The esoterism of Chess... Bishops.

The esoterism of Chess... Bishops.

El esoterismo del Ajedrez... Alfiles.

O esoterismo do Xadrez... Bispos.

Por Lúcio José Patrocínio Filho:.

In chess there is nothing at random, everything has to do with spiritual concepts and Bishop's figure is not an exception. The piece that represents the X move must be spiritual. Its move represents the letter Alef [א], Hebrew alphabet first letter, with a diagonal bar and two other segments, one on each side. The letters in Hebrew have numerical value and Alef [א] has value 1, but it actually has value 26 because it is formed by 3 letters, with 2 yuds [value 10] and a Vav [value 6 ] in the middle [יוי], adding 26. The value 26 is the same value of God's name [יהוה] Yud 10 Hei 5 Vav 6 Hei 5, aka tetragramaton, which gives a spiritual meaning to X move. That's why they used the cross to represent the christic figure. So it can be an archer (by his connection with air), can be a wizard, a rabbi, a witch, a pharaoh etc.
In Spanish, the word Alfil (bishop) comes from the Arabic al-fil (الفيل), whose meaning is "the elephant", a name of unknown origin. It is believed to have been caused by the abstract format of the Pīl, with two protrusions at the top, which originally symbolized the tusks of an elephant, reminiscent of the bishop's miter. The translation of the name of the part from the Arabic term, different from the other parts, was not homogeneous. In Spain, directly influenced by the Arabs, the original name "alfil" was retained, while in Italy it was modified to Alfiere, that is, a standard-bearer. In France, the piece was initially named Aufin and later Fou, meaning court jester, which remains to this day. In Germany and Denmark the piece is used with the meaning of runner, Läufer and Looper, respectively. In countries under Norse influence, the piece acquired the meaning of Bishop, which probably had an influence on the position of the workpiece next to the King on the board and the status of the Church as the main adviser to the monarchy. In Brazil the piece is called Bispo.


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