The Month of Shvat: Aquarius

 

D'li (pail) is the Hebrew name for Aquarius. The constellation of D'li appears on the eastern horizon every day during the month of Shevat. This constellation resembles a full bucket from which water is poured. The act of watering represents action which affects others. 

The symbolism of the water bucket is very important. A bucket has but one function, design, and purpose: to draw and carry water. That is, to be a vessel of transmission. Its whole essence is one of serving. It is not an end unto itself. It is meant to be a vehicle for something else. 

Water, in many places throughout Jewish thought, is a metaphor for the wisdom of Torah. There are a number of qualities that water has, which are conceptually parallel to Torah. 

One of the qualities of water is that it always flows to the lowest spot. The out-pouring of wisdom (Torah) that comes from God rests on the most humble personality. The more selfless a person is, the more wisdom flows toward him. If a person devotes himself to ideals, to living truth, to helping others... then he becomes a vessel fitting to receive the Torah's wisdom. 

This sign, known as Aquarius, is the sign of the Jewish people. Just as a person is designated by a sign of the zodiac, so too nations also have a sign designated to them. 

The natural element associated with Shvat is wind. Out of the four elements (wind, earth, water, and fire), wind is the least tangible. It often acts as a conduit for other things. It transports moisture, and brings seedlings and other particles of nature from one location to another. Earth, fire and water are more important for what they are, than for what they do. 

The tribe of Asher is kabbalistically associated with Shvat. The name "Asher" means "pleasure" and "happiness." Our father Jacob blessed his son Asher: "from Asher comes delicious [lit. fat] bread, and he shall provide the delicacies of the king." From this it is evident that Asher represents the sense of taste and eating. 

The special tree which Asher personifies is the olive tree, which gives the goodly oil with which Asher's portion in the land of Israel was blessed. 

"Asher" in Hebrew grammar connects the subject of a sentence to a verb. It supports the subject. This is another example of Shvat's relationship to being subordinate to a master. 

Colour: Blue / Green 

Letter: Tzadik צ 

The letter kabbalistically associated with Shvat is the tzadi, otherwise known as the tzaddik. That word in Hebrew also means "righteous one". One of the qualities of the tzaddik is that he uses all of his activities for a higher purpose. When he eats, it is not just to enjoy the food. He eats in order to better serve his creator. The Talmud says, A righteous person eats to satisfy his soul. 

The very form of the letter tzadik (especially its final form, which represents the true manifestation of the tzadik in the future) resembles a tree. In the Torah, man is called Etz hasadeh ("the tree of the field"). Etz hasadeh = 474 = da'at, the unique property of man in general and of the tzadik in particular. Da'at is the power of "connection." The month of Shevat is the month of connection to the true tzadik of the generation, the Tree of Life of the generation. 

The Ba'al Shem Tov said that when one meets a water-carrier carrying pitchers full of water, it is a sign of blessing. The tzadik is a true manifestation of a water carrier.

Also see Gad Erlanger's book "Signs of the Times" 

Purple Again

 I hope you're not getting fed up with these purple storm photos...... this was last night in Sydney. Lots of photos but most of them are not for media use [which I guess includes blogs so I can't show you].

Click here to see FB photo

Unlocking the Secrets of the Four Stages of Redemption

Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz

You've probably heard other Rabbis speaking about some of these aspects, but Rabbi Breitowitz has simplified things, and it's only 45 mins.

Which Way ?

And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse [Lech Lecha 12:3]

Trump seems to be offering the people of Gaza several different places to go while they clear up the mess that exists there, and build new homes - I don't know who is supposed to live in these new homes, but I'm thinking they are to be sold to whoever can afford to buy top-of-the-line waterfront property in Israel. People don't invest in property development unless they intend to make money out of it.  That implies that their market is cashed-up Jews in the diaspora, rather than the former residents of Gaza who have lost everything.

Surely Trump knows very well that neither Egypt, nor Jordan, want to take in these people, who are variously described as akin to gypsies, tramps and thieves with a murderous intent towards Jews. 

Trump's not messing around, in case you hadn't noticed.  It's his way or the highway.  And the price of coffee just went up a few notches.

I wonder which way he'll go with the Gaza problem.  And how is he going to give them their "Palestinian State" when he knows full well that these people are not "Palestinians" at all. 

There is a war going on in Shamayim, as some tzadikim have told us, and if you watch the skies you can see this playing out in the cloud formations and shapes which we have never seen here on earth before.  People mistakenly think these photos are AI but they're not, they're actual photos.  There are many AI image detectors freely available on Google so you can always check the photo if you have doubts. Try sightengine.com and see for yourself.

Gold Coast Australia January 25 2025

It's a case of "wait and see" because we don't know yet how things are going to play out, but even when we do know.... we'll still be confused because we are meant to be.  This is a time of confusion, don't expect to understand because you probably won't.  Moshiach comes out of chaos.

Spiritual Darkness

"And there was a thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt... No man could see his brother nor could any man rise from his place" [Bo 10:22-23]

This verse, said R' Chanoch of Alexander, teaches us a valuable lesson in Divine service.

''And there was a thick darkness throughout the land of Egypt'' - when it is a period of spiritual darkness - and ''No man could see his brother'' - when somebody only cares about himself and ignores the plight of others - then ''nor could any man rise from his place'' - he will not be able to rise from his low spiritual state.

Source: Rabbi Yisrael Bronstein

Thoughts

I was reading Tomer Devorah's post Our Enemies are Digging Their Own Graves, and I think she's right.

I also watched the video she linked to in the comments, and it does seem ominous that America is so deeply into Saudi Arabia's pockets.  But as far as the murder of Kashoggi goes.... well, why would America want to get involved in that.... he was originally a Saudi, let them deal with their own business. It is also pertinent to bear in mind that some people's actions are too "ahead of their time" and would ruin Hashem's plan.... Kashoggi may have been one of those people who knew too much and was prepared to expose it all, and, unfortunately, he had to be removed as the time was not right. Things need to occur in Hashem's time frame.

Nevertheless, there is movement at the station with all of Jared Kushner's deals connected to the re-building of Gaza.  The people of Gaza who have been bombed out of their homes are allegedly to be shipped to Indonesia while their houses are rebuilt.   The majority of people in Indonesia identify as Muslim so it should be a perfect fit, but no doubt they will expect to return to Gaza.  

But as they say.... Man plans and G-d laughs...  maybe they will re-build, maybe they do intend to divide the Land for the Abraham Accords..... and Hashem will let them go just as far as Hashem wants them to go, and then all hell will break loose, but not coming from Trump, it will be coming from the Creator of the World and iy"H the appearance of Moshiach ben David.

If we're lucky, it will happen quickly, that is why we have three blood moons predicted to show up beginning with Adar [Purim] - however, as you will have seen, we already had a blood red moon this month.   

Will the US or Israel attack Iran this Adar?  Will we have a V'nahafoch hu this Purim when evil plans are turned upside down?  Will Trump be a collapsed clown for Purim? [that was the image that I was shown in my dream about 15 years ago]

How long do we have to wait to see MBD ..... I really believe it's this year.  Just keep watching the skies for all the signs we're going to be getting.  Watch the leaders of the world provoking each other.

I am reminded of this section of the Yalkut Shimoni 

 “In the year Moshiach comes all the nations of the world will provoke each other and threaten with war. The king of Persia [Iran] will provoke the King of Arabia [Saudi Arabia] with war. The King of Arabia goes to Edom [The Western Countries, headed by USA] for advice. Then the King of Persia destroys the world (and since that cannot be done with conventional weapons it must mean nuclear which can destroy most of the world). And all the nations of the world begin to panic and are afraid, and Israel too is afraid as to how to defend from this. G-d then says to them “Do not fear for everything that I have done is for your benefit, to destroy the evil kingdom of Edom and eradicate evil from this world so that the Messiah can come, your time of redemption is now.”

I don't know who to believe, or what to think, so I'm just leaving it in G-d's capable hands, gam zur l'tova even if it doesn't look that way sometimes.

Held Hostage by the UN

 

It's not fake news, it's all over the internet.

The Sun and Friends

 

You may not have noticed, but many people HAVE noticed, we currently have what appears to be, more than one sun.  It's been like that for a long time, but only recently have people started to take videos and that means more and more people are learning about it.

Here are two videos for you to consider.

The first one shows three different "suns" floating around, one is the real sun that we all know, the other two are unknown spheres that appear to be lit up.  Whether they lit up because they are "suns" or because they are reflecting off our sun, I don't know.

The second video shows our sun squashed into a strange diamond shape, with giant blue lines coming out of it.  I can tell you that the reason why the sun is "squashed" into that shape is because there are other things around it blocking off it's light and causing it to appear that shape.  This is known as a "light pinch". The blue lines are also being caused by the objects around it.

The third video has nothing at all to do with the sun, I just thought it was funny.  The Bidens and the Trumps waiting for the helicopter.  I think the conversation is real, it sure looks real.