(Part 1 here)
The legend previously seen is full of secrets, and we will reveal them one by one.
First, let’s see:
Solomon summons his wise men: this means he calls upon spiritual forces that control nature. They inform him about the Shamir.
These wise men do not know where the precious Shamir is, but perhaps the demons do. Solomon summons them, and they reveal that only their king knows. And here comes the interesting part: they tell him that Asmodeus is on the other side of the world. This means he is in another dimension, not the physical one. There, Asmodeus has dug a well of spring water: this signifies that he is in the sphere of Yesod, called the "well," where all the superior lights (referred to as spring water) are poured. The spring represents the Sefirah Binah. Asmodeus checks the purity of the water filling this well. The secret here is that the filling of the well depends on each human being. And since the well is Yesod, and Yesod represents sexuality, the hidden meaning is that Asmodeus examines a man's sexual purity and whether he has safeguarded this well by not spilling his semen in vain.
Asmodeus ascends to the heavens to listen to celestial decrees. This means he rises to the Sefirah Tiferet, called the "Heavens." There, he verifies if there are any judgments against a man, that is, he checks if the man is performing Teshuvah (repentance for his wrongdoings). If he finds that the man is repenting, he does not ascend to the Higher Heaven to accuse him. Then he descends to Malchut (the worldly sphere), and if he finds men who waste their semen, he feeds on that lost semen.
This is what the demons informed Solomon.
Now, Solomon sends a brave man to capture Asmodeus. This brave man is someone who perfectly guards his sexual organ and does not waste his semen. He is a righteous man, knowledgeable in the purest Kabbalah.
Solomon gives this man bottles of wine to intoxicate Asmodeus. This means that wine has the same numerical value as Secret (Sod in Hebrew); thus, what Solomon gives him is the secret to capturing Asmodeus without harm. This consists of a golden chain bearing the sacred Name EL SHADDAI. This chain is composed of two Names of G-d (what is called a Yichud).
The brave warrior sets out on his journey, meaning he crosses several dimensions until he reaches the sphere of Yesod. There, they pour the wine into the water of the "well," which Asmodeus, driven by thirst, drinks. This wine represents highly elevated secrets that he cannot withstand, leaving him completely subdued. The secret here is that a man and woman, in their sexual union, should have in mind (at the moment of orgasm) the Name EL SHADDAI (along with the Names that unite the Sefirot Tiferet-Yesod-Malchut, intertwined in a Yichud).
The legend continues, showing that on the way back to Malchut, Asmodeus reveals certain secrets about people to the brave men. Especially when he saves a drunkard whom he claims to be a sinner, this is so that the drunkard cannot complain upon reaching heaven when informed that the good he deserved has already been repaid on earth.
After several events, Asmodeus is finally brought before Solomon. The demon informs him that the Shamir is in the possession of the Purple Rooster. This is clearly a code. The "Purple Rooster" represents the innermost essence of the human being, the soul.
Now, in the legend, the brave warrior sets out in search of this "rooster," carrying a glass bell. With this bell, the warrior covers the "rooster's" nest, preventing it from feeding its chicks. This has a hidden meaning:
The glass bell represents that which limits the soul—animalistic actions that prevent the soul from expressing itself over its offspring. In other words, a person's animalistic behaviors create a barrier between the soul and the body. If this barrier exists, the soul cannot influence the body (or as the legend says: it cannot feed its chicks, which are the organs where the soul resides, aiming to attract life to the physical being).
Thus, the Purple Rooster seeks the Shamir (which in the legend is a worm), representing the soul's force to overcome the hard layer, like stone, that prevents the soul from controlling the body.
Therefore, the Shamir is meditation. When a person meditates, they activate this "Purple Rooster," meaning they awaken the soul. Then the Shamir comes, emitting a beam of Light capable of breaking the hardest stone: that is, it shatters the body's selfish desires, vanities, limitations, ego, ignorance, and detachment from the Blessed Creator. This is what the Shamir does—it is Kabbalistic Meditation with the sacred Names of G-d.
As soon as the Shamir breaks that hard rock, the soul is no longer influenced by limitations, which are forces that previously confined it to worldly matters rather than spiritual ones.
This entire legend is full of lessons for the soul, guiding it in this world: knowing how to preserve and use semen properly (within a couple, directed where it is meant to go without being wasted). It also teaches us about the study of Kabbalah, which is the wine (the sublime secrets of the Creator). Then it teaches that the art of meditation is the Shamir that breaks the hardest rocks and stones, enabling you to build your own inner Temple, in purity and holiness, to attract the Superior Light into your life, filling you with fulfillment.
This is the true Temple you build by cutting stones (rigidity, vices, and false beliefs), where the Light of the Blessed Creator dwells to fill you with It.