Spiritual Festivals
Each month, over the period of the full moon, unique spiritual energies are available to awaken minds and hearts to spiritual values and principles that are necessary for human progress. The following articles, written by Sarah McKechnie, former President of the Lucis Trust, offer thoughtful reflections on the significance and opportunities available at these times.
Thousands of people link in thought during these monthly festivals to deepen the alignment between the Kingdom of God and humanity, and to distribute spiritual energies throughout the planet.
Further details can be found on the Lucis Trust website.
Some Thoughts on Capricorn – We rise by kneeling
Janus, the Roman god of transitions, gates, and time, was depicted facing in two directions, a fitting symbol for Capricorn, which spans two calendar years and thus is both a sign of conclusion and of a new beginning. This two-way vision is expressed in the keynote of Capricorn—Lost am I in light supernal, yet on…
Thoughts on Sagittarius – The quality of the hidden vision
In the continuum of Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, and Capricorn, the energies of Sagittarius, the Archer, draw upon the balance of the scales in Libra and the courage of the warrior in the battle of Scorpio. After balance has been achieved in Libra and the depths have been plumbed by the stirring of memory in Scorpio,…
Some Thoughts on Scorpio – Triumph through testing and trial
Scorpio is the great constellation which influences the turning point, both in the life of humanity and of the individual human being, according to the writings of Alice Bailey. When the balance point is achieved in Libra, a kind of pivot is reached in the life of the soul, bringing tests and crises that can…
Thoughts on Libra – “All paths meet at the centre”
When we look at today’s world it can be challenging to ponder on the energies of Libra, “the balance”, for it seems there is no middle ground—only the extremes of wealth and poverty, of droughts and floods, of “right and left”. For all thoughtful people who seek to understand the causes of polarization, the present…
Thoughts on Virgo – The Gift of the Present Moment
The entire theme of the zodiac can be understood esoterically from the angle of light and its increasing radiance. The light shining through Leo awakens recognition of individual identity, of personal integrity in the fullest sense of that term. In Virgo identity is revealed as duel, including both divine aspects: spirit and matter, the mother…
Thoughts on Leo – A new concept of identity
Leo, “the birthplace of the individual”, looms large in the world today, when both extreme individuality and a growing group awareness are increasingly visible effects of the polarity of Leo (the self) and Aquarius (the group). The interplay between Aquarius and Leo is far more potent now than at any previous time, the writings of…
Some Thoughts on Cancer – Working lovingly with substance
The Sun’s passage into Cancer marks the transition from the subjective energies of Aries, Taurus and Gemini into the realm of manifestation—of form life. In one of her lectures, Alice Bailey said that “God is, through the form, whatever it may be, working out an idea, a specific concept”. We might not think of ourselves…