Shevat (שבט) Basics

Introduction to the Jewish month of Sh’vat, including correspondences

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Moon of Centering (January/February)
Shevat is our cosmic opportunity to center ourselves and determine our priorities for the busy growing seasons of late spring, summer, and fall.

Basics

• Linear Month: 5

• Torah Month: 11

• Season: Winter

• Holidays: Tu B’Shevat

• Offerings¹: Pine Cones, Tree Fruits, Nuts, Branches, Bark, Sap and Syrup, Water

• Element²:  Aish (אֵשׁ) Fire within Mayim (מַיִם) Water transitions to Aphar (עָפָר) Earth within Ruach (רוּחַ) Air

• Symbol: Cups

• Spiritual Focus³: Personal connection to Divine through creative expression

• Netivah: Ohevet (אוהבת) Lover

• Constellation: D‘li (דלי) Bucket / Aquarius

• Letter: Tzadi (צ)

• Tribe: Asher

• Sense: Thought

• Tarot Card⁴: Star

• Soul Trait⁵: Ahavah (אהבה) Love

Note: Letter, Tribe, and Sense are derived from the Sefer Yetzirah. Sense is first from “Return to the Place” by RK’Jill Hammer and tribe from charts in the Aryeh Kaplan edition.
See NOTES below for additional information for sources all other correspondences.