The general theme continues to be Kabbalah and Healing. The specific theme for the next 6 weeks during which we will not be meeting, is to be aware of the "Trees within the Tree". Explanation below.
Tonights discussion was started with a reminder of the importance of the body in healing. This is our physical vehicle, and if psychological or spiritual healing is needed, there will be some connection with the body in that healing process. Megan reminded us that our physical bodies are the stage for all healing and that there are many methods to healing; physical touch, energy work, verbal work, etc.
One companion shared about her recent experience in Sedona while attending a conference. There was an annointing ritual in which she said each chakra was opened, as if "each chakra had a DAAT experience". This prompted a reminder that each Sephira or Sapphire on the Tree of Life has its own Tree; so that there is a Nezahian Tree, a Gevuric Tree, etc. This took us on to a great discussion of the implications for greater or deeper self-understanding. We looked closely at the Sephira of Netzah and said that as we look at Netzah in our lives, we might ask ourselves questions around each Sephirah and its support or our Netzah. So...
Malkhut - Am I embodying or holding my instincts in my body?
Yesod - Do I allow my instincts to be expressed in my persona?
Hod - Do I clearly communicate my instints?
Neztah - Am I in touch with my instincts?
Tiferet - Do I personally acknowledge my instincts as my own (not directed unconsciously by my side triads)?
Gevurah - Do I have healthy boundaries when expressing my instincts?
Hesed - Do I express my instincts with love and compassion?
Daat - Do I have knowledge, through direct experience, of my instincts?
Binah - Am I able to reflect with patience on my life and bring self-understanding through my experience of my instincts?
Hochkmah - When my instincts are spontaneously brought to the surface, am I able to experience them?
Keter - Are my instincts in line with my Higher/Divine Self?
There's a fine line between the Tree of Life as we study it regularly and the Tree for each Serphira. As you can see from the list above, the questions all relate to the inquirer's Netzah. This process may help us understand where we need healing or development if, for instance, as we create a series of questions like the above list for each Sephira, we see that we need to develope the same Sephira in each instance. Perhaps our communication of each Sephira is weak, lacking or consistently mis-understood. Then we know that we need to work generally on our Hod. Over the next 6 weeks take some time to reflect on your "Trees within the Tree" to see if you observe a trend and identify a clearer picture of the health of your Tree.
See you on Sept 17th.
Remember to hold your companions in your thoughts during the break, particulalry at 12noon daily.
July 31, 2009
July 23, 2009
Theme for July 30, 2009
We are continuing with the theme of Kabbalah and Healing. Bring your thoughts on and experiences of the subject.
Tonight we started with where we left off last week on the subject of miracles. We were reminded that it is a miracle in itself that we are even here. Not generally as humans in the created order of things, but more personally as we reflect on our journeys and our heritage and how we have come to be where we are. One companion shared how her family, through a series of events that were inconvenient and terribly trying at the time, survived the holocaust, providing her with the ancestry that survived to bring her into being. That in itself is a miracle.
Another interesting subject that was touched on is the role of our will in healing and how some individuals stay in a place of un-wholeness by choice, conscious or not, as they fear the unknown future if healing came to them. This reminded us of something that had come up several weeks ago when we discussed the awareness of time at different levels on the Tree. Someone existing at Yesod and the lower kite, or Nefesh, will typically be consumed with the past and allow their past to rule their present. Any change may be challenging or cause fear because it will change life from what they have known and as horrible as it may appear to an outsider, it is known and therefore, comfortable. Someone living at Tiferent, the Soul or Neshemah, is able to live in the present, experiencing the Eternal Now, as they bring their past with them and move into the future. Someone accessing their Spirit or Ruah self will have a future oriented mind-set that allows the possibilities of the future to motivate and influence their present. We were reminded that our goal is to have each of these awarenesses or levels of consciousness available to us as needed.
Finally, I'll mention the idea that for Yetziratic or psychological healing, if not physical and spiritual healing as well, to be complete, it was suggested that there is a need to get to the true bottom-line, the original hurt or injury to bring real and lasting healing. To try to bring healing at a mid-stream point will be helpful but probably not fully effective without getting a the true source/cause of the pain.
Lots of food for thought tonight!
Please show your discipline and respect for your companions by arriving on time. It is important to be present for the invocation as we create the sacred space for the meeting. If you know you are going to be late, please let us know ahead of time. If you are late, please come in as quietly as possible and settle in quickly to minimize the distraction.
Remember your companions at 12noon, sending both love and healing to all.
Tonight we started with where we left off last week on the subject of miracles. We were reminded that it is a miracle in itself that we are even here. Not generally as humans in the created order of things, but more personally as we reflect on our journeys and our heritage and how we have come to be where we are. One companion shared how her family, through a series of events that were inconvenient and terribly trying at the time, survived the holocaust, providing her with the ancestry that survived to bring her into being. That in itself is a miracle.
Another interesting subject that was touched on is the role of our will in healing and how some individuals stay in a place of un-wholeness by choice, conscious or not, as they fear the unknown future if healing came to them. This reminded us of something that had come up several weeks ago when we discussed the awareness of time at different levels on the Tree. Someone existing at Yesod and the lower kite, or Nefesh, will typically be consumed with the past and allow their past to rule their present. Any change may be challenging or cause fear because it will change life from what they have known and as horrible as it may appear to an outsider, it is known and therefore, comfortable. Someone living at Tiferent, the Soul or Neshemah, is able to live in the present, experiencing the Eternal Now, as they bring their past with them and move into the future. Someone accessing their Spirit or Ruah self will have a future oriented mind-set that allows the possibilities of the future to motivate and influence their present. We were reminded that our goal is to have each of these awarenesses or levels of consciousness available to us as needed.
Finally, I'll mention the idea that for Yetziratic or psychological healing, if not physical and spiritual healing as well, to be complete, it was suggested that there is a need to get to the true bottom-line, the original hurt or injury to bring real and lasting healing. To try to bring healing at a mid-stream point will be helpful but probably not fully effective without getting a the true source/cause of the pain.
Lots of food for thought tonight!
Please show your discipline and respect for your companions by arriving on time. It is important to be present for the invocation as we create the sacred space for the meeting. If you know you are going to be late, please let us know ahead of time. If you are late, please come in as quietly as possible and settle in quickly to minimize the distraction.
Remember your companions at 12noon, sending both love and healing to all.
July 16, 2009
Theme for Thursday, July 23, 2009
We will continue with the theme of Kabbalah and Healing; using the Tree of Life and Jacob's Ladder as tools and models for healing. Bring your personal experiences!!
This evening the discussion was centered around the question of pain and whether we as humans have the ability to experience pain without suffering. As it was put, to be so in our Spirit or even Divine bodies so as to be isolated from the suffering as we translate the pain into ecstacy or bliss. We discussed the idea of integration in our 4 body existence and the importance of being in the physical body and the learning that comes from being in the body. There was a general consensus that this raising up above or beyond pain should not be used an avoidance of or separation from the physical body and the pain that inevitably comes with life, but to experience the pain from a higher level and to see the learning and thereby achieve a degree of ecstacy in the pain.
We also talked about miracles of healing. It was pointed out that we should have an expectation or at least a hope in the possibility of miracles as a result of faith, as Jesus said to the woman healed after touching the hem of his garment, "Your faith has made you whole." But we also agreed that to expect a miracle to the point of becoming disappointed that one does not come is not good and can hinder our natural growth and learning from the situation in which we yearn for the miracle. It was also pointed out that miracles are happening around us every day. We ourselves participate in bringing healing if not to ourselves then to those around us. It was pointed out that we must not reserve the title "miracle" to the extra-ordinary and/or to divine intervention. As co-creators, we may be the bringers of miracles in so far as without our participation or contribution, a great or small but significant thing may not occur.
Keep the theme on the forefront of your thinking. As was discussed this evening, intention is a key element in healing. And so, intention is a key element in our learning and our life experience.
Remember your companions at 12 noon.
This evening the discussion was centered around the question of pain and whether we as humans have the ability to experience pain without suffering. As it was put, to be so in our Spirit or even Divine bodies so as to be isolated from the suffering as we translate the pain into ecstacy or bliss. We discussed the idea of integration in our 4 body existence and the importance of being in the physical body and the learning that comes from being in the body. There was a general consensus that this raising up above or beyond pain should not be used an avoidance of or separation from the physical body and the pain that inevitably comes with life, but to experience the pain from a higher level and to see the learning and thereby achieve a degree of ecstacy in the pain.
We also talked about miracles of healing. It was pointed out that we should have an expectation or at least a hope in the possibility of miracles as a result of faith, as Jesus said to the woman healed after touching the hem of his garment, "Your faith has made you whole." But we also agreed that to expect a miracle to the point of becoming disappointed that one does not come is not good and can hinder our natural growth and learning from the situation in which we yearn for the miracle. It was also pointed out that miracles are happening around us every day. We ourselves participate in bringing healing if not to ourselves then to those around us. It was pointed out that we must not reserve the title "miracle" to the extra-ordinary and/or to divine intervention. As co-creators, we may be the bringers of miracles in so far as without our participation or contribution, a great or small but significant thing may not occur.
Keep the theme on the forefront of your thinking. As was discussed this evening, intention is a key element in healing. And so, intention is a key element in our learning and our life experience.
Remember your companions at 12 noon.
July 09, 2009
Theme for July 16, 2009
We will be looking at Kabbalah and Healing. This can take many forms and impact all aspects of our being. Healing can take place in your Assiatic (physical) body, Yetziratic (psychological or Soul) body, and Briatic (spirit) body. Be aware of your own experiences of healing, and your intentional participation in your own healing.
Tonight we had a very interesting discussion. We got on the subject of the Tree of Life being an example of sacred geometry and how images of sacred geometry carry energy that aids and contributes to healing. This lead to a discussion generally of energy and its contribution to healing and the different sources of energy; sacred geometry, relationship (one-on-one and community), personal intention, etc. We were reminded of the study of the effects of physical affection on new born infants. A study was shared in which a doctor had images of brains of healthy 3 year olds and of 3 year olds who had been deprived of physical affection. Those who had lacked affection had physically smaller and underdeveloped brains.
At some piont we got on to the need for our Yesod or ego to participate, cooperate and even support healing at the higher levels of the Tree. This lead to identifying the dynamic principals of working the whole of the Tree and the need for the "Captain" of the ship at Tiferet to be in control. The concept of "spiritual bypass" came up as another defense against real health, supporting the need of a strong and active Tiferet in the healing process.
Bring with you next week your own experiences of your own healing process.
Join us in remember your companions daily at 12noon.
Tonight we had a very interesting discussion. We got on the subject of the Tree of Life being an example of sacred geometry and how images of sacred geometry carry energy that aids and contributes to healing. This lead to a discussion generally of energy and its contribution to healing and the different sources of energy; sacred geometry, relationship (one-on-one and community), personal intention, etc. We were reminded of the study of the effects of physical affection on new born infants. A study was shared in which a doctor had images of brains of healthy 3 year olds and of 3 year olds who had been deprived of physical affection. Those who had lacked affection had physically smaller and underdeveloped brains.
At some piont we got on to the need for our Yesod or ego to participate, cooperate and even support healing at the higher levels of the Tree. This lead to identifying the dynamic principals of working the whole of the Tree and the need for the "Captain" of the ship at Tiferet to be in control. The concept of "spiritual bypass" came up as another defense against real health, supporting the need of a strong and active Tiferet in the healing process.
Bring with you next week your own experiences of your own healing process.
Join us in remember your companions daily at 12noon.
July 02, 2009
Theme for July 9, 2009
We will dive deeper into the newly agreed upon theme of Kabbalah and Healing. Still trying to make this exercise as practical as possible, bring examples of how you use the Tree to bring personal healing to yourself at any and all levels; physical, psychological (ego), personal (Soul), and/or transpersonal (Spirit).
Tonight Megan led us through a great meditation. We were invited to invision our inner guides taking us to various venues for healing at the different levels associated with the Sephirot on the Central Column of the Tree. A consensus was reached in the ensuing discussion that we were all challenged and thankful for how the meditation brought us to distinctions of "injuries" that needed healing at the different levels. There are, for instance, basic and very real differences between ego and Soul traumas and between Soul and Spirit traumas. Megan utilized conscious breathing techniques to help us release (exhale) injury and receive (inhale) healing. It was a great evening.
Join us next week as we continue to share our experiences of healing. Bring your personal examples!!
Join us as well in remember our companions at 12 noon every day.
We will meet through the month of July and take a break until September 17th when we will reconvene.
Blessings!!
Tonight Megan led us through a great meditation. We were invited to invision our inner guides taking us to various venues for healing at the different levels associated with the Sephirot on the Central Column of the Tree. A consensus was reached in the ensuing discussion that we were all challenged and thankful for how the meditation brought us to distinctions of "injuries" that needed healing at the different levels. There are, for instance, basic and very real differences between ego and Soul traumas and between Soul and Spirit traumas. Megan utilized conscious breathing techniques to help us release (exhale) injury and receive (inhale) healing. It was a great evening.
Join us next week as we continue to share our experiences of healing. Bring your personal examples!!
Join us as well in remember our companions at 12 noon every day.
We will meet through the month of July and take a break until September 17th when we will reconvene.
Blessings!!
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