In the beginning of the story of Man, we are presented with the Garden of Eden. The garden was watered (ade) daily by a mist  that can be understood as a figure of the Holy Spirit. The eretz (earth, land) was cared with the Holy Spirit and the adamah (ground) was infused with the humidity necessary to sustain life. “And a mist was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground.” (Genesis 2:6)Adam was mysteriously connected to the land (adamah) because God had made him … [Read more...]