"We just began a period of three weeks from the 17th of Tammuz (Cancer) until the 9th of Av (Leo). The name came from the verse in Lamentation 1:3, it says “גָּלְתָה יְהוּדָה מֵעֹנִי, וּמֵרֹב עֲבֹדָה–הִיא יָשְׁבָה בַגּוֹיִם, לֹא מָצְאָה מָנוֹחַ; כָּל-רֹדְפֶיהָ הִשִּׂיגוּהָ, בֵּין הַמְּצָרִים”
“Judah is gone into exile because of affliction, and because of great servitude; she dwelleth among the nations, she findeth no rest; all her pursuers overtook her within the straits”
During this time the elements of judgment (Left) are stronger that Chessed (Right). Besides the destruction of the two Holy Temples, the history is full of negative events that happened to the Israelites. The month of Tammuz (Cancer) is full of confusion and doubts in the ways of God. The sin of the Golden calf was in Tammuz and that created a cosmic event that is repeated every year. The main impact is on the level of connection between us and the Light of the Creator. The forces of the negative side with the help of the Erev Rav has greater ability to bring chaos on us.
On the 9th of Av, at the end of the three weeks (21 days), we read the entire book of Lamentation. It is written in special orders of the 22 Hebrew letters to correction and bring the light in order that will shine 7 days after, on the 15th of Av that we know as the day with the highest level of unification between the light and the vessel..
The remedy to overcome the situation of “all her pursuers overtook her within the straits” is a stronger connection to the sources of light that is available to us. We start with the Zohar to help us get charged with the energy of love to each other. Especially during this period we should avoid conflicts because negativity can easily set a burning fire in every situation.
Until the 9th of Av, we should be carefull with every action that we do and avoid judgment as much as you can. Starting new or buying new things may include more of the aspect of judgment so we better avoid purchasing anything unless it is vital to our daily routines, personal or business."
Source Daily Zohar . ** I added the bolding. **I realize that this is an "unorthodox" website in its approach to open kabbalah learning for all, and at the same time this really spoke to me
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ReplyDeleteHERE IS A GREAT WEBSITE FOR THE ZOHAR FOR ALL TO USE: http://www.zohar.com/
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Thank you. The truth is that right now I feel that I can only learn Zohar that is already distilled a little (for example the Tanya) or teachings of the Zohar in the Talmud, etc. Though my whole soul is yearning to learn it!!..I find that whenever I learn a little from the text itself the light is too bright for my current kli. The Truth and light is so strong that I feel too overwhelmed learning it now... Perhaps that is because I am a couple of years shy of 40 :) Beezrat Hashem all of our kelim will continue to grow to receive all of Hashem's shefa and Truth
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