by the Sea

Peace is not resignation, passivity, or inactivity. It is not about doing what we’re told is “right” or socially acceptable.  Peace is constructive, creative, and life-giving. Present in the moment, we can hear the voice of intuition and find creative solutions

We can look at the elements of the Christmas story metaphysically, in terms of individual consciousness

Joseph is the father archetype, a nurturer, protector, and provider. He represents our intellect that affirms Truth and consents to the birth of new ideas.

Mary represents our feeling nature; that part of us that is compassionate, creative, and receptive. She is the soul sensitive to divine inspiration and intuition, pregnant with new possibility.

Joseph & Mary = Wisdom & Love; Thinking & Feeling. Head & Heart. Intellect & Intuition.

Spiritual awareness is born from a uniting of our head and heart creating balance that is fertile ground for planting ideas

Virgin Birth = no one else can birth an idea for us. It can only be done from a consciousness of purity, free from victimhood, anxiety, worry, resentment.

Bethlehem = a city with no walls, filled with common folk.  Anyone can enter into this consciousness.

Crowded inn = there is no room for the soul to grow when too filled with worldly concerns. The birth takes place in the manger of the heart, a place of quiet and safety, of daily spiritual practice.