Judaism is associated with the throat chakra for it was a voice that spoke to Abraham in Sumeria asking him to renounce all other deities and believe in one God (monotheism). It was a voice that also spoke to Moses asking him to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt into the Promised Land. This voice also gave Moses the Ten Commandments and instructed him to build the Ark of the Covenant and a Menorah.

The “children of Abraham” shared their stories in the oral tradition from one generation to another. Between 586BCE – 130ACE these oral stories were finally written onto paper. The first five books are known as the Torah, Genesis is the first book.

Throughout Genesis, it is the “voice of god” that created heaven and earth, and the “breath of life” that created Adam and Eve. This voice that cast Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden was originally known as El, Elohim, YHWH, Adonai, Elijah etc. The ancient Sumerian lord of wind named El may have inspired this story. Judaism contains the roots of belief in one God, from which Christianity and Islam grew. The Jewish people are seen as direct descendants of Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah. Muslims are descendants of Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar.

Judaism’s roots are also connected to the mystical traditions of the Kabbalah, known as the Tree of Life. Studying the Kabbalah is a process of receiving and revealing wisdom from and for the self and soul to join in spiritual oneness. The roots of this story were forced underground. The throat chakra reminds us to consciously heal the stories we have received from our ancestors so we can reveal them to future generations.

Message: It is time to tell our story and speak our truth. Whatever has been preventing us from sharing the wisdom we hold is now releasing. Remember the person within us that desires to be heard. Speak up and make our dreams known. Our opinion matters; share it.

“Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” – Genesis 2:7 

The Star of David begins with the legend that this star was on King David’s shield. The top triangle strives upward, toward the sky, while the lower triangle strives downward, toward earth.  A ring of menorahs, seven-branched oil lamps are symbolic of the Tree of Life, surrounding the Star of David. The setting is at night in honor of the Jewish lunar calendar. The crescent moon signals the beginning of a new month. The Jewish day begins at Sunset.

Exodus 25:31-40 – “You are to make a menorah of pure gold. It is to be made of hammered work; its base, shaft, cups, ring of outer leaves and petals are to be of one piece with it. It is to have six branches extending from its sides, three branches of the menorah on one side of it and three on the other. On one branch are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a ring of outer leaves and petals; likewise on the opposite branch three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a ring of outer leaves and petals; and similarly for all six branches extending from the menorah. On the central shaft of the menorah are to be four cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with its ring of outer leaves and petals. Where each pair of branches joins the central shaft is to be a ring of outer leaves of one piece with the pair of branches -thus for all six branches. The rings of outer leaves and their branches are to be of one piece with the shaft. Thus the whole menorah is to be a single piece of hammered work made of pure gold. “Make seven lamps for the menorah, and mount them so as to give light to the space in front of it. Its tongs and trays are to be of pure gold. The menorah and its utensils are to be made of sixty-six pounds of pure gold. See that you make them according to the design being shown you on the mountain.”

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