Ophiuchus November 29 - December 17

Ophiuchus

November 29 – December 17

 

“We (doctors) thought we could cure everything,

but it turns out that we can only cure a small amount of human suffering. 

The rest of it needs to be healed, and that's different.

It's different. 

I think science defines life in its own way,

but life is larger than science.

 Life is filled with mystery, courage, heroism, and love. 

All these things that we can witness but not measure

 or even understand, but they make our lives valuable anyway”.

Dr. Remen

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Location

Ophiuchus is located between Aquila, Serpens and Hercules, northwest of the center of the Milky Way. The southern part lies between Scorpius to the west and Sagittarius to the east. It is best visible in the northern summer and located opposite Orion in the sky. Ophiuchus is depicted as a man grasping a serpent; the interposition of his body divides the snake constellation Serpens into two parts, Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda, which are nonetheless counted as one constellation.

Pronounced 'o-few-cus', it is one of 13 constellations that our sun and moon pass through during the year. Originally it was identified by Ptolemy. Oddly it does not feature in either the tropical or sidereal zodiacs that are used by astrologers today.

Considering that this constellation is at the center of both the divine cross in the heavens, formed by the galactic equator and the ecliptic, and the terrestrial mundane cross formed by the equinoxes this is quite a serious omission especially since these two crosses align every 13,000 years and just did in 2012.

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Character

The Sun enters the constellation of Ophiuchus every year between November 30th and December 17th. Those born during this time span are believed to harbor innate healing abilities. If you were born during this time span and feel strongly that you are a healer, you can add these ‘possible qualities’ to those of your Sagittarius Sun Sign!

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Corrected ZODIAC:

1.   ARIES = APRIL 19 - MAY 13

2.   TAURUS = MAY 14 - JUNE 19

3.   GEMINI = JUNE 20 - JULY 20

4.   CANCER = JULY 21 - AUG 9

5.   LEO = AUGUST 10 - SEPTEMBER 15

6.   VIRGO = SEPTEMBER 16 - OCTOBER  30

7.   LIBRA = OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER  22

8.   SCORPIO = NOVEMBER 23 - NOVEMBER  29

9.   OPHIUCHUS = NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 17 (Mercury)

10. SAGITTARIUS = DECEMBER 18 - JANUARY 18

11. CAPRICORN = JANUARY 19 - FEBRUARY 15

12. AQUARIUS = FEBRUARY 16 - MARCH 11

13. PISCES = MARCH 12 - APRIL 18

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Ophiuchus - the 13th Sign of the Zodiac?

by Dieter Koch

One must never equate Sun signs with fixed star constellations.

Every few years we hear the same old news from critics of astrology, mostly astronomers and physicists who know nothing about astrology.

They argue that the signs of the zodiac used by astrologers do not correspond to the actual constellations of stars on the sky. They say that the real star constellations have been shifting relative to the astrological signs by nearly one month in the course of the last 2000 years. They explain this with the so-called precession of the equinoxes.

In addition, they claim that astrologers suppress a 13th constellation, the Serpent Bearer (Ophiuchus), despite the fact that the Sun passes each year through this constellation.

These statements are true in a certain sense. But they are based on naïve and incorrect assumptions about the essence and history of astrology, and therefore they miss the target. Those who argue against astrology that way may well understand a bit about astronomy. But they are incompetent regarding astrology and have not done their homework. They speak in the media about something they have never studied.

Ptolemy was fully aware of precession

Already in the second century C.E. the astrologer and astronomer Ptolemy was fully aware of precession and the issues mentioned above. He knew that the equinoctial points were slowly shifting in relations to the star constellations – by about 1° in the course of a human life span of 72 years (Ptolemy, Almagest VII.2.f). Still, he decided to give up star constellations and to let the zodiac begin with 0° Aries at the spring equinoctial point (Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos 1.10f). Why? He did this in the opinions that the actual constellations of fixed stars were not relevant for astrology, that the sun signs should be fixed at the cardinal points of the Sun's annual path. Aries begins at the spring equinox, Cancer at the summer solstice, Libra at the autumn equinox and Capricorn at the winter solstice.

Ptolemy's decision was only logical because astrologers had always considered sun signs to be related to the seasons. In ancient Mesopotamia around 2000 B.C.E. the appearance of the Libra stars immediately before sunrise in fitting symbolism indicated the autumn equinox (as documented by cuneiform text Mul.apin I iii 1-2). 1000 years later, when this rule did not work anymore due to the shifting of the equinoxes by precession, the beginning of autumn was redefined as the entry of the Sun into Libra.

Sun signs vers. fixed star constellations

Modern astrology has remained true to this old tradition. It does not consider constellations of the fixed stars, but divides the zodiac in correspondence to the cardinal points of the seasons. The actual star constellations in the sky are astrologically irrelevant. One must never equate Sun signs (signs of the zodiac) with fixed star constellations. Fixed star constellations are configurations of stars visible in the sky, sun signs however cannot be seen in the sky. They are mathematical divisions of the annual path of the Sun in the sky, of precisely 30° size for each of the 12 parts.

If astronomers claim that astrology cannot be true because it does not use the actual star constellations, they claim this in the mistaken belief that astrologers have forgotten where the fixed star constellations are. In fact, every astrologer knows they are different from the astrological zodiac signs. The historical truth few are concerned with lies in the fact that the fixed star constellations received their names from the seasons and from the annual rhythm of the Sun's movement, not the other way around. Where the constellations are found nowadays in the sky is simply irrelevant. The astrologer is only interested in the sun signs, based on the seasons.

Now what about Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer? Because this is also – only – a fixed star constellation, it has no astrological relevance. The Sun passes through it nowadays between 29 november and 17 december, which falls into the astrological sign of Sagittarius.

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Asclepius was a Greek hero who later become the Greek god of medicine and healing. The son of Apollo and Coronis, Asclepius had five daughters, Aceso, Iaso, Panacea, Aglaea and Hygieia. He was worshipped throughout the Greek isles. The main symbol of Asclepius is a physician’s staff with a snake wrapped around it; this is how he was depicted in the art of healing, and his symbol still survives to this day as the sign of the modern medical profession.

Hermes, the herald of the Olympian gods, is the son of Zeus and the nymph Maia, daughter of Atlas and one of the Pleiades.  Hermes is the god of shepherds, land travel, merchants, weights and measures, oratory, literature, athletics and thieves, and known for his cunning and shrewdness.  Most importantly, he is the messenger of the gods. Besides that he was also a minor patron of poetry. He too was worshiped throughout Greece.
 

      Today, two serpent motifs are commonly used to symbolize the practice and profession of medicine. Internationally, the most popular symbol of medicine is the single serpent-entwined staff of Asklepios (Latin, Aesculapius), the ancient Greco-Roman god of medicine. However, in the United States, the staff of Asklepios (the Asklepian) and a double serpent-entwined staff with surmounting wings (the caduceus) are both popular medical symbols. The latter symbol is often designated as the “medical caduceus” and is equated with the ancient caduceus, the double serpent-entwined staff of the Greco-Roman god Hermes (Latin, Mercury). Many physicians would be surprised to learn that the medical caduceus has a quite modern origin: Its design is derived not from the ancient caduceus of Hermes but from the printer’s mark of a popular 19th-century medical publisher. Furthermore, this modern caduceus became a popular medical symbol only after its adoption by the U.S. Army Medical Corps at the beginning of the 20th century.

(UF Chapman Society)

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Are you an Ophiuchid/Ophiuchan? 

People often ask me how to incorporate Ophiuchus in to their own chart and unfortunately there is no easy answer. Vedic astrology may be an option. However I will share with you the following links:

How to interpret Ophiuchus as the Astrological Nativity

Walter Berg is a British astronomer/astrologer who wrote the book 'The 13 Signs of the Zodiac'

Bucksfanian astrology - don't forget to take the links from the menu on the right hand side of the page.

 

Hopi Blue Star or Blue Kachina Prophecy

An ancient Hopi Indian prophecy says: "When the Blue Star Kachina makes its appearance in the heavens, the Fifth World will emerge". This will be the Day of Purification. The Hopi name for the star Sirius is Blue Star Kachina. It will come when the Saquasohuh (Blue Star) Kachina

dances in the plaza and removes his mask.”

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LIST OF KEY WORDS DESCRIBING THE SIGN OF OPHIUCHUS

 

       interpreter of dreams, vivid premonitions,

• attracts good luck and fruitful blessings,

• serpent holder, lofty ideals,

• a seeker of peace and harmony,

• doctor of medicine or science, natural-pathic,

• adds, increases, joins, or gathers together

• poetical, inventive nature, expanding qualities,

• seeks higher education and wisdom,

• overseer, supervisor of work,

• fame - either grand, or completely misunderstood,

• longevity, aspirations of healing the ills of man,

• architect, builder, reaches for the stars, figuratively and literally,

• tax assessor, or levys taxes,

• astrological talents, intuitive,

• large family indicated, but apt to be separated from them when
• young,

• the number twelve holds great significance, 

• foresight and good fortune to benefit from hard times,

• has secret enemies in family or close associations,

• many jealous of this subject,

• notable father, apple of father's eye when young,

• high position in life expected [depending on aspects] highest
• fame and legend comes after death

• feelings of granular, wise, genius mentality,

• likes to wear clothing of vibrant colors, and plaids in particular,

• receives the favor of those in authority.

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Spiritually this is the time for us to heal ourselves in view of the coming birth of light!

“Inside of you, there is a place that has never been wounded. You can start to heal from Here”.

Irish Poet, Philosopher: John O’Donahue

 

 

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Other Zodiac Traditions

Other Zodiac Traditions

Chinese Zodiac:

Western astronomy divides the sky into dozens of constellations comprised mostly of the larger naked-eye stars, the Chinese divide the sky into hundreds of constellations--some large, most of them small--and also used a great many stars which on some nights cannot even be seen with the naked eye. Their most important constellations were in what is known as the North Circumpolar Region--the region of the sky that is always visible at any time of the year north of the equator and which "rotates" around the current Pole Star, Polaris. The largest and most magnificent of these circumpolar constellations was, and still is, what they called  "Pei Tou", the Northern Ladle, which we know as the Big Dipper--the seven main stars of Ursa Major, the Great Bear.

These 12 animals represent the rotating 12-year cycle that is the basis of the Chinese Zodiac. You have likely heard reference to a particular year being the “Year of the Rabbit” or “Year of the Dragon.” Displayed below are the characteristics of those born in the year of the listed animals.

Rat

Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.

Ox
Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.

Tiger
Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Tiger are authoritative, self-possessed, have strong leadership qualities, are charming, ambitious, courageous, warm-hearted, highly seductive, moody, intense, and they’re ready to pounce at any time. Compatible with Horse or Dog.

Rabbit
Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rabbit enjoy being surrounded by family and friends. They’re popular, compassionate, sincere, and they like to avoid conflict and are sometimes seen as pushovers. Rabbits enjoy home and entertaining at home. Compatible with Goat or Pig.

Dragon
A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.

Snake
Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.

Horse
Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.

Goat
Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.

Monkey
Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Monkey thrive on having fun. They’re energetic, upbeat, and good at listening but lack self-control. They like being active and stimulated and enjoy pleasing self before pleasing others. They’re heart-breakers, not good at long-term relationships, morals are weak. Compatible with Rat or Dragon.

Rooster
Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.

Dog
Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.

Pig
Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.

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Wiccan Wheel of the Year

The pagan tradition has become known as Wicca here in the United States. It is the Old Religion that existed long before Christianity. It’s priests were the Druids and its priestesses lived on the isle of Avalon. Marion Zimmer Bradley talks about this history in her wonderful book The mists of Avalon Here is the pagan cycle of the year as is it celebrated today.

Yule or Winter Solstice, (December 21) is the shortest day of the year. The Goddess gives birth to her Divine Son, the Sun God. This marks the point of the year when the sun starts its journey back to summer, the days get longer from this point and we can see an end to winter. Wiccans light fires or candles to welcome the Sun's returning light. The Goddess, slumbering through the Winter of Her labor, rests after the delivery. Yule is








seen as a reminder that death is followed by rebirth. It is also the longest night of the year. It is, in the Goddess worship, the time when she delivers the Sun child who shall be both child and eventually lover and father of the next child in the cycle. Winter Solstice for pagans is a time of feasting and the exchanging of gifts. It is the original Holiday that the Christian religions modified into Christmas, even up to the birth of the child. Most theologians who have spent time studying the birth of Jesus, admit he was born in either March or April, not the celebrated Christmas date calendar - it was moved to this date to help induce Pagans to give up their old ways yet allow them their holidays during the spread of Christianity through Europe and the British Isles).  Traditional adornments are a Yule Log, usually of oak, and a combination of mistletoe and holly.

On Imbolc (February 2), the Goddess has recovered from giving birth. The lengthening periods of light awaken her. The God's strength is increasing and He is now a young, lusty boy. The warmth of the Sun fertilizes the earth (), causing seeds to germinate and sprout. 

Candlemas, Brigid's Day, Not common to all Pagans, this is very popular with Wiccans and various Celtic sects. Brigid is the Celtic goddess of fire and inspiration, poetry, smithcraft and healing as well as yet another representation of the Fertility of Femininity and Love.  Brigid had such a strong following among the Celtics that the Christian church decided it was easier to assimilate her into their liturgical year and so she became of Saint Brigit . The Druids were known at that time as 'the snakes' because of their tendency to have tamed snakes that were used to help produce various healing mixtures via their venom, and who were violently opposing the  Catholic church.  In History, of course, the druids lost against the overwhelming odds presented by the church, led by a man who would then be himself sainted by the church, their Saint Patrick (who was no clergyman but a warrior). Thus Christian rule of various sorts came into Ireland. Handcrafts are often sacrificed to Brigid or dedicated to her as they are started on this day. This celebration is done with many candles and much feasting.  This is a Sabbath of purification, a festival of light and fertility. It is also a traditional time for initiations into covens and self-dedication rituals. Also known as: Feast of Pan, Feast of Torches, Oimelc. It is a time of purification, creativity, and inspiration, a welcoming of change from the old to the new.

Ostara, Spring Equinox, (March 21) marks the first day of true Spring. The hours of day and night are equal. The Goddess fully regains her strength and envelops the earth with fertility. Light is overtaking darkness, and the young God is now maturing. The slowness of Winter is taken over by the fruitful bustle of Spring. Ostara is a time for new beginnings, action, and planting spells and of tending the gardens, making opportunities for the future. The Goddess blankets the Earth with fertility as the God stretches and grows to maturity. This is the start in the pagan year of spring, at least among Wiccans and Celtics. The first flowers are praised and the God and Goddess thanked for the true return to happier times for all. Ostara is one of the more colorful holidays, not one of the somber colors found in Yule and Candlemas. Feasting and socializing are the important factors in this holiday as well as the celebration of the return of color to the natural world. In the Christian calendar, again to draw early worshipers, they marked this as the final days and  rebirth of Christ at Easter (when according to history he died in June!).

Beltane (May 1) marks the emergence of the young God into manhood. Nature flourishes and He is stirred by the abundance of energy. The God desires the Goddess. They fall in love and unite. The Goddess becomes pregnant, which ensures new life after the harvest. Beltane celebrates vitality, passion, love, and desires consummated.  Most important if there is to be a baby at Yule time. Beltane is the great Fertility rite of life, starting at dusk on April 30th and continuing until the dawn of May 1st.  The union of the God and Goddess to conceive the sun-child takes place upon this holiday, no matter which tradition of paganism is involved. Beltane is the one holiday most discouraged by the Christians, who didn't even use it as a point for a holiday of their own because the power and nature of the day involved. The Maypole is a symbol of the union of the God and Goddess to create life, the pole itself a phallic symbol while the dancers and their streamers or vines of flowers represent the fertile womb of the goddess as it takes in the Phallus of the god and takes in his seed. Besides the Maypole often a bonfire is present, and members of the group are encouraged to jump the flames for luck and their own fertility. Food, drink and love are the order of the evening. In most sects the celebration of unions of love are enacted.  Beltane is the time of  marriages/handfastings. Clothing is very optional in most get-togethers on this holiday, and mostly it is sensual and colorful.  Even those sects that are prudish about things tend to accept the rules of the holiday, as it is the holiday of free love. It is said that a child conceived on this day will grow up to wield great power and knowledge and to be healthier than upon any other.

Litha, Summer Solstice, (June 21) is the longest day of the year. The God is at the peak of his power, as is all of nature's bounty. The Earth is awash in the fertility of the Goddess and God. It is the high time of the Sun and is marked with festivals of fire. In the past, bonfires were leapt to encourage fertility, purification, health, and love. Litha is a classic time for magick of all kinds. It is the celebration of light's triumph over darkness and that of the bountiful beauty that light brings into life. Flowers are common in the circle, roses and bright cheerful wildflowers are upon the altar and usually worn by all.   It is the changing point of the year, and the celebration of the spiral. It is at this point that the sun god starts to wane. He is on his journey towards he underworld.

Lammas (August 1) LUGHNASSADH is the time of the first harvest, when the plants of Spring drop their fruits or seeds. Summer is waning; the nights grow longer. So too the God begins to lose His strength. He becomes the God of sacrifice, being cut down in the fields. The Goddess watches in sorrow and joy as She realizes the God is dying, yet lives on inside Her as Her child. Lammas is a time for giving thanks for what we have and making offerings of gratitude. It is a reminder that nothing in the universe is constant. Pagans see this as a time when the God loses his strength as the Sun rises farther south each day and the nights grow longer. As summer passes, Wiccans remember its warmth and bounty in the food we eat. This sabbat is also called Lammas, August Eve, Feast of Bread.

On Mabon, Autumn Equinox, circa (September 21), once again day and night are equal. The God prepares to take His journey into the unseen, towards death. This is the completion of the harvest begun at Lammas, when the fields are cleared of their bounty. Nature draws back, readying for winter and its time of rest. The Goddess nods in the weakening Sun, though fire burns within Her womb. The similarity with the Christian story of the death and resurrection of Christ is also from this ancient origin story dating back to prehistory. She feels the presence of the God even as He wanes. This is the weavers festival, and a braiding of cords are done in the process of casting a spell to add to one’s life from what it is, each person weaving unto themselves what they wish and the coven as a whole weaving all the cords together to unite the power and efforts symbolically. 

Samhain (October 31) marks the Pagan New Year. In the past, this was the time when animals were slaughtered to ensure food through the depths of Winter. Identified with the animals, the God falls as well to ensure continuing existence. The veil between the worlds of life and death is thin on this night. Samhain is a time of reflection, looking back over the last year, coming to terms with death, and honoring ancestors. The old god is dead and searching to be reborn. This grand Sabbath, also known as Feast of the Dead, Feast of Apples, All Hallows, and of course Halloween. This is a time of reflection and coming to terms with the one thing in life which we have no control - death. Wiccans feel that on this night the separation It is a time of endings of relationships and bad situations and it is the time when one can see the glimmer of hope in the future. There are as many concepts attached to this holiday as any other, truly a time of remembrance of our ancestors and all those who have gone before.

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Why our Zodiac is not the same as it was in Medieval Times

The position of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun at the solstices and equinoxes, slowly changes. For example, suppose we observe the Earth's orbit at the summer solstice, when the Earth's axial tilt is pointing directly towards the Sun, one full orbit later (a year), when the Sun has returned to the same apparent position relative to the background stars, the Earth's axial tilt is not now directly towards the Sun: but, because of the effects of procession  it is pointing a little way "beyond" this.

In other words, the solstice has occurred a little earlier in the orbit. The apparent position of the Sun relative to the backdrop of the stars at summer solstice, slowly regresses a full 360° through all twelve traditional constellations of the zodiac, at the rate of about 50.3 seconds of arc per year (approximately 360 degrees divided by 25,772), or 1 degree every 71.6 years.

Today our Spring equinox is in Aries. It takes about 2,148 years to cycle through one zodiacal sign, this is called an Age. There are twelve zodiacal ages in a 25,772 “Great Year.” Each astrological age has seen a major religion come forth, along with an Avatar or great spiritual leader who has defined the principles and qualities of that zodiacal sign. The study of these ages is most detailed in the Hindu sacred texts.

Sacred monuments and pyramids have always been aligned to significant stars at the start of these important cycles in history. This is why many are slightly off from their perfect alignment today.

Temples and other sacred sites have also been positioned in harmony with the Earth’s magnetic lay lines, bodies of sacred water as well as with the stars.  This is so that when rituals are performed, there is ideally, a successful connection between the energy of the light of the stars, the elements of the earth, like water, and a course of magnetic force to project this spiritual energy around the planet.

 

Twelve Days of Christmas Meditation

Twelve Days

Of

Christmas

This season is the Birth of Light. We will all receive a message from our highest spiritual connection – it comes to us  during the 12 days of Christmas, December 25 through January 6 or three Kings day, also known as Epiphany. 

It is very important for all disciples and aspiring disciples to prepare themselves for these twelve seed days of Christmas, which actually have their roots in Kings Week.

The Ruler of the Earth, Sanat Kumara, and his Divine Spouse, Queen Rectrix, will open a new chapter and a new tone: a fresh message will be given to all of us to follow for the New Year to come.

It is important that we purify ourselves in preparation for this month of the Advent of Light. We can cleanse ourselves in the Waters of Space which are always pure and soothing, and as crystalline as the glittering icicles we now begin to see outside. This water is strong enough to wash away all of our past mistakes, our pains, our indecision and doubts, and mostly our fears, making us as white as the first freshly fallen snow.

At this time, from the top of the world, a silver tone is rung from Sanat Kumara is sounded in the highest realms. It still too faint and subtle for us to hear, but in the course of the following seven days the tone grows, becoming stronger at each level of its descent.

Carried on the wings of angels it comes closer and closer till the angels themselves come into our realm and bring the message of Peace and Joy.

It sounds fully at Epiphany, the twelfth day of Christmas, as a mighty symphony in which all creatures and beings rejoice.

On each of the twelve days a specific note rings out that corresponds with the twelve months of the year. These notes are the sacred seeds, which we should try to catch and understand. These are the seeds that will be firmly planted by Those Who Know, so they may develop their flowering qualities which will bring new joy and possibilities of development to all beings, to all groups of people – all people of good will – the  ones who we sing about in our Christmas carols.

 

We may now begin to hear the melody which comes to us during these days, bringing a new opening to for our work for the wellbeing of all kingdoms. It gives us the guidelines for a new impetus in the coming year – as far as we can comprehend it.

Our work is cut out for us. Some of us may be capable of catching some of the messages when they are filtered and crafted by the Angelic Messengers and the Great Masculine and Feminine Hierarchy of the White Brotherhood.

 

   

It is a great opportunity to understand some of the mysteries of Hierarchy. Our mind should be these days as a photographic plate on which the impressions of the coming new concepts will be received. New concepts are being prepared for us, coming from the world of archetypes, which will bring about in the years to come the new discoveries, new accomplishments when science and religion will converge and open up new, unlimited possibilities for growth. Keep a journal and note any thoughts each day.

We should be aware that the concepts are received in the soul consciousness of the planet. It is therefore very important that we unite with each other and all of humanity to work together on the level of the soul.

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“Peace on earth to all people of Good Will”

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The Twelve days of Christmas meditation

Each of the twelve days represents one of the constellations, from Aries to Pisces, one each day.

Within each day is a seed thought, virtue, task for that sign for the coming year. In this way we prepare for the future, all the way to next winter solstice. Each seed day carries its own individual note; it is up to us to attentively listen with the help of these meditations.

The first three nights the door to the angelic realm opens. We can receive the new sound, the new energy of the coming year.

25 Dec. With the Silent Watcher, we observe everything being absorbed into the primal silence and we wait.

26 Dec. With Koot-Houmi, we cultivate the seed of the Lotus in the heart of every creature

27 Dec. With the Venetian, we create the rainbow of functions.

The four following nights awaken our understanding of this energy through contemplation.

28 Dec. With Serapis, we become an instrument of beauty for just action

29 Dec. With Hilarion, science imagines the plan

30 Dec. With Jesus, our devotion exalts and invokes the Supreme Being

31 Déc. With Rakoczi, we release the scent of the Rose

The following five nights allow us to anchor the more practical aspects of this new energy

1 Jan. With the Mother of the World, we open, by our sacrifice, the way to the New World

2 Jan. With Sanat Kumara, we are the Will of the King

3 Jan. With Christ, our active love radiates from our hearts out upon the entire world

4 Jan.  With Vaisvasvata Manou, w drive the race to it s predestined goal.

5  Jan.  With the Bouddha, our Wisdom blesses all things with power and tenderness.