*++, Spiritual meaning of Summer and Winter Solstice In Northern Hemisphere, Summer begins on June 21 - A time for recharging of energies & Celebrating as we draw energy from the life-sustaining rays of the Sun. The summer solstice is a time to celebrate the light of consciousness within ourselves and within each and every person, and to reflect upon the potential for consciousness to achieve its own awakening. The progress of the sun throughout the year symbolizes the process of attaining enlightenment, and the summer solstice is the apex of this journey as the day of most light in the year. It symbolizes the ascension found in many great spiritual teachings –the return to wholeness in which the Son, Mother Goddess and Father God become one great consciousness. The Druids, ancient Egyptians, Mayans, Essenes, Romans and many others have aligned their sacred sites to the summer solstice and conducted ceremonies on this day. At the Great Pyramids of Egypt the summer solstice sun crowns the head of the Sphinx; the Druids celebrated the marriage of heaven and earth and the defeat of the dark god of the year just as the Egyptians celebrated the defeat of the dark god Seth by Horus, the sun; and in Rome the festival of Vestalia continued a Druid tradition of guarding the sacred fire. The birth of a divine child and savior at the winter solstice has formed a central part of spiritual beliefs throughout the world since the beginning of history. In ancient Egypt as the birth of Horus, the birth of Mithra in Persia, the birth of Jesus at Christmas, the birth of the divine son at Alban Arthan of the Druids, etc. These celebrations are evidence of how people separated by vast distances and time have tapped into a universal spiritual principle that is just as relevant now as it was then. They speak to us of a mysterious and universal understanding of spiritual transformation. All things which come into being must first be born. Even as creation was borne by the great Mother of the universe, so too must we be born of the spirit to become spirit. In Southern Hemisphere, however, Winter begins around the same time. Winter Solstice traditionally celebrates the birth of the new solar year and the beginning of Winter. The winter solstice is a celebration of the birth of the spiritual within a person’s consciousness in the process of awakening. Symbolized as a child just as the winter sun is at its weakest, it will grow until reaching its full strength at the summer solstice. The meaning of the winter solstice operates on a number of levels. At its core is the birth of the sun both universally and personally. The rising of the sun on the winter solstice, out of the darkest day of the year, echoes the birth of the light from the dark void on the first day of creation. The connection between the winter solstice and the birth of the sun at the dawning of creation is why the ancient Egyptians aligned their Temple of Karnak, the largest temple in the world, to the winter solstice sunrise and dedicated it to their supreme creator god Amun. This temple was devoted to creation, and was even expanded upon according to the Fibonacci sequence, which is a mathematical principle found in the growth and expansion of life. The sun that exists in the physical world as the fire we see in the sky also exists in the higher dimensions as a spiritual fire, as the spiritual source of all creation. This is why many spiritual cultures throughout the world venerated the sun. The spiritual sun is a living and divine fire, and the highest source of all creation, as explained in ancient sacred texts from around the world. However, as creation follows universal principles, the birth of the sun also represents the birth of the spiritual sun within an individual in the process of enlightenment. It is born into the time of most darkness. The physical sun gives life to the external world; the spiritual sun gives spiritual life to the individual. A study of the events of the lives of the divine savior in different times and cultures, such as Jesus (esoteric Christian), Mithra (Persian), Hu/Hesus (Druid), Horus (Egyptian), etc., reveal that the events of their lives match the progress of the sun throughout the year, and the zodiac. Every human being is a latent spiritual potential that lies dormant like a seed. We live asleep to the greater realities of existence, but whether we choose to realize it or not, each of us has the potential to become an awakened spiritual being. This is why sacred texts from ancient times and still today, always point toward enlightenment as the ultimate goal of life. Literally, the work of enlightenment is found written in the cosmos in the movement of the sun and stars, which is why so many ancient spiritual cultures incorporated celestial movements into their spiritual monuments and sacred texts. This is what life is created for, so no wonder we find it reflected to us from the heavens, and intrinsic to everything around us. This is so we can always discover our true purpose for being here and realize our potential when we choose to search for it. The creative process which gives birth to the universe also gives birth to the spiritual within a human. They can be born within us. Into the symbolic stables, prison, or cave, which is the spirit entering into the humble and limited fleshly vehicle of the body. The Book of Thomas the Contender
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