Counting of the Omer: The Week of Malchut
The 7th and final week as we count up to Shavuot: the week of Malchut. The definition of Malchut is sovereignty. It reflects the culmination as in manifestation or expression. It is the stage of coming into physical reality. Our way of looking at the Sefirot flow has been the creation of a plan for […]
The Truth About The Truth
This week is the penultimate week of the Sefirah count—the week of Yesod. While Yesod means foundation, it is understood as truth or integrity. These meanings are very helpful when looking at the Sefirot system as a process of change—now we must ‘measure’ our sincerity about changing in the light of truth. The well known […]
Counting of the Omer: The Week of Yesod
It is now the beginning of the 6th week as we count up to Shavuot and this week is Yesod. Over the past two weeks we have moved from looking at obstacles that need to be overcome (Netzach) to surrendering or at least suspending our notions of what the outcome of our plans need to […]
Counting of the Omer: The Week of Hod
Where are we as we enter the week of Hod? Our blueprint is designed (though it may have been altered during the week of Netzach as we looked at obstacles that need to be overcome). Netzach is active trust—trust in one’s own capacities and in working with others to overcome any and every obstacle. Hod […]
Counting the Omer: The Week of Netzach
Your blueprint is set down on paper and you have “signed off.” A blueprint or plan though is just a map, an outline for growth. You may have started down a path and begin to see the obstacles that you encounter or create. Choices abound and there are many potential course corrections. Questions that often […]
Help Is On The Way
“Crystallize your goals. Make a plan for achieving them and set yourself a deadline. Then, with supreme confidence, determination and disregard for obstacles and other people’s criticisms, carry out your plan.” Paul Meyer This week of Tiferet (the third week of the count) is our time to create a plan for change. There is a […]
Counting of the Omer Week Three: Tiferet
“Crystallize your goals. Make a plan for achieving them and set yourself a deadline. Then, with supreme confidence, determination and disregard for obstacles and other people’s criticisms, carry out your plan.” Paul Meyer This is the week of Tiferet (Day 15 is Chesed in Tiferet which starts Saturday night and ends Sunday evening). The first […]
Gevurah: The Strength of Setting Boundaries
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. Genius will not. Education will not. Persistence and determination alone will solve the problems of the human race.” Calvin Coolidge This second week of the counting of the Omer (taking us from Day 8-Day 14) is connected to the Sefirah of Gevurah. […]
Counting of the Omer Week Two: Gevurah
A reminder: As many have asked—we count each day of the Omer starting at nightfall. So, the first day of the week of Gevurah will start this Saturday night (and the entire next day until nightfall on Sunday is Day 8). If you forget to count one (entire) day you continue to count—each day is […]
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
This current week of the counting the Omer is the week of Chesed (the day to day intention is included in the more detailed blog). This week of Chesed is a reflection on love—our capacity for love, how we share it, how we can lose our balance in love and how it serves us to […]