~O Self of self who names & opens the way - awaken me with your mouth against my ear - that your hot words may give me fiery sky eyes. Sponsor revolution - as we join the conversation of wind in clouds - Pacing the willful mating of the Queen Bee with the Sun - 2 become the psalm of earth - a re-tuning - to the greening... ~hag
Greetings - I am fresh from the farm. At our Spring Prep day at Zinniker Farm we started out making Barrel Compost, the foundation that enfolds the alchemy of all the 9 preparations. We also made & applied tree paste for the fruit trees; horn silica; & dug up the Dandelion, which brings in the light, & aligns the plant kingdom with the cosmic rhythms. We compared 2 differant batches which Petra Z has been experimenting with. Farmer Markus Z, & Maize researcher Walter Goldstein also shared their wisdom. It was glorious full day, with breaks for a hardy German lunch, & a festive potluck dinner around the bonfire. A productive & sublime socially enlivening day. Here are some pics
As the June Moon waxes - & we move thru these 10 days between Ascension & Pentecost - As we work to create a chalice to hold the healing fires of the Holy Spirit that pour in on Whit Sunday, to gift us with the will to meet our highest destiny - we can also foster a cosmopolitan relationship with the ancient Jewish festival, ‘Shavuot’ – the Feast of Weeks, the Feast of The First Fruits, the Feast of the Giving of the Law - a Spring Festival that celebrates the grain harvest, & the ripening of the early fruits; as well as the anniversary of the giving of the Torah, marking the conclusion of the ritual of ‘Counting of the Omer’ after Passover. This counting expresses an anticipation not only of the first fruits on the agricultural side, but also the desire for the giving of the Torah, which it also celebrates. On Passover, the Judeans were freed from their enslavement to Pharaoh; on Shavuot, they were given the Torah. I think it’s especially important to tune into this Festival now - with all the struggles going on in, & around Israel - as we prepare for Pentecost, the 3rd & final chapter of Easter-Tide. The 3-day fest of Shavuot started at sunset on 1 June - ending at sundown 3 June 2025.
And so it is that I would like to tell the tale of Ruth & Naomi – The story of a Jewish woman, & an Arab woman, who shared a deep karmic connection, giving us a message of unity we need so much today. Their story is mixed in with Shavuot, & anticipates the Christian mysteries of the coming in of the Holy Spirit at Whitsun.
We can Remember that this is also the time that Moses meets the ‘I AM” of Christ in the burning bush! Another precurser to the tongues of fire on Pentecost.
According to tradition, folks overslept the day that Moses came down from fiery Mount Sinai, & of course there’s that whole thing about worshiping the golden calf right - So to atone, many folks hold an all-night vigil on the eve of Shavuot. They light candles, decorate with flowers, eat dairy food, study Torah, & read the Book of Ruth- an integral part of the Jewish & Christian liturgical year. Sections of Ruth are also used in the Protestant Wedding ceremony.
A number of biblical scholars have speculated that the Book of Ruth may have been written by a woman – its story is not only expressed entirely from a woman’s point of view, the name “Ruth” literally means, “woman friend.” And the grammar of the original Hebrew shows an unusual content of gender equality. There is also a hidden teaching in Ruth, a kind of women’s mystery that we can contemplate, & also an allegory for a karmic, or spiritual union. Here’s a synopsis: The widow Naomi & her 2 sons left Israel because of a famine, traveling thru foreign lands. They settled in Moab, which is an Arab country on the East Bank of the Jordan River, bordered by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria & Palestine. The sons married Ruth & Orpah, 2 Arab women from that place. During this time in exile, the 2 sons die, & the 3 woman become very close.
The tender friendship was especially strong between Ruth & Naomi, so unusual with a mother-in-law; which has been celebrated in poetry, prose & in art, the world round. After a time, Naomi gets word that Jerusalem is fertile again, & with her 2 sons gone, she desires to go back to her homeland, telling her 2 daughters-in-law that they should go back to their families, since life with her would be one of poverty, in a strange land, & she didn’t want them to have to sacrifice all the pleasures of their young lives for her. Already sad & lonely with the loss of their husbands, the thought of parting with Naomi really intensified their grief. United in common sorrow, the 3 women stand at a crossroads. Naomi’s words made a deep impression on Orpah; & at last she decides to take her advice; –
But not Ruth, who felt a special destiny with Naomi; so these 2 women journeyed on together & made a home in Bethlehem, where Naomi’s family owned a small house, with a spring on the outskirts of town, but little else.
Ruth wanting to earn her keep, heard that laborers were needed in the fields. And Naomi remembered that she had a kinsman, Boaz, whose name means strength - a man of great wealth, as well as wisdom. And so it was that Ruth becomes employed in the fields of Boaz; where she worked hard & proved a blessing to her mother Ruth. Boaz took note of the integrity of the woman from Moab. At harvest time he needed many extra hands, & he often went among the reapers to see how the work was going forward. He heard such good accounts of Ruth’s industry, dignity & discretion that he ordered his men to leave plenty for her to glean & to carry home in the evening. This she often sold on the way, in order to buy something that Naomi needed.
The 2 woman enjoyed their evenings together. Naomi had her spinning-wheel & loom; she also worked in the garden, raising vegetables, herbs & chickens. They often talked over their day’s labor as they enjoyed their simple supper of herb tea, bread & watercress.
One night Naomi was told by the spirit of prophecy, that from Ruth would descend 6 of the most righteous men of the age, notably, the prophet Daniel, King David, & what Spiritual Sceince would call ‘the Luke Jesus’. Boaz prized Ruth for her virtues, & her great moral qualities of head & heart.
In due time they were married; & Ruth bore a son whose name was Obed, which means: ‘One who Serves’. Obed became the father of Jesse, the root from which sprung the Virgin Mary. And Obed, Ruth’s son, was also the father of King David. And so that is how this ‘Old Testament’ story ends, but we know this is just the beginning… ~hag
Often Shavuot comes around the same time as the Festival of Penetcost. You can watch a free video called ~Vitae Sophia~ which includes the compelling story of Ruth & Naomi along with other tradtions HERE
or Listen on the ‘I Think Speech’ Podcast.
RUDOLF STEINER'S CALENDAR OF THE SOUL, translated (with added titles) by Roy Sadler - ASCENSION - The Risen Self - v6 Arisen from my own persona - my real self appears - as revelation of the spheres - that in the powers of time and space - the world is showing me as paradigm - of the divine, which everywhere portrays - the image in whose mirror I come true.
2 June 2025 - “Speaking with the Stars” ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
455 – Sack of Rome
1692 – Bridget Bishop is the first person to go to trial in the Salem witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts; she was found guilty and later hanged
1882 – Deathday of Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general & politician. Spoken of as a high initiate in the Hibernian Mysteries in ‘Karmic Relationships’ Vol 1, lec. 11 by Rudolf Steiner ( June 2nd is also Festa della Repubblica -The Italian National Republic Day)
1922 – Start of the Whitsun Conference or West-East Congress in Vienna, opened by Ludwig Polzer-Hoditz. At this conference Rudolf Steiner gave his last lecture on Threefolding (1917 – 1922)
All are Welcome - Saturday 7 June 2025 - The Eve of Pentecost - Communal Gathering 6 pm Potluck, Bonfire, Prep-stir… Please bring food & drink to share RSVP Hazel@CogRite.com
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Monday, 2 June 2025
The Feast of 1st Fruits
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