Greetings friends - Expand with me into a contemplation of the Summer-Tide Mysteries.
In earlier times, the Sun was perceived in its shining prime & glory as the effulgent force of the Feminine – a passionate aspect of the versatile Great Mother, who issues forth & supports all life. The Solar Goddess was known in many ancient cultures, & Her Priestess’ were highly regarded as healers & Psychopomps – Spiritual guides, initiating supplicants into the mysteries hidden behind the blinding light & fire of the solar disk. They used the 1st mirrors as lenses to harness the Sun; to start the altar fires, & to cauterize wounds for healing.
During the time of the ancient Egyptians, Sirius, the Dog Star rose on the Summer Solstice, heralding the beginning of their New Year, just before the season of the Nile’s flooding.
The Sun itself was deemed to be the all-seeing, all knowing, all powerful eye; but It was also known to be the “Scorching eye of Ra” burning away the shadows, like a laser in the hands of a surgeon, cutting away disease, a power not to be taken lightly. (pardon the pun)
Probably the most ancient source of the Solar Force known to humanity is an Egyptian lion-headed Goddess called Sekhmet. She displays all the passion of the Noonday-Sun at its peak, burning away all that does not serve, rousing us to dance our true power, in the magic ritual of our transformation. Solar energy & its radiations are said to be the cause of evolution itself, reminding us that we can take an active role in our evolutionary process by aligning ourselves with this Solar Power, plugging in directly to the source of ourselves, to the source of action & passion.
In our time now, we strive toward a renewal of these mysteries – To transform the unbridled passions into purposeful action, directed by our higher “I”. The Summer Solstice brings our inner selves into harmony with our cosmic being, & reminds us of the Sun’s connection to The Christ as the Solar Logos.
We lift up our hearts to meet ‘the heights & widths of the universe’, where we feel ‘Not I, but Christ in me’. To say as John the Baptist said “He must increase, but I must decrease.”
We respond to the Summertime call for a yearly ‘Metanoia’ by reviewing our deeds – opening to the truth of Conscience - looking with courage to the errors of the past, enduring all the pain self-knowledge brings, so that we can take on the Spiritual tasks at hand. ~hag
~Midsummer Centennial Celebration~A Community St. John’s-Tide Festival Gathering Marking 100 years of Biodynamics!Saturday 22 June 2024 at Zinniker Farm1 pm - Grinding, stirring & spraying the land with ‘Basil Williams Festival spray’ 4 pm – Mid-Summer Thoughts w/ ~hag Sun Crafting Workshop w/ Charlie Kahn Social Poetry w/ Zosia Novak Call & Response Singing w/ Ultra-Violet Archer * Share YOUR Artistic Gifts – Poem, Song…? Express yourself! * Potluck – Please Bring Food & Drink to Share Bonfire Drum Circle - Bring your drums & music makers Show your support for Zinniker $20 more or less Love Donation
Hazel Archer is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: St. John's with MATime: Sunday Jun 23, 20241 PM Central Time (US and Canada)Click the link below to Join the FREE Festival Gathering: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/7050174041?pwd=IHmFS9yuzUXffIXg5b4OojEMtLzbFA.1&omn=87373593884 Meeting ID: 705 017 4041Passcode: MA
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Celebrating the Feast of Mary Magdalene
w/ Hazel Archer
Through the Gospel of Mary Magdalene take an initiatory journey honoring a sacred purification process.
This course for the Infinity Foundation is available on Zoom. You will be emailed a Zoom link closer to the time of the class. The course will also be recorded and you will receive a link to watch it.
Course 242133 | Zoom
Date Monday, July 22
Time 7:00 - 8:30 PM CT
Cost $35/30 payment 10 days in advance
If you need assistance registering contact: Nancy Grace Marder, Executive Director
infinityfoundation.org -847-831-8828
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4-6 October 2024 Annual Southeast Biodynamic Conference - Celebrating the 100-year anniversary of biodynamic agriculture. Hosted by Jeff Poppen ‘the Barefoot Farmer’ Long Hungry Creek Farm in Red Boiling Springs, TN
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