Tomorrow is the traditional Jewish holiday of Passover, a time known to Kabbalists as Pesach.
It is a time when each and every person, regardless of their religious denominations, has the ability to tap into an energy that can make miracles, most specifically releasing us from the things that hold us back from getting the most joy and fulfillment out of life. The traditional story itself of Moses leading the Isrealites out of Egpyt, freeing them from slavery, is one Kabbalists believe happened on Passover because Moses was aware that the 15th day of Nissan under the Aries full moon holds a special energy that is at it's peak then, helping us all to take control of our lives, breaking free from our own personal forms of slavery.
I've always been fascinated to read "This Day In History" sites since I started studying Kabbalah at 18 because it has become clear to me that when something in the metaphysical world occurs on any given day, it begins a chain of similar events that happen on that day of every year. Anyone who believes in astrology believes that certain days give way to certain energies. These energies don't change.
Therefore, the energy that helped free the Isrealities from their slavery remains open to us tomorrow during Passover/Pesach. What are we slaves to? Kabbalist Karen Berg has a few suggestions:
- Spending hours chained to a desk that gives us zero fulfillment because we are afraid to explore what is out there?
- Relationships we stay in because we are afraid to be alone?
- Money we spend on frivolous items because we hope they will make us happy?
All of these things bind us in slavery to our ego, the true adversary of life, which creates a desire to receive for the self alone.
Now is a time to be able to transform that into a desire to receiving for the sake of sharing. It is a time to eradicate fear and bravely face down the various obstacles in our life that hold us back from being the person we dream of being and accomplish the things we dream of doing. This energy is said to be available starting today on the 14th of Nissan (Nissan is the Aries moon - Kabbalah astrology and dates being led by the moon as opposed to the sun) through the 21st of Nissan (the day Moses split the Red Sea).
So for the next week, we are all blessed with an incredible opportunity to create real miracles in our lives. One of our greatest gifts and powers here on Earth is the power of our consciousness: Mind Over Matter, they call it, right? And as my spin instructor jokes,
"If you don't mind, it won't matter!" It's funny to hear when you're on a bike with sweat pouring off of you, but it's also very true.
Another reason this is a special time is that the day after Passover begins a period called the Counting of Omer, 49 days that provide us with that positive "Mind Over Matter" consciousness as a way to remove any negative actions from this and previous lives. This ends with the holiday of Shavout.
So for all intense purposes, this weekend and this coming week holds a few "freebies" that we don't want to let pass us by. The time of Aries in general (or Nissan, if you prefer) is one of great power. If you know any Aries, you know they are always happy to go into some kind of battle -- they tend excel at sports and make great leaders -- though the downside for them, and therefore for all of us at this time of year if you follow Kabbalistic astrology, is that they can often be childish, refusing to grow up and sometimes have problems finishing what they start despite rampantly enthusiastic beginnings.
I was not born under the Aries sign, but I have this problem a lot. I can become so excited about a project and really dive in only to have the slightest snafu send me galloping off into another direction leaving my original goals behind. The "beginning" is an exciting time for me. It feels new and pure, a clean slate. The beginning of a new week, the beginning of a new day. But in truth, it is always the beginning of something. Noon is the beginning of the afternoon.
This is the beginning of a new minute. And if we're truly living in the present, right now is the only beginning of which we should be concerned. Looking to the future to start anew is only a tricky form of procrastination. Follow through is one of the things Aries are put here to conquer for themselves and therefore it is ours to conquer during these weeks of the year as well. The universe offers us everything we need during these weeks to make that happen. Heck, if I can blog here for 12 days straight for the first time ever, trust me, follow through can be accomplished right now.
Take this weekend to look at the things in your life that you'd like to change and know that this week you can change them. Chances are, you've already been thinking of some lately. It's no coincidence. Now is the time to charge into battle. There's a true potential for successes and miracle making during this cosmic time of year.
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One way to meditate when you don't have time is to listen to music with spiritual or even Kabbalistic themes. And that surprisingly isn't just limited to Madonna, though she's great for that sort of thing too. ;-)
