and I am wise.

Why have you hated me in your counsels?
For I shall be silent among those who are silent, and I shall appear and speak,
Why then have you hated me, you Greeks?
Because I am a barbarian among the barbarians?

For I am the wisdom of the Greeks and the knowledge of the barbarians.
I am the judgement of the Greeks and of the barbarians.
I am the one whose image is great in Egypt and the one who has no image among the barbarians.
I am the one who has been hated everywhere and who has been loved everywhere.
I am the one whom they call Life, and you have called Death.
I am the one whom they call Law, and you have called Lawlessness.
I am the one whom you have pursued, and I am the one whom you have seized.
I am the one whom you have scattered, and you have gathered me together.
I am the one before whom you have been ashamed, and you have been shameless to me.
I am she who does not keep festival, and I am she whose festivals are many.

I, I am godless, and I am one whose God is many.
I am the one whom you have reflected upon, and you have scorned me.
I am unlearned, and they learn from me.
I am the one whom you have despised, and you reflect upon me.
I am the one whom you have hidden from, and you appear to me.
But whenever you hide yourselves, I myself will appear.
For whenever you appear, I myself will hide from you.

I am the mind of the father and the rest of the son.
I am the knowledge of my name.
I am the one who cries out, and I listen.
I am the appearance of the bowing down.
I am the manifestation of the father in many forms.
I am the control of my control.
I am substance and that which has no substance.

Those who are without association with me are ignorant of me,
and those who are in my substance are the ones who know me.
Those who are close to me have been ignorant of me,
and those who are far away from me are the ones who have known me.
On the day when I am close to you, you are far away from me,
and on the day when I am far away from you, I am close to you.

I am control and the uncontrollable.
I am the union and the dissolution.
I am the abiding and I am the dissolution.
I am the one below, and they come up to me.
I am the judgment and the acquittal.
I, I am sinless, and the root of sin derives from me.
I am lust in outward appearance, and interior self-control exists within me.
I am the hearing which is attainable to everyone and the speech which cannot be grasped.
I am a mute who does not speak, and great is my multitude of words.

Hear me in gentleness, and learn of me in roughness.
I am she who cries out, and I am cast forth upon the face of the earth.
I prepare the bread and my mind within.
I am the knowledge of my name.
I am the one who cries out, and I listen.
I am the one whom they call Life, and you have called Death.
I am the one whom they call Law, and you have called Lawlessness.
I am the one whom you have pursued, and I am the one whom you have seized.
I am the one whom you have scattered, and you have gathered me together.
I am the one before whom you have been ashamed, and you have been shameless to me.
I am she who does not keep festival, and I am she whose festivals are many.
I, I am godless, and I am one whose God is many.
I am the one whom you have reflected upon, and you have scorned me.
I am unlearned, and they learn from me.
I am the one whom you have despised, and you reflect upon me.
I am the one whom you have hidden from, and you appear to me.
But whenever you hide yourselves, I myself will appear.
For whenever you appear, I myself will hide from you.