Kabbalistic Mystic

This past week we celebrated the Equinox, the time in which the length of the day is Equal to the length of the night, and we start fall, which like Spring, is a transitional season. These seasons are time for us to morph. Fall, much like spring, is a great time to cleanse or even fast. In this Episode we discuss Fasting - not just as a spiritual practice, but as a tool of physical and emotional transformation. Specifically, we discuss the benefits and uniqueness of a fast called the conquest fast, during which one consumed nothing but water.

In this episode Ovadya joins forced with a two additional religious refugees - a former catholic girl and a man who grew up Mormon - to explores the idea of Sin. What does it mean to sin, what constitute as sin according to various perspectives, and how this ancient scholastic occult concept was misunderstood as "a transgression of God's will for which one might be punished". Ovadya also explains the idea behind each one of the "7 deadly sins" and how they turned to be a fertile soil for guilt, shame and various dogmatic forces.

This episode is dedicated to my non-Jewish friends and listeners, who might

wonder how was it to grow up as a Jewish boy in an Orthodox family in

Jerusalem; what Judaism is all about and who is a Jew. I'll also discuses

how understanding the seed Judaism can help with cultivating peace in the

Middle East.

Keeping a journal is one of the most powerful tools for self-transformation. It allows us to have a friend who cannot and will not judge us, a personal mirror to witness ourselves in the moment and over time, and a way to access our subconscious safely and intimately. In this Episode I host Diane Sherman, MA. Diane is a teacher and an artist. For the last 25 years, she taught Yoga, Ayurveda, and various forms of creative expression including Journaling. Diane holds a master degree of Arts and Consciousness from JFK University. Her mission – to help people live life as authentically as possible – and to obtain inner and outer freedom. Episode 13 is the third one in a series I call Tools of Transformation. In it, Diane share tips and techniques so we can turn our journal into a powerful tool of inner liberation. She talks about how to eliminate various judgments about our writing practice, how to access our subconscious mind in new and unique ways and how utilize the power of intention to make Journaling more potent.

This week’s episode is inspired by question from a few listeners related to faith, religion and truth. What is faith? When do we know something to be truth and when is it actually true? Why is faith required for our Free Will to be complete? What is the role of Religion? What can we do to cultivate more faith in our lives? And for some of us, how can we overcome various negative religious connotations related to faith?

Hebrew is not a language like any other language. Instead, it is a secret map of human consciousness evolution, and for the adept seeker – a map towards spiritual illumination. In this episode, I’ll talk about what this means. I’ll introduce the letters and their history, and explain how they are structured, the various ways in which they are divided and the idea behind how they are graphically built. I’ll also explain how the 22 letters construct a detailed map of human consciousness, and hide a tremendous amount of knowledge to those who are willing to explore them. Lastly, we’ll touch briefly on the immense subject of Numerology, or as called in Hebrew – Gimatria

In this episode we will introduce the Ra Material, and discuss the direct connection between its content and the Ancient Hebrew Wisdom. We will be joined via Skype by Jim MaCarthy himself who with Carla Ruckert's departure in 2014 and with Don Elkin's death in 1984, is the only living member of the three who channeled Ra.

Hebrew Wisdom tells us that the body is a vessel which houses our soul for the duration of the incarnation. It is reflected into our illusory existence by the subconscious mind, and for most of us, perceived by our conscious mind as the border or edge of our personified existence. But in reality, it is a mirror of your own consciousness, a projection with which you see yourself and express your consciousness into the world. The body is the main way with which the subconscious speaks to us. In this episode we’ll talk about what this means, and how can the body be used as a powerful tool for our psycho spiritual development. We’ll also talk about our physical differences - why are some of us heavy and some skinny, short or tall, muscular or frail. We’ll talk about dis-ease and what we can do about it, and how limitations in the body can be related to our journey and purpose.

Social media was buzzing during the past week since Elon Musk, innovator, billionaire and CEO of Tesla motors as well as Space X, suggested we might be living in a video game of sort. HE'S RIGHT. Well, sort of. Ancient wisdom and illuminated mystics and sages throughout history have told us something very similar – Life is an illusion, a five sensory hologram experienced by our mind. Let’s call this game LIFE. It is intricate and complex, and one can spend many “Life-times” studying how to play it. But in this episode, we’ll introduce a brief summary of how the game of Life works as well as a summary of the playing rules, by reflecting a common thread between various eastern, western and esoteric spiritual methodologies.

There are many tools we can leverage to optimize, enhance and maximize the potency and results of our psycho-spiritual journey, and Dreaming is no doubt a key one. Ancient wisdom tells us that our dreams have very specific functions, specifically serving as one of the ways with which our all-knowing subconscious is communicating with us. In this episode, the first episode in a series listing our various “Tools of Transformation”, I speak of these functions of Dreaming as well as the various techniques with which we can enhance their value. I’ll talk about Dream Journaling, how to build your symbol library and about the value of repeating dreams as a measuring stick for our spiritual development.