Shabbat Proclamation - Time Is Gold

ט' בתשרי תש"ע
Blodlessing 10

Yesterday, on Shabbat Blodlessing 9, I received in the mail my wolfsbane talisman containing the power of both life and death. In the package with it was a tarot gift card - the nine of chalices. I lovingly placed the talisman in my small (3 1/2" x 2 1/4" x 2 1/8") handcrafted metallic black altar spell box featuring a gold pentacle. The tarot card I placed upright onto the screen of my computer to contemplate it overnight into the morning.

Later that day, a family member recalled a movie that she had ordered weeks ago which was still sitting around waiting to be watched. We watched it. That movie was Just Like Heaven. The first reviewer (in the first link I clicked on in a search to link to it for this post) I saw (Kristin Pettit) rated the film nine.

I know with confidence that I am prepared for sure and pleasurable satisfaction.

Last night on Motzei Shabbat Tishrei 9, I dreamt ... (next post)

Ancestor Mysteries & The Tree Of Transformation

כ"ו אדר א' תשס"ט
Keolwulf 27

A reader emailed to me an inquiry regarding ancester mysteries. His question may be answered in the dream(s) I had last night.

Up Through Time, The Snake Tree

For some reason it wasn't such a good thing to be a head of this family. The reason was not so much because of the family, but because of the position of being the heads. The heads were in the most dangerous unprotected position in the family and more vulnerable to attack.

Adam and Eve were the heads of this family tree, literally. The entire family line was joined together like a single organism in the form a tree. Adam and Eve were the head trunk-limbs. The head trunk-limbs were in the form of two snakes branching up straight and high through time together from the main trunk of the snake tree. Their heads were at the summit of the tree, their faces like two pieces of white fruit among the uppermost leaves. Like fruit, the heads of Adam and Eve were always in danger of being eaten by the ancient animals of the primeval forest-garden.

One ancient animal flew up like a bird to the snake tree. The ancient creature had a long sword-like bird-like beak, but like a spider's jaws might, the ancient bird thrust into one of the fruits of the snake tree (which was really an individual human) below the heads of Adam and Eve. Like a spider, it injected venom into the human which was a fruit, liquifying the innards of his body. Then, like a spider might, the bird sucked out the juices of fruit-human, eating him this way.

It was not easy to be a human in those days, when humans were like fruits on a snake tree.

Down Through Time, Folding Over Continents

I've forgotten much of this dream, but it pertained to ancient family matters through time as well. It also had a stellar aspect to it, including the idea of finding lost family members down through time. It had an element of cataclysmic nature in it too.

We were from the stars, but in folding over the north american continent, many were drowned under the sea, lost in time. I remember vowing to find you, stepping out from the sea onto the new shore to do it. I had not been drowned by the sea, and like a mermaid, had survived the cataclysm of folding over continents.

The Snake & the Fish, Two Totem Meanings of the Hebrew Letter Nun

The Hebrew letter nun in modern times carries the Aramaic meaning of fish in the sea. The Hebrew letter nun is derived from the ancient pictograph meaning snake.

In my dream, Adam and Eve were formed like two sofiyot, like two straight extended final letters nun extending through time.

Prophetic Kabbalistic Witchcraft, As Above So Below

Every night before I go to bed, I do a quick dream divination using my Well Worn Path witchcraft deck. Last night, using these cards (which I keep by my altar in a handmade Dark Forest Divination pouch), I drew the card 'As Above So Below.'

'As Above So Below' is also a kabbalistic teaching of the Hebrew letter nun.

Complete alignment and harmony exist throughout my Celtic-Jewish shamanic practice of kabbalistic witchcraft.

The Tree Behind the Hedge, Hedge Riding to the Tree of Transformation

The first two items listed yesterday evening at WITCHCRAFTS by Liorah Lleucu, are related to this week's Torah portion Vayikra, and discussed on Garden of the Dark Moon Jubilee - Two Turtledoves In Action.

Hedgecraft is a form of witchcraft which redefines witchcraft as centered around the journey to the Underworld and contact with the Unseen to transform the essence humanity into something greater. Hedge-riding is the act of doing it.

Related - Red Thread Witch Tea made with a base ingredient of Ancient Forest black tea.

Bringing Benevolence Into The Physical World

כ"ב טבת תשס"ט
Grael 23

Practical Magic By The Power Of Three

From Foxnews today: "Most bird strikes happen within five miles of an airport, lower than 1,000 feet, as planes are taking off or landing. Aircraft hit thousands of birds every year, but they usually bounce off harmlessly. The US Airways flight hit the birds at 3,000 feet, the NTSB says."

Interestingly, Flight 1549 hit the birds at an odd 3,000 (as opposed to 1,000) feet.

Considering the oddity, there are 4 'worlds' in magical kabbalah. Each world corresponds to one of the four suits of tarot. Each world also numerically corresponds to a particular (base 10) decimal placement - pentacles/assiyah (action/physicality) to ones, swords/yetzirah (psychological/emotional) to tens, cups/beriyah (mental/intelligence) to hundreds, and wands/atzilut (spiritual/Divine emanation) to thousands.

Gimel is the Hebrew letter with an ordinal value of 3. Mystically therefore, the odd value 3000 [1] which oddly came out in the physical world within the context of this miraculous event testifies that the 'energy of gimel' was made manifest and brought 'down' into the physical world from the 'lofty' [2] spiritual world of atzilut/Divine emanation.

The 'energy of gimel' contains the power to bring forth benevolence into the context of physical world. Importantly, this actualized benevolence was achieved, not through the 'lofty' spiritual world alone, but effectively, through the emanant depths contained within the very Earth itself. Had this particular plane (fated to suck birds into both of its engines) hit the birds at the expected 1000 feet, perhaps there would have been casulties because landing in the Hudson would have not been a life-saving option.

Footnotes:

[1] Three is a number of the triform Goddess as maiden, mother, crone. The 'thousands' decimal place is a 'Goddess power' of three, namely 10³.

[2] 'Lofty' and 'high' are used only relatively to describe that which is 'less physical' or 'not yet actualized' and is yet nearer to the 'realm of thought' than to the 'realm of action'. In other words, the terms are not used in any literal sense.

Celebration

י"ג אב התשס"ח
Lughnasadh 14

Celebration.

The three of cups, a card of celebration and abundance, is the card I pulled out from my tarot deck (planetary hour Venus, waxing gibbous moon 96% full) to describe where my life is headed. Now, while I need some good news after the event of my last post, I'm unconvinced.

Time will tell.

Death Of Distortion, The Day The Sun Stood Still

י"ח סיון התשס"ח
Alban Heruin 19
A Morning Star Divination

Sabbat/Shabbat divination, with the waning gibbous moon 92% full, during the planetary hour of Mercury and during my morning observance of Litha (the day the sun stands still).

3 Hebrew letters:

עוי the root of distorted-distorting [1] consciousness, with a gematria of 86, the same gematria as the Great Judge Elohim (אלהים)

1 Ogham letter:

saille - the death colored fid of intuition, psychic perception and prophecy

Taken together, this divination brings out Divine Prophetic Power, sensitivity, discernment, judgment and intuitive understanding into the nature of the comprehensive root of distorted consciousness, to rectify (deal death to and transform) all distorting distortions (both revealed and hidden) at their common source.

Footnote:

[1] Maskilon I on the verb-root עוי

Hishtavut - Her Sound In The Garden

כ'ו באייר תשס"ח
Mab 27

Erev Shabbat (counting yet not counting yesod of yesod - or 41 days which is 5 weeks and 6 days of the Omer - by both the Ari and the Gra), a long line of tornadic thunderstorms rolled through the midwest. In some of the surrounding counties hailstones the size of golf balls came down, Doppler Radar 4x reported live on channel 10 last night. Several tornadoes touched down. In Indianapolis, CNN reports this morning:

At least 14 people were injured late Friday night as a severe thunderstorm with at least one possible tornado ripped through Indianapolis' east side and other nearby counties.

Buildings were heavily damaged at the Falcon Point apartments on Marietta Drive, off 38th Street and Mitthoeffer Road.

About 150 people from the complex were evacuated to John Marshall Middle School.

Foxnews reports that no deaths have resulted from the severe tornadic storms that rolled through the area last night. That 150 people were evacuated to the Middle School is particularly interesting, because this is what happened to me last evening.

What would the Shabbat storm tell me?

During the height of the storm in my area, I prepared and dressed my Shabbat candles, one of which was a stone charged, herbally charged earth element green pillar candle. Carved with mystic symbols, dressed with my own blend of Ceridwen oil, and handrolled with a special faery blend of botanicals, I brought their flames to life.

Then, I went to get a stick of dragon's blood incense. Only, after picking up the package of dragon's blood, I decided I wanted to use a stick of Witches Brew instead. Opening the drawer to one of my herb cabinets, I pulled out a package of Witches Brew stick incense. I have several packages of Witches Brew stick incense. I held for a moment the first sealed package I had picked up in my hand, then replaced it back into the cabinet drawer, picking up a different package of Witches Brew that had been taped closed. Not this one. Exchanging the packages for a second time, I returned to the first package I had originally picked up, opened it and pulled out a stick of Witches Brew incense.

אב with a gematria of 3, restoration of the broken vav of shalom.

The incense-containing ends of the incense in packages of Witches Brew are not visible. One chooses an incense stick by the bare wood ends that rest near the opening of the package. The Witches Brew incense stick I pulled out was split several inches up the grain of the wood on the now-double (like Shabbat loaves joining 7 heavens with the ark of the covenant in the core of the earth) ended incense-bearing end of the stick. In other words, the bare end was whole (one) and the incense end was split (two). Both lengths of the split bore the Witches Brew blend of botanicals. I lit both ends simultaneously in the earth elemental Shabbat candle flame and placed the incense stick smoldering side down into the Celtic triquetra smoking bottle style incense burner on my altar.

My shamanic alphabet divination consisted of 3 Hebrew letters and 1 Ogham letter.

First, around 8:22 p.m., using my standard and rather simple procedure (where I do not see the 3 letters I am selecting from among 22 otiot), I pulled out 3 Hebrew letter cards, in this order:

קלכ

With a gematria of 150, the word means 'your sound' as found in Bereshit 3:10 - "and I heard the 'sound of your voice' in the garden."

Then, also according to my simple standard procedure (where I also do not see the 1 letter I am selecting from among 20 feda, each fid pyrographed into one of my 20 Ogham staves), I pulled out 1 Ogham letter stave:

Nin - the letter of support, connection, feminine power and writing for clarity and contract. It can also mean "fork" (like my Witches Brew incense stick was "forked" at one end). A fork is a bifurcation within chaos with the power to radically change the course of reality and history.

In Ogam, Weaving Word Wisdom, Erynn Rowan Laurie writes on nin:

[Nin is a fid of] weaving together individuals and energies into a greater tapestry of cooperation and peace. In Gaelic terms it expresses a concept akin to the Lakota phrase mitakuye oyasin or "all my relations". Nin is a fid of relationships, both familial and conceptual.

Relationships with others also bring obligation as well as support. Where you are supported, you are also in a place to provide support to others who need your assistance. Nin is the fid of a friend.

Nin's magic is that of weaving and community creation. It can be used to help bring people together for a common cause, and is good for working on peace projects and other tasks that bring disparate people and communities together. Its link with letters and contracts means that it can be used in workings for clarity and understanding in written communications and to help keep legal proceedings in a clear and cooperative space.

With the celestial current, this fid is one of clarity and communication. It suggests harmony and peace in relationships, and speaks of friendship, cooperation and common cause among diverse people. Nin brings connections through communication, and urges you to look for deeper meaning. Nin's link with writing and contracts by necessity brings a connection with the law and the establishment of social order through legal means.

Legally whole peace of rare strength.

Nin corresponds to the ash tree and the herb nettle.

Nettle cloth is stronger and wears better than linen, though fewer fibers can be gleaned from nettle than from flax.

In Ogam, The Celtic Oracle Of Trees, Paul Rhys Mountfort writes on nin/ash:

Ash is a check on peace, for from it [the ash tree] are made the spear shafts by which peace is broken [or restored].

Erynn and Paul both teach that according to Celtic tradition, ash/nin corresponds to 'the contest, boast or flight of women.' Consequently, the contest of women can break peace apart or women's weaving can bring it together into a freedom song of flight. The reality of whole peace or broken quasi-peace/war is given over to the Divine Feminine, manifesting through the collective soul of Womankind.

Paul writes further on nin/ash:

Nin is the ash, a great and sacred tree in Celtic mythology ... presiding over the processes of transformation and manifestation.

This ogam is linked to fate. This does not mean that destiny is iron-cast, but points to the unique fate-path that you have to pursue in this world - one which, although it contains many possible options, is singular to you and no one else. Nin counsels you to regard the continuous unfolding of events as signposts, prompting and guiding you on your journey.

It also challenges you to take up the wand of manifestation and make reality anew for yourself. Positivity, creative visualization, ritual and spellcraft are all instruments of manifestation you may wish to draw upon.

One of ash's greatest features is the massive height to which the tree grows; up to 150 feet. It has quite a sheer trunk with widely spaced branches, and this pole-like appearance contributed to its association in Celtic and Nordic thought to the axis mundi: the central column and axis that supports the sky. As such, it also appears as a type of bridge between the earth and heavens.

Ogam wands were originally made of ash, and the root word nin means 'letters'.

In both cases [of illustrative myth stories shared in the book] we see a symbolic transformation or rite of passage from being controlled by fate to having it in one's own hands. From this flow nin's associations as a tree letter of empowerment in matters of transformation and destiny. In drawing the nin, it is as if you have been handed a magical tool of ash with which to work your will in the world.

I carved the letter nin into my Jewitch wand (the two forms of the letter shin already carved into it at the wand's initial creation), a tool of destiny within my hands, here now in this post with real-world and earthy correspondences to:

* magical letters of creation and transformation

* shins of chochmah (300) and binah (150-150), distinct yet as one

* the middle pillar, ha-emtsa

* hishtavut, magical-mystical balance (nin/150 - קלכ/150) and achieving an immunity to curses

* double-loaved challah, tikun and transformation of evil into holiness

* transformation of a 'curse' (קלל) into a 'blessing' (קלכ)

* restoration of the Divine Feminine

* restoration of the Kohenet Tzedeket (axis mundi, tzadikim nistarim)

* unification (height of nin and gematria of קלכ equals 300/shin)

* restoration of the broken vav of peace (the halved, broken wand of Pinchas transformed into a messianic split middle vav of the Hebrew letter shin)

By this time after carving my wand, the fury of the storm had passed over, but it was still raining heavily and thunderous outside, with lightning dancing across the dark skies. I went outside, felt the magic of the fiercely gentle wind in my face, and let the cool rainwater pour over me as I walked widdershins (holding the essential power of Dark Light) 3 times and 4 upon the wet sacred ground where I walked barefoot like a point of connection joining the entire expanse of heaven with the center of the earth. I felt the soft current of connection sparkling most intimately through the soles of my feet - the heat of the heart of heaven joined to the heat in the womb of the earth as they collided together in the wet cool grass against my skin.

Wholy awesome!

Kept in a black resin pentacle box at the face of my altar when not in ritual use, I slept with my spirit cord around my waist this Shabbat night last night.

Related entry:
Shalshelet HaKabbalah: Weaving A New World, The Filled Nine

אחן - I Will Favor

ח' באייר תשס"ח
Mab 9

This morning, I had another waking vision. I saw the thin veil between realities pulled back, as the face of a neutral earth-toned creature peered around it's edge, with curiosity, looking at me.

Today was gypsy day at work. Jars of fortune cookies were located at each of the three nursing stations. Walking by one, I picked up a fortune cookie for myself. The slip of paper once hidden in my cookie read, "someone is watching you from afar." Interesting.

This evening's divination, consisting of one ogham letter, was performed under the waxing gibbous moon 59% (אחן) full during the planetary hour of Venus.

Gort - the garden of growth, safe haven, sanctuary of peace, place of greenest pastures, abundance, blessings, rest and restoration, a current of happiness runs through it, color blue.

Greenest of pastures and blue. Hmm. I also received my aqua aura crystal in the mail today. It's beautiful, like today.

And He said: 'I will make all My goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.'

In The Current Of An Epiphany

כ'ו בניסן תשס"ח
Annwyn 27

This evening's Beltaine and Yom HaShoah Hebrew and Ogham letter tarot reading was performed under the waning crescent moon 17% full, during the planetary hour of Venus. Three Hebrew letters and 1 Ogham letter were ritually chosen with a Beltaine flame lighting my altar.

לעז, a shoresh meaning to ridicule as strange [1].

When Israel came forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

The shoresh לעז is used in the above phrase from Tehillim, leading one to understand that the state of expanded consciousness called "the house of Jacob" is directly derived from the experience of being ridiculed for being "strange" and different. The house of Jacob also refers specifically to the female experience corresponding to the Jacob state of consciousness.







Following the Hebrew letters, came the fid ailm. This ogham letter has the following meanings [2]:



*inception
*loudest of groanings
*cry of birth and death, where birth and death are one
*celestial current of consciousness
*point of initiation
*a new thing coming into being
*a new cycle of experience and enlightenment
*moment of discovery
*rush of an epiphany

Clearly, the Hebrew and Ogham letters are lucidly, harmoniously and meaningfully interwoven together in my tarot reading this evening. Both the Hebrew letters and the Ogham letter equally touch and elucidate the same liberating story of consciousness. There is complete prophetic-divinatory peace between the two mystical alphabets for me.

Footnotes:

[1] Etymological Dictionary Of Biblical Hebrew, R. Matityahu Clark

[2] Ogam, Weaving Word Wisdom, Erynn Rowan Laurie

Circuits Of Fire

כ'ב בניסן תשס"ח
Annwyn 23

Motzi Shabbat Hebrew letter tarot reading performed under the waning gibbous moon 65% full during the planetary hour of the moon.

The 3 letters:

ז ש ס

of seven (ז) full circles of fire (שס 360 degrees, moznayim) cast

Flourish Yesh M'Ein

ט' בכסלו תשס"ח

This evening's Hebrew letter tarot reading, performed under a waxing gibbous moon 61% full during the planetary hour of Mars, brought down 4 letters - 3 revealed letters and "the missing/hidden letter":

the missing/hidden letter - הנב

This particular configuration of letters follows previous entries dealing with "A Bud Appeared In The Land", "Secrets In My Soul" and "Kochava D'Shavit".

The prefix letter ה, as the "source of all the letters" yesh m'ein, gives birth to the entire array of creation energies (all the letters of the aleph-beit) and implies specificity in those letters which follow the prefix. In other words, the newly born creative energies are being specifically (as opposed to generally) directed. The sha'ar נב means "to grow" and "to flourish". Specifically, given the previous entries as linked above, what is being empowered to grow and to flourish is the soul-root of messianic consciousness, symbolized through the phrases "kochava d'shavit" and "the missing/hidden letter".

It is not only going to grow and develop, it is going to flourish.

From The Onset Of Time

י'ב בחשון תשס"ח

This evening's Hebrew letter tarot reading flows from this week's earlier entries discussing my wand's correspondences to the letter mem and water (Sod Ha-Ibbur, Turning History) and the dream about an ancient decree from an ancient time (An Ancient Decree).

מ ... from my wand to ...

Performed with the waxing gibbous moon 93% full during the planetary hour of Saturn, the 3 letters:

אז ט

מ'אז implies something advancing "from the onset of time".

ט implies eternal life - eternal life is associated with Chayah, Chavah's original name.

Prophetic Benevolence In Motion

ד' בחשון תשס"ח

This evening's Hebrew letter tarot reading, performed with the waxing crescent moon 19% full, during the planetary hour of Venus:

טף ג

Taf (טף) pertains to a prophetic "drop". Gimel (ג) pertains to benevolent movement.

Taken together, the reading simply suggests a bestowal of prophetic benevolence.

The total gematria of the three letters is 91, a number of my name Lleucu and of the word amen.

Related entry: Lleucu & The Secret Of Amen

End Of The Dead End

י"א בתשרי תשס"ח

Today's Hebrew letter tarot reading, performed during the planetary hour of Venus with the waxing gibbous moon 88% (חף, pure, innocent, blameless, guiltless, inculpable) full:

פצת

The intended injury פצע was sealed by truth, and prevented by the mark of righteousness, the letter ת. Neither my keys nor I were dispersed (פץ) into dark oblivion (see previous entry). The ע opened (where an ע is composed of נו with a gematria of 56), saw the truth, and caused the sand to come (אנה meaning "caused to come", also with a gematria of 56 and the shoresh of my Celtic middle name Ann as described in Bringing Down Divine Knowledge).

And if a man lie not in wait, but God cause it to come to hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he may flee.
Shemot 21:13

The terror has not terrified me, I bear the pressure upon me. Hear! the voice of my words, I am clean, without transgression, neither is there iniquity in me. Open! the ears of men, Seal! the decree, that men may put away their ill-purpose.
Iyov 33:7-17

Steadfast

י"ד באלול תשס"ז

Today's Hebrew letter tarot reading was performed with the moon 100% full in Pisces, during the planetary hour of Venus.

The 3 letters:

reish lamed samech רלס

These 3 letters in this order form no shoresh. So what can they mean?

In the order לסר, the letters can mean "to deviate" (from a path). For example, if someone tries to push you off the path you are on and succeeds, one could say that you deviated from that path.

But, the letters did not materialize in my reality as someone trying to push me off a path might have desired. The letters materialized differently, with the kavanah to cause harmful "deviation" in me cut off.

Indeed, that actually and aptly describes an incident today.

Right now I am struggling with a strange anger inside. I'm not quite sure what to do with this new kind of anger. It's different than any I've felt before. This must be a new level of anger. Cool anger. Not hot. Not cold. Cool and deliberate.

2-3 Berries From The Uppermost Bough

ט' באלול תשס"ז

Today's Hebrew letter tarot reading was performed with the waxing gibbous moon 77% (עז) full during the planetary hour of Mars (ג).

The 3 letters:

nun-aleph-tet נאט

These letters bring down into actualization the Divine Feminine (of Binah נ) soul power of active restraint (אט). In other words, through this tarot reading, the power of Left Emanation is enabled to act throughout reality (to "restrain" and turn back curses, for example).

Yishayahu 17:6

Yet there shall be left therein gleanings, as at the beating of an olive-tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the branches of the fruitful tree, saith the LORD, the God of Israel.

וְנִשְׁאַר-בּוֹ עוֹלֵלֹת כְּנֹקֶף זַיִת, שְׁנַיִם שְׁלֹשָׁה גַּרְגְּרִים בְּרֹאשׁ אָמִיר; אַרְבָּעָה חֲמִשָּׁה, בִּסְעִפֶיהָ פֹּרִיָּה--נְאֻם-יְהוָה, אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל

Mystery Of The Moth

ה' באלול תשס"ז

This evening's Hebrew letter tarot reading was performed with the waxing crescent moon 40% full during the planetary hour of the Moon.

The 3 letters:

ayin-shin-chet עשח

עש ח means "moth (עש) of understanding (ח)". This meaning implies and brings down a metamorphosis of understanding, astounding perceptual clarity, and transformative shamanic healing ability.

As a shamanic power animal, on the moth from Cycle of Power Animal Totems:

Moths live in all but polar regions. The wings, bodies and legs of the moth are covered with numerous touch hairs that come off if it is handled. Because of this the moth is highly sensitive to touch. They can feel, smell, taste and determine temperatures with their featherly antennae. The tiny pegs upon them serve as receptors. This gives the moth the ability to perceive everything with clarity. Those with this totem usually have strong psychic and healing abilities. They must be careful not to pick up other people's problems and carry them around in their own energy field. If this happens, confusion and irritability can set in.

The process of metamorphosis is part of the magic moth holds. The egg stage symbolizes the birth of an idea. The larvae stage indicates the laying of a foundation. The chrysalis stage represents the process of creating, and the winged stage allows it to take flight and explore new territory.

One of the most interesting characteristics of the moth is how it wraps its wings around itself. When resting, they either fold their wings, wrap them around their body, or hold them extended by their sides. This suggests a basic nurturing quality and those with this medicine often find themselves in some care giving role.

The hearing ability of the moth is acute. They are capable of detecting ultra sound because their hearing organs are found on their legs. These enable them to sense vibrations emitted around them. Paying attention to what is being said and to what is not being said is part of the teaching the moth holds. Observing the body language of others is useful.

When the moth appears in our life (עש ח) it is asking us to pay attention to issues of sensitivity. Are you overly sensitive or insensitive to those around you? Are you involved in a situation that needs to be reevaluated? Are you honoring the integrity of all concerned?

The transformative qualities of the moth are numerous. It shows us how to develop and refine our psychic gifts. The moth is an optimist and an opportunist. It can teach us how to release unwanted influences and fly into the discovery of our personal joy.

Moth has now openly appeared in my life as a shamanic power animal. The smell of transformative discovery and joy has touched my antennae! Like moth to a flame, so mote it be!

Reishit - Walking With Purpose

א' באלול תשס"ז

Today's Hebrew letter tarot reading was performed with the waxing crescent moon 9% full during the planetary hour of the moon.

The 3 letters:

tet-shin-vav טשו

There is no shoresh or Hebrew word comprised of these letters in this order. So, looking at the letters, one meaning is "his goodfire".

Another meaning comes by looking at the letters in the opposite order, namely ושט, meaning "and walk about" and "and stroll" - in other words, it means to meander about aimlessly, without real purpose. Using this information, we can see that the configuration of letters brought down in my tarot reading means the opposite of walking about aimlessly without purpose. Thus, טשו means to walk with purpose.

Walking in harmony with the spirit of one's purpose in life is the epitome of that called reishit.

Path Of Anointing Blessings

כ"ח באב תשס"ז

Today's Hebrew letter tarot reading was performed with the new moon dark into Leo, during the planetary hour of Venus.

The 3 letters:

reish-samech-kaf ר-סך

Reish (ר) symbolizes the point of decision [1]. It is a point of chaotic bifurcation with the power to radically change the course of the world.

Samech-kaf (סך) symbolizes the decision path one steps upon following the bifurcation point - that is, being anointed with oil (Divine blessing and sustenance).

The path I am on is so.

Footnote:

[1] The Wisdom In The Hebrew Alphabet, R' Michael Munk

A Feminine Equation Of The Tetragrammaton

כ"ג באב תשס"ז

Today's Hebrew letter tarot reading was performed during the planetary hour of Pluto (Da'at) with the waning crescent moon 27% [1] full.

The 3 letters in order:

gimel-the missing letter-reish ג""ר

This letter configuration is definitely related to all my "time messages". Specifically, it is related to the post on the sacred shekel. There is an order of 3 overt "steps" (madreigot) and 1 hidden step (madreiga) in BaMidbar 3:47:

You shall take five shekels each according to the head count; in the sacred shekel you shall take--the shekel is twenty gerahs.

.וְלָקַחְתָּ, חֲמֵשֶׁת חֲמֵשֶׁת שְׁקָלִים--לַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת: בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ תִּקָּח, עֶשְׂרִים גֵּרָה הַשָּׁקֶל

5 shekels
the sacred shekel
20 gerahs

This is what I am thinking.

The digit sum of ג""ר is 5, the gematria of the final letter hei (ה) of gerah. The hei of gerah connects the third madreiga (the final hei of the tetragrammaton through the hei of gerah) with the first madreiga (the first hei of the tetragrammaton through the number of "5" shekels), suggesting a feminine equation of the tetragrammaton. The value of 20 pertains to the sefirah Keter-Malchut of the Crown. The "missing letter" is brought down from Ein Sof through Keter, and into being via the descent of Malchut.

The feminine equation of the tetragrammaton which brings it down is האה, which is some combined proto-form of the Divine names Akvah and Ehevi, with a missing letter in place of the letters ויוה (and be! do!) which extend Akvah/Ehevi into reality. The missing letter may be some sort of heyuli through which Akvah/Ehevi extend.

Footnote:

[1] Twenty-seven is the im hakolel of the tetragrammaton. As the light of the moon wanes, the power of Malchut increases. In other words, the waning moon, as an im hakolel of the tetragrammaton, is focusing Divine energy of the Essential Name into Malchut.

Species - Sitre Torah

כ"א באב תשס"ז

Today's Hebrew letter tarot reading was performed during the planetary hour of the moon with the third quarter waning moon 49% full.

The 3 letters in order:

zayin-nun-pei זנף

These 3 letters form no shoresh in this order. Consequently, to designate meaning, I broke the configuration into 1 word and 1 letter. זן פ

The new configuration - זן פ - means "species" or "variety of" (זן) the letter pei (פ), where pei signifies hidden esoteric knowledge. In other words, the esoteric energy of Sitre Torah is being brought down to nurture (זן) the world and remove negative influences through my humble jewitcheries. As the influence of the moon is waning, the power of malchut is waxing, to bring the esoteric energy into actualization and manifestation.