More and more religions - not just Christians or Protestants - are recognizing the spiritual significance of Advent. The spirit of the season is experiencing a revival through serious reflection, joyful expectation, and observation of traditional Advent customs.
The Advent season is a time for reflection and anticipation - reflection on our spiritual lives and anticipation for the arrival of Christmas.
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| Hope, by Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour |
While Advent traditions vary based on religious persuasions and cultures one common practice includes focusing on four themes. The most common Advent themes are hope, peace, joy, and love.
As 2023 draws to a close this Advent we find ourselves in liminal space. Suspended between this year and next. Hoping for peace as we come together in love to celebrate the season's joy.
liminal
1. occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold
Example: I was in the liminal space between past and present
2. relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process
Example: that liminal period when a child is old enough to begin following basic rules but is still too young to do so consistently
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| Advent as a recapitulation of evolution according to Rudolf Steiner |
Consider reading Rudolf Steiner's lecture, Birth of Light, Signs and Symbols of the Christmas Festival.
He discusses the great process of Advent as symbolizing three proceeding periods in human evolution and how mankind "must once again pass through briefly the way of the birth of the light as experienced at Christmas" ~ GA 90a, I. Birth of the Light on the Rudolf Steiner Archive.
Greetings and blessings to all this holiday season from wonder | wander| world.
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