When my father flew over to die in my presence, he taught me his final lesson about faith - sometimes healing means facing reality exactly as it is. An intimate excerpt from my upcoming memoir about seeking God through every wrong door until finding the right one
Oriya, So happy to have found you on Substack. Your memoir sounds fascinating. I’ve been interested in Kabbalah for a long time after connecting with a priest within the tradition who taught meditation. He was very helpful to me when I was experiencing a spiritual crisis. The tree of life has so much depth of meaning. I read simple tarot cards which have their correspondence, however, many aspects of Kabbalah feel beyond my ability to comprehend.
I’ve also had a lot of spiritual experiences with ketamine that I’m having difficulty integrating.
I’m wondering what connection, if any, do you draw between psychedelics, spirituality and the teachings of Kabbalah.
Family constellations and intergenerational trauma are also interests of mine. If you end up doing podcast, I’d be interested in hearing more.
I’m taking a break from Substack now. And when I get back I look forward to reading more of your work. Thanks for sharing your personal experiences with your father, Oriya.
Oriya — such excellent writing. And a very different version of father-son than my own, with my dad now on his way out and a relationship in many ways defined by his professional and creative jealousy of me. I host a program called Planet Waves FM. I cover a wide range of topics, but the core of the program is a deep version of astrology with my current theme being family constellation. I am here to invite you onto my program.
Hi Eric! Yes, I’m in, I’d be honored to come onto your program.
Interesting enough, for a while I felt my father competing with me… unconsciously - which is why I left him the first time from NY to California and I only came back to him once I stopped “being pushed around” by him… aka having my own spine with him and realizing he is just a human like me. We did take high dosages of MDMA together though 🫣
Very moving. Thanks for sharing.
Oriya, So happy to have found you on Substack. Your memoir sounds fascinating. I’ve been interested in Kabbalah for a long time after connecting with a priest within the tradition who taught meditation. He was very helpful to me when I was experiencing a spiritual crisis. The tree of life has so much depth of meaning. I read simple tarot cards which have their correspondence, however, many aspects of Kabbalah feel beyond my ability to comprehend.
I’ve also had a lot of spiritual experiences with ketamine that I’m having difficulty integrating.
I’m wondering what connection, if any, do you draw between psychedelics, spirituality and the teachings of Kabbalah.
Family constellations and intergenerational trauma are also interests of mine. If you end up doing podcast, I’d be interested in hearing more.
I’m taking a break from Substack now. And when I get back I look forward to reading more of your work. Thanks for sharing your personal experiences with your father, Oriya.
Oriya — such excellent writing. And a very different version of father-son than my own, with my dad now on his way out and a relationship in many ways defined by his professional and creative jealousy of me. I host a program called Planet Waves FM. I cover a wide range of topics, but the core of the program is a deep version of astrology with my current theme being family constellation. I am here to invite you onto my program.
You can get an idea of the show at https://planetwaves.fm
or its Substack (with additional programs and articles) https://planetwavesfm.substack.com/
Hi Eric! Yes, I’m in, I’d be honored to come onto your program.
Interesting enough, for a while I felt my father competing with me… unconsciously - which is why I left him the first time from NY to California and I only came back to him once I stopped “being pushed around” by him… aka having my own spine with him and realizing he is just a human like me. We did take high dosages of MDMA together though 🫣