From Trauma to Initiation: Joseph’s Journey of Redemption
The difference between a traumatic experience and a journey of initiation is not external but internal. The distinction lies in how a person frames and processes the difficult experiences they've endured.
Erotica as a model for The Mystical Prayer
In the coming pages I will bring a small selection of Kabbalistic texts, from which we can draw lines of similarity between the mystical prayer and the act of love.
Between Eros and the Personal
In the very body of each one of us there is a temple to one of the deepest and greatest cosmic powers— Eros.
People are Paths (short)
Ask yourselves: what am I connecting in my life? What type of street am I? Am I a city street, or an interstate road? Do I have a lot of traffic lights or am I a freeway?
Our Desires are Intelligent
We are here to tell you that your desires are intelligent and you better listen to them if you want to be aLIVE
Worlds, Souls and Divinity in the act of Love
In this short article, I would like to point out three levels in the practices of love, Tantra, and sacred sexuality, according to the Baal Shem Tov’s method of “Worlds, Souls and Divinity”.
"Took Them Out to the Market"
According to the Talmud, it can be said quite clearly that in the world of our sages, sacred sexuality was an important part of the ancient Hebraic mystery schools.
Awakening Through Conflict
So, every conflict is an invitation from our soul to grow. Life is full of opportunities like that and initiations that the soul puts before us. These are all opportunities for awakening.
The Secret of Kissing Before Lovemaking
The secret of ‘The Kiss’ in Kabbalah carries profound depths. The Ba’al Shem Tov (18th century) soared high, explaining the secret of kissing as part of the process of awakening and world redemption.
The Ultimate Necessity of the “Religion of Love”
I don't believe there is anything else that will redeem us humans from self-destruction other than a deep and fundamentally devotional connection to Love as a divine force.
Religion is Spirituality with Preservatives
"Religion is spirituality with preservatives" Boom! In one sentence, Eric hit the spot and cracked the history of all religions through the frustration so many of us feel about them.
Why “Pele"?
I was that man from the movies, who is carried by both his arms to the beach. This man who is almost dead and has no strength to move a finger. I didn't have the strength to move a finger, but I could grin big.
Heartbreak, De-Armoring & Decision Making
The ability to welcome heartbreak allows us to follow the ecstatic current of life-force.
Leadership of love - is it possible?
"Hitler and Mussolini were great leaders who motivated millions, but their methods were based on fear. What we need today are leaders who can inspire millions to take action out of love."
Love, Sexuality, Prayer, and the Death Camps
For 14 consecutive years, I sat on this gravel for a week of meditation and prayer.
Gafni, me, and Lilith. A confession
This is how I fell into the drama triangle, identified myself as a victim, and marked my dear brother as a perpetrator just because I couldn't stand in my own power.
Sex, Drugs, and Prayers
medicine journeys combined with the free flow of eros can lead us not only to some ecstatic fun but also to the depth of devotion, prayer and a direct connection to the sacred fabric of life.
“This is a holy place. You should cover your body.”
How ridiculous is this sentence! How painful it is to be welcomed this way in the gate to where once stood the temple for the goddess of sacred sexuality!
Shared Responsibility to break the Drama Triangle
it doesn’t matter in which of the corners of the triangle we find ourselves — as long as we are in one of them we partake in the dynamics of victim consciousness and create unnecessary drama in life.