Does Knowing What the Future Holds Make our Future Better?
Josia Nakash
February 24, 2006
A few years before I started studying Kabbalah I suddenly became completely obsessed with knowing about my future. I don?t know what got into me, well actually I do. I was 36 going on ?almost 40!!? and there was still no clear sign of who I was supposed to be living happily ever after with. I wanted some help and found it many different places. First there was a woman psychic on the web who I became very close friends with over the course of about a year. Every time someone new came into the picture I would immediately send her his sign, birthday, age etc. and wait for the verdict -- is it him? Is he THE ONE?
Since I had set myself a goal of finding someone to settle down with I was going about it very seriously, reading The Rules of course, and being involved with many more people I would be normally. Normally I would be with someone for a while, he would break up with me, and then I would mourn him for a couple of years before moving on, or eventually going back to the same guy. But I didn?t have time for that in 2002. I was in a big rush and behaving very differently than normal. Some of that probably has to do with the fact that I had my personal physic (who I was paying a small fortune every month) analyzing each and every thing that happened.
Ok I know how pathetic that sounds but it gets worse. A very good friend directed me to a woman psychic who lived nearby who takes on the voice of a man during the session and tells you about your past lives. You have to wait three months to get in to see her but since I sounded so desperate she agreed to see me in a couple of weeks. She told me about my relationship with the guy I was interested in. I?m talking about our relationship in other lives of course. I really wanted to believe that this information would be helpful somehow in snagging him. Oy vey!
But it didn?t stop there. I?m also slightly embarrassed to mention that another friend told me about a fortune teller in another town who was supposed to be ?something really special? (as we say here in Israel). He looks at your palm and tells you a lot of interesting things. She said you?re only supposed to go to this guy once. I went three times.
Oh and I almost forgot to bring up the horoscope business. My entire life I had never paid attention to all that thinking it was silly. That changed all of a sudden in this crazy period. I would buy the Hebrew paper just to see my (Israeli) horoscope, and had a few special places online for checking it in English and also reading up some more about my sign, his sign, the combination of our signs according to Chinese astrology, etc. Since I was single and not a Mom yet, all this kept me quite occupied as you can imagine.
Meanwhile, a lot of time was going by and I was nowhere closer to my goal. I don?t remember how I ended up at this big-time graphologist but the six pages he wrote about me and my future in our brief session are still clearly etched in my mind. He said some very enlightening things that I didn?t know about myself and recommended a few treatments. One was a special amulet for warding off bad spirits. That was the cheap solution. The more expensive route was to undergo some type of Indian ritual to rid myself of the bad vibes he saw around me. That scared me a bit so I ordered the amulet. Then luckily I discovered a week later that they have absolutely no power and got rid of it.
The person who told me that and who probably saved me from another few lifetimes of being doomed to the exact same fate eventually became my Kabbalah teacher. He saved me from the entire dead-end course my life was on. Or should I say the dead-end course my soul seemed to have been on forever. One of the first things he taught me is that it?s not good to know your fortune because how can your soul go through all the states it?s intended to if you know what?s going to happen next? So I dropped all that silly stuff cold turkey and have never looked back -- or should I say forward?
I distinctly remember my first Kabbalah class as the biggest turning point of my life. A deep place inside of me knew nothing would ever be the same. I had no idea what was up ahead yet instinctively knew it was going to be major. But even I couldn?t imagine how crazy my life was about to become. When I look back at the marathon pace of my life since that first class I still can?t believe it. I?ve been through things that other people go through over a period of about 15 years. Don?t think it?s necessarily like that for everyone. That was me and the particular path my soul had to take. And to be perfectly honest, if someone had told me what was coming up I probably would have found a way to avoid it all. Because who really wants to change? It?s a hassle.
We?re very sophisticated beings us citizens of the 21st century. Very slick. Seem to know exactly what we want and how to go about getting it. We seem to know everything and anything that we don?t know we can find out. But that sophistication is costing us very dearly. Because while we?re driving around in our fancy cars and enjoying the comfy lives we?ve carved out for ourselves we?re missing out on the most important process on earth, and are actually programming ourselves for disaster.
The more stressful things get in the world, the more we?re trying to get a handle on what we can expect. We see a bleak future ahead and are seeking comfort in all kinds of mystic methods to calm our frazzled nerves.
What if I told you that you have two paths in front of you: One is the path of suffering that you?re on now, where you have no idea why the world is going to hell, and why you are seemingly being punished for doing no wrong. The other is a path of pleasure that requires quite a lot more effort than sitting back and waiting to see what happens next. But the perks definitely outweigh the cons. Imagine the satisfaction of understanding why everything around you is happening, of why you are alive, and where you are headed. Imagine knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt that no matter what happens it is really all for the best.
All you have to do is choose between being totally ignorant about the critical processes humanity is currently going through and actively pursuing a better future.
The future is looking quite rosy from where I?m standing. I hope you will join me soon so you can enjoy the same outlook.
Josia Nakash is a marketing consultant and copywriter in Israel. Having searched for meaning for many years and found it in Kabbalah, Josia is dedicated to promoting the hidden wisdom that is now available to all. You are welcome to visit her blog Kabbalah For Women and contact her with feedback or questions at josia@kabbalah.info. ? Copyright 2006 by Josia Nakash
Since I had set myself a goal of finding someone to settle down with I was going about it very seriously, reading The Rules of course, and being involved with many more people I would be normally. Normally I would be with someone for a while, he would break up with me, and then I would mourn him for a couple of years before moving on, or eventually going back to the same guy. But I didn?t have time for that in 2002. I was in a big rush and behaving very differently than normal. Some of that probably has to do with the fact that I had my personal physic (who I was paying a small fortune every month) analyzing each and every thing that happened.
Ok I know how pathetic that sounds but it gets worse. A very good friend directed me to a woman psychic who lived nearby who takes on the voice of a man during the session and tells you about your past lives. You have to wait three months to get in to see her but since I sounded so desperate she agreed to see me in a couple of weeks. She told me about my relationship with the guy I was interested in. I?m talking about our relationship in other lives of course. I really wanted to believe that this information would be helpful somehow in snagging him. Oy vey!
But it didn?t stop there. I?m also slightly embarrassed to mention that another friend told me about a fortune teller in another town who was supposed to be ?something really special? (as we say here in Israel). He looks at your palm and tells you a lot of interesting things. She said you?re only supposed to go to this guy once. I went three times.
Oh and I almost forgot to bring up the horoscope business. My entire life I had never paid attention to all that thinking it was silly. That changed all of a sudden in this crazy period. I would buy the Hebrew paper just to see my (Israeli) horoscope, and had a few special places online for checking it in English and also reading up some more about my sign, his sign, the combination of our signs according to Chinese astrology, etc. Since I was single and not a Mom yet, all this kept me quite occupied as you can imagine.
Meanwhile, a lot of time was going by and I was nowhere closer to my goal. I don?t remember how I ended up at this big-time graphologist but the six pages he wrote about me and my future in our brief session are still clearly etched in my mind. He said some very enlightening things that I didn?t know about myself and recommended a few treatments. One was a special amulet for warding off bad spirits. That was the cheap solution. The more expensive route was to undergo some type of Indian ritual to rid myself of the bad vibes he saw around me. That scared me a bit so I ordered the amulet. Then luckily I discovered a week later that they have absolutely no power and got rid of it.
The person who told me that and who probably saved me from another few lifetimes of being doomed to the exact same fate eventually became my Kabbalah teacher. He saved me from the entire dead-end course my life was on. Or should I say the dead-end course my soul seemed to have been on forever. One of the first things he taught me is that it?s not good to know your fortune because how can your soul go through all the states it?s intended to if you know what?s going to happen next? So I dropped all that silly stuff cold turkey and have never looked back -- or should I say forward?
I distinctly remember my first Kabbalah class as the biggest turning point of my life. A deep place inside of me knew nothing would ever be the same. I had no idea what was up ahead yet instinctively knew it was going to be major. But even I couldn?t imagine how crazy my life was about to become. When I look back at the marathon pace of my life since that first class I still can?t believe it. I?ve been through things that other people go through over a period of about 15 years. Don?t think it?s necessarily like that for everyone. That was me and the particular path my soul had to take. And to be perfectly honest, if someone had told me what was coming up I probably would have found a way to avoid it all. Because who really wants to change? It?s a hassle.
We?re very sophisticated beings us citizens of the 21st century. Very slick. Seem to know exactly what we want and how to go about getting it. We seem to know everything and anything that we don?t know we can find out. But that sophistication is costing us very dearly. Because while we?re driving around in our fancy cars and enjoying the comfy lives we?ve carved out for ourselves we?re missing out on the most important process on earth, and are actually programming ourselves for disaster.
The more stressful things get in the world, the more we?re trying to get a handle on what we can expect. We see a bleak future ahead and are seeking comfort in all kinds of mystic methods to calm our frazzled nerves.
What if I told you that you have two paths in front of you: One is the path of suffering that you?re on now, where you have no idea why the world is going to hell, and why you are seemingly being punished for doing no wrong. The other is a path of pleasure that requires quite a lot more effort than sitting back and waiting to see what happens next. But the perks definitely outweigh the cons. Imagine the satisfaction of understanding why everything around you is happening, of why you are alive, and where you are headed. Imagine knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt that no matter what happens it is really all for the best.
All you have to do is choose between being totally ignorant about the critical processes humanity is currently going through and actively pursuing a better future.
The future is looking quite rosy from where I?m standing. I hope you will join me soon so you can enjoy the same outlook.
Josia Nakash is a marketing consultant and copywriter in Israel. Having searched for meaning for many years and found it in Kabbalah, Josia is dedicated to promoting the hidden wisdom that is now available to all. You are welcome to visit her blog Kabbalah For Women and contact her with feedback or questions at josia@kabbalah.info. ? Copyright 2006 by Josia Nakash
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