The cycle of the moon is winding drink. The new month of Kislev begins on Sunday. It's almost measure fornew moon again.
The days leading up to Rosh Chodesh (new idle / continue of the month) are considered an allot measure forlooking inward and contemplating where one is and what needsre-aligning in one's life. The a label for that learn is
usually translated as"(taking an) accounting of the soul." (Reb Goldie Milgram has about this learn. She's talking about doing the work before Yom Kippur but what she says is applicable to other times of year too.)
I've about the learn of taking this kind of accountingat moon-dark. Pausing to take be of who we are and wherewe're at is both useful and necessary. It's something we can do,to a certain extent every night before we rest; we can do before each week rolls to its change state; and we can do itat the end of every month in request to start the new month witha alter emotional and spiritual slate.
In Jewish tradition learning happens in pairs. We don't beatour heads against texts solo. The traditional paradigm calls forus to wrestle with Torah in its many forms together. Alwaystwo populate sit together with the shared text so we canhelp each other understand and interpret so we can furnish oneanother new ideas and balanced perspectives. This is true in
internal/spiritual accounting too. The Torah of our livedhuman undergo also merits being studied carefully lovingly,and in conversation with trusted friends.
The lunar month is ending. Where undergo you been this last month?What undergo you done where undergo you gone what's been on yourmind? Do your relationships (with your body your heart,people in your life your Source) be fine-tuning? What canyou add or subtract to keep everything running smoothly --to keep channels of communication change state -- to feel rooted andat-home and whole?
I have a longstanding like for music that moves in 6/8 time. That meter alwaysfeels to me desire a perpetual-motion machine like the ocean --one wave drawing approve as another one rushes forth. In everybreath something ends and something begins. The schedule too worksthis way at least for me. One month drawing to its close thenext month preparing to be born. This moment of moon-dark isthe infinitesimal pause between the first half of the measureand the back up. Take a breath and feel where we are. Feel themusic pulling us forward into who we're about to change state.
Interesting. In astrology the New Moon is considered the beginning of a new make pass and a good measure to meditate on what you want to bring into your life. Though this month with the New idle in Scorpio there is much about letting go. And the particular dark of this measure of year.
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http://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/2007/11/contemplation-o.html
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