Chodesh Av 5782: THE TIKKUN OF HEARING ANCESTRAL WISDOM
CHODESH AV 5782 (29 July – 26 August 2022)
AV 5782: THE TIKKUN OF HEARING ANCESTRAL WISDOM
Why is this Chodesh Av different from all other Avs? An extremely rare triple conjunction, not seen since 324 BCE, in the days of Alexander the Great, occurs on July 31 / August 1. Mars / Ma’adim, Uranus / Oron, and the Lunar North Node (the Sefer Yetzirah’s “T’li”) meet in Taurus, the Fixed Earth (Establishing Manifestation) sign. Alexander established the manifestation of Hellenism throughout the “known” world. This triple conjunction opens the energetic door to dramatic global change. The sum weight of individual decisions made in collective response to these tremendous upheavals to come is in the balance.
The Tikkun of Chodesh Av is hearing. We must each examine our own ears. Are we listening to what the Earth is telling us? July 31’s trine of the Sun to Jupiter / Tzedek, with Venus / Noga square Chiron and Mercury / Kochav opposite Saturn / Shabbtai turns up the wakeup call’s volume.
Tisha b’Av comes on Shabbat Parshat Devarim, an extraordinary calendrical kindness, as one must feast on Shabbat, delaying the Fast until August 7, with Mars square Saturn and Venus trine Neptune / Rahav. Let humility and yearning for teshuva fuel our particularistic mourning, leading to universalist inspiration.
Av peaks with pride, drama, and passion August 11 at Tu b’Shevat, the Full Moon in Aquarius, with Sun/Moon square Uranus, Mars sextile Neptune and Venus entering Leo. The trine of Mars to Pluto with the Sun opposite Saturn August 14 is a world-class power struggle between egos and ideals. Av’s Tikkun of hearing calls but are you listening? “Listen, my child, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching”. The ancestral wisdom of the Imahot and Avot, the Mamas and the Papas are available to all of us at this time of upheaval. Hear their voices!
