For Opening the Heart
Anonymous
17th or 18th Century
For opening the heart; tested and tried. Take a new glass and write on it:
I adjure you, Patḥiel, to open my heart to all the Torah to learn all that I desire. That my heart should be as an overflowing wellspring, submerged, and that I will not forget. In the name of the Lord, God, blessed be He, Amen, Amen, Amen, selah, selah, selah.
And bring water and erase [the writing] with it, and drink. And when that is done say: “In the name of God (Eheye Asher Eheye) I will learn and I will succeed.” And say: “I adjure you, Patḥiel to open my heart in Bible, Mishnah, Talmud, and Midrash, to learn all that I see and hear, and not forget the pure Torah, etc. [ . . . ] blessed be the Name of His glorious kingdom forever and ever.
This should be recited three times, and afterwards he will learn and succeed. This has been tested and tried.
Credits
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
