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Set list RATZON ELUL 2022

Elul

I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine

Only we humans were created as one body

With male and female parts

That became separated

So we spend our entire lives

Driven to return to the oneness

Our souls are essentially a part of G-dness

We spend our lives thinking

That we want this

And we want that

But all we really want

Is to return to the oneness

This is the month of Elul

This is the month of Creation

And creating And co-creating

And re-creating And creativity

We are moved to rediscover

The roots of who we are

And to recreate ourselves

In that image

But all we really want

Is to recreate ourselves

Returning to the oneness

When there is love

There is no space too small

To keep us from being together

And there is no space too large

That can keep us apart

When there is love,

Then all of the unquenchable thirst

That exists in the Universe

Will drive us to seek to

Return to the oneness

And where there is love

That is created

From sharing together

Thousands of experiences

And millions of love songs

And heart songs And prayers

And blessings And feelings

And fears And pangs of guilt

And saying I’m sorry

And knowing that you’ll

Come through for me

Like you have

Endless times before

Then the love Will guide us

To return together To The Oneness

POETRY OF THE ART OF SEEING HOW LIFE'S SACRED TEXT GUIDES YOU AND REFLECTS YOUR ESSENCE AND YOUR WILL / RATZON



Dear life's sacred text readers….dear subtle resonators---dear recognizers of your name being called amidst the chaos of it all……know this---you extra-sensory perceptors—--you artistic connectors of the seemingly unconnected clues being thrown at you constantly , haphazardly ---or so it seems ---know this----- you scholars of the school of life-------- it's not by chance that what you see is what you see-------because you've learned the essential lesson ---that we all need ---that the more that you believe –the more that you will really see------and really be able to read the sacred text of reality ---and this will be the most profound conversation that the world can have with itself and with anyone else…….so embrace the sublimity of the poetry that I have been directed to send to thee this fine day ---and see if you can find your own way with life's sacred text guidances constantly coming your way

LIFE'S SACRED TEXT

***and life turns a page

and opens up for him

a brand new day

and it was evening

and it was morning

and G-d saw that it was good

and he could go there too

when he learns how to know

how to read life's sacred text

***and the love exchanged

with the people

and sounds and sights

and thoughts and plans

of his brand new day

open up his heart to understand

what a lit up man can understand

when he

makes a plan

to learn how to read

life's sacred text

***and the depth

is endless

sensational

unfathomable

but that doesn't

absolve him at all

from trying

at all times

to read

in between the lines

for each and every

illuminating message

he can find

in life's sacred text

PILLAR OF FIRE

[**life's sacred text guidance**]

***the pillar of fire

leads us through the wilderness

the clouds of glory

hover above

protecting us with love

***where life's loving beckoning leads

I follow

When life's sacred text speaks

I listen

I learn I yearn

***to see that ancient pillar

I long to be embraced

by those sublime clouds

the sparks are everywhere

the sparks complete me

in every thought

***sparks of soul recovery

sparks of revealing to me

who I am

and who I am

meant to be

-a spark in every prayer

-a spark in every teaching

-a spark in every friend

I thank You

that you send

sparks without end

IT'S THE ONLY VOICE

****eternity

shines down on me when I capture the infinite love

inside my sefirotic eyes

****illuminousity

seems to be the voice that keeps calling me

no matter what else occupies me

***poetry

has staked it's property here inside of me

I can't seem to find any other way to be

****electricity

is the eye with which I see with such intensity

that I can't seem to free myself

from it's light that enraptures me

****eternity

I pledge allegiance to thee your spacious expanse draws me

inside of thee it's the only voice

that speaks to me



ALL THAT WE CAN DO NOW IS TO SEARCH FOR HINTS AND CLUES

*once upon a time

we all spoke the same language

*we were all on the same page

*The Holy Tongue

was the only one that we all knew

*Unity was the only

Language that we all knew

*but when the end goal

became the I without the Thou

*that's when The Holy tongue

became mingled like an invisible soul

in the all the tongues of the globe

*and all that

we can do now

is to search for

hints and clues

hiding in hidden sparks

*and with the help

of the Holy One

we will redeem

the unified glory of the holy tongue

*and on that day

He will be One

and His Name

will be One



A CONSTANT STREAM OF SPARKS LEADING US DOWN THE ROAD

the choices we make

the walks that we take

the books that we read

the lives that we lead

the things we seek

the friends we meet

the ups and the downs

the turn-arounds

the extent that we are awakened

the brokenness and depression that we have forsaken

every sphere of existence

every struggle and resistance

all these and more

come knocking at our door

and call out our name

this is no game

these are our holy spark lights

the life-force of our lives

that which is lacking in our souls

a constant stream leading us down the road



PLANT A SEED OF YOUR NEW DESIRED REALITY AND WATCH IT GROW

***plant a seed

plant a desired scenario

and watch it unfold

watch with anticipation

watch with resignation

watch with bated breath

watch and know

that what you wanted to happen

will unfold

***and there's a coming together

of what you want to be

just watch and see:

there's a spectacle that dazzles the mind

and it works every time

on this you can be sure

just watch and see

cuz seeing is believing

and believing enables seeing

*** and even if you think

that what is unfolding

is not what you had in mind

think again

realize

The Creator

The Divine Instigator

knows that the vision

that you thought

you had in mind

is only veil-ing

your deepest vision

you knew it all the time

He always makes it happen

in His own way

in His own time



THE POETRY OF THAT MYSTERIOUS STATE OF BEING CALLED 'RATZON'

Dear willful, willing, primal desirers, seekers of the mystical state of being ---of being in your element …of seeing why you have been sent here….dear becomers… the sensation of knowing that you can be whatever you want to be---carries with it endless intrigue….explore your desires—you sweet mountain climbers …you precious sky divers…you life liners…Ratzon is here and knocking on your doors…come out and breathe in the possibilities of living like you never have before….here are some poems daring to explore---even to fathom the opportunities we have at our fingertips at this unique time



DESIRES

*desires can ignite sacred fires

*desires can create holy souls

*desires can transcend the world of lies

*desires can reflect all that will happen

*desires can connect us to the beyond

*desires can show us what we are missing

*desires can help us step into the realm of the miraculous

*desires can open us up to live the life we love

*desires can allow us to be invincible

*desires can help us be at one with our life's calling

*desires can help us be at one with The One above



AND WHEN WE WALK THIS EARTH WITH A TRUE GRASP OF WHAT IT'S WORTH

there is a spark of endless light
waiting to be discovered
in it's camouflaged state
not yet allowed to participate
in the celebration
of it's ultimate elevation

it's been hiding for thousands of years
in the masquerade party
of life's nondescript anonymity
blind to it's ultimate destiny
unaware of the beauty
that will be on display
for all to see

And when we walk this earth
with a true grasp of what it' s worth
with a vision
of what will soon be known
with a passion
that won't leave us alone


AND I FEEL SO ALIVE

And I feel so alive
when my resonation revives
the sparks of hidden life
calling me from their hidden hive
of long lost activity
of a distant memory
of how things are supposed to be
drawing me close to thee

And I'm driven to seek out
the love that magnetizes
the soft light that hypnotizes
and the lesson internalizes
when I'm consciously mesmerized

By the sparks of the food that I eat
by the sparks of the partialness that I complete
by the sparks that are thoroughly replete
by the sparks that shine so powerful and discreet
by the sparks of primal desire

May we be offered
a hidden way
to forsake all the mindlessness
that we seek to escape

May we be offered a hidden way
to reshape the path
we so deeply want to take
to discover another side
of who we are
and another
and another
ad infinitum

THE NATURE OF PRIMAL DESIRE.



Desire;

compelling---you cannot ignore it

irresistible---you must give in to it

impossible---is not an option with it

adrenalin---saturates every body cell with it

projection---of the completed vision of it

enticing---you cannot resist it



Desire;

offer---that you can't refuse

explosive ---and you light the fuse

passion---heated wellsprings endlessly enthused

color---deepest red and pulsating hews

fire---frenzied heat inhabits all you peruse

obsessed---infatuated frenzy-you cannot choose



THE GREATER THE CHALLENGE THE MORE PRIMAL YOUR DESIRE MUST BE



*the greater the challenge

the more primal your desire must be

and

the more primal your desire is

the more the challenge turns into bliss



*the greater the darkness

the more primal your desire must be

and

the more primal your desire is

the more the darkness turns into light



*the greater the separation is

the more primal your desire must be

and

the more primal your desire is

the more the separation turns into unification



*the greater the concealment is

the more primal your desire must be

and

the more primal your desire is

the more the concealment turns into revelation



YEARNINGS

**the soul yearns

for the days when she was in the world of souls

but the body

keeps it from returning in the meantime

**the candle light--

like the soul-- yearns for a higher dimension

but the wick and the candle keeps it in check

in the meantime

***the heart yearns

for the people and places

that allowed full disclosure ,full expression

no holding back

**but alas --

it's only a memory now--

and absence makes the heart

grow fonder --- until that time

when her

spectacular love

will shine again

for all to see







THEY CANNOT RESIST AND THEY CANNOT NOT RESIST

*They present to each other their fire

And the fire burns Inside of them day and night And night and day

And they cannot resist And they cannot not resist

So they move away from The fire For a while Again

But they come back They have to

*Their path is a new one

They create it as they go Their strength

rests in being present With each other

Their fallout When they are not Being present

*So they reach out

For each other''s hands For each other's breath

For each other's heartbeat For each other's eyes

*And they try to keep their desire

at a slight distance with a degree of persistance

because they know that they cannot resist

and they cannot not resist

RAAVA D'RAAVIN

Raava D'Raavin

the desire of desire the essence of desire

the desire to desire the source of desire

Raava D'Raavin

3rd meal on Shabbos a bridge time

between Heaven and Earth.

a melancholy experience of leaving Paradise

and stepping into the week a convergence time

of yearning of willing of desiring to live life

in a state of Essence

Raava D'Raavim

a state of mind wish I could be in all the time

Raava D'Raavin

Ratzon of Ratzonot

Will of Wills

is a place of transition

a place where the

old me gives way

to the new me

Raava D'Raavin

is what goes up into the Desire of Gd to

create the World

it is this entire month of Elul

it is our desire to create a new life

to love the life I live

and live the life I love...

and the distant light
shines for us
aligns us
redefines us
assigns us
the way to go
the path we know

A FEW POEMS ABOUT BRAVELY LIVING YOUR CALLING IN LIFE

Dear wanderers through the wilderness of life ….searchers for a plan or for some inspiration to help to make it all work out right…..hear the calling deep inside your spirit –like the bat kol of old announcing it's message to the bold ones……see the horizon's distant light selectively shining in your eyes like the the pillar of fire leading you past the pitfalls of life in the seemingly endless life…..know your path and know it well and don't fall for some cliché way that passes for a respectable plan for any decent woman or man---time and life is way too precious for that…you have a song that no one else can compose ---and that's the one and only way that you are meant to go…..perhaps some poetic inspiration can light up your absolutely unique resonation



THE CALLING

Magnetized hypnotized electrified occupied
so intensely with his calling
calling him to stay and then to go
he can't really know until the inner voice
leaves him no choice but to climb that tree
bridging him to the place that he's meant to be
if he could only be
and this calling voice lights up a candle
on a pitch black night what an awesome sight
he's tried and tried and forever remains
magnetized hypnotized electrified occupied

INTENSITY SCREAMS OUT MY NAME

****intensity screams out my name
on the streets on the rooftops
in the eyes of all those I see in passing
embarrassed glances some of them know
most just look away

*****I want the truthI want your heart

I won't settle for anything less
time ---precious--spark filled
life filled time won't settle for anything else

*****I want the pnimiyus
I want the soul of the matter even when everyone else
is content with the outer trappings
with the --how does it look?!'
with the --'what will people say?!'
with the ---'what will I get from it?!

*****speak to me
from a place of timelessness
speak to me from a space of effortlessness
speak to me with passion speak to me from your truth
speak to me with intensity I won't

I can't
settle for anything less







WHO'S CALLING THE SHOTS AROUND HERE

****the righteous ones know
that though they seem
to be the ones calling the shots
and the ones mapping out their paths
they know that a higher hand
guides their hand
a superior plan supersedes their own
a route unknown to be shown
to them only when the time is right
hindsight
so they say is the way that we can see
what the Creator wants us to see

****and when you know this clearly
then you can be set free
to navigate an alternative reality
where you know with crystal clear clarity
that even when things don't turn out
the way you planned them to be
you can trust that this is way
the Creator meant for it to be

****and even the
worst of mistakes the most unfortunate breaks
the stupidest blunders will never tear us asunder
from just where we're supposed to be
it's been thusly decreed
from the beginning of time beyond reason or rhyme

****and sometimes
we fall where we fall to help lift up all of those souls
who have nowhere else to go
and have been waiting
since who knows when for us to fall
into their small-minded place into their imprisoned space
and together with us
they rise high above the skies
to reclaim their lives

***and we trust in the process
that continually leads us with hearts open and closed eyes
and those who are truly wise learn how to see how their lives
are being guided by the One who knows
just where you need to be and where you need to go
and what you need to know



TO DISCOVER ANOTHER SIDE OF WHO I AM

**And I feel so alive
when my resonation revives
the sparks of hidden life
calling me from their hidden hive
of long lost activity
of a distant memory
of how things are supposed to be
drawing me close to thee

**and I'm driven to seek out
the love that magnetizes
the soft light that hypnotizes
and the lesson internalizes
when I'm consciously mesmerized
by the sparks of the food that I eat
the sparks of the partialness that I complete
the sparks that are thoroughly replete
the sparks that shine so powerful and discreet

**and sparks of primal desire
offer a hidden a way to forsake
all the mindlessness we seek to escape
offer a way to reshape
the path we so deeply want to take
to discover another side of who I am
to clearly show me that I am
a brand new man
with a brand new plan



ECHOES JUST BEYOND THE REACH OF MY CONSCIOUS MIND
***deep inside a voice calls

in the distance a lion roars an eagle soars closed doors

open effortlessly leading me down the path of a dream

I wake up not remembering a thing
***in the way you smile

I recall how it felt once upon a time

so sweet so sublime

in days gone by it was the spice of life

what was it that struck my eye? that got me so high?

***in the shadows

I realize what I'm here for

and then this illusive realization

disappears into my imagination

indistinguishable from the endless stream

of thoughts flying by
***a leaf falls gracefully

intoxicating me with it's promise of how it could be

echoes of eras to come and eons gone by

drive me relentlessly I'm not sure why

but right now I gotta fly see ya at thenext intersection

in the sky of my mind but for now I gotta fly

before I fall too far behind not sure how not sure why
***and to you

my perennial invisible friend be with you till the end

and love and regards to all those hints and clues