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Fatima Research
The research below is informational. If it places a spark, great! We hope to massage curiosity in others and maybe open a door to explore more. It's also to introduce how ancient teachings/info may have a link to the larger picture, in the scheme of things. Use discernment-- and in a general sense, keep your eyes/ ears/heart/intuition open. The next 6 years should be very interesting. We are in new times. Lots will come to the surface and be revealed.
Our Lady revealed 3 secrets to 3 Portuguese shepherd children in 1917- at Fatima, Portugal, @ the zenith point of time, on the 13th day of May and every 13th day each month until Oct of that year. What’s so very fascinating, Pope Paul’s assassination attempt was also on the 13th and Sister Lucia also died on a 13th day. I believe 13 is a very significant number and the next 3 years will reveal more. And- was it a coincidence that the day the Pope laid in grave danger of dying, his blessed eyes focused on a small framed photo of “Our Lady of Fatima,” worn by someone who was part of the large crowd that gathered on that significant 13th day of May in 1981. It could of been a photo of "Our Lady of Guadalupe" or "Our Lady of Medjugorje."
A few articles highlighted the Pope’s comments about “Our Lady’s” image miraculously standing behind this random? person who wore the framed Fatima photo, Again, why the Lady of Fatima? What's so very interesting, the 33 Chilean Miners had many 3's in the entire rescue event.(Read my fascinating blogs!) I feel something happened in the womb of mother earth and the miners aren't taking. Our Lady had a hand in this rescue for sure!
Time will tell if the Fatima prophecies are the most prolific of all times.
The question of the century- Why 3 children, 3 secrets, 3 days of darkness (why not 2 or 4?) and the significance of the 13 day, for six months, along with zenith time frame, the strongest placement of the sun-? And, is the significance of the sun’s odd behavior part of all of these questions? How does this all tie in to the Catholic Church?
Our Lady spoke of a 7th visit? Will she appear again at Fatima?
And another fascinating twist. Robert D. Kullman, Forensic Analyst of Speckin Forensic, came forward and affirmed that the 3rd Fatima secret was a forged version? What? Why?
I also find interesting, Sister Lucia, the only surviving witness to Our Lady's 3 secrets, was cloistered all of her life. And, in the last years, only 2 people were allowed to visit her. Pope John Paul and the now Pope Benedict. And when she passed a way, her room was treated as a crime scene. It was sealed as if someone was worried info would leak out to the flock. Was Sister Lucia in constant contact with Our Lady? And because Sister Lucia had no contact with the outside world, were these messages written down? I have a feeling someone else knows and it will be revealed in time. I feel Sister Lucia figured it all out.
Let’s review some of the 13 day dates. But first, 3 represents the Trinity. This has been written countless times to clearly show the Trinity’s a powerful influence.
The Trinity symbology:
The Holy Trinity -- God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy
Spirit constituting one God. The Christian creed on the Trinity is set out
in the Nicene Creed, the Athanasian Creed, and in writings by St Thomas
Aquinas, among other places, but has been subject to much theological
discussion in both Eastern and Western Christianity. In Christian art,
sometimes the Two Trinities are represented, which means the Holy Trinity
plus the Christ Child, the Virgin, and St Joseph are present. (St.
Joseph? Interesting he’s showing up on the Fatima candle drippings…)
( http://www.museevirtuel.ca/Exhibitions/Annodomini/gloss-en.htm)
"You tell us that there are three gods and yet one," the
puzzled Irish said when St. Patrick was preaching the gospel to them in
the 5th century AD. "How can that be?" The saint bent down and
plucked a shamrock. "Do you not see," he said, "how in this
wildflower three leaves are united on one stalk, and will you not then
believe that there are indeed three persons and yet one God?"
The Shamrock, at one time called the "Seamroy", symbolizes
the cross and blessed trinity. Before the Christian era it was a sacred
plant of the Druids of Ireland because its leaves formed a triad.
Three was the most sacred and magical number. It multiplies to nine,
which is sacred to Brigid. Three may have signified totality: behind,
before and here / sky, earth and underworld. ( http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Cottage/2595/shamrock.html)
God’s attributes are 3.
Omniscience ( God knows our free
will decisions BEFORE those decisions are made)
Omnipresence( God’s present in all places
at all times)
Omnipotence (God’s maximal power. Maximal
greatness.)
Three divisions of time
Past, presence and future
The sum of all human ability is threefold
Thought, word, deed.
Where does third degree comes from? And why three degrees?
Three Kingdoms of matter
Animal, vegetable and mineral
There’s 3 steps in Act 2:38
Number 3 is the first geometric figure. Two straight lines cannot
enclose any space or form a planar figure. Three lines are necessary to
form a planar figure and three dimensions are required to form a solid. A
triangle is the simplest planar figure and a cube is the simplest
three-dimensional solid. So as two could represent a square, three could
represent a cube or solid contents. Three therefore represents that which
is solid, real, substantial, complete and entire.
www.vic.australis.com
13
13 represents
circulation, the power of transcendence and going beyond. 13 signifies the
ratio of Time itself as the force of universal movement.
Even in our bodies, it is our 13 joints ( 2 ankles, 2 knees, 2 hips, 2
wrists, 2 elbows, 2 shoulders, and 1 neck) which give us the power of
physical movement. Turned taboo due to its associations with the 13 moons
and the 13 cycles of a woman's annual fertility cycle, the number 13
became thought of as unlucky. 13 actually represent interconnectedness,
the presence which unifies life's movements as one magical
orchestra. Thirteen scales on a turtle's back - 13 moons in motion reflect
the 13 tones of creation - the galaxy's movement spiraling into biological
life-forms.
Christianity there is thirteen Tenebrae or Lenten-hearse, candles
which are extinguished one by one symbolizing the darkness on earth at
Christ's death.
Our Lady’s message to the three shepherd children- "I
came to ask you to come here on the thirteenth day for
six months at the same time, and then I will return here a seventh
time."
The third part of the "secret" revealed on 13 July
1917 at Cova da Iria, Fatima.
* 13th July, 1947 ( "Our Lady" mentions Fatima)
Our Lady appeared to Pieina in a white dress. She was adorned with
three beautiful roses: white, red and yellow, which Pierina was
allowed to see in place of the three swords. The white rose
represented the spirit of prayer, the red one represented the
spirit of sacrifice, and the yellow rose the spirit of penance and
conversion. I wish that the 13th of each month be celebrated as a
Marian Day.
The assassination attempt on the Popes life on 13 May 1981.
* World League of Penitential Communion and this is to be done
on 13th October.
Beatification of Francisco and Jacinta
May 13, 2000, the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima.
The last time Pope John and Sister Lucia met personally was on May
13, 2000.
Sister Lucia died on February
13 at her Carmelite convent in Coimbra, Portugal.
* May 13, 2005 Beautification process begins for Pope John Paul.
" 13 is such a powerful number throughout history.
Jesus and the Twelve Apostles =13
Moses and the Twelve Tribes =13
Jason and the Twelve Argonauts =13
The Original Colonies =13
Da Vinci - The Last Supper - 12 Apostles Around (1) Jesus - Christ
Consciousness
Our forefathers incorporated 13. Our $ bill has 13 represented
several times. Why?
13 – the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
13 represents an octave as an octave can be seen on a conventional
piano.
12 (=3) Noon and the Suns ancient symbology
What is the 12 o'clock symbology and where did the phrase..High noon
signify?
The Sun and Universal
understandings and appreciation.
As we look to the ancient cultures from the beginning of time, the sun
was important and still is. All life would cease to exist, no movement, no
form, no existence. The sun brings heat, life and light. Every culture on
earth has the sun ’s
symbol embedded in their heritage. The sun was important for existence and
still is.
The Solar Trinity
Because of the energy/power of the sun, has come the concept of the
Trinity. It has been written about so many times it dates back to the
Babylonians, Egyptians, Hindus, and Persians etc. In every documented case
the Trinity represented the three fold form of one Supreme Intelligence.
The origin of the Trinity is obvious to anyone who'll
observe the daily manifestations of the sun. This orb, being the symbol of
all light has 2 distinct phases, rising, midday and setting. The
philosophers therefore divided the life of all things into 3 distinct
parts. Growth, maturity and decay.
High Noon
I found a fascinating analogy about the sun and God--Between the
twilight of dawn and twilight of evening is high noon ”
of magnificent glory. God the Father is depicted blue, because the sun
rising in the morning and it's veiled
in blue mist.
God the Son, Illuminating One sent to bear witness of His Father before
all is the celestial glove at noonday. The maned Lion of Judah, the Golden
haired one.
God, the Holy Spirit, sunset phase when the orb of day rests upon the
horizon line and then vanishes into the darkness of night and later rises,
again.
Interesting Information
Do you know that all the past kingdoms on earth dating back as far as
we have researched recorded in their heritage, the Kingdom of Heaven which
the sun was highlighted and revered?
Many solar discs began appearing which symbolizes the
appreciation/gratitude for the sun ’s
gift of life.
King Sol-om-on
Sol— Means Sun
Om_-- Om is a mantra, or vibration,
that is traditionally chanted at the beginning and end of yoga sessions.
It is said to be the sound of the universe. What does that mean?
Somehow the ancient yogis knew what scientists today are telling us–which
the entire universe is moving. Nothing is ever solid or still. Everything
that exists pulsates, creating a rhythmic vibration that the ancient yogis
acknowledged with the sound of Om. We may not always be aware of this
sound in our daily lives, but we can hear it in the rustling of the autumn
leaves, the waves on the shore, the inside of a seashell.
Chanting Om allows us to recognize our experience as a reflection of
how the whole universe moves–the setting sun, the rising moon, the ebb
and flow of the tides, the beating of our hearts. As we chant Om, it takes
us for a ride on this universal movement, through our breath, our
awareness, and our physical energy, and we begin to sense a bigger
connection that is both uplifting and soothing.
Om is one of the highest vibrational chants there is.
ON - Another name discovered for
the ancient Amen.
Question? What’s the meaning
to the sunbursts of embroidery on the back of vestments worn by Priests?
If we open our eyes, ears and look beyond, many things are present
awaiting our discovery.
The philosophers of Greece and Egypt
The philosophers divided life of the sun into four parts. And the
analogy went something like this.
Winter solstice –a dependant infant in the cradle. The sun being at a
weak season of the year had no golden rays but the survival of the light
through the darkness of winter.
At the vernal equinox, the sun had grown to a beautiful youth.
At the summer solstice, a period of the year became a strong man
symbolized nature at its strongest.
At autumn equinox, the sun was pictured as an aged man.
Twelve (1+2=3—Trinity) months were assigned as the length of life.
The Sun and The Eye of God
What are the relationship symbology of the Sun and the eye of God? Many
ancients have depicted such a relationship. An eclipse is an interesting
example.
*Everything in our reality created by patterns of sacred geometry.
*The source of creation
*The eye’s the window to the soul
Which brings us to the winged disc symbol. This image is found
throughout Egypt on hieroglyphic inscriptions. Capstones of pyramids and
wall murals as well as entrances to many temples and palaces in Egypt.
This was sometimes depicted as the phoenix which was changed through the
ages to the dove.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-58252
In the stylistic development during the Metal Ages, two phenomena are
of particular interest. The first is the development of the sun-bird-ship
motif of the Urnfield
Culture. The origin of this motif,
which featured bird-headed ships embellished with solar disks, is not
known, but over a short period about 1400 BC
it became common both as incised decoration and as plastic art throughout
a vast area of eastern and central Europe. The similarity in execution and
composition is remarkable and suggests a shared understanding of its
meaning and the intensity of contact between distant areas.
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A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with
the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars..."
Revelation 12:1
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"Bird of the Sun" that is readily perceivable within the
sun's corona during those total eclipses of the sun in which the streamers
of the sun's corona are concentrated into the sun's equatorial regions and
thus appear very much like a bird's wings spreading out on either side of
the so-called "black sun" that is formed by the dark circle of
the disk of the moon. http://eyeofhorussymbol.homestead.com/
The striking
similarity in outward appearance between the human eye and the totally
eclipsed sun speaks volumes of the genius of the Creator. There is
evidence that suggests that the ancient
Egyptian priests considered the total eclipse of the sun
to be the "Creative Word" of
Amen-Ra. The renowned medieval German mystic Meister
Eckhart once said:
"The
eye with which I see God is the same eye with which God sees me.
My eye and
God's eye are One eye -
One in
seeing, One in knowing, and One in loving."
. Numerous
astronomers, both professional and amateur,
have compared the totally eclipsed sun to a
flower and have remarked on the petal like
appearance of some coronal streamers. Total solar eclipses which take
place
during the maximum phase of sunspot activity
tend to look more like flowers simply because
the coronal streamers are more evenly distributed around the black disc of
the moon. in the March 1995, 'Sky &
Telescope' Fred Espenak of NASA's Goddard
Space Flight Centre compared the November 3,
1994, total solar eclipse to the blossoming
of a "cosmic flower." If highly educated and culturally
sophisticated professional astronomers
of the 19th, 20th and even 21st centuries can acknowledge the
distinct similarity of the sun's
coronal streamers to the petals of flowers. We
can be quite certain that eclipse observers in ancient Egypt and
Mesopotamia and elsewhere around the
world did likewise. This would thus account for the undeniable
similarity of the rosette solar symbol to a daisy like flower.
I feel that I must point out the word daisy is
simply a contraction of "Day's Eye"
which was the original name of this
flower. This should clearly indicate to us that our ancestors
perceived the daisy to be a microcosmic reflection of the macro cosmic
"Eye of Day," i.e. our sun.
Besides appearing on
the breasts of Egyptian princesses and queen,s the rosette is used
to represent the aureole and nipple of female Egyptian goddesses such as
Isis
and Sekhmet-Mut. I have very good reason to
believe that some among the ancient Egyptians
considered the light and heat of the sun to be celestial milk pouring from
the breast of a luni-solar mother goddess.
This belief would likely have been inspired by
the fact that the sun's corona may be readily seen to resemble white
celestial milk pouring forth from out
of the black "hole in the sky" formed by the darkened moon
during totality. Let us remember that the
totally eclipsed sun does in fact bear a genuinely striking resemblance
to an eye and let us remember also that the ancient Egyptian people
believed the sun to be the "Eye of
Ra"
http://humanformdivine.homestead.com/files/humanfor.htm
The sun was a significant symbol during the visit of Our Lady of
Fatima. Mother Mary has ra letters in her name. Ra has been a well
documented symbol throughout the ages as you noticed the above text-one of
many documented. I’m writing another article on the ancient--- Amen.
Ammon Ra(notice the Ra in the name?) was a part of this puzzle of how Amen
came into being.
Much more on this subject and the findings are astounding!
Here’s some additional info I found.
Essene Prayer Said by the Virgin Mary
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Within the Most High, my soul blossoms,
Leaps for joy at the sight of the ascendant path.
What is on high came to meet what is below,
And the Most High has impregnated my soul through his radiant look.
Out of all the generations, mine is blissful,
For the Almighty did great things for me;
He impregnated my soul.
Holy is his name, through the centuries runs his blessing
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Sublime and untouched is the Most High,
Almighty is the power of his arm;
He scatters the proud, destroys those who only think of themselves,
Turns down the throne of those who only believe in their own power,
And lifts the humble, the simple, the pure and loving hearts up to
his Kingdom.
He showers with his gifts those who remain silent before him.
The Most High never gives up his children who serve him with wisdom
and love. Amen. (Gospel according to St. Luke 1.46,55). |
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It’s an ancient word, a prayer said by the Virgin Mary. It
was not only said by her, but also by all the women who were
pregnant in the Essene community. Actually, one must become
aware that the Essene, Nazarene community gave a communal
Teaching, a Teaching for the entire humanity, and that the Virgin
Mary was not regarded as a superior woman. She had important
responsibilities, but she was not regarded as a woman other than
another woman. All the women who were expecting were respected
and practiced the same Teachings than the Virgin Mary.
"Nazarene" means "consecrated to God", and
also "the one who knows the hidden things". This
universal brotherhood, which is not characteristic of the Jewish
people, knew the secrets of the impregnation of the soul, and
regarded the fact that a woman was pregnant as something deeply
mystical. They didn’t fix their attention on the fact a woman
was expecting; for them, the woman represented a much higher
secret than the woman as human being. For them, the woman
represented the soul, the hidden soul, the pure soul, the virgin
soul, and also the Earth—the Earth which is like a soul,
reflection of the universal soul, in which all the souls (for
example, the souls of the flowers, of the trees, of the animals,
all the souls, even the souls of the angels) can appear as a unity
of one same substance, which is the universal soul. This
substance is like impregnated by rays of the Very-High, like rays
of the sun. (Soul..Sol..Sun..) This soul was called
"Ma" in the ancient mysteries, and gave the name
"Maya" -- that is, the great illusion; it gave also the
name "Mary": "Ry", "Ra", or
"Re" is the Ray of the universal Mother.
So, in this Essene brotherhood-sisterhood, the woman, and notably
the pregnant woman, was regarded, not only as a pregnant woman,
but as the symbol, the writing, and the hieroglyph of the
mysteries of the entire cosmos, and even of the mysteries of
Universe and evolution. All the secrets, the secrets of Isis and
of the woman were contained in the pregnant woman.
St. John, who was Lazarus the Essene, reveals these secrets in the
Book of Revelation when a being comes and tells him: "I
will show you the mysteries of the woman." Then he talks
about the great prostitute and about the spouse for the wedding of
the lamb. The great prostitute is the soul that has given birth to
the personality, the ego, separated from the Very-High and doing
as it pleases.
So you see, this was an entire universe, not only made of
words, but much more of realities: one didn’t need to talk
about it, one just had to see a pregnant woman, and straightaway
one had all these mysteries of the cosmos in front of oneself. In
the same way, one now just needs to see the letters of the
alphabet to know the word; one doesn’t need to talk about it,
this is something which lives within the soul.
This Essene prayer is all the more important for our time since
things happen in the atmosphere of the Earth. And one should know
them, as the saying says: "Forewarned is forearmed."
Things happen, things that are in connection with this prayer,
with the mysteries of the woman -- which concern men also of
course.
"Within the Most-High, my soul blossoms, leaps for joy at
the sight of the ascendant path. What is on high came to meet what
is below, and the Most-High has impregnated my soul by his look
full of light."
You see, this is so beautiful…
"Out of all the generations, mine is blissful, for the
Almighty did great things for me; He impregnated my soul by his
ray."
The question is: "Who can say this at our time?"
Of course, a woman in order to become pregnant is impregnated by a
ray. But here, the prayer talks about the soul which is in the
deepest; all things considered, about our soul, which, turned
toward the Most-High, leaps for joy and sees the ascendant path.
This is not an illusion, the path of awakening, ennoblement, and
transformation is not an illusion. I see it or I don’t see it,
but there is no illusion, there is no belief; it is the experience
of a soul that tells what it lives.
"Holy is his name; throughout the centuries runs his
blessing for those who, because of love, remain faithful to
Him."
Here, the Essene community says: "Throughout the
centuries, we incessantly become incarnate, not by a dead
filiation, but because we are faithful to the Very-High and
because we dedicate our lives to Him. We dedicate our lives not in
order to find something, but because we cannot do it in another
way, because we see the reality: the Very-High, Love, Wisdom, and
Intelligence fill the cosmos. He is the Source of existence, I am
within Him, by my life. I am not the Master of my life, I am not
the one who has created my life."
http://www.essenespirit.com/prayer.html |
What’s the symbology of Son-Sun?
Where did the name Son come from? And why have many societies revered
boys over girls? If the sun was a very important part of life in ancient
times, it would make sense why males are called sons.
Lots of the text was found on www.sacred-texts.com
The Eternal Flame and the candle
2000-200 BC
The natural aspect and organization of human
life forming tribes was hunting and gathering. People built
clustered settlements. The upper strata of groups/communities was the
forming of-- Priesthood. It has been written over and over, that most
societies, if not all, the upper strata had state-sanctioning
ceremonies/rituals, i.e. religion, the lower strata, the remnants of
pre-state, pre-urban, folkways. Fire and fire ritual was part of life
way back when.
http://www.bergonia.org/History-Ancient.htm
Flame: Spiritual
Theosophical Dictionary on Flame
Flame (Holy).
The " Holy Flame"
is the name given by the Eastern Asiatic Kabbalists
(Semites) to
the Anima Mundi
the "world- soul"
The Initiates
were called the "Sons of the Holy Flame.
( Look at Soul, Sons and Holy Flame? )
The Eternal
Flame
Another important aspect
of Celtic spirituality
and ritual is
fire. In most
of the ancient Celtic
nations, it was noted by historians and others that it was the tradition
of the village,
if not every house
in the village,
to have a sacred fire
that was kept burning at all times except when ritually extinguished and
re-lit. These fires often had appointed guardians
whose duty it
was to keep the fire,
or at least hot coals
from the fire,
burning at all times and through all types of weather.
The punishment
for letting the fire
die out was severe, sometimes even death.
We don't have such strict rules today, and in modern times it is not very
easy to keep a fire
burning in your homes for any length of time, let alone most of the year!
Or is it? So, the strength of fire was very clear to the ancients.
Eternal flame
An eternal flame is most often used as a symbol to remember
someone important, a specific event, or a group of brave and noble people.
However, eternal flames exist in nature as well, as byproducts of natural
gas deposits leaking through the ground.
Symbolic eternal flames
· The Bible commands that "The fire shall
ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out", regarding the
altar of the Tabernacle. (Leviticus 6:13, KJV)
· Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which has burned
continuously since 1921, in memory of all who died in World War I;
· The Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in
Ottawa symbolizes the unity of Canada;
· The square in downtown Decatur, Georgia, for
the Korean War, World War II and the Vietnam War;
· King Center in Atlanta, Georgia for Martin
Luther King;
· Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, Israel for
assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin;
· The John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame, in
Arlington National Cemetery;
· The Pont de l’Alma Tunnel in Paris for
Diana, Princess of Wales;
· Shanksville, Pennsylvania to honour those
aboard flight 93 on 9-11;
· Ground Zero, New York City and Honolulu,
Hawaii to honour victims of 9-11;
· Madonna del Ghisallo, for all cyclists who
have died;
· The Olympic Flame is a kind of eternal
flame which is kept lit throughout the Olympic Games;
· Atop the Prayer Tower on the campus of ORU,
which represents the baptism of the Holy Spirit;
· At a Buddhist tomb in Nara, Japan, which has
been burning for over 1100 years;
· At the Newport News Victory Arch,
commemorating American servicemen and women.
· The eternal flame that was kept burning
in the inner hearth of the Temple of Delphic Apollo in Delphi.
· The eternal flame burning at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier in the Alexander Garden in Moscow to honour the dead of
the Great Patriotic
5,000 year old Yoga and the candle flame
The ancient Yogi’s know the power of the candle flame.
Goals of Yoga
Yoga is best known as a set of physical practices that include gentle
stretches, breathing practices and progressive deep relaxation.
These physical practices are intended to ready the body and mind for
meditation as well as for a meditative perspective on life. These
meditative practices include three goals that must be achieved.
1. Develop the capacity to withdraw the senses from focus on the
outer world.
2 Develop the capacity to concentrate on a meditative
subject - a candle flame, a sacred or uplifting word or image, or
movement of breath.
3. This concentration leads into a wordless and timeless
experience of inner peace.
Candles through history became an avenue to help one to spiritual
enlightenment. Today, candles are very popular, amazing shapes, colors and
scents. They still are significant symbols of religious, spiritual and
emotional support.
Candle colors have their own meanings. White is the color of peace, to
purify, protection and spirituality. Truth seeking, enlightenment,
balance, strength, happiness. White is connected to the moon’s energy.
White draws to all the elements. White is the color of light over
darkness.
vigil light
n.
1. A small candle kept burning in the chancel of Christian churches
to symbolize the presence of the Holy Sacrament; an altar light.
2. A candle lighted by a worshiper for a special devotional
purpose.
3. A light or candle kept burning at a shrine or before an icon.
-Lady Gregory
It is generally accepted that in Christian times, the
fire of the Goddess at Kildare continued to be tended, this time by nuns.
Miranda Green suggests that the assumption that She was associated with
fire may be a confusion of the saint's aspects into Hers. This idea
implies that She may not have been a solar goddess at all, which presents
intriguing questions for those of us whose devotion to Her rests in large
part on Her solar and hearth symbolism. Nevertheless, the symbol is a
powerful one that has been integrated into the practice of many modern
pagans - - a Goddess who is at once touched by fire and by water. The fact
of Her association with the smithy does lend credibility to the notion, as
may the solar symbolism of the rush crosses made in honour of the saint at
Imbolc (the most primitive being a three-armed cross - - alluding perhaps
to her Triunity?) and the legend of Saint Brigit of Kildare, reported by
Jean Markale, which says that her double monastery was founded on a
pre-Christian temple site, wherein a perpetual flame was maintained by
women.
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This fire burned in a place sheltered by hedges and no
men were allowed to enter therein. Even the women who tended it could not
blow on it with their mouths, but had to use bellows or a fan. It was said
that when the saint died, on 1 February 525 (eg on Imbolc: the festival
sacred to the Goddess Brigit) the number of nuns who tended the fire
remained the same (19) and that on the 20th day the saint herself kept it
alive. No one knows when it was lit, but it was ordered extinguished in
1220 by the Archbishop of London to suppress superstition. It was
rekindled and kept alight until the reign of Henry VIII (1509-1541).
http://www.obsidianmagazine.com/DaughtersoftheFlame/keepers-of-the-flame.htm
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Sowing Seeds for a New Spring
A Celtic
ritual for helping your life's garden grow.
By Mara Freeman
The spring equinox in March marked the New Year in earlier days,
and the best time to sow seeds for the new harvest. In Ireland, the
seeds were offered up for blessing of Saint
Brigit, who was once a goddess
associated with the earth, the sun and fertility. In Wales, families
went out into the fields to call on the Corn Spirit for a good
harvest. They poured a libation of cider on the ground and buried a
piece of plum cake as a libation to the Earth. After the feast, they
joined hands and danced across the field. A West Country Spring
blessing captures this spirit:
Good luck to the hoof and horn
Good luck to the flock and fleece
Good luck to the growers of corn
With blessings of plenty and peace!
Sowing our Seeds
· Light a candle at your
altar, center yourself, and ponder on what seeds you would like
to sow in your life this year. Write down everything which comes to
you in a list, then choose three of them that you can really focus
on: one for yourself, one for your family or community, and one for
the planet.
· Seed will remain forever
dormant unless it is planted in earth that has been well prepared
for it. What groundwork do you need to do before your seed-ideas can
germinate?
· In the modern world, we are
continually bombarded with distracting stimuli. The straight,
orderly furrows of a plowed field remind us of the need to focus on
our own projects. Look at ways in which you can clear space and time
in your week for cultivating the delicate new shoots that will
appear.
· As the plow may encounter
hard, stones in the soil, we may allow all sorts of things to get in
the way of our growth. Take a look at any obstacles, within or
without, that may prevent you from working towards your most
important goals. How do you plan to deal with them?
· Visualize your seed-ideas
growing and becoming strong, healthy "plants." What will
each idea look, sound, smell, taste, and feel like when it comes to
fruition? Paint a picture in words or in colors, making them as real
as possible, and place on your altar.
· Ask Brigit to bless these
projects with her life-giving sun and warmth.
· Now re-enter your daily
life and be sure to nurture your seed-ideas with the four elements:
Air = inspiration
Fire = enthusiasm
Water = imagination
Earth = practical application
… and watch your garden grow!
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http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ASaints/Brigit.html
"Our Lady’s" presence, coming in stronger and clearer as
more and more symbols and messages will continue. I believe, like many,
the world’s approaching more intense earth changes. I’ve been very
interested in the history of "Our Lady of Fatima" since
returning from Fatima, Portugal about 6 years ago and witnessing an alcove
of incredible energy of light coming from candles at the shrine area at
Fatima. "It’s one year anniversary of Sister Lucia’s death and it’s
no coincidence she passed on the 13th of the month."
"I was so touched by the Fatima’s prolific experience. I felt a
huge nudge to bring some candles home and give to others going through
trials and tribulations. The sacred flame has been passed on through the
years but it wasn’t until I came out of a meditative state a few years
back, I received instructions to share this gift with the world. After
this remarkable visit and divine guidance, I began researching the
Fatima miracles. As providence goes, I came across one of many websites
dedicated to "Our Lady of Fatima" which foretold the three days
of darkness. "Light a candle, light a blessed one." I was
totally taken back by this statement as it reaffirms the messages she
received regarding the blessed Fatima candles.
"This latest information brought the amazing experience to the
next step on this journey. I now feel 2006 is going to be a year of
multiple earth changes back to back. This feeling isn’t a secret. It’s
something known within mainstream but many ignoring the signs and
information. "Faith and prayer along with meditation will get us
through. I will be praying and meditating more and hope there are millions
of others following this guidance. Meditation will help us hear guidance
and prayer will miraculously calm down the earth."
The letter Sister Lucia wrote about the 3 Secrets of Fatima
THIRD PART OF THE "SECRET"
(original text)
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