There are so many amazing things you can do to add a little more magick to your Passover Seder. Considering that so much of the Seder is about creating a sense of wonder to engage your body, mind, and spirit. Itโs intended to be experiential. Here are a few ideas to bring a little…
Category: wheel of the year
Tekufah Tevet: The Winter Solstice
While observance of the solstices and equinoxes may not taught in Hebrew school, there is a long tradition of observing these moments drawn from the talmud. In Hebrew a solstice or equinox is called tekufah (ืชืงืืคื) or plural tekufot (ืชืงืืคืืช). The word means to cycle or turning. The solstice is an astronomical event but in…
Minshar Cholem: Dream Decree
This is a practice for Elul and High Holy Days, but can also be utilized for the secular new year or any of Judaism’s four New Years. During the Elul and the High Holy days we tend to hear over and over that three things can โavert the harsh decree: prayer, repentance and tzedaka.โ But…
Elul: Hineni (ืื ื ื) Presence
Welcome to Kesharim K’doshim Mussar, where we explore the soul-traits through the wheel of the year and the Kohenet Netivot. In Adar, we turn to the soul-trait of Zehirut (ืืืืจืืช) Illuminated Awareness and the Leitzanit (Sacred Fool).
Where do we Find the Strength to Heal?
What happens when the worlds seems to crumble? How are we able to carry on after total disaster? These are questions that Jews have had to ask far to many times in our history. In some ways it has transformed the tribe into permanent victims, but it has also made us the ultimate survivors. The…
Rethinking Tisha B’Av
There is a holiday in the month of Av (July/August) called Tisha B’Av. It’s traditionally a holiday of mourning because pretty muchย everything badย that’s ever happened to us as a people happened on that day. I’m actually all for a collective day of mourning. I think there can be a lot of power in that, but…
Guide to Counting the Omer
Welcome to the Devotaj Sacred Arts Guide to Counting the Omer. I first created this guide to help people explore the practice of counting the omer in an earth-based, embodied, witchy way โ many years ago for Peeling a Pomegranate and refreshed for Devotaj Sacred Arts. I hope if you engage in the practice this…
Av | Ometz Lev (ืืืฅ ืื) Courage
Welcome to Kesharim K’doshim Mussar, where we explore the soul-traits through the wheel of the year and the Netivot from Kohenet teachings. In Av, we turn to the soul-trait of Ometz Lev (ืืืฅ ืื) Courage and the Wise Woman.
Tevet: Tarot Card: Devil
Tevet is a month of seeking clarity in darkness. Tevet is the month our vices have the most opportunity to enslave us. Tevet is the crucible. Without this difficult month the promise of Kislevโs rainbow can never be realized as the star of Shevat. Anything we did in Kislev that we shouldnโt have, will rear…
Shevat: Tarot Card: Star
Shevat (ืฉึฐืืึธื) is a breath of fresh air. We may have a way to go, but we can see the light at the end tunnel. We are released from the bonds of Tevet (ืึตืึตืช) and get our first promise of the spring to come with the holiday of Tu bโShevat (ืืดื ืืฉืืโ) and feed the…