31 Oct YHWH

God is everchanging and eternal; a way not going away.

In the Hebrew Bible, YHWH is the name of God.

In Paleo-Hebrew, the written text only included consonants and the reader would supply the vowels during reading. This oral tradition was passed down through generations, but was eventually lost. Today, there is no consensus as to how to pronounce YHWH.

However, the nature of God reveals a possible pronunciation of God’s name.

God self-identifies as: “I am who I am” or “I will be what I will be”. God is manifested in the now as a tangible “who” and outside the now as an unspecified “what”. Taken together:  “I am what I am.”

Acronym: IAWIA

IAWIA can be pronounced two ways.

As “I why” wherein the first of two consecutive vowels is voiced and the second vowel is silent.

Or as “a way” wherein the second vowel is voiced and the first vowel is silent.

With both pronunciations, one vowel is voiced and the other silent. God is the manifested and the unmanifested.

“I why” or, in common speech, “why do I exist?” I am what I am, I exist because I exist. There are no reasons or explanations, as all there is is is.

God is “a way“; an everchanging path, being rather than a discrete being.

“a way” is akin to the Taoist concept of Tao (the Way). The Way is ultimate reality; the seen and unseen; the source of all being; the eternally transitioning; ineffable, beyond human comprehension.

“a way” is also a possible pronunciation of YHWH.

“a way” is the sound of breathing (inhale “a”, exhale “way”).

Likewise, “soooo” is the sound of inhaling and “hmmmmm” is the sound of exhaling. Together, they form the word “Soham”, meaning “I am” in Sanskrit.

Every breath of life recalls the name of God.