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Carly (Ketzirah) on February 13th, 2010

The concept of the elements as building blocks for creation has a long-standing history in Judaism.  It is found in the Sefer Yetzirah, the Zohar, and even Maimomedes utilizes this concept. There are four bodies (gufim), and they are fire (eish), air (ruach), water (mayim), and earth (afar). They are the foundation of all that [...]

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Carly (Ketzirah) on January 27th, 2010

In a previous post, I began talking about the four elements of a sustainable spiritual practice — at least from my perspective.  I believe that these do work across any tradition, at least in concept. It’s important to understand that my system is based, like most, on the foundations of others. So to understand one, [...]

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Carly (Ketzirah) on January 17th, 2010

As I work to introduce my version of Sustainable Spirituality to the world, I’m trying to also better incorporate it into my own life. A big part is looking at what I’m working on and ensuring that there’s not too much in anyone area. Balance and rotation are really important. Last year, I focused way [...]

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