Happy Chanukah


Chanukah began Friday December 11, 2009 at sundown as people light the first candle on the menorah - a favorite for children who understand the significance of the moment. Each night, for 8 nights, they receive a small token gift and really look forward to that as well. My family and I observe this joyous holiday together and with friends.

Chanukah celebrates the rededication of the Temple after the successful Jewish revolt against the Seleucid monarchy. The Jews found only enough ritually pure olive oil to light the menorah for one day, but the supply miraculously lasted eight days. In celebration of this miracle, the chanukkiyah has eight branches for eight candles or oil lamps, none higher than any other, except for one higher branch for the auxiliary candle, or shamash, which guards against secular use of the other lights and is also used to light the other candles each night.




The Sacred Flame

Since the beginning of time, the flame, or sacred flame, has had special significance linked to the light of creation, the essence of the soul or spirit, and God however you perceive this energy. The flame has always been connected to spirituality, a ritual centerpiece symbol for many religions.

The 4 symbols of Zoroaster, or Z, are the flame, crown, lion and wings.

The sacred flame was used to symbolize god in Zoroastrianism.

The flame symbolized purification through ritual sacrifices found in the Old Testament, Spanish Inquisition, among others. Rebirth takes us to the Phoenix - She who rises from the ashes to recreate. There are many other historical and mythological references to the flame as sacred. Some say that your soulmate (soul aspect above) is your Twin Flame who waits for you in the light of creation, reuniting when the program ends.




Our Lady of Guadalupe

Saturday 12/12, many people will celebrate the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe most often described as a manifestation of the Virgin Mary another icon of the feminine energies that goes back to the original archetype named differently in each culture.

The origin of the name, and story behind Our Lady of Guadalupe, remain a mystery. According to one report, the Virgin Mary appeared as an apparition in 1531. Others argue that in 1533 a church was dedicated to the Spanish Our Lady of Guadalupe, with the American version of a Marion apparition developing later.

Others have suggested the name is a corruption of a Nahuatl name Coatlaxopeuh, which has been translated as "Who Crushes the Serpent". In this metaphoric interpretation, the serpent (human DNA) referred to is Quetzalcoatl, an Aztec God, whom Mother Mary crushed by inspiring the conversion of the natives to Catholicism.

The date 12/12, will be 12/12/12 on December 12, 2012 which takes us close to the alleged end time date of the Mayan calendar. That date is a designation.

Stories about the Virgin Mary take some souls on a journey to the Rose Bloodline, moving from the Middle East to France and western European iconology that came full circle in the Americas. Encoded within the celestial landscape, art, sculpture, music, land, and culture of the people, is the end time code for all things that emerge in consciousness today.


Happy Holidays Whatever You Celebrate ... and Even if You Don't.





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