Holy Birthings

"To see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hands, and eternity in an hour." * Spirit and matter Is not the beauty of the Christmas spirit a celebration of the birthing of the holy child, the god incarnate? Might …

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The Holy Birthing 2014

This post is an updated version of a post from Christmas 2013: What is it that is born, again and again - on Christmas day and in each new life, and in each moment of everyday? Perhaps it is symbolic of another ongoing kind of birth - the birth that brings renewal throughout our lifetime …

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The Holy Birthing

If Christmas is about a birthday, and the Holy birthday of the Christ child, what is it that is trying to be born in the repeating of this holiday each year? Why do we celebrate birthdays or Christmas? What does the ritual want with us? What is it that is born, again and again - on …

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Merry Christmas

Wishing all my friends and family peace and blessings at Christmas and throughout New Year As a child, I loved Christmas and everything about it, especially listening to, and singing along with the carols. Even without a clear understanding of who Jesus was, or who God is, or even who Santa is, there was a magic …

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