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Hebrew translation:
Tikkun 70 – 72
The senses and their spiritual levels
Y – Seeing – right – eyes – Chokmah – East – Camp of Yehuda
H – Hearing – left – ears – Binah – North – Camp of Dan
V – Smell – center – Nose – Zeir Anpin – South – Camp of Reuben
H – Speaking – vessel – Mouth – Malchut – west – Camp of Ephraim
Genesis 49:9 “ גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְהוּדָה,” “Judah is a lion’s cub”
Lion אַרְיֵה has the same letters as seeing ראיה. Judah represents leadership. The east is where the sun rises and brings light to the day.
The eyes are placed higher in the face and are the highest sense. It is closer to the brain to indicate its importance.
Habakkuk 3:2 “יְהוָה, שָׁמַעְתִּי שִׁמְעֲךָ יָרֵאתִי” “O YHVH, I have heard the report of you, and am afraid;”
Binah is left column of the upper three Sefirot. Hearing is the aspect of receiving and tribe of Dan that was located at the north representing the left column.
Ears are a bit lower than the eyes are farther apart. They relate to spiritual abilities and connections.
Leviticus 1:9 “רֵיחַ-נִיחוֹחַ לַיהוָה” “a sweet smell to YHVH”
The nose is in the center of the face and has two sides like the eyes and ears but both are connected with inner wall. The right nostril is the aspect of Chessed and the left nostril of Gevurah. Each hole has the aspect of the letter Yod and the inner wall is like the letter Vav. Together they form the letter Alef.
As the aspect of the six (Vav) Sefirot of Zeir Anpin, the nose represents the Tikkun process of a person in this world. The camp of Reuben was located on the south. His name is ראו-בן, meaning ‘see’ ‘son’. Zeir Anpin is the aspect of son to Chokmah (Father) and Binah (Mother).
The mouth is located at the lower center of the face. It has one opening that brings out everything that is above it. It is the aspect of Malchut. The mouth has no limits of expression in the lower world and represents the power to manifest.
Proverb 21:13
“אֹטֵם אָזְנוֹ, מִזַּעֲקַת-דָּל– גַּם-הוּא יִקְרָא, וְלֹא יֵעָנֶה”
“If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered”
This verse that the Zohar brings here, is to teach us that all our senses are important parts of the Tikkun process. We can not be passive beings focusing on selfish desires but we must open up to every situation that ‘calls’ us to action.
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Zion
in the aspect on the surface the Zohar is confusing since these same ‘camps’ sometimes are represented differently in the Tree Of LIfe
THat having been said, I am aware that commentators explain away these differences as to why in one place a certain tribe has a different symbol than in another but it is still a complicated subject
@Dr David in Judaism when you have two rabbis you have three opinions.
Dr David, The Zohar teaches us in this PFR about the different energies coming from different directions. They represent different levels in the face of a person. If we see something goes toward north then is is the aspect of Gevurah and all that is related to it. The actual tribes had specific place around the Holy Tabernacle and the Tribe of Levi that was in the Middle.
Thank you Zion,
How do we open the best
to every situation
to do our Tikun ?
How can we use this week
before Tisha Be Av
where the Shrina is away
to do our Tikun ?
Shavouah tov
Full of Bliss
Love to all
Sarah
So simple, so true:
“Proverb 21:13
“אֹטֵם אָזְנוֹ, מִזַּעֲקַת-דָּל– גַּם-הוּא יִקְרָא, וְלֹא יֵעָנֶה”
“If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered”
This verse that the Zohar brings here, is to teach us that all our senses are important parts of the Tikkun process. We can not be passive beings focusing on selfish desires but we must open up to every situation that ‘calls’ us to action.”
Thank you Zion,
shavua tov with Blessings and lots of Light to all,
Lea
This is such an important lesson. How to be in the moment, alive to the moment, and not simply floating in a cloud of self-hood, no matter how brilliant!
Our senses are a reminder of the necessity to be alive and thoughtful and responsive to everything around us as well as within us.
As a writing teacher, I’m insistent upon intention, and specificity of images. I do not allow lazy writing -- cliches, writing off the top of the head, not thinking (intention) and being in the moment (specificity)!
Zion, different sephirot have been used to symbolise and represent the various facial features. In terms of PFR, do the appearance of the various features on a person’s face tell us about the the expression of the Sephira in that person’s life or previous life?
For example, the eyes are represented by Chokmah (wisdom). By looking at a person’s eyes you can usually gauge their level of intelligence and integrity. The nose has been defined by Zeir Anpin which encompasses 6 Sefirah (a lot more than any other feature). A handsome nose certainly imparts majesty, splendour (hod) and beauty (Tifferet) to a face. But does it also tell us about a person’s health (Yessod?), wealth and honesty? Thank you very much.
Hi Zion,
There is never any mention of a 3rd eye, is there one as the east suggests?
Thank you
Zeta
Third eye as commonly referenced is to the ability to ‘see’ in a spiritual level.
Kabbalisticaly, the term is limited.
As you learn in the PFR study, all our senses should be involved to ‘see’ and ‘read’ the truth in the world around us.
Zohar and Kabbalah can take you not just to achieve a ‘third eye’ but also connection to the fifth dimension that is beyond time and space to have ability to control the seed level of everything in the world of Malchut.
>>>This is such an important lesson. How to be in the moment, alive to the moment, and
>>>not simply floating in a cloud of self-hood, no matter how brilliant!
How is this compliant with the temptation to absorb the person through the information and focus your senses to the comparative process with PFR tools instead just start dialogue and enjoy the person’s expression and allow to person to enjoy your expression?
PFR is a study to be more sensitive to people and to give us a greater knowledge on how we can help others on their Tikkun.
I don’t read people I converse with. If something ‘jumps’ out then i add a comment that would guide the person in the right direction. I never use direct reference to a feature on his face and the comment I make.
I leave them alone unless it looks like they need a message or support.