In this summer season, a time of self-reflection, I offer you a series of questions about yourself inspired by Kabbalah. Each series of questions reflects the energy of a Sephirot and its underlying values.
For those who are not familiar with the Sephirothic system, I will give you a brief description: For Jewish mysticism, these are divine attributes most often represented in the form of a tree of life. On the psychological level, we will speak of energy centers whose arrangement structures the human psyche. Carl Jung was very interested in the Kabbalistic system and the Tree of Life which represented for him the transpersonal self, uniting the conscious and the subconscious. Each of the ten Sephirah governs a psychic aspect of the being: compassion, intellect, judgment, desire, .... I have indicated to you next to the name of each Sephirah the astrological and symbolic correspondences.
These questions are intended to help you become aware of certain behaviors and achieve balance between each energy center and among themselves, as balance and unity are key concepts in Kabbalah. Good work!
Questions to ask yourself for each sephirot
Kether- transcendent inspiration- Pluto
Do you feel like you have an existential mission, a higher purpose for your existence?
Is inspiration important to you? Do you believe in it?
Are you aware that the will of the Universe is not yours and that this explains why things are not moving forward for you?
Chokmah- wisdom and love- Neptune
Do you ever have flashes of insight (what the English describe as 'ah, ah' moments)?
Do you recognize and accept the wisdom you feel within yourself? Do you follow it?
Do you sometimes feel like you are being guided and protected by a higher power?
Binah- Intellect- Uranus
Do you consider that your thoughts and words create reality? Can you become aware of these thoughts to become and be a responsible thinker or speaker?
Does your language reflect an awareness of the higher or nobler values of the universe (love-compassion-fairness, etc.)?
What steps can you take to ensure that your thoughts and words are guided by these transcendent values?
Chesed- Empathy/Listening- Moon
How does your ability to care for others or empathize manifest itself on a daily basis?
Can you remember times when you felt a sense of peace and self-giving? What were the effects?
Do you readily give attention to others, do you listen to them, or do you wait to receive before sharing?
Gevurah- Judgment/Criticism- Mars
Are you quick to judge or criticize others, or do you exercise restraint in your judgments?
In a relationship, do you generally see yourself as the giver or the receiver? Do you know of a way to balance these two tendencies?
Are you aware that you are choosing between good and evil in a given situation? Are you trying to justify selfish or wrong choices?
Tipheret- Creativity/art- Sun
Does beauty play a central role in your life?
What are you doing to open yourself to the beauty of nature, of humanity, of the universe,
Are you able to recognize the beauty within yourself and let it shine outward?
Netzach – Desire – Venus
What mark do you want to leave on this world? What do you want people to remember about you?
Are you driven by the desire to leave your mark on life, to leave a sign that you existed?
Are you driven by your personal desires or do you know how to control them to surpass yourself?
Hod- Curiosity- Mercury
For what purposes do you acquire knowledge?
Do you indicate the source of your knowledge and refrain from stealing other people's ideas?
Do you care about your appearance to make a good impression or to manipulate others?
Yesod- Strategy- Jupiter
Why do you get up every morning? What makes up your life force?
Do you do the work necessary to build foundations before achieving results, or are you more interested in results?
How do you reconcile compassion and rigor?
Malkhut- Responsibility- Saturn
Do you consider the work of your hands, your mind, and your heart to be of equal importance?
What can you do to ensure that every task you complete aligns with your life mission?
Have you tried to find out if you were meant for a particular task, and for what purpose?
Adapted from the book "The Secrets of Kabbalah" - 2002 - Janet Berenson-Perkins - Ed Solines
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