Deeper Meaning of Besamin & the Flame of the Ner

From B'yam Darkecha on the Beauty of Shabbos & the Yomim Tovim: R Yossi Michalowicz by R Yossi Michalowicz.

pp. 61 - 64: The message the sense of smell tells us is that something can exist as a source for something else even if we do not see it. The 3 part message of Wine - Besamim - Ner = Balancing our sense of independence to work in the world - Spirituality can exist even if we do not see it - External physicality bends before the light of Hashem and can reveal Hashem light on its "fingernails." Understanding why fire came into existence on the first Motzei Shabbos of creation.