What has been, Already is.
by Melanie Gruenwald “What has been, already is; and what will be has already been.”— Ecclesiastes The sages wrestled with this verse. How can what will be already exist? Rabbi Yehuda offers a curious image: If a person says to you: Is it possible that the entire world was once water, and that the world’s […]
Orchestrating Change
Awareness principle four: Live by setting intention. Be open to possibility—one door closing opens another. Measure success by effort not by outcome. In the Tree of Life this awareness principle is connected with the Sefirah energy called Netzach-Hebrew for the words Victory and Orchestration. Sometimes victory, such as the young shepherd boy David, […]
Final Week! Counting of the Omer: Week 7 Malchut – Realizing Change
Week 7 Malchut: Realizing Change The definition of Malchut is sovereignty and represents the final stage of the flow as reflected in manifestation or expression. It is the stage of coming into actualization. Our way of looking at the Sefirot flow has been the creation of a plan for change. Malchut then is actualizing our […]
Counting of the Omer: Week 6 Yesod – Truth or Distortion
Week 6 Yesod – Truth or Distortion Over the past two weeks, we have been challenged by obstacles that need to be overcome (Netzach) and surrendered to or at least suspended our notions of what the outcome of our plans need to be (Hod). Yesod is the foundation. Yesod is also defined as “truth” or […]
Counting of the Omer: Week 5 Hod – Giving Way
Week 5 Hod: Giving Way Your blueprint is designed as to the change you are committing to—perhaps altered a bit already based on the evaluation and work of the past week (Netzach and overcoming obstacles). Hod literally means to acknowledge and in the context of change a need, to be honest about what you accept […]