by Gnostic Muse | Dec 24, 2016 | Christic Path
“In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him...
by Gnostic Muse | Dec 24, 2016 | Christic Path
The Tree of Life exists in all religions and cultural traditions from the Nordic Ygdrassil, to the Mayan and Aztec trees of life, to the bodhi tree under which Buddha Shakyamuni became enlightened. The Zoroastrians of Persia worshipped the immortal Gaokerena tree, the...
by Gnostic Muse | Dec 18, 2016 | Christic Path, Sacred Calendar, Zodiac and Astrology
The Winter Solstice In the northern hemisphere the winter solstice on December 21st is the darkest day of the year. Here, the Sun pauses for three days before continuing its journey north on December 25th. Symbolically December 25th is the birth of the Christ child,...
by Gnostic Muse | Dec 13, 2016 | Notables, Poetry, Sufism
Jalalludin Rumi was a Sufi mystic and poet who founded the Mevlevi Sufi order and the famous moving prayer of the whirling dervishes. Rumi was the son of a theologian in 13th century Turkey, which was at that time a part of the Persian empire. The first part of his...
by Gnostic Muse | Dec 11, 2016 | Sacred Calendar, Zodiac and Astrology
Capricorn the Goat is an earth sign in the cardinal mode. The Sun is in the sign of Capricorn each year from December 22nd on the winter solstice until January 19th. Like the mountain goat- determined, strong and fearless- Capricorn steadfastly climbs to the peak of...
