Last week was the end of the Jewish Passover and the beginning of our move to Tasmania.
We had intended to move in October but the Universe gave strong indications it had other plans:
– the owners of the house we’re currently sitting let us know they’ve decided to return to do up the house in preparation of either selling or renting
– we accepted a housesit for the entire month of July
– we have to be in Perth for much of the month of August
As a result of these factors we felt it was going to be too complicated to find somewhere in Sydney which would effectively be for about six weeks.
And so we’ve started the move preparations.
(Our plan to move in October was to avoid arriving in Tasmania in the middle of winter, but you know how the Universe is – you want things to be comfortable and it has to make a point about breaking down comfort zones.)
Do you remember the last time you moved house?
Apparently, the three most stressful events in a person’s life are; death of a loved one, divorce and moving house (not necessarily in that order).
While moving house is challenging in its own right, when you include moving overseas or interstate it adds a whole new dimension (Tasmania sort of qualifies as both – overseas and interstate).
Even as a housesitter, where moving regularly is part of the job requirement, you become very settled in your lifestyle.
We have two storage units; one for furniture and household items which we haven’t seen for years and one for things we’ve needed to use on a regular basis.
This all needs to be dismantled and relocated.
We’ve booked a place to live for a few weeks so, at least we know we have somewhere to go when we arrive.
After that it’s somewhat unknown.
Interestingly our countdown coincides with a Universal one.
The Universal Countdown
Between Passover and the Jewish festival of Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) there is a period called Counting of the Omer.
During this time Jews count each day and the weeks.
This process has significant mystical significance and many moral and personal lessons which are to be learned.
Historically, Passover relives the Exodus from Egypt of the Hebrew nation.
Seven weeks later was the divine revelation at Mount Sinai, and we relive that with the Festival of Shavuot.
I say “relive” rather than commemorate because the Universal energetic pattern for each year corresponds with these events.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the Spring cleaning which happens as part of the Passover preparations.
Later in the year, there is a three week period of mourning culminating in Tisha B’Av.
Historically, Tisha B’Av (the 9th of the Jewish month of Av) has seen many disasters, not just for the Jewish people but universally.
I often hear people complaining about how difficult things are being at a particular time and this is during the three weeks.
My point is; since we are all part of the universe we respond and react to universal energies whether we are aware of them or not.
The countdown Danita and I are going through corresponds exactly with the countdown happening between Passover of Shavuot.
For those of you with a mystical leaning each week and day over this period has its own particular energy.
The Weeks and Days
1 – Lovingkindness, benevolence (Chesed)
2 – Discipline, justice, restraint, awe (Gevurah)
3 – Compassion, beauty and harmony (Tiferet)
4 – Endurance, fortitude, ambition (Netzach)
5 – Humility, splendor (Hod)
6 – Bonding, foundation (Yesod)
7 – Nobility, sovereignty, leadership (Malchut)
(You should recognise these as the s’ferot/globes of the Kabbalist Tree of Life.)
Using this table, the first day of the count is Chesed of Chesed during which we are called on to “examine the love aspect of love.; the expression of love and its level of intensity. Everyone has the capacity to love in their hearts. The question is if and how we actualize and express it.”
Day two: Gevurah of Chesed, Discipline in Lovingkindness
“Healthy love must always include an element of discipline and discernment: a degree of distance and respect for the other, an assessment of another’s capacity to contain your love. Love must be tempered and directed properly. Ask a parent who, in the name of love, has spoiled his child; or someone who suffocates his or her spouse with love and doesn’t allow the other any space of his or her own. Love with discretion is necessary to avoid giving to those who would use loving to perpetuate negative behavior.”
These explanations are taken from the MyOmer app. For more information about the meaning of each day go to myomer.org or download the app from Google play or the App Store.
Our (Danita and me) journey is taking thirteen weeks, which is another important mystical number.
We didn’t make a conscious decision to take that long, it just happens to be the way things are working out.
When we’re open to messages from the divine we find we do get them, we just need to be watching and listening properly.
There’s a question which often comes up along the lines of “how come G-d doesn’t talk to us anymore like with people in the Bible?”
G-d does talk to us, the real question is “how come we aren’t listening anymore?”
Are you listening?