"IT IS ACCEPTING LIGHT NOT DARK THAT SCARES US THE MOST."
What we can learn from this history detour, is that Kabbalah can also help you in moments in your life you need to accept yourself or a certain averse condition. Acceptance is hard for all of us not only in negative situations like a divorce, a sickness or being fired but also positive ones like a compliment, a raise etc. Sometimes it is harder for us to receive compliments of that things are working well in our lives. Consider these wise words from Marianne Williamson, mistakenly attributed to the late Nelson Mandela: "It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us..." Or as Kabbalah would add: "It is accepting light not dark that scares us the most."
PRACTICAL EXERCISE
In Kabbalah, like in Yoga and many martial arts, the right side of the body is associate with the masculine, giving part of creation (Yang), while the left, where our hearts resides, is linked to the feminine, receiving part of life (Yin). It is recommended to use
your left hand to receive money, a book or anything handed to you while using the right hand to give. In this way you flow naturally with the energetic currents of life and
participate this ageless breathing cycle of giving receiving light. See if paying attention to your acts of giving and receiving balances those two aspects of your life. This is also the reason why those who use the red string wear it on the left (receiving) wrist. If indeed you are exposed to negative energy it will come in via your left side and most likely your left palm. The RED string acts like a RED traffic light that blocks the negativity from entering the heart.
I hope you are around in August 15-17 to join us to the weekend Kabbalah at Esalen. I will lead this workshop with Bianca who will share her movement exercises she picked up in her long and exciting career as an acrobat, dancer, chronograph and yogini. We have collaborated last year on a fun retreat at Esalen. Bianca was instrumental in making all the mental spiritual lessons sink deep into the body via movement. I hope to see you there!
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