Today is the 37th day of the counting of the Omer: Gevurah of Yesod

Structured connection. Discipline in bonding. Awareness of boundaries and the laws of connection, psychic, physical, spiritual. The energy of physical connection, sexual connection, with an awareness of its spiritual component — another facet of Gevurah: awe. This is the erotic energy of pedagogy that stays within boundaries -- because erotic energy is not necessarily sexual. It's about connection on many levels that awakens a sensibility, and in the teacher/student relationship, the energy of Gevurah of Yesod channels the student's erotic energy into love of learning. May we all experience, and give honor to, such teachers.