Butterfly, Dragonfly, Bat Medicine and ‘The Angel’

by Melanie ChongMedicine CardsPosted on Comments are Disabled

Butterfly, dragonfly and bat medicine came visiting recently as I was in study with Sefer Yetzirah and its teaching on “arms of the universe.” In beginning to write this post, that well known song came to mind by Sarah McLaughlin, “In the Arms of the Angel,” so I went looking for the lyrics and read …

Read more “Butterfly, Dragonfly, Bat Medicine and ‘The Angel’”

The Material and the Spiritual

by Melanie ChongSpiritPosted on Comments are Disabled

In the Book of Creation, Sefer Yetzirah, I have found the discussion on the difference between the material and the spiritual to be a fruitful one. The?translation by Aryeh Kaplan poses the following question on page 59:?”What is the difference between the material and the spiritual?” “We speak of the material and the spiritual as …

Read more “The Material and the Spiritual”