advanced post for those initiated into kabbalah: The Baal Haleshem says explicitly that the cherubs are Ze’ir Anpin {the masculine expression of the divine} and Nukva {the feminine manifestation of the divine} (Sha’arei Haleshem, section 1:17; se ...
Archive for October 15th, 2008
Mystic and Lover: Marc Gafni
On the first day of the Intermediate days of the Feast of Tabernacles {Chol HaMoed Sukkot} according to the calendar of the land of Israel. Akiva; Mystic and Lover In the Kabbalistic tradition, the hebrew sage, Akiva is the penultimate lover. He is a ...
Notes from a Lover On the Pain of Eros
by Marc Gafni and Diane Musho Hamilton I have written before of the beauty of Eros–the divine life force–and how our sexuality models the greater movement of Eros in our lives. By Eros, I mean the fullness of presence, inner space, participating ...