The Jewish Year of 5784 is almost over! What have we learned?
… Tishrei taught us hard lessons about our communal vulnerability and the importance of unity in the community.
During Cheshvan we learned that the ancestral superpower of Shimon’s Tribe is the powerful protection of others.
During Kislev we learn about Leo’s capacity to bring joy, even in the midst of suffering.
Leo’s Tikkun for Tevet’s anger is holy humility.
Chodesh Shevat spiritually nourishes your hearing.
The joy of intimate partnership returns during Chodesh Adar Aleph. If you’ve felt like you’re running on empty, Adar Bet renews your faith in your creative spirit.
Chodesh Nissan’s tikkun of speech enables you to discern and discard whatever no longer resonates as truth.
Chodesh Iyar’s healing power shines on your career and vocation.
Chodesh Sivan’s tikkun of travel invites you to connect closely with far-off friends.
Chodesh Tammuz’s tikkun of sight displays your mortality in a clear light.
Chodesh Av’s tikkun of Hearingopened the ears of your heart.
Chodesh Elul’s tikkun of purposeful action directed by discerning thought is focused on expressing your values.
You’re wavering between service and sacrifice when the Sun opposes Saturn/Shabbtai September 7. September 12-20 is an emotional roller coaster; the see-saw effect has you juggling sober leadership with punch-drunk authority when the Sun squares Jupiter/Tzedek, trines Uranus/Oron, and opposes Neptune/Rahav. Thankfully the Sun enters Libra September 22, just after the Sun trines Pluto September 21. The balance of power and your equilibrium are restored.
The Sun conjuncts Mercury September 30, aligning your words with your intentions. You’re an example: be a good one.
CHODESH ELUL 5784 (September 3 – October 2, 2024)
THE TESHUVA OF ELUL: PURPOSEFUL ACTION DIRECTED BY DISCERNING THOUGHT
Chodesh Elul is a bridge between the old year and the new. Formed by the Hebrew letter Yod ( י ), the first letter of the Divine Name, the shape of the Yod implies action, the Tikkun of Chodesh Elul.
Mercury/Kochav, the planetary ruler of Elul, is associated with the Mazal of Virgo and the intellect. Virgo scrutinizes, analyzes, and separates the useful from the useless. This is Binah: the wisdom of applied discernment. In Hebrew gematria, Binah and Elul have the same numerical value (67). Changing our minds changes our direction and our actions change. That is Teshuva. The tikkun of Chodesh Elul is purposeful action directed by discerning thought.
During Elul, the shofar directs and stimulates our thoughts toward our relationship with the Divine and our relationships with one another. This Chodesh Elul features two eclipses, both serving that purpose. Hearts break open at the Full “Super” Moon/Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces on September 17, awakening compassion and empathy. The New Moon/Annular Solar Eclipse in Libra on October 2, Erev Rosh HaShanah, spurs us to reciprocity. There’s no question that our Creator gives goodness to us immeasurably more than we can ever return, proportionally or otherwise. What we can do is give goodness back by giving to others.
As this Jewish Year of 5784 – Tav Shin Pei Dalet – winds down, we see how the “Gimel” Year of 5783 and the “Dalet” Year of 5784 played out. Gimel Daled means "give generously to the poor" (Gemol means to give generously; dalim are poor people). Because we did not give to each other in 5783, our spiritual poverty was exposed during 5784. May this Chodesh Elul be a tikkun for the entire difficult and painful year of 5784, and may our souls awake to purposeful action directed by discerning thought.
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