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Long ago, the ancient kabbalists revealed
a powerful technology of protection. Its purpose is twofold: to protect
us from the envious looks of others, and to help us eliminate feelings
of jealousy and resentment in ourselves. The technology is the Red String:
a strand of red wool worn around the left wrist. This technology is an
indispensable tool for spiritual and physical protection.
The teachings of Kabbalah do not include prohibitions or commandments.
Instead, the kabbalists speak of positive and negative energies. The
negative energies of jealousy and envy emanate through the eyes—which
gave rise to the very vivid and very ancient term, the Evil Eye.
The Evil Eye is part of the wisdom history of all humanity. It was spoken
of by Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. It was written of in the Bible.
It has been accorded fear and respect by kings, queens, and conquerors
throughout the ages. The ancient Greek seafarers painted eyes on the
prows of their ships as protection against this power. The Romans called
it oculus malus. To the Scots it was droch shuil. Kabbalists refer to
it as ayin horeh.
According to the kabbalists, this form of negative energy can affect
our lives and well-being. It can hold us back from achieving our destinies
and it can also cause us to lose what we have already achieved.
Applying the Red String Technology
Worn around the left wrist, the Red String works in the same way as the
vaccines of modern medicine. When we receive a vaccination against a
disease, a weakened strain of the illness is integrated into the vaccine.
Spiritual immunizations are based on a similar principle. Kabbalah teaches
that colors have specific frequencies and energies. Red, for example,
is the color of danger. By binding a Red String to ourselves in a very
specific manner, we shield ourselves against the dangerous negativity
that might be directed our way—a spiritual vaccine against the
destructive forces of the Evil Eye.
The color red is one part of the technology. The rest begins in Israel,
where a length of Red String is wound around the tomb of Rachel, the
matriarch of the Bible. Rachel is considered by kabbalists to be the
mother of the world, and her greatest desire is to defend all of her
children from evil. Throughout her life, Rachel acted as the protector
of all humankind. According to Kabbalah, the burial sites of the righteous
are a portal to the energy they created in their lifetimes. The Red String
is brought to Rachel’s tomb where it is infused with her force
of protection—for no power is stronger than a mother’s natural
protective love. In a practical sense, this is a challenging task, because
Rachel’s tomb is located in one of the most politically volatile
areas of Israel. But each and every Red String sold by the Kabbalah Centre
must undergo this process in order to be considered an authentic form
of protection against the Evil Eye.
The Red String is individually sized and worn around the left wrist.
The left side of the body has been identified by kabbalists as the area
where energy enters. The left arm and hand pertain to the concept of
receiving; the right arm and hand embody the power of imparting. Negative
forces, therefore, enter the body through the left side. By wearing the
Red String on the left wrist, negative energies are intercepted at the
precise point of entry. The string is tied in a carefully prescribed
sequence of seven knots, each of which symbolizes a separate spiritual
dimension that infuses our reality. It’s important that someone
who loves us—someone we deeply trust—ties the string around
our wrist. As they do, we should ask for the power to radiate kindness,
compassion, appreciation, and absence of the Evil Eye to everyone around
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