WEEK 7 MALKHUT
Day 47, Hod within Malkhut
Hod (splendor, empathy, thankfulness, gratefulness, submission, surrender, joy)
Malkhut (kingdom, the reflection of everything) Malkhut represents the power that ultimately unifies all the diverse powers of the Sefirot and holds everything together. Without Malkhut, creation would remain incomplete.
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Showing posts with label Hod. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
WEEK 5 HOD
Day 35, Malkhut within Hod
Malkhut (kingdom, the reflection of everything) Malkhut represents the power that ultimately unifies all the diverse powers of the Sefirot and holds everything together. Without Malkhut, creation would remain incomplete.
Hod (splendor, empathy, thankfulness, gratefulness, submission, surrender, joy)
Day 35, Malkhut within Hod
Malkhut (kingdom, the reflection of everything) Malkhut represents the power that ultimately unifies all the diverse powers of the Sefirot and holds everything together. Without Malkhut, creation would remain incomplete.
Hod (splendor, empathy, thankfulness, gratefulness, submission, surrender, joy)
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
WEEK 5 HOD
Day 30, Gevurah within Hod
Gevurah (strength, judgement, justice, boundaries, restraint)
Hod (splendor, empathy, thankfulness, gratefulness, submission, surrender, joy)
Dropping into the 30th Gate of Consciousness, into the splendor of my True Nature. Here's where my true strength lies. I've experienced a number of periods today where I'm truly grateful for being who I am . . . and even not knowing fully who I am. Yes, it sounds like a paradox and it is that. The important thing for me now is to pay attention to whom I'm taking myself to be . . . so that I can see each identity and the ideas and beliefs each identity holds fixed in my mind. These fixed ideas and beliefs are what makes my Gevurah out-of-balance . . . too much rigidity. So, when I can remember to just let go . . . be exactly where I am without judgement (criticism) . . . just acceptance . . . then my experience will unfold to reveal more of what's real -- LIFE.
Day 30, Gevurah within Hod
Gevurah (strength, judgement, justice, boundaries, restraint)
Hod (splendor, empathy, thankfulness, gratefulness, submission, surrender, joy)
Dropping into the 30th Gate of Consciousness, into the splendor of my True Nature. Here's where my true strength lies. I've experienced a number of periods today where I'm truly grateful for being who I am . . . and even not knowing fully who I am. Yes, it sounds like a paradox and it is that. The important thing for me now is to pay attention to whom I'm taking myself to be . . . so that I can see each identity and the ideas and beliefs each identity holds fixed in my mind. These fixed ideas and beliefs are what makes my Gevurah out-of-balance . . . too much rigidity. So, when I can remember to just let go . . . be exactly where I am without judgement (criticism) . . . just acceptance . . . then my experience will unfold to reveal more of what's real -- LIFE.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
WEEK 5 HOD
Day 29, Hesed within Hod
Hesed (lovingkindness, ever-flow, no boundaries, no restraint, unconditional giving)
Hod (splendor, empathy, thankfulness, gratefulness, submission, surrender, joy)
Early this morning, as I entered the 29th Gate of Consciousness, I opened to exploring more about where I am in relation to completing an application for the new Ridhwan Teacher Training. It was like walking through a long corridor looking into rooms that held thoughts, feelings, ideas and beliefs that I was already familiar with. Suddenly I came to this place (or space) where it was very clear that I was doing exactly what I needed to be doing now and that I didn't need to become anything other than what I am. I realized at that moment -- visual snapshots moved through my mind at something like warp-speed -- that I've spent my whole life "becoming" but there was something about the "way" I went about it that seemed to be trying to fill a hole. So the realization was that I don't need to do anything toward becoming anything . . . that I'm already whole.
I'm still not clear as to whether I'm going to apply for this teacher training, but I am clear that if I do it, it will be from a totally different place than where I was -- free of identifications or need to be identified.
Let me take a moment to acknowledge that my early morning Inquiry was clearly supported within Hod. I felt such gratefulness and acceptance (a submission to what is); and I felt a more solid, clear sense of self. The experience also included such lovingkindness toward myself! No judgement (no super ego anywhere in my space).
Day 29, Hesed within Hod
Hesed (lovingkindness, ever-flow, no boundaries, no restraint, unconditional giving)
Hod (splendor, empathy, thankfulness, gratefulness, submission, surrender, joy)
Early this morning, as I entered the 29th Gate of Consciousness, I opened to exploring more about where I am in relation to completing an application for the new Ridhwan Teacher Training. It was like walking through a long corridor looking into rooms that held thoughts, feelings, ideas and beliefs that I was already familiar with. Suddenly I came to this place (or space) where it was very clear that I was doing exactly what I needed to be doing now and that I didn't need to become anything other than what I am. I realized at that moment -- visual snapshots moved through my mind at something like warp-speed -- that I've spent my whole life "becoming" but there was something about the "way" I went about it that seemed to be trying to fill a hole. So the realization was that I don't need to do anything toward becoming anything . . . that I'm already whole.
I'm still not clear as to whether I'm going to apply for this teacher training, but I am clear that if I do it, it will be from a totally different place than where I was -- free of identifications or need to be identified.
Let me take a moment to acknowledge that my early morning Inquiry was clearly supported within Hod. I felt such gratefulness and acceptance (a submission to what is); and I felt a more solid, clear sense of self. The experience also included such lovingkindness toward myself! No judgement (no super ego anywhere in my space).
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
WEEK 4 NETZACH
Day 26, Hod within Netzach
Hod (splendor, empathy, thankfulness, gratefulness, submission, surrender, joy)
Netzach (victory, conquering, eternity, security, dominance -- also, determination, perserverence)
Gate 26 feels like a perfect place to be on my birthday! I think this is an area on the tree where I'm doing a lot of practice and healing. The Hod-side usually feels more comfortable than the Netzach-side. But what would it be like -- what will it be like to let myself drop into Netzach first and then open up to experiencing Hod from THAT place. Let's see how it unfolds today.
I was notified of a potential opportunity to to go to the Ridhwan Seminary and become a Diamond Heart teacher. This is something I've been longing to do for some number of years. There are so many obstacles showing up around actually getting this to manifest. Time to sit with all this and just let it be here -- the opportunity, the obstacles, and my feelings around all of this.
Day 26, Hod within Netzach
Hod (splendor, empathy, thankfulness, gratefulness, submission, surrender, joy)
Netzach (victory, conquering, eternity, security, dominance -- also, determination, perserverence)
Gate 26 feels like a perfect place to be on my birthday! I think this is an area on the tree where I'm doing a lot of practice and healing. The Hod-side usually feels more comfortable than the Netzach-side. But what would it be like -- what will it be like to let myself drop into Netzach first and then open up to experiencing Hod from THAT place. Let's see how it unfolds today.
I was notified of a potential opportunity to to go to the Ridhwan Seminary and become a Diamond Heart teacher. This is something I've been longing to do for some number of years. There are so many obstacles showing up around actually getting this to manifest. Time to sit with all this and just let it be here -- the opportunity, the obstacles, and my feelings around all of this.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
WEEK 3 TIFERET
Day 19, Hod within Tiferet
Hod (splendor, empathy, thankfulness, gratefulness, submission, surrender, joy)
Tiferet (beauty, mercy, compassion, the harmonization of Gevurah & Hesed)
Well, I must admit I have some expectation to this 19th gate . . . because I feel such an affinity to both Tiferet AND Hod. That said, I'm open to experience whatever the Universe sets in my path this day, whatever I need to help me deepen into understanding myself, others, and the world (both within and around me).
I guess it was mid-morning when I began to recognize that I had some residual feelings and emotions having to do with some judgements. I guess I'd been holding back some super ego ranting and finally she (SE) let go. The judgement was around people in "service" jobs NOT being of service . . . in fact, not even acting as if they care. It's interesting how a moment experienced at any time is connected to multiple threads within a pattern within your life. I took the time needed to explore this pattern along with the emotions that arose as a result of giving it attention. The bottom-line discovery here has to do with "capacity." I don't like it and I don't like admitting it but there are people who do NOT have the capacity to truly care about another human being -- sentient being -- unless there's something in it for them. That makes me so sad to even write it.
Day 19, Hod within Tiferet
Hod (splendor, empathy, thankfulness, gratefulness, submission, surrender, joy)
Tiferet (beauty, mercy, compassion, the harmonization of Gevurah & Hesed)
Well, I must admit I have some expectation to this 19th gate . . . because I feel such an affinity to both Tiferet AND Hod. That said, I'm open to experience whatever the Universe sets in my path this day, whatever I need to help me deepen into understanding myself, others, and the world (both within and around me).
I guess it was mid-morning when I began to recognize that I had some residual feelings and emotions having to do with some judgements. I guess I'd been holding back some super ego ranting and finally she (SE) let go. The judgement was around people in "service" jobs NOT being of service . . . in fact, not even acting as if they care. It's interesting how a moment experienced at any time is connected to multiple threads within a pattern within your life. I took the time needed to explore this pattern along with the emotions that arose as a result of giving it attention. The bottom-line discovery here has to do with "capacity." I don't like it and I don't like admitting it but there are people who do NOT have the capacity to truly care about another human being -- sentient being -- unless there's something in it for them. That makes me so sad to even write it.
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
WEEK 2 GEVURAH
Day 12, Hod within Gevurah
Hod (splendor, empathy, thankfulness, gratefulness, submission, surrender, joy)
Gevurah (strength, judgement, justice, boundaries, restraint)
I'm very interested to see how my day unfolds within this gate of consciousness. So far, my morning has consisted of working together with a colleague inquiring into a space where I felt both touched and wary (actually, it was fear). Seeing the paradox of truly experiencing both of these states together was interesting and also allowed a deepening of understanding myself. Once I surrendered to the process to let it unfold and be whatever it is, to allow myself to experience Reality exactly as it is, I began to understand the fear. It's quite a different experience to see oneself as an object of splendor and being (all encompassing) splendor itself. It's frightening to think of losing myself, or the object that's who I think I am -- even if the loss brings me to experiencing myself as True Nature -- as a multitude of essential qualities. It's all quite mysterious and scary. And, that's exactly what I'm here to do.
Note: The spiritual state identified in Chassidut as corresponding to hod is sincerity.
Day 12, Hod within Gevurah
Hod (splendor, empathy, thankfulness, gratefulness, submission, surrender, joy)
Gevurah (strength, judgement, justice, boundaries, restraint)
I'm very interested to see how my day unfolds within this gate of consciousness. So far, my morning has consisted of working together with a colleague inquiring into a space where I felt both touched and wary (actually, it was fear). Seeing the paradox of truly experiencing both of these states together was interesting and also allowed a deepening of understanding myself. Once I surrendered to the process to let it unfold and be whatever it is, to allow myself to experience Reality exactly as it is, I began to understand the fear. It's quite a different experience to see oneself as an object of splendor and being (all encompassing) splendor itself. It's frightening to think of losing myself, or the object that's who I think I am -- even if the loss brings me to experiencing myself as True Nature -- as a multitude of essential qualities. It's all quite mysterious and scary. And, that's exactly what I'm here to do.
Note: The spiritual state identified in Chassidut as corresponding to hod is sincerity.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
WEEK 1 HESED
Day 5, Hod within Hesed
Hesed (lovingkindness, ever-flow, no boundaries, no restraint, unconditional giving)
Hod (splendor, empathy, thankfulness, gratefulness, submission, surrender, joy)
During the four years I was in the Kabbalistic Healing school (A Society of Souls), I learned to embody each of these qualities. I had a particular affinity toward the qualities, or aspects, associated with Hod. AND, I had a LOT to learn about Hod even after I graduated from the school.
One of the aspects associated with Hod (not mentioned above) has to do with a sense of self. Gradually over the years my understanding deepened as I continued to recognize each of the manifold selves within my Self. I understand better now how each of the selves came about as a means to guard & protect me. And, the discoveries continue as I uncover who I truly am.
What's important for me today, as I enter into this fifth gate, is to truly experience lovingkindness for each of these selves within my psyche who, in their way, are trying to protect me from the world. I can feel thankfulness, grateful, for how each of them served me when I was young.
That said, it seems that the more "together" I can be with all of me moving through the world as ONE then the more wholly and completely I'll experience LIFE. The question that arises now is How do I surrender to the greater wholeness of myself? This question reverberates throughout every level of my being . . . including all my selves, even the ones I have not remembered.
Day 5, Hod within Hesed
Hesed (lovingkindness, ever-flow, no boundaries, no restraint, unconditional giving)
Hod (splendor, empathy, thankfulness, gratefulness, submission, surrender, joy)
During the four years I was in the Kabbalistic Healing school (A Society of Souls), I learned to embody each of these qualities. I had a particular affinity toward the qualities, or aspects, associated with Hod. AND, I had a LOT to learn about Hod even after I graduated from the school.
One of the aspects associated with Hod (not mentioned above) has to do with a sense of self. Gradually over the years my understanding deepened as I continued to recognize each of the manifold selves within my Self. I understand better now how each of the selves came about as a means to guard & protect me. And, the discoveries continue as I uncover who I truly am.
What's important for me today, as I enter into this fifth gate, is to truly experience lovingkindness for each of these selves within my psyche who, in their way, are trying to protect me from the world. I can feel thankfulness, grateful, for how each of them served me when I was young.
That said, it seems that the more "together" I can be with all of me moving through the world as ONE then the more wholly and completely I'll experience LIFE. The question that arises now is How do I surrender to the greater wholeness of myself? This question reverberates throughout every level of my being . . . including all my selves, even the ones I have not remembered.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
WEEK 1 HESED
Day 4, Netzach within Hesed
Hesed (lovingkindness, ever-flow, no boundaries, no restraint, unconditional giving)
Netzach (victory, conquering, eternity, security, dominance -- also, majesty, determination, perseverance)
I wonder . . . what's a victory without winning or losing? Where do I recognize my own determination? And, where do I see it in others? How am I steadfast and focused yet not closed?
All during the day I let these questions be in my field as "not knowing." Sometimes when I ask open questions like these I find the answers just are not accessible [at that time]. And, at times like that my mind wants to figure it out instead of just letting the realization arise on its own.
Throughout the day an image of someone I know kept coming into my mind-screen -- he's a mountain-climber [among other things, of course]. Then, in the midst of his image showing up, I wondered if he feels victorious when he reaches a mountain's summit. I would think so [I need to remember to ask him]. And, in that victory, is he the winner? Who's the loser? I don't know.
Now, actually, I can see how when I figure something out [like on the computer] I do feel victorious. Maybe the part of me that doubted that I'd figure it out was the loser? Ha! Here I also recognize my determination even when there's a part of me that doubts myself. Here I see clearly how my being steadfast and focused does not close me to guidance, because oftentimes the "way" is clearly revealed like out-of-the-blue.
Day 4, Netzach within Hesed
Hesed (lovingkindness, ever-flow, no boundaries, no restraint, unconditional giving)
Netzach (victory, conquering, eternity, security, dominance -- also, majesty, determination, perseverance)
I wonder . . . what's a victory without winning or losing? Where do I recognize my own determination? And, where do I see it in others? How am I steadfast and focused yet not closed?
All during the day I let these questions be in my field as "not knowing." Sometimes when I ask open questions like these I find the answers just are not accessible [at that time]. And, at times like that my mind wants to figure it out instead of just letting the realization arise on its own.
Throughout the day an image of someone I know kept coming into my mind-screen -- he's a mountain-climber [among other things, of course]. Then, in the midst of his image showing up, I wondered if he feels victorious when he reaches a mountain's summit. I would think so [I need to remember to ask him]. And, in that victory, is he the winner? Who's the loser? I don't know.
Now, actually, I can see how when I figure something out [like on the computer] I do feel victorious. Maybe the part of me that doubted that I'd figure it out was the loser? Ha! Here I also recognize my determination even when there's a part of me that doubts myself. Here I see clearly how my being steadfast and focused does not close me to guidance, because oftentimes the "way" is clearly revealed like out-of-the-blue.
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