According to the Sefer Yetzira, these aspects are associated with Tammuz
Tribe:Reuven
letter: Chet
severity
awe, fear
right hand
sight
Cancer
hei-vav-hei-yud
Reuven, Reuven can you see now
That the world is just a mosiac
of His Unity
and a lie is just a reflection
Of the deepest truth
And before you sinned you were already
Forgiven
Through this dimension we refine the vision of the inner eye of our soul. Past inappropriate behavior created veils between ourselves and our perceptions of G-d's Unity. However, once we have chosen to live a more conscious life we are presented with situations that are similar to ones which we have experienced in the past. A visual symmetry of out inner life begins to unfold a as we are given the opportunity to chose a wiser course of action.
This entire process begins to expose the transparent rawness of our emotions, which are both part of our instinctive nature and have been molded by past experiences. Our abberant rawness is rooted in those experiences during which we were not basking in the light of the keter but rather lurking in the shadows of a light yet to be revealed. As we begin to see through our instinctive responses, our choices become clear. We may now decide whether or not to struggle with incorporating a higher truth into our present behavior or relax into the familiar. The correct choice in the present actually serves to elevate the energy expended in the past. Thus we become part of a process which enables us to reach an even deeper level of insight than the primal state of clear perception. The initial light of Gan Eden in which Adam and Eve basked, the awesome light, the light of ecstacy and joy, of child innocence is replaced by an even deeper vision of unity that encompasses the paradox of division and oneness. Our memories create a new symmetry with our present challenges.
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