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We have an understanding in our Qabbalistic tradition that infinite divine light flows through us through an entire process of breakdown into fractal patterns that then solidify into matter.
And the way those patterns of light make their way into your body is through this avenue of the space right above your head that we call Keter.
It's the crown.
And as you come into a new day,
New light comes into you via the avenue of Keter and percolates down all of the spheroid,
All of the energy centers,
Until you're able to manifest more and more physicality through the energy center of Malchut at your feet.
And actualize whatever it is you want to manifest in that day.
What I want to propose is that as we prepare ourselves for sleep,
It might be helpful to invite each of these energy centers to wind down and take a rest as well.
And we can do that through expressing gratitude and letting that energy center know how much we appreciate its gifts.
Letting it know that it too can go to sleep.
I'm inspired by the children's hardcover book,
Goodnight Moon.
There's something about that book that I always loved as a parent.
Because we have an opportunity to say goodbye to all of these things in our lives that we love so much,
That when we go to sleep,
There's a part of us that's scared that we won't wake up and see them again,
Particularly as children.
But between you and me,
We know that even as adults,
We also sometimes get scared of the dark.
So there's something about saying goodnight to each of these energy centers,
Express gratitude for what they've given us,
And a trust they will be here again for us tomorrow.
I bless you with a beautiful meditation and with a healing and nourishing night's sleep.
I invite you to close your eyes and bring a slow,
Deep breath fully into your belly and fully into your chest.
And then exhale.
And as you breathe,
I invite you to appreciate the wonder of how actually you are being breathed in this moment.
A moment of wakefulness and of later moments of sleep.
Your breath does not stop.
Because the Guardian of Israel,
The Holy One,
Does not sleep and does not cease in His watch over you,
Does not cease in giving you the life force that is bringing you another breath right now.
And as you come to the close of yet another day,
Can you allow your heart to open up to this gift of life which you've been given?
To this gift of breath and heartbeat.
And can you invite your joints to soften into this breath?
Into the rest that you are approaching,
The rest of sleep,
Of healing,
Of rejuvenation.
Nourished by this breath in.
And as your spherote,
Your energy centers,
Have nourished you with their unique gifts of life force,
I invite you to follow me as we express gratitude to each sphera for the gifts it has given you today.
And to ask it to bless you also in sleep,
So that you are ready tomorrow to receive the Orchadash,
The new light of a new day.
And we begin on the right side of your head with the sphera of Chochmah,
Of wisdom.
Can you thank this sphera for guiding you today?
For whispering insights into your ears.
For leading you towards wise choices.
Wise actions.
Wise teachings.
And ask it to bless you,
That as you sleep,
You may have encounters with wisdom beyond what you normally access with the waking mind.
That it may percolate into you and become fully accessed in the morning.
Good night,
Chesed.
Thank you.
And now we turn to the left side of your head,
To the sphera of Binah,
Of understanding.
Of the ability to make distinctions.
And can you thank it for its guidance today?
For it whispering in your ear words that led you to understand the difference between right and wrong,
Good and evil.
For the actualized wisdom and distinctions it offered you today.
In leading you to make correct choices,
Correct actions.
Correct words.
And can you ask it to bless you also in sleep?
That your dreams should help you clarify the learnings of the past.
And the steps you want to take moving forward.
Good night,
Binah.
And now we come down to the throat for the sphera of Da'at,
Knowledge.
And can you thank this sphera for helping you know in a much deeper way.
The ideas that were once simply percolations of the brain.
But that you are now capable of communicating to others.
The wisdom and the truth that you know without a shadow of a doubt.
For the ever more intimate relationship with God that is blossoming inside of you.
And can you ask this sphera,
This energy center,
To bless you also in sleep?
That the wisdom and understanding that you gather today should root itself into the core of who you are.
As knowledge.
Good night,
Da'at.
Thank you.
And you can turn your attention to your right arm.
To the sphera of chesed,
Of loving-kindness.
And can you thank this sphera for guiding you towards acts of service and of love and compassion towards yourself.
For guiding you towards ever more kind and compassionate actions and choices and words every day.
As you learn to emulate the divine more and more each day.
And can you ask this sphera to bless you also as you sleep?
That even your dreams should be filled with chesed.
Sweetness and compassion.
Good night,
Chesed.
And thank you.
And we turn to the left arm for this sphera of gvora.
Of strength and boundaries.
And can you thank it for guiding you to identify where you begin and end and where the rest of the world begins and ends.
For helping you clarify what belongs to you.
And what you can leave in the hands of others.
Most especially in the hands of the divine.
Can you ask this sphera to bless you also as you sleep?
That your dreams should be filled with chesed and boundaried to keep the darkness out.
Good night,
Gvora.
And thank you.
And now take your awareness to the center of your chest.
To the sphera of tiferet.
Of beauty.
And can you thank it for guiding you today?
To beautifully balance loving kindness and boundaries.
So that your outward flow of energy wasn't draining.
And so that your containment didn't keep you from loving others.
Just this perfect balance between the two.
And even if that perfection of balance happened for only a moment today,
That is something to be grateful for.
And if that is a quality you are working on enhancing in your life as most of us are,
Ask this sphera to bless you also in sleep.
That your dreams can be filled with the practice of this art of balance.
And the joy that comes and the beauty that comes from getting it just so.
Good night,
Tiferet.
And thank you.
And I invite you to bring your awareness to your right hip.
To the sphera of netzach.
Of moving forward and of success.
And can you thank this sphera for its gifts?
Determination.
Overcoming of difficulty.
Or courage in the face of hardship.
And ask it also to bless you as you sleep.
That your sleep should also have that consistency.
To stay through the night.
And nourish you through the night.
Until you are fully rested come the morn.
Good night,
Netzach.
And I invite you to turn your awareness to your left hip.
The place of Hod.
Of splendor.
And can you thank this sphera for gifting you with the ability to pause.
And enjoy what is.
For gifting you with the inspiration to hear this meditation.
This right here is an act of Hod.
And can you ask it also to bless you as you sleep.
That you trust the rest,
The sleep,
And the dreams to be perfect as they are.
No matter what the outcome.
And now bring your awareness to the space between your legs.
The place of Yesod.
The foundational energy center.
And can you thank it for enhancing your relationships today.
For inviting you to connect to self,
To other,
And to the divine.
For encouraging you to receive abundance in your life.
And however that abundance manifests itself.
And can you ask it also to bless you as you sleep.
That in your dreams,
In your body,
And especially in your soul.
That you feel connected to the oneness of all that is.
Good night,
Yesod.
And thank you.
And I invite you now to bring your awareness to your feet.
The place of Malchut,
Of kingship.
And can you thank it for whatever it helped you manifest today.
Whether it was a work assignment,
A meal,
A gathering,
A meditation.
For how it helped you bring the fullness of yourself into this world.
And can you ask this Sphira to bless you also as you sleep.
That your sleep should nourish you to come into a new day.
Ready to bring even more of yourself.
More of the wisdom,
Understanding,
Knowledge,
Kindness,
Containment,
Beauty,
Forward movement,
And splendor,
And relationship.
All of it.
Into the coming day.
But for now,
Can you ask it to bless you with sleep so deep.
That you become fully immersed in the oneness of the divine.
Without any breakup or separation.
Without the distinction of each Sphira.
But with total,
Blissful,
And loving unity.
So that you may be able to bless the world with your heart.
With your gaze.
And with your love.
In the coming day.
I bless you precious one.
With nourishing sleep.
With inspiring dreams.
With healing.
And with the love and light of Jerusalem.
