The Twelve Holy Nights

Between Christmas Eve and Epiphany, 24 December to 6 January, like a mighty cosmic ladder stretches the twelve Holy Nights as twelve ascending stages of World Consciousness uniting Humanity with the sphere of the most exalted cosmic Spirituality.

These twelve Holy Nights lead us through the regions of the Zodiac of which each symbol corresponds to the Spiritual Hierarchies. Beyond the region of the Zodiac the Christ Being descended to unite with the physical earth and humanity.

The Creation of the Human Being comes from the region of the Spiritual Hierarchies and what has come down from the ages as the twelve Zodiac signs.

In the darkest time of Winter when the Earth soul has removed itself from the Cosmos, where in spring and summer it is united with the cosmos, the Hierarchies come closest to mankind.

The twelve Holy Nights prepares the consciousness of the human soul to unite with the Holy Spirit of the Christ to become the impulses of Wisdom, Love and Selfless Will free of desire. We are invited to become conscious of these gifts to mankind by noting all that comes to us through our thinking, feeling and willing in imaginations, inspirations and intuitions during these Twelve nights.

Zodiac and Spiritual Hierarchies
We begin with the two Fishes which is solely symbolic of man's beginning and creation symbolized in his two feet. Upward in our lower legs we move to the region of the Waterbearer, Aquarius and the Hierarchy of the Angels. In the knees which points to where we direct ourselves toward our earthly destiny is the sign of Capricorn and the Hierarchy of the Archangels. In the thigh where the Ego evolves from animal to man nature is represented in how we stand in the world, is the Archer Sagittarius and the hierarchy of the Archai or Spirits of Personality.

In our lower pelvis the sign of the Scorpion and at the same time the Eagle where the Spiritual Hierarchy of the Exusiai or Spirits of Form are related. The lower forces of the scorpion must become enobled to the higher spirituality of the Eagle. In the hips is the zodiac sign of Libra or the Scales and the Dynamis or Spirits of Movement.

Upward at the waist is the region of the Virgin and the Kyriotetes or the Spirits of Wisdom. In this Age and at this stage the Christ has also arrived to meet with the Divine Sophia or Divine Wisdom. We now live in the time of the Divine Christ imbued Sophia and the Divine Feminine.

At the region of the sternum-chest is the sign of the Lion and the Thrones or Spirits of Will. In the ribs surrounding the heart represents the sign of Cancer or Vortexes which are also the Cherubim or Sons of Harmony. The Vortexes are two spirals which begin and end to begin again in ever evolving change. In the arms are the symbols of Gemini the Twins and the Seraphim or Spirits of Love. In the neck is the region of Taurus or Cosmic Universal Spirit of which the Bull symbolizes self-sacrifice and finally the forehead of the Ram that which is also the Christ or Lamb.

The human being, whether aware of it or not, takes part in this closeness of the Spirits of the Hierarchies who draw nearest to us at the Winter season. The more Conscious we are the more we can partake in what is given and the more we come to understand the Earthly Evolution of which we are all taking part.

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Michaelmas 29 Septembre 2010

The Advent of Michaelmas is about the Spirit of the Age for mankind, the Archangel Micha-el. He asks us to develop Trust in the "ever present help of the Spiritual World."

The Festival of Michaelmas acknowledges the battle between this Archangel and the sulphuric Dragon which rises up from the surface of the Earth beginning at the time of Autumn. When leaves begin to wither the Dragon ensnares lower demonic beings which have been fed by the negative thoughts of Humankind itself.

These thoughts feed the Dragon in the form of Sulphur. The greater these thoughts are present as they lay upon the earth throughout the year the more powerful are the Ahrimanic forces which feed the Dragon.

Micha-el does not ever destroy the Dragon but only suppresses him because we at the same time need the forces of Ahriman for the strengthening of our individuality but not to the extent of Egotism. The story of St. George and the Dragon is a later version of the battle of the Archangel and Spirit of the Age, Micha-el and the Dragon.

Micha-el's Sword is made of Cosmic Iron which is gathered from the meteors which flash throughout the night sky in the Autumn onto Winter. This meteoric iron becomes his Sword of Courage. The Nettle plant absorbs these cosmic influences and is therefore a favorite and important tea to make during the Fall and Winter as it fortifies the Iron we need to do our part as Warriors and Knights of Micha-el so that " The sword I yield is Courage."

The age of Intellectualism has run its course. The age of Consciousness Soul or Spiritual Soul is upon us and with the gift of our Ego or Spirit we can come to higher states of conscious awareness. We need to understand and bring to higher awareness the challenge of the times and the Archangel Micha-el reminds us of our necessary evolution and task at Michaelmas.

In the Will we are closest and most free in our Spirit but least conscious. In our Thinking we are least free but most conscious. The effort to bring thinking into willing and willing into thinking takes dedication to develop. When we do begin to achieve this we will come to know Freedom and Love.

Preamble to the Michaelic Meditation

"We must eradicate from the soul all fear and terror of what comes out of the future.

We must acquire serenity in all feelings and sensations about the future

We must look forward with absolute equanimity to everything that may come and we must think only that whatever comes is given to us by a world direction full of wisdom.

It is part of what we must learn in this age. Namely to live out of pure Trust withouth any security in existence, trusting in the ever present help of the Spiritual World.

Truly nothing else will do

If our Courage is not to fail us.

Let us seek the awakening from within ourselves

Every morning and every evening...................Rudolf Steiner

The Festival of Micha-el is upon us. Let us do seek the awakening every morning and every evening now and throughout the year of our Courage and commitment to the Trust of the Spiritual World with Micha-el who is also the Representative Regent of the Christ Impulse.

St. John's Tide...June 24th 2010

It is St. John's Tide, the festival of recognition of the one who proclaimed and received the Christos on earth, the Highest Being of the Elohim, the Sun Spirit from beyond the hierarchies. At this season we feast, gather with friends, and create a fire. Traditionally one jumps over the fire to proclaim that fire, the earthly equivalent to meeting and receiving of the Holy Spirit is achievable through purification or catharsis.

The cleansing of the etheric body of thoughts and memory is the process whereby purification is possible. It is the path of trials human beings experience in a lifetime through repeated earth lives. In the fire we ask either through silence or by writing on a papernote what it is we are trying to cleanse out of the self.

In the season of Summer the Archangel Uri-El holds sway. Uri-El entreats us to stay conscious and conscientious through his stern consternation. He wears blue-green and orange colors like that of the sea. Each day he anchors himself to the morning with a sword at the bottom of the sea. At sunset the "green flash" is scene when at day's end as the Archangel removes the sword his orange and blue robe with green lining opens for just a moment and that is the green flash of the mariner's lore.

In the remembrance of St. John and the presence of the Archangel Uri-El we as human beings are carried along with the spiritual evolution of earth and mankind.

The Knight on the Path learns to listen to her/his own heart for the heart is closest to the source of our Being. When to hold onto the reigns of the Grail steed and when to let go is the key to understanding one's Destiny. The steed which has the horn means that the head is receiving from the heart.

The Future unfolds before us, comes toward us therefore the clear mind and courageous heart is how we listen and then must make the Right decision to move through the Will in deeds of Love.