Weekly Consciousness by Karen Berg

This week, we read about Abraham, who, according to the kabbalists, is the channel for unconditional love and sharing in this world. The Bible tells us how, when anyone came to visit him, he’d sit them under the tree outside his home; if the tree fanned its leaves out, Abraham knew the person was good and could be trusted. If the leaves did not move, then he knew the person might have had a problem or two. And so we read: “Come, please. Sit, join me. Shade yourself under my tree.” Interestingly, the particular tree that the Bible talks about was a date palm.

In the first couple of lines of this week’s Bible reading, there is a message, and if we all followed it, perhaps we would be different people. It says: “Know from where you came, know to where you will go, and know to whom you must report.”

Each Zodiac sign contains both positive and negative influences. Karen's meditation is a tool to use specifically during the New Moon, and throughout the month, to give us the ability to tap into the positive influences of the month of Scorpio.

In the month of Scorpio, it is good to have determination, but we also need to use the power of restriction. Even if we believe we are right, we must be willing to bend and give up the need to be in control. Compromise and collaboration can make all the difference during this time.

We’ve all said it before: Thank God for new beginnings, right? Truly it’s most likely that in the 20, 30, or 50 plus years we’ve been here, we’ve probably had hundreds of fresh starts. The ability to forget, begin anew, and turn the page to see things in a different light, is quite the luxury of being human! This week, the cosmos actually presents us with this gift as we connect to the first portion of the Bible, Beresheet, or Genesis.

Life is about mistakes, as a matter of fact, it’s the road of mistakes that takes us to a higher spiritual level in life. Please enjoy this short video where I discuss this in more depth.

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We need to remember that no matter how much negativity we have created, no matter how deep we go into darkness, our soul – our essence, our seed – never becomes impure.

By proactively cleansing our personal negativity during the month of Virgo, the fog can be lifted and we will see our pure soul more clearly.

The kabbalists reveal that the purpose of Kabbalistic Astrology is to understand the influences we will encounter each month and to create control in our lives. The first day of each month, known as Rosh Chodesh, is considered to be the seed level for the entire month. It is on this day that we gather to learn about the influence of the month with a lecture specific to the energy of the coming month. Join Karen as she provides us with a powerful tool to connect to the positive aspects of Leo with the letters tet which created the sign of Leo and caf which created the sun.

The kabbalists reveal that the purpose of Kabbalistic Astrology is to understand the influences we will encounter each month and to create control in our lives. The first day of each month, known as Rosh Chodesh, is considered to be the seed level for the entire month. It is on this day that we gather to learn about the influence of the month with a lecture specific to the energy of the coming month. Join Karen for this guided meditation as she helps us tap into the positive influence of the month with the letters tav, which created the Moon and chet which created the sign of Cancer.

The kabbalists reveal that the actual purpose of Kabbalistic Astrology is to understand the influences we will encounter each month and to create control in our lives. The first day of each month, known as Rosh Chodesh, is considered to be the seed level for the rest of the month. By meditating on the two letters that created the month of Gemini, the letter resh which created Mercury and the letter zayin which created the sign of Gemini, we are able to connect with he positive aspect of Gemini.

Kabbalah teaches us that every section of the Bible is full of secrets and that not one letter is without a purpose. For instance, one of the points that is mentioned is that if you put milk in a vessel of silver or gold, it will spoil, but it you put it in an earthen vessel, it remains fresh. What is the meaning of this seemingly small detail? How does this apply to our practical spiritual transformation?