Strength & Weakness

ט"ז בסיון תשס"ז

In my previous entry, I discussed the phenomenon of psychosynthesis (of one's "angel" and "devil" personality aspects) as it specifically pertains to return re-integration of the thoughtforms we create through breathing life into our desires. Moreover, I suggested that the black panther dream I had this past Sunday was an example of successful psychosynthesis and re-integration. I also suggested that the spotted leopard attack in Israel may be an example of failure to integrate one's angel and devil personality aspects, and failure to re-integrate returning thoughtforms created with desire. Importantly, successful re-integration ultimately leads to wholeness in reality, while failure leads to unstable chaos in reality.

The truth of this whole concept is further supported in the upcoming parashah, Shlach.

Hashem spoke to Moshe, saying "send for yourselves men (shlach lecha anashim) ..." [Bamidbar 13:1-2]

In this pasuk (verse), the word used for "men" is "anashim" (אנשים). The word for one "man" is "ish" (איש), from the similarly spelled shoresh (3 letter root) איש meaning "one with proven character".

Interestingly, in Hebrew, "woman" (ishah אשה) generically is not from "man". While man is from the shoresh איש implying strength, woman is from the shoresh אנש which means to "be weak" or "be sick" (like the spotted leopard). In other words, woman (in a generic sense as opposed to an individuated sense) is from a root implying unproven character. The feminine plural of ishah is nashim (נשים), without the letter aleph (א) as in anashim (masculine plural, referring to both men and to a group of righteous people of any gender).

Consequently, we can now understand that in parashah Shlach Hashem spoke to Moshe regarding sending out a fetch constituted from breathing life into the desires of a number of individuals with proven character. Such a fetch would return in strength (as did my black panther), be re-integrated appropriately by those who gave it the breath of life (as I do by wearing black), and would result in eventual manifestation of the desire it was created to bring forth (as will one day my husband, my treasure be found).

In contrast to the black panther, the spotted leopard was weak and sickly, suggesting that the source of this fetch was likely a woman of unproven character. Given the revealed kavanah associated with this fetch (attacking those as they sleep in bed), it is not surprising that, upon return to it's source, it was rejected and not re-integrated into that individual's own personal physical existence. In the leopard attack, the man protected his family. Likewise, it is likely the woman who sent out the leopard fetch is being protected from the natural consequences of her ill will by her husband. Nevertheless, spiritual law teaches us that the fetch will eventually make it's way to back to it's source. The more fiercely it is rejected, the more fiercely it shall return.

Taking it all together, the failure of the spies sent out in Shlach was the failure of the fetch. In other words, they failed to receive and re-integrate the returning thoughtforms which were sent out to bring back the materialized desire focused into the fetch.

References:

How The Hebrew Language Grew, Edward Horowitz
Etymological Dictionary Of Biblical Hebrew, R' Matityahu Clark

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