The Story
THE BIG IDEA
What’s your (inner) story?
This weekend marks the birth and blessing of Jacob, the last solo inheritor to the Abrahamic spiritual fortune.
Put your hands on your body, and sense into your spiritual womb. Imagine the energies of Rivka (assertion) and Isaac (introspection) forming within. Bring both your Esau (hunter) and Jacob (learner) parts into awareness, and notice which part you cherish (more).
According to the Torah Omens this is a favorable time to find the balance between introspection and assertion (and appreciate the potential pain of entitlement)..
Use Thursday and Friday’s new moon to define boundaries, and learn to find and protect your inner waters. Like Isaac be sure to engage all your senses, and use the force of Rivka’s assertion when making an important choice. This is an excellent weekend to pull down a blessing into your life.
P.S. Don’t be surprised if this week carries a crushing blow to the alpha male/Esau part of your ego.
TORAH OF THE SOUL ACTIVATION EXERCISE
Time to investigate the energy of your spiritual heritage.
Take some time this weekend to sense deeply into yourself. Slow your breathing, relax, and begin to imagine yourself as if you were Isaac, the miracle baby designated to inherit your parent’s spiritual legacy. Imagine gestating in the womb of a 90 year old woman, and being initiated by your father’s knife. Hold yourself there.
When you are ready, step out of Isaac and imagine yourself as Rivka, Isaac’s wife and spiritual partner, (the one he loves). Locate her ability to assert her will without hesitation within yourself. See her swift intelligence in action, how do those characteristics run through your life?
Next, try to imagine those two energies that Isaac and Rivka produce between them. Why doesn’t the story offer one integrated child? Why rival energies, Esau (the hunter) and Jacob (the learner) that made Rivka cry out to God in pain during her pregnancy, as if the split was killing her?
Take time to find and name any rivaling energies you carry within yourself. Are they as extreme as Esau and Jacob? Is it one or the other? Look for the Esau and Jacob’s in your life. What are they here to tell you?
Are you Jacob who will do what it takes to claim your destiny?
Or are you Esau, raised by his father’s approval with every reason to feel entitled to an entirely blessed life?
Notice the parts that are fueled by anger.
Notice the parts of you that are on the run.
Good luck!