Assignments for Week One

1. Recite the Opening Oration and 91st Psalm once or twice daily or before any important activity. Visualize it as you recite the words and take note of the shifts in language and activities. Contemplate what they mean, with particular emphasis on the notion of 'most high,' 'secret place,' 'refuge,' and 'habitation'. Write down your insights for later contemplation.
2. Mediate on the role of Sophia and the various aspects of the feminine energies as forces of initiation and what that may mean.
3. Practice purification meditations (in connection with #1) such as outlined in Kabbalah for Health and Wellness.
4. Take one day of the week wherein you will be able to practice fasting, confession, prayer, and giving of alms.
5. When entering a room, meeting a person, accept a package, and in particular, anytime you cross a threshold of sorts, pause, relax for a moment, and seek to experience the energetic signature of the place or person. Do this briefly, but often to awaken your intuition.