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BEING HUMAN

As my understanding of Kabbalah deepens I become more and more grateful for my humanity. Having free choice and the ability to live life however we want is a huge blessing.

See, the spiritual energies we have deemed angels and demons- the souls of planets and stars by some accounts- begged G-d to not create us. They believed our free will would lead us to destroy creation. As such, they act as a sort of cosmic fail safe to protect the universe. That’s a polite way of saying they have the right to punish us when we “get out of line.”

This is why study and meditation on the various realms of Kabbalah is so important. These beings work in the background- the astral plane- keeping the balance of Divine order. Those of us who remain unaware of the influence of these spiritual energies are enslaved by them. We live life on autopilot never utilizing our faculties. We just walk around getting tossed to and fro without any real understanding. So let’s consider study and meditation our exit strategy or the way to embrace the beauty of being born human.

Mysticism is going through a huge renaissance and words like manifestation and vibration are being used more frequently. This is partly due to the law of cycles and our being well into the age of Aquarius. Some of it is the result of massive amounts of humans meditating and focusing on raising our collective conscience to higher levels. Either way, now more than ever it is absolutely vital that we start educating ourselves on the power of our thoughts, words, and deeds.

Embrace your humanity. For serious. Your soul literally chose to be incarnated in this age. We are not here by accident and it is absolutely paramount we seek to understand why. That journey starts by going within.

Devotional for August 3

"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God" - 1 Peter 5:6

The pressure of hard places makes us value life. Every time we come through such a trial, it is like a new beginning, and we learn better how much life is worth and make more of it for God and man. The pressure helps us to understand the trials of others and fits us to help and sympathize with them.

There is a shallow, superficial nature that gets hold of a theory or a promise and talks very glibly about the distrust of those who shrink from every trial. But the man or woman who has suffered much never does this. Knowing what suffering really means, he or she is very tender and gentle.