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I started this series in January, 2010, with an Introduction to Sustainable Spirituality and ”Four Elements of a Sustainable Spiritual Practice: Part I.” In the fall of 2010, I picked it back up in earnest with the first of four planned seasonal guides, Part II – Autumn. Now we will soon be entering Winter, and it’s [...]
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(cross-posted on Punk Torah) ~This is an excerpt from the Tevet Wheel of the Year Guide for Rosh Chodesh. Subscribe for free to receive the entire guide~ How do we know the difference between good and bad judgment? How do we know the choices we make are the right ones? What do we allow to [...]
Symbol of Community, photo by Jeff Kubina. Used by Creative Commons permission. Back in January I wrote “Four Elements of a Sustainable Spiritual Practice: Part I” — then I wrote a few posts around that topic and hosted a workshop, but never really picked the thread back up again. I think it’s time to begin [...]
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Excerpt from the Wheel of the Year Guides: subscribe to receive the full guide! ~ Tishrei begins at sundown on September 8th, 2010 ~ As I begin this fourth year of the Wheel of the Year Guides, I am wondering if I have more to say. Thanks to the input of the community that reads [...]
For a primer on the Omer see “Week One: Chesed.” For the schedule of the Omer, see Chabad’s Omer Calendar. The fifth week of the Omer focuses on Hod. This sephira is usually interpreted as Awe, Splendor, or Glory. So that means we’ve journeyed from Chesed (Loving Kindness) to Gevurah (Strength) to Tifereth (Beauty/Compassion) to [...]
For a primer on the Omer see “Week One: Chesed.” For the schedule of the Omer, see Chabad’s Omer Calendar. The fourth week of the Omer focuses on Netzach. This sephira is usually interpreted as Victory, Eternity, or Endurance . So that means we’ve journeyed from Chesed (Loving Kindness) to Gevurah (Strength) to Tifereth (Beauty/Compassion) and now [...]
For a primer on the Omer see “Week One: Chesed.” For the schedule of the Omer, see Chabad’s Omer Calendar. The third week of the Omer focuses on Tifereth. This sephira is usually interpreted as Beauty or Compassion. So that means we’ve moved from Chesed (Loving Kindness) to Gevurah (Strength) to Tifereth (Beauty/Compassion). Tifereth is [...]
This is an excerpt from the Iyyar Rosh Chodesh Guide. Subscribe today to receive the full guide. The High Priest (Hierophant) is a connection between the manifest world of man (Emperor) and the pure world of Divine fire (Lovers). This could also be seen as the connection between Assiyah (Earth) and Aztilut (fire). The Kohen [...]
“The buds appear in the land, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the dove is heard in our land…” —Song of Songs 2:12 (from Telshemesh.org) Spring Equinox Prayer by RK’Jill Hammer Place four objects representing earth, water, air, and fire around you and recite the following verses from Ecclesiastes: Earth: One [...]
We have a rare guest post from my husband today. This was his idea, which is really awesome. I’ve talked before about some of the challenges of being in an interfaith marriage. This post I think shows some of the blessings in being in an interfaith marriage where you are truly partners and work together [...]
