Yehuda Berg’s Blog

July 31st – August 6th, 2005

Mercury is in retrograde (backwards) now and will be until mid August.  Mercury is the planet of communication and when it goes into retrograde it can cause us to experience disruptions in communication.

Disruptions create space and space creates doubt.

When someone says they’re going to call at a certain time and we don’t hear from them we may second guess if we will hear from them at all.  But what we may find later on is that the person got stuck in traffic or a meeting and they actually had every intention of calling.  But during that space when we didn’t hear from them, we allow the doubts to kick in.

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July 24th – July 30th, 2005

An important lesson the universe wants to teach us this week is the power of vows. 

A vow is any promise or commitment we make about something we want to accomplish.  We can vow not to be reactive, lose weight, quit smoking, feed the homeless, exercise, etc. 

Do you know what happens when we make a vow? 

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July 17th – July 23rd, 2005

This week, the kabbalists reveal that we can invoke tremendous healing within our bodies, providing that we step aside.

What does it mean to step aside?

It means allowing people to help us.  Not letting people in is what my mother and teacher Karen Berg calls the stubborn heart.  It’s the consciousness of “I know best.” And though it’s healthy to have self-confidence, it’s not healthy when we refuse the help of other people.  It is through other people that the Light communicates with us.

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