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The Credo of Evolutionary Kabbalah and a Teaching of Abraham Kuk on “Evolutionary Spirituality”

Posted on: October 16th, 2008 by Marc Gafni 8 Comments

by Marc Gafni Evolutionary Kabbalah means that all of reality is evolving. It means that from a non-dual perspective there is no separation between the divine and all of reality. This means that all levels of reality, from matter to body to mind to s ...

Marc Gafni: The Cry of the Shekina; “Woe to me who has become powerless once again”

Posted on: October 16th, 2008 by Marc Gafni 1 Comment

When man and woman come together in sacred union, God is a third partner in their union. They participate not only in the potential creation of new life below in the visible world, but also create new life above, in the divine. They not only fulfill ...

“The International Jewish Liberation School” – with Marc Gafni, Gabriel Cousens and Gershon Winkler

Posted on: October 16th, 2008 by Marc Gafni No Comments

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“The Evolution of Love” – Marc Gafni and Sally Kempton

Posted on: October 16th, 2008 by Marc Gafni

Three Saturday afternoons, 2-5 p.m. October 19, November 8, December 13 $50 per session CLICK HERE for more information Join Dr. Marc for a wondrous journey into the greatest question of life; How do you become an enlightened spiritual lover in every ...

Want to hear and feel something gorgeous; Read This: Marc Gafni

Posted on: October 16th, 2008 by Marc Gafni No Comments

Akiva teaches the people two great teachings which are really one. First, he points to the Hebrew words for man and woman — I-Y-SH (איש) and I-SH-A אשה)). They are made up of two sets of letters. The first set of common letters ...

The Feast of Tabernacles {Sukkot} and Eros: Marc Gafni

Posted on: October 15th, 2008 by Marc Gafni No Comments

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 ...

Mystic and Lover: Marc Gafni

Posted on: October 15th, 2008 by Marc Gafni No Comments

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

Posted on: October 15th, 2008 by jeff 7 Comments

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 ...

What is a committed relationship: Marc Gafni

Posted on: October 14th, 2008 by Marc Gafni No Comments

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. In the previous post I talked about a committed relationship. Someone wrote in immeidately and said what does ...

Sacred Union: Who are the Partners? : Marc Gafni [

Posted on: October 14th, 2008 by Marc Gafni No Comments

posted by dr. gafni assistant To really touch at what the ancient mystics meant when they so deeply linked the sexual, the erotic and the sacred, we need to go one final step further. We mentioned earlier that the holy of holies is understood as the ...

A Culture of Complaint; The Hagar Complex and the Culture of Victimization

Posted on: October 14th, 2008 by jeff 2 Comments

by Marc Gafni This article is the second part of an article that appears below, The Seduction of Tears and the Hagar Complex. The reader is advised to read that teaching first and only then return to this teaching. The following introduction outlines ...

Kosmic Love Affair: Marc Gafni

Posted on: October 13th, 2008 by Marc Gafni No Comments

Cosmic love affair A young man walks in on Master Baruch and his wife in the midst of a heated argument. Startled, he quickly turns away. Baruch responds with a wink, ‘You don’t understand. You have just witnessed a discussion between God and the ...

Mirrors of Desire and Wounded Healers? Part Three: Marc Gafni

Posted on: October 13th, 2008 by Marc Gafni No Comments

Later, in a great epilogue to the story, the myth depicts Moses in the desert building the tabernacle. The tabernacle is essentially the first temple, replete with the ark, cherubs and holy of holies. Everyone is to bring his or her own special contr ...

Mirrors of Desire; part two: Marc Gafni

Posted on: October 12th, 2008 by Marc Gafni No Comments

cont’d The Hebrew word for decree which I have inserted in the parentheses in the text is But this enslaved individual, whom we moderns recognize so well, has lost touch with the erotics of desire. The wonder of being on the inside — the sens ...

Mirrors of Desire: Marc Gafni

Posted on: October 12th, 2008 by Marc Gafni No Comments

This blog seeks to unpack the beautiful text we cited in this mornings post. The myth understands that the erotics of desire is the dynamic that arouses the impulse to freedom and human dignity. Slavery is about the deadening of Eros and desire. The ...