What is the significance of river Pishon?

The river Pishon is described as encompassing the whole land of Havilah. Havilah represents the struggle of elemental life, virtue born of trial. There is gold in this land, which means that locked up in our body temple are all the treasures of Spirit. These are released by the inflow of spiritual Pishon.



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