“I will say of YHVH, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.” -Psalm 91:2 The third Name of God may be used to prepare ourselves both for miracles to come into our lives, and to preform miracles in God’s name. Is anyone sick? Samekh Yod Tet is a mantra for healing.
1 Rabbi Jose, whilst on a visit to Rabbi Simeon, asked this question: “What impelled the Holy One to destroy, along with sinners, the beasts of the field and the fowl of the air? Were they alike responsible for the vast wickedness of the antediluvians (those that lived before the time of Noah and the flood)?” 2 ¶ Said Rabbi Simeon: “It was because, as we read, ‘And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh…
The 10 Sefirot (Hebrew for “emanations”) are the 10 attributes of God in Kabbalah, through which Ein Sof (the Everlasting name of God) reveals Himself/Themselves to humankind. There are a few different ways of using the Sefirot. Some Kabbalists study and grow from attribute to attribute, while others see them as an urim and thummim. As an urim and thummim, the right and left sides create a series of “lenses” for the natural eyes, while the center creates a series of…
“But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me.” -Psalms 22:19 The second Name of God may be used as a teshuvah meditation. It is used to recapture the spark of divine energy within us. This spark lights the fire of the Holy Spirit. Yod Lamed Yod is a mantra for meditation that can restore us with Christ’s Grace from both sin and the wear and tare of everyday life. It reminds us of who we truly are, and…