The Vilna Gaon brings forward the awareness that the Gematria ( Sacred Numerology ) for both injunctions , Barukh Mordechai (“ Blessed be Mordechai ”) and Arur Haman (“ Cursed be Haman ”), are strangely the same - 502 ! The masters of the Kabbalah saw an unspoken , yet implicit relationship between these names , Mordechai and Haman , that are generally viewed as clear archetypes of Good and Evil . In contrast to the Tabula Rasa theory of the philosopher John Locke , the human enters the world having already “ been written upon ”. These imprints may be the legacy of past lives , or the physical and emotional imprints we carry from our parents within our genetic coding , or the circumstances of both our gestation , and our birth . These imprints present us with proclivities . But , our wisdom guides remind us that we have the freedom to call upon our will . That will , guided by a fierce attachment to our Divine root , and by brave entry into the cauldron of transformation , can turn the tables and bring forth Mordechai energy even from one carrying the I . D . card of a Haman . This is the ultimate Avodah . This is The Work that gets one to truly “ move the dial ” .
The word Nahash ( snake ) and Mashiah also share the same Gematria ( 358 ). The Biblical commentator known as the Rova teaches that we are to immerse ourselves in the sweet spice of Purim until we have attained an intimate understanding of Good and Evil . Like the graphic of the Yin and Yang , they are not split halves . Rather , they are in an enclosed universe and each carries the spark of the other . If prodded , if nurtured , if supported , the spark can be ignited .
When we can enter with this awareness on Purim , we amplify the holiness of the day for ourselves . Yom Kippur , in this respect , is K ’ Purim ( like Purim ). It beckons ultimately towards greater global consciousness . That is why our Sages teach us that Purim has eternal validity and will remain with us on the other side of the Messianic age .
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