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fred lapides's avatar

"Chosen" is an odd and troublesome attribute. For the Jew haters, it suggests that Jews feel better than others. For me, it means simply that Judaism was to bring monotheism to the world as a better way to believe.

Divination comes in many forms, and tarot is one with many gorgeous cards to work with. So too there is the prognostication of I Ching (Chinese), and the Ouija board. And then there is this in Jewish history:

<a href="https://www.perplexity.ai/search/c33141ee-12e9-416c-8004-a3fe231781d3"><B>READ HERE</b></a>

Your drop is as always, filled with fun stuff and wisdom. as Mick J. says in a song: you make a grown man cry (from pride).

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fred lapides's avatar

sorry. I messed up the link. What I had meant to suggest was the Jewish Kabbalah as another form of divination.

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Jay Ledner's avatar

This was a genuinely pleasurable post (in a “wake-up” reader!) way!

I love the way you wove Shavuot learning from a multitude of sources into nuggets of intriguing thought, action and wisdom.

Ah, there is meaning everywhere you seem to say.

And who doesn’t love a romance proudly proclaimed with tenderness. Keep it up and I’ll soon be in love with Phil ;)

Lastly I LOVE the increased inclusion of visual imagery- and the important changes of font? Or at least a venture in Bold!

Wake up reader you seem to say: this connection is Important; so even though you were not in the classes here are some openings in a very distinctive way: meaning weaves it’s transcendent ball of yarn unraveled by events through time.

My visual imagery is of pool balls seemingly, random in touch; but each connection no matter how fleeting opens an avenue of learning.

And lastly why can’t I get corrective on your post?

Without it I have to often change what I initially want to say.

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Maddy's avatar

The Tarot card segment was fascinating and I'm going to send it to the woman last year who did our Tarot card readings at our Alzheimer's Walk -- I remember you were intrigued. Secondly, a friend of mind went to Prague last November and brought me back a tiny Golem pin and it looks exactly like the picture you shared, and when I saw it (it's very small) I thought it was a deep sea diver and I wondered what the connection was with Prague, but she said it was a Golem (she may have called me silly) and I said "he's so cute!).

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