Tiferet: Balance. Yesod: Foundation. Tiferet she’b’yesod: Balance as a foundation. Where is the point of balance? Where do our bodies…
Category: Wisdom
Subconscious Mind: Omer 37
Gevurah, judgment. Yesod, foundation. Gevurah she’b’yesod. Good judgment is part of a good foundation. Ideally, says Aristotle, good judgment is…
Persona: Omer 32
Netzach: Success. Hod: Humility. Netzach she’b’hod: Successful humility. Or, in other words, a good public persona. Sometimes, I do think…
Less than Love: Omer 29
Chesed. Divine love. Hod. Divine splendor. Chesed she’b’Hod. The love that’s part of divine splendor. Can I start out sermonizing?…
Where's God? Omer 28
Malchut. Royalty. Also known as Shechinah. God’s close-dwelling presence. In theological jargon: the immanent God. Netzach. Eternity. One of the…
Compromise: Omer 27
Yesod. Foundation. Netzach, Lasting. Yesod she’b’netzach: Foundations of what is lasting. Let’s say, for example, relationship. One of those foundations…
Consider Eternity: Omer 25
Netzach. Eternity. Netzach she’b’Netzach. Eternity within Eternity. Whoa. But also: Hooray! Whoa because it’s a tangle of abstract ideas. An…
Wise Rachel in Us? Omer 21
Malchut she’b’Tiferet. Presence in Beauty. I’d like to talk about Presence. But with a few conceptual details along the way.…
Repetition: Omer 20
Yesod. Foundation. Tiferet. Beauty. Yesod she’b’Tiferet. Foundation of Beauty. What’s the foundation of a beautiful soul? Repetition. Not the kind…