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12 Days of Christmas – Day 8
Introduction to the symbology of the 12 Days of Christmas starts HERE. Matthew 5:3-10 describes Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount, which contained what are known as the Beatitudes. Jesus said: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is … Continue reading
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12 Days of Christmas – Day 7
Introduction to the symbology of the 12 Days of Christmas starts HERE. The Seven Swans A-Swimming The Seven Swans A-Swimming Represent The Sevenfold Gifts Of The Spirit The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit is one of several works in … Continue reading
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12 Days of Christmas – Day 6
Introduction to the symbology of the 12 Days of Christmas starts HERE. Six geese a laying Going back to Neolithic times, the goose is one of the oldest domesticated birds. It’s also been the topic of a lot of folklore. … Continue reading
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12 Days of Christmas – Day 5
Introduction to the symbology of the 12 Days of Christmas starts HERE. The five golden ringsThis is what I have found on the ‘five golden rings’: If you’re a jewelry fan, you’re going to be disappointed to learn that it’s … Continue reading
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12 Days of Christmas – Day 4
Introduction to the symbology of the 12 Days of Christmas starts HERE. The symbols of four calling birds Result of my research: “… All these years you’ve been singing “calling birds” when the reality is, it’s colly birds. So what … Continue reading
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12 Days of Christmas – Day 3
Introduction to the symbology of the 12 Days of Christmas starts HERE. The third symbol is Three french hens According to my research, The Three French Hens Stand For Faith, Hope And Love source French Hens = Faith, Hope & Charity … Continue reading
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The Twelfth Night
The Twelfth Night is what we labour towards during the nights and days of the 12-Days-Christmas. Below is the result of some of my research: “It all goes back to the early 4th century Christian church, which believed that January … Continue reading
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12 Days of Christmas – Day 2
Introduction to the symbology of the 12 Days of Christmas starts HERE. Second symbol is two turtle doves “The dove is not at all associated with a turtle, but rather a slurring of the Latin which is based on the … Continue reading
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12 Days of Christmas – Day 1
Introduction to the symbology of the 12 Days of Christmas starts HERE. The first symbol is a partridge in a pear tree I found that “according to Greek legend, the first partridge appeared when Daedalus threw his nephew, Perdix, off … Continue reading
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12 Days of Christmas – Symbology and messages
The 12 days of Christmas last from Christmas Day (25 Dec) to the 6th of January. On the 6th of January Roman Catholics celebrate Epiphany. “By ancient reckoning, days and nights were counted separately, and the important night was often … Continue reading
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Advent Week 4 – LOVE
Loving who I am I am a failure in every sense of the world. I have a brilliant mind. I am intelligent. I creative. I used to be beautiful. I am well travelled. I am self- and environment aware. It … Continue reading
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Advent Week 3 – Joy
I have struggled with writing about ‘joy’. I have not experienced much of it lately, neither do I – I realized – understand the word itself. I understand what ‘hope’ and ‘peace’ means to me. I know how I feel … Continue reading
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Advent Week 2 – Peace
I am at Peace, I have no more demands. God does not live in the Heavens. He does not guide us, neither does S/He give instructions on how to live our lives. That God only exists in our distorted imagination. … Continue reading
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Advent Week 1 – HOPE
The first week of Advent starts today. HOPE is the theme. This morning in my meditation I was contemplating on what to ‘hope’ for this coming week? Looking at the state of affairs the world is in and the way … Continue reading
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To serve or not to serve
The boy killed himself in the church yard. The pastor talks about the society we, adults, have created for our children. A society that compares and judges. A society that must have ‘the best’ and everything else is mediocre or … Continue reading
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A time for rejuvenation
This morning I was reading an article on Ramadan. Ramadan started on 15 May 2018. Interestingly Christians observed Pentecost or Whit Sunday (Monday) on 20-21 May finishing the 50 day observation period since Easter, and Jews celebrated a week of … Continue reading
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Wisdom and Freedom
Some background info on Pentecost & Passover here For the next two days we are asked to review the past 50 days and see how far we have come since Easter. At Easter, Jesus was revealed to be one of … Continue reading
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The Promise of Easter
This week the Christian Church observes the Via Dolorosa, Jesus’ last days and hours that are depicted in the 14 Stations. During this week, we walk the sorrowful way towards Resurrection in Easter. The origin of the stations are a … Continue reading
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Via Dolorosa
The Stations of the Cross, also known as the Way of the Cross, or Via Dolorosa (Sorrowful Way), is a popular Lenten devotion. This time we are asked to call to mind the Passion of Christ, that is, the journey … Continue reading
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Psalm Sunday – Letting go of the not-letting-go
The priest was talking about the Stations of the Cross and asked us to be vigilant, during the Holy Week, of the manner we walk the stations with Jesus every step of the way. The past month has been tumultuous … Continue reading
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Peace of mind by non-participation
What to fast on this Lenten Season? Lent stared early this year. I just made my new year’s resolutions then, suddenly, it is the day of Epiphany asking me to meditate on what spiritual focus I want to hold for … Continue reading
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Lent 2018
Lent 2018 began on Wednesday,14 February and ends on Thursday, 29 March picture source
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From Ashes to Ashes, from Dust to Dust
Ash Wednesday, which falls forty-six days before Easter, marks the beginning of the Lenten season. The churches of the Anglican Communion, as well as some other Protestant churches observe Ash Wednesday. Eastern Rite churches, however, do not observe Ash Wednesday, … Continue reading
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Beyond right and wrong
As often, I did the intro to our morning meditation. In my prayer, I asked God to come and meet me in the garden where no right and wrong exists. I sound such a committed devotee, at the same time … Continue reading
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So, how do you measure your lovable-ness?
This morning, in my meditation I found myself upset with the world for not appreciating me. I remembered how I was told off as a child when I asked too many questions and the way my teachers reacted when I … Continue reading
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Forgiveness
Acts 10:39-43 We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross, but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused … Continue reading
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The greatest SIN
The greatest sin is that we take on the image the world shows us of ourselves and lose touch with our true nature and the gifts we arrived here with. This is how we are separated from God. We allow … Continue reading
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Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. Source
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Epiphany in disguise
Yesterday, I was observing the epiphanies in my life. In the morning I had a lovely chat with my best friends discussing our New Year’s resolutions and how we envisage our life the next year. Life was good and I … Continue reading
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Observing the 12 days of Christmas
As I am observing the days of this Christmas season am becoming more and more aware of the excruciating effects of my narcissistic expectations. I expect the world to roll up its sleeves and fight for the good, the noble, … Continue reading
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12 days of Xmas + NY resolutions
Today I was contemplating on the significance of the 12 days of Christmas. I have read various articles and watched videos on how different cultures celebrate Christmas, New Year and the time between the 25th of December and the 6th … Continue reading
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Advent W4
The fourth week of Advent: LOVE When I wrote about the week of joy, I somehow secretly expected it to be fun. But the week, though it was easy going with some laughter it was not very enjoyable at all. … Continue reading
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Advent W3
The third week of Advent: JOY This week we reclaim our sense of joy. After having become aware of a layer of our personality that does not serve us any more and having made peace with it, we can rejoice. … Continue reading
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My word for the year 2018 is …
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Your DIVINE WORD for the YEAR 2018
Focus creates experiences. Have you ever noticed that when focusing on a type of car, they start appearing everywhere? Or when you focus on a certain colour it seems to be all around you? No surprise! These experiences are due to … Continue reading
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Advent W2
The second week of Advent: PEACE Last week I was contemplating on HOPE and how hope can change my focus from the negative and depressive to the light-hearted and joyous. The theme of the second week of Advent is PEACE. … Continue reading
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Answers to questions, Advent W1
This week I needed some self support in overcoming my challenges. During the week of HOPE I decided to remind myself of the good things, particularly in areas where I feel the most challenged by negative thoughts. I created a … Continue reading
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Advent W1
The first week of Advent: HOPE According to the Christian Church Advent means “coming” and in this season we prepare for the coming of Christ. One of the ways we prepare for the coming is by making the Advent wreath … Continue reading
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Dia de los Muertos
A beautiful celebration of remembering. The Day of the Dead reminds us to embrace the wonderful memories of our loved ones who are not with us any more but whom we can connect with in spirit, particularly, during this fun-filled … Continue reading
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Heartfelt Connection
The Heart’s Intuitive Intelligence: A path to personal, social and global coherence The Spiritual Heart — is in a way a little like a smart phone, invisibly connecting us to a large network of information. It is through an unseen … Continue reading
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Forgiveness
After a life-changing head injury, Kimberly Yates realized that the path to forgiveness was not what it seemed to be. In describing what she learned after stepping outside of her comfort zone, Kimberly teaches us to take a long, hard … Continue reading
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FRANCIS DUNNERY – WOUNDING AND HEALING OF MAN
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlof5Vw7Mfg[/youtube] I don’t know if I’m getting old I don’t know if I’m getting tired I don’t know if I want to go to work today ‘Cause I spent last night with my old friend He said its make or … Continue reading
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My Easter Resurrection
Over the past few days, I have been wondering what to do to ‘overcome death’. Christians believe that “the meaning of Easter is Jesus Christ’s victory over death. His resurrection symbolizes the eternal life that is granted to all who … Continue reading
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The Season of Lent
Lent in 2017 begins on Wednesday, March 1 and ends on Thursday, April 13 Today we are starting the season of Lent. Lent is a season for ‘giving up’ something. Have you ever considered what for? Then Jesus was led … Continue reading
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1 Corinthians 13:12
I have contemplated a lot on this verse over the years. I still am. I have always loved it. I read it at my Grandmother’s funeral. I did not understand it then. I saw through a glass, darkly, then. Now that I know … Continue reading
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Contemplation
Every single moment when life gets challenging or we are in reaction to a situation what is actually happening is Life asking us to let go of something that does not serve us anymore. How about that? IK
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