As we enter the month of Tamuz, it's essential to reflect on its profound significance in the Jewish calendar. Tamuz is the month when the "Tablets of the Law" were broken, reminding us that even after significant spiritual work, nothing should be taken for granted. During the Omer counting, we worked diligently on our character traits, our "midot" in Hebrew. Receiving the Torah did not make us pure and worthy without the need for further effort; there is always more work to do. We received the Torah, we were worthy of it, and yet here we are in Tamuz.
Similarly, making a mistake does not signify the end. Even in the most challenging scenarios, where hope seems lost—like the breaking of the Tablets—we can always find a path to repair. There is always room for forgiveness and renewal.
Let's take this further: the goal isn't to maintain perfection, the original static "ideal," but to strive for repair, the "Tikun." Through Tikun, things become even better than before, than this utopian "ideal". For instance, after an argument, we often feel closer to our partner, having learned something new about them, ourselves, and our triggers. This closeness is like a stick that, once broken and mended with a string, brings its ends closer together.
On the second set of Tablets, a new letter appears: the Teth (ט), the first time this letter is seen in the Torah. It forms the word "tov" (טוב), meaning "good." This "good" (tov) is not the opposite of "bad" (רע) but rather the opposite of "not good" (לא טוב). In the Torah, the opposite of "good" is written as "lo tov"—"not good," first mentioned when Adam is alone, meaning incomplete, not whole. Without the sin of the Golden Calf, we wouldn't have had the word "tov," nor the closeness with Hashem, ourselves, and our essence. This is our Tikun Olam, our world repair. Each of us has a personal legend, as Paulo Coelho calls it in "The Alchemist."
So, this month of Tamuz, along with the following months of Av and Elul, might initially seem more challenging than the preceding months of Adar, Iyar, and Sivan, which bring great joy from the liberation of Pesach to the giving of the Torah at Shavuot. However, it's all part of a spiraling process of continuous elevation, always moving closer to our essence and purpose until one day we ultimately return to our core.
Tamuz is also connected to the astrological sign of Cancer. Interestingly, in Hebrew, the word for this astrological crab is the same as the word for the illness—סרטן (sartan). Cancer is not an external disease like a virus but our own body turning against itself, a part of the body that no longer receives information according to the body's overall plan and thus acts independently, not in harmony with the rest. Each organ, like each individual, has a function and place. Just like within our families or the people of Israel among the nations, everyone has their role and purpose. Only in this way can we achieve harmony.
Nothing is static; we inevitably pass through these periods. Rather than fearing them, we should see them as opportunities to reconnect with our greater purpose and essence, coming out of the crab shell. In the calendar, regardless of our will, we pass through the month of Tamuz, and it lasts no longer than any other month. The days begin to shorten, reminding us not to rest on our laurels. Everything in this world is balanced—the descent and the ascent, like the wave of a vibration, as everything has a vibratory nature.
I integrate these principles into my vibrational healing sessions. In these sessions, we work on aligning your mind and body, releasing blockages, and restoring harmony. Using sound and vibrational therapy, I guide you through a journey of healing and self-discovery, helping you reconnect with your essence and find your path to repair and renewal.
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Wishing you a beautiful month of Tamuz! Beauty is everywhere to the one who can see the signs.
-Julia
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