Thou shalt invite all the winds of the world to blow upon thee and receive each gust of change as a summons to strengthen your commitment to fully waking up.
So much of our energy is habitually directed towards protecting ourselves from the winds of change. We hunker down and hope to stay hidden from tumult and the ravages of Time. In our attempt to hide our flaws, we allow our treasures to lie buried, concealed even from ourselves. The Song of Songs commands us to invite into our lives the transformative force of change. Change carries insight, possibility, and new perspectives. Only then then can our fragrance, the uniqueness of who we are and are becoming, be revealed.
Awake North wind! Oh, South wind, come!
Blow upon my garden
and let its spices stream out.
Let my lover come into his garden
And taste its luscious fruit. Song of Songs 4:16
We are commanded to open to the energy of each direction of the compass, to invite each aspect of awakening to blow through the garden of our souls. We invite the winds of change to awaken our unique essence so that our treasures can be released by the gusts and shared.
See also Shir HaShirim (Acharei Mot).