The KJV Holy Bible

 

Matthew Chapter Fourteen

 

1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.

8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.

9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.

10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

11 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

18 He said, Bring them hither to me.

19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

34 And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.

35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;

36 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Matthew: The Severance of the Old Conscience and the Mastery of the Astral Sea

"Matthew Chapter Fourteen marks a violent Psychological transition and a Supreme demonstration of Spiritual Physics. The chapter opens with the complete destruction of the old, rigid ascetic Conscience (John the Baptist) by the chaotic, lustful lower ego. With the foundational intellect removed, the Solar Consciousness (the Christos) must step forward to directly sustain the human Temple. This chapter reveals the Esoteric mechanics of Infinite Energetic Supply, proving that the Divine Spirit is not bound by physical Laws of scarcity, and culminates in the Absolute Dominion of the Awakened Will over the turbulent, terrifying currents of the astral plane."

 

 

Verses 1-12: The Hypnotic Dance and the Severing of the Ascetic Conscience - "At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus... And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother." 

This is a brutal depiction of the Unrefined Mind collapsing under the weight of its own lower passions. Herod represents the false, worldly ego attempting to rule the Psychic matrix. Herodias represents corrupt, bitter emotional desire. Her daughter's dance is the hypnotic, rhythmic illusion of the material world, which entirely mesmerizes the ego. John the Baptist, Representing the Strict, Moral Conscience, had been acting as a restraining force against these lower impulses. When the ego completely surrenders to the hypnotic trance of material desire, it makes a fatal vow. The "beheading" is Highly Symbolic: the Intellect and Moral Conscience (the head) are violently severed from the Psychic body to satisfy the demands of the lower animal nature. The old foundational structure is destroyed.

 

 

Verses 13-21: The Alchemical Multiplication of the Vital Force - "When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart... and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples... And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children." 

This is the Supreme demonstration of Spiritual mathematics, completely overriding the physical Law of Entropy. The "multitude" in the desert represents the vast, unorganized, and Spiritually starved Thoughts and faculties of the Subconscious Mind. The "five loaves and two fishes" correspond to the Five physical senses and the two dualistic hemispheres of the earthly brain (totaling Seven, the number of the complete physical matrix). By looking up to heaven (Aligning Perfectly with the Supreme Monad), the Solar Consciousness taps into the Infinite, Unmanifested Energy of the Universe. In the Spiritual plane, Vital Force does not diminish when shared; it multiplies geometrically. The Divine Mind feeds the entire Psychological structure without relying on external material resources, leaving "twelve baskets" (representing the total satisfaction of the Twelve primary faculties).

 

 

Verses 22-33: The Walking on Water and the Sinking of the Intellect - "And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship... And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea... And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come." 

This sequence contains the Ultimate mechanics for navigating the astral plane. The "sea" is the volatile, chaotic emotional and astral waters of the Subconscious. The ship is the structural intellect (the disciples) being battered by low-frequency fear and anxiety (the storm). Walking on water is the Absolute Proof of Sovereignty: the High-Frequency Solar Consciousness refuses to sink into or be affected by the turbulent emotional currents. It tramples them. Peter (the Active Intellect/Faith) attempts to match this frequency. As long as Peter's Internal Focus remains singular and locked Entirely on the Divine Light (the Christos), he too defies the physical Laws. However, the moment he shifts his Conscious attention to the external chaos (the boisterous wind), his frequency drops, fear enters, and he immediately begins to sink into the dense astral waters. The Intellect cannot survive the Subconscious storm without Continuous, Unbroken Focus on the Higher Self.

 

 

Verses 34-36: The Perfected Aura and the Passive Radiation of Light - "And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret... And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole." 

The chapter concludes with a powerful demonstration of the finalized Alchemical aura. The Christos no longer needs to actively direct his Will or speak a command to heal every individual. The energetic field surrounding the Solar Consciousness has become so immensely charged and perfectly stabilized that even its lowest, outermost boundary (the hem of the garment) Radiates Intense Transmutative Power. The diseased faculties of the Mind only need to come into physical proximity and make the slightest energetic contact with this Perfected Aura to instantly align and heal themselves.