This morning, feeling somewhat overwhelmed by how many projects I am simultaneously juggling right now, I turned to The Oracle of Kabbalah to see what insight it might provide me.  I chose the letter, Resh.  

The chapter on Resh (which incidentally was the hardest chapter of all the ones in the book for me to write because of the traditionally negative commentaries regarding this letter) quotes from “Return Again,”  a song made popular by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, of blessed memory. The song goes, “Return again, return again, return to the land of your soul.  Return to who you are, return to what you are, return to where you are, born and reborn again.” 

The Oracle of Kabbalah comments, “To return is to turn again, to come back.  Have we lost our way in this confusing world?  Have we lost sight of who we are or who we want to be?”   

The letter inspires me to breathe deeply, to step back from the tasks that seem so pressing and take a broader view, a deeper perspective.  All of a sudden, the many projects I am dealing with don’t seem so burdensome.  The mystery of life seems more imminent. I feel refreshed. 

The Oracle of Kaballah says, “The twenty-two letters of the Aleph Beit are the primordial building blocks of creation.  As one of these twenty-two building blocks, Resh, with its meaning of ‘new,’ shows that the power of renewal is built into the very structure of existence.  Ra’ananut, ‘freshness,’ is present at every moment.” 

 Blessings,                                                                                                                                                  Richard Seidman 

To learn more about The Oracle of Kabbalah: Mystical Teachings of the Hebrew Letters, visit http://www.oracleofkabbalah.com.

The Hebrew word for letter, ot, also means “sign” or “wonder” or “miracle.” For thousands of years, Jewish sages have taught that the letters of the Hebrew Alphabet, the Aleph Beit, embody wonderful and miraculous powers. This blog, along with my book, The Oracle of Kabbalah: Mystical Teachings of the Hebrew Letters will explore the ancient teachings regarding the Hebrew letters and how these teachings can be made practical in our contemporary lives. Welcome!

To kick things off, I will now choose at random one of the 23 cards and see how the letter selected illuminates the launching of this blog.

And the letter chosen is…Kaf!

Here is a little of what The Oracle of Kabbalah has to say about this Hebrew letter:

“The characters in fairy tales, as in dreams, embody archetypes that point to qualities within each of us. Kings and queens are key figures in stories around the world. Sometimes in these tales, princes or princesses wander lost in the world, unaware of or cut off from their royal heritage. They must undergo various trials and deepen in wisdom and life experience before they can claim their rightful place on the throne. The letter Kaf is the dream, the fairy tale, of inner kingship and queenship. Kaf calls us to claim, in our own lives, sovereignty and majesty .”

Ah, this is indeed a dignified letter with which to inaugurate this blog.

May you all find your rightful place of sovereignty.

Goodbye for now,

Richard Seidman

To learn more about The Oracle of Kabbalah: Mystical Teachings of the Hebrew Letters, visit http:www.oracleofkabbalah.com.