Genesis 1:9

Yabasha (יַבָּשָּ ה ), the dry land, represents the manifestation of the physical world, where life can exist and develop. Therefore, our planet, more than a symbol of a material space where action takes place, is the ideal setting to give structure and form to the universe, allowing divine energy to concentrate in the material after its fragmentation, which brought about our creation.

Once the separation of divine essence occurred to allow our existence, a space was required to foster that reunion, meaning that His Word, His light, the waters, allowed the appearance of the dry land, which reflects the importance of reintegrating everything that was separated back into the order of creation.

This guiding principle of all creation projects in the macrocosm of the universe that search which begins in our microcosm as human beings. This order requires limits that, in turn, structured our lives so that, likewise, our process of essential luminous growth could be reorganized, which logically begins by being born into the light on this earthly plane.

Yabasha has a gematria value of 317 (י = 10, ב = 2, ש = 300, ה = 5), associating concepts of strength and foundation, which suggests the idea that dry land is the foundation upon which our beginning in life is built. Thus, being dust from this earth that emerges on the third day, this platform is where our essence, often seen only as material, can reconnect with the spiritual.

Yabasha suggests the need to consolidate a solid base from the material to support our life, which is essentially spiritual—a process that leads us to integrate from the external to the internal, from earth to heaven, in a continuous act of transformation that calls us to the Creator, to the divine.

If our solid base today is the earthly, the ground should only serve as a platform towards heaven, meaning that, by respecting the order of creation, as part of the dry land, we must build from this our spiritual structure, growing and developing in a balanced way.

That act of separating the waters and allowing the dry land to emerge also reminds us of the importance of discerning and organizing our priorities to create environments where we can fulfill our existential purpose, engaging with this world that we must cross from our desert to the promised land.

The connection with the spiritual starts from the dust, from the fragments of His light, to manifest His will without hindering ours, requiring us to organize ourselves from our perceptible structures to separate our foundation for our personal growth, which must harmonize the material and the spiritual, establishing a solid base to fulfill our divine purpose in the world.

The idea of "the waters gathering in one place" leads us to understand that waters are often a symbol of the Shekhinah (the divine presence in the material world), or the feminine part of divinity that flows through the universe. Waters can also represent the flow of cosmic and spiritual energy that gives life to creation.

The place where the waters gather could symbolize the unity of creation, the harmonization of opposing forces, or the balance between heaven (spiritual) and earth (material). It is the point where the divine and the material meet, a space of revelation or manifestation.

The "dry place" where the waters gather is typically interpreted as Malkut, the material realm that receives spiritual energy, but it can also be symbolically linked to Eden or the future state of spiritual redemption. Gematria studies the numerical values of Hebrew words and can be used to make mystical connections between different concepts. "Dry land" (אֲדָּ מָּ ה יַבָּשָּ ה): In gematria, אֲדָּ מָּ ה ("land") has the numerical value of 45. יַבָּ שָּ ה ("dry") has the numerical value of 410. Together, they add up to 455, which could be interpreted as a reference to a state of completeness or full manifestation in the material plane. "Water" (מַ יִׁם): The word "water" in Hebrew (מַ יִׁם) has the numerical value of 90, and this value can be associated with concepts of flow and divine energy manifesting in the world.

If one compares these figures and their relationship, one might deduce that the interaction between water and dry land involves a transmutation of spiritual forces (water) into a material manifestation (dry land), which parallels the process of creation in Malkut.

The "dry place" can be seen both as Malkut, the material realm, in Kabbalah, which is the place where the spiritual materializes, and as a manifestation of the divine in the physical world. It is not necessarily Eden (although it could have a symbolic relationship, as Eden represents a state of spiritual purity), nor is it directly the new heaven and the new earth, although these are also manifestations of the spiritual transformation of creation.

Gematria provides a view of the interaction between water and land, indicating a process of transformation or materialization of the spiritual in the physical world. Both systems offer interpretations that invite deep reflection on the interaction between the divine and the material, and how that interaction manifests throughout the process of creation.

In the Kabbalistic context, this "place" can be interpreted as the heart of the human being or the sephirah of Malkut (the kingdom), which is the last of the ten attributes on the Tree of Life. Malkut is the sphere that receives divine light from the higher spheres and manifests it in the physical world. It is in this "place" that spiritual waters, representing divine energy, meet and manifest in the material world.

If a word referring to "waters" or "place" were considered in gematria, it could be interpreted symbolically in relation to the union of spiritual and physical forces. However, the gematria of related terms such as "may" or "place" is associated with themes of revelation, creation, or divine manifestation, depending on the keywords involved.

"The place where the waters gather" can be interpreted in Kabbalah as a symbol of the manifestation of the divine in the material world, the meeting point between the spiritual and the physical, since in Kabbalah, waters are often a symbol of the Shekhinah (the divine presence in the material world), or the feminine part of divinity that flows through the universe. Waters can also represent the flow of cosmic and spiritual energy that gives life to creation.

And although the "dry place" could be interpreted in various ways in these mystical systems, they all lead us to that deeper, symbolic meaning where dry land can be seen as a symbol of the material, the physical, the manifested, in contrast to waters, which represent the spiritual or the unmanifest, the point where higher spiritual energies materialize. Therefore, it could be considered the "dry place" where spiritual waters gather to create the material earth.

Contrary to Eden, which in Kabbalah can be seen as a state of purity and divine unity, where the spiritual and material exist in harmony. However, Eden is not necessarily the "dry place" but rather a more symbolic place, representing a state of elevated consciousness and a direct connection with the divine. Eden can also be interpreted as an ideal condition where the human soul lives in complete harmony with the Creator, before the Fall.

Therefore, in some Kabbalistic interpretations, the new heaven and new earth mentioned in prophetic scriptures (such as the Book of Isaiah or Revelation) could be understood as a future state of redemption and spiritual transformation, where the separation between the spiritual and the material no longer exists. This is something that will happen at the end of time, when all spiritual energies are fully revealed and the material world is transformed into a perfect reflection of the divine.