This is the function of the attribute of Binah, which is called the “upper mother” or “upper female.” As such ‘she’ not only connects to the lower emanations, she is the force that helps bind them together. (In the Bible the same root word, “da’at,” is used in all these areas.)Įxamining the following diagram, you can see how the Oracle, functioning as Binah/Understanding, is the gateway/connection between the upper realms (her, the Architect and the Souce) and the lower program and Matrix worlds below. The concept of ‘knowing’ in kabbalah has to do with ‘intimate connection.’ This can be in a physical, emotional, intellectual or spiritual sense. The key role that the Oracle plays in her relationship to the humans is summed up in this exchange: They are understood in different ways depending on if you are viewing things from the “top-down” (how things came to be from the Source) or “bottom-up” (how we get back to the Source.) Oracle’s Insight: Knowing What You’re Here To Do This is important when studying any of the emanations or the character’s attributes associated with them. Interestingly, this concept also relates to the path ‘back’ to the Source and ‘singularity.’ A Key Point of UnderstandingĪs you continue reading, keep in mind that the progression ‘downward’ on the Tree of Life diagram, goes from the Source to the Architect, to the Oracle, then to the lower program and Matrix worlds.Ĭonversely, for a human seeking to “know themselves” (the Oracle’s Temet Nosce sign) and connect to the Source, it runs in the opposite direction from the Matrix world, through the programs, to the Oracle, then the Architect, and finally the Source. Chokhmah reflects the singular path of the past. The function of Binah, creating a multitude of possibilities, relates to all possible futures. And believe me, I know – the only way to get there is together.” “I’m interested in one thing, Neo, the future. The Oracle has a relationship ‘forward’ to the humans, relating to their “complexity.” She reveals this to Neo in the Matrix Reloaded park bench chat:.In reality, she is his inseparable counterpart. As such, the Architect calls her a “lesser” mind. The Oracle has a relationship “back” to the Architect as Binah ‘follows’ Chokmah in the path of creation (from the “top-down”).This precisely reflects how the higher attributes of Chokhmah (as ‘father’) and Binah (as ‘mother’) relate to the lower sefirot. Only the Oracle (from Understanding/Binah on the left side) meets with the humans freed from the Matrix. The “singlemindedness’ of the Architect (from Wisdom/Chokhmah on the right side) does not ‘connect’ directly to the complexity of human action.
Here are some key takeaways from the Architect’s words: If I am the father of the matrix, she would undoubtedly be its mother.” Thus, the answer was stumbled upon by another, an intuitive program initially created to investigate certain aspects of the human psyche. I have since come to understand that the answer eluded me because it required a lesser mind, or perhaps a mind less bound by the parameters of perfection. However, I was again frustrated by failure. The inevitability of its doom is as apparent to me now as a consequence of the imperfection inherent in every human being, thus I redesigned it based on your history to more accurately reflect the varying grotesqueries of your nature. A triumph equaled only by its monumental failure. “The first matrix I designed was quite naturally perfect, it was a work of art, flawless, sublime. We can learn more about the above concept as it relates to the Oracle, from her counterpart, the Architect.He described her role in the process of creating a functioning Matrix world as follows: This is rooted in the kabbalistic idea of “understanding one thing from another” ( hameivin davar mi toch davar). It takes a single point of information and ‘unpacks’ everything in it. The Oracle relates to the attribute of Binah/Understanding, one of the three upper emanations called the brains or ‘intelligences.’ Binah is associated with the power of conceptual analysis and reasoning. We just wanted to honor both actresses who played the role of the Oracle, (played by both Gloria Foster and Mary Alice).