Epiphany
the revelation (theophany) of God incarnate as Jesus Christ. the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12). a moment of sudden and great revelation or realization.
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Sweet Darkness
When your eyes are tiredthe world is tired also.When your vision has goneno part of the world can find you. Time to go into the darkwhere the night has eyesto recognize its own.There you can be sureyou are not beyond love. The dark will be your womb tonight.The night will give you a horizonfurther than Read more about Sweet Darkness[…]
Diwali – lighting the beacon
The lights guide Rama and Sita home
September Almanac
Month of long shadows 1st September – Start of Meteorological Autumn 7th Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah 5782 starts the 10 Days of Awe to Yom Kippur 8th New Moon in Virgo 11th Rastafarian New Year 16th Yom Kippur Jewish Day of atonement – holiest day of the year. The literal translation of kippurim is cleansing. Yom Read more about September Almanac[…]
July Bloom & Wild
15th St. Swithin’s Day 18th Tisha B’Av Jewish day of mourning 19th – 23rd Hajj – Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca One month from Solstice and the turning of the year starts to be felt. One day in summerwhen everythinghas already been more than enoughthe wild beds startexploding open along the bermof the sea; day after Read more about July Bloom & Wild[…]
Pentecost
The Holy spirit comes down
May
1st Calan Mai Beltane – fire festival celebrating the coming of summer and the fertility of the coming year. 6th Lì xià – Chinese start of summer 8th The word of God Layla al Qadr, the giving of the Quran 13th End of Ramadan 17th Shavuot, the giving of the torah 9th Rogation Sunday asking Read more about May[…]