“The Names of the Nameless: Remembering the One Behind Every Name”
- pvdbovenkamp

- Oct 22
- 4 min read
All is me, and in me is all. We are all one.
These words are not just poetry — they are a remembrance.
A return to the truth that has always been whispered beneath every religion, every language, every prayer ever spoken: there is only One, and we have called It by many names.

✨ The Birth of the Nameless
Long before we had words, before temples and scriptures, there was only silence.
Humanity didn’t name God — it felt God.
In the wind, in the fire, in the pulse of the earth and the breath in our lungs.
The Divine was not an idea, it was the direct experience of being alive.
Then came the first names — sounds offered with awe to the unseen:
The Mother, the Father, the Sun, the Sky, the Great Spirit.
Each name was an attempt to describe the indescribable — and yet, each one was also true in its own way.
🌕 The Many Faces of the One
As humanity evolved, so did the language of the sacred.
We painted the Infinite with the brush of culture, time, and place:
Egypt: Ra, Amun, Isis, Osiris — light and rebirth.
Sumer: Enki, Enlil, Inanna — wisdom and creation.
India: Brahman, Atman, Shiva, Devi — the One manifesting through many forms.
Hebrew & Christian traditions: YHWH, Adonai, Elohim, Father, Logos, Spirit.
Islam: Allah — the One, indivisible, beyond form.
Taoism: The Tao that can be named is not the eternal Tao.
Every name became a mirror reflecting one facet of the same boundless light.
🕍 The Tower of Babel — The Fall into Separation
Even this truth is hidden in the ancient scriptures.
In Genesis, humanity once spoke one language — a single vibration of unity.
They sought to reach Heaven together, and the Divine said,
“Behold, they are one people, and they all have one language.”
Then came the Tower of Babel — Babel, meaning confusion.
Language was divided, tongues scattered.
On the surface, it seems like a punishment.
But mystically, it marks the moment when Oneness fragmented into multiplicity —
when the Language of Light became the languages of men.
You could say:
“Babel was the moment we forgot we were One.
Awakening is the moment we remember.”
Now, the great work of the soul is not to climb a tower to Heaven,
but to become Heaven within —
to unify again what language divided,
to return to silence, the original tongue of the Nameless.
🌐 The Many Versions of Babel
The story of Babel is not unique to the Bible — it resonates across time and cultures, carrying the same hidden truth: humanity once spoke as One.
1. Sumerian Version:
In the myth of Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta, the god Enki confuses human speech to prevent misuse of power. Humanity’s ambition to reach divine wisdom mirrors the later Biblical tale.
2. Babylonian Version:
The ziggurat Etemenanki (“Foundation of Heaven and Earth”) in Babylon is likely the historical inspiration for Babel. Humanity built a literal bridge between Heaven and Earth — only to face division and dispersion.
3. Islamic Version:
While the Qur’an doesn’t tell the tower story explicitly, Babylon (Babil) appears as a symbol of misused divine knowledge. Angels warn humans, echoing the theme of separation and misuse of higher wisdom.
4. Greek and Mesoamerican Parallels:
Greek myths like the Titanomachy and Mesoamerican tales of towers after a flood show a similar pattern: human ambition to reach the divine is met with intervention, scattering, or division.
5. Mystical & Esoteric Interpretations:
Kabbalists, Sufis, and modern mystics see Babel as an allegory of consciousness: the “one language” is pure truth; the “tower” is ego; the “confusion of tongues” is the splintering of spiritual understanding. Awakening is the undoing — returning to the Word behind all words.
🔮 Where Separation Begins
With naming came distance.
The moment we said “God” instead of feeling God, we stepped one degree away from the Source.
Language gave us a way to talk about the Divine — but also a way to divide it.
My God, your God.
This religion, that path.
All while the Nameless quietly waited behind every name, unchanged.
🌬️ The Whisper Beneath All Words
Mystics of every path rediscovered what was always there:
“I AM.”
“Tat Tvam Asi” — Thou art That.
“Be still, and know that I AM.”
“The Kingdom is within.”
They turned inward and found the same flame, the same light, the same Presence breathing as them.
🕊️ The Modern Names — A New Language for the Eternal
Today we speak of The Universe, The Source, The Higher Self, The Field, Energy, Consciousness.
Science, spirituality, and soul are beginning to merge again — each discovering that everything is connected, everything vibrates, everything is alive.
We are rediscovering what we once knew before we forgot:
All names are true, and none of them are final.
🌞 The Living Truth
Now, we remember:
All is me, and in me is all. We are all one.
The wave has remembered it is the ocean.
The drop has remembered it is the rain.
The human has remembered it is God looking through human eyes.
No more need to divide or debate — only to feel.
To breathe.
To live as the embodiment of unity, walking this Earth with reverence and love.
Because when all names dissolve, what remains is simply Love aware of itself.
💫 Closing Reflection (Heart Practice)
Sit in stillness.
Breathe in for 4 seconds — as above.
Hold for 7 — as within.
Exhale for 8 — so below.
Hold again for 7 — so without.
On the inhale, whisper inwardly: I AM.
On the exhale, feel: ALL IS.
Repeat until the words dissolve — and only presence remains.
In that silence, you will know:
The Nameless has never left you, because it was never apart from you.
You are the breath of the Infinite, remembering itself through time.
much love 🙏🏼💛




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