one & the same

A Little-Known Secret Fulton Sheen Introduced Me to About the Sacred and  Immaculate Hearts - Theology of the Body Institute
Cam Smith

“It is doubtless correct that the ‘Christ in us’ is not really different from what theological teaching terms the ‘Holy Spirit’, but it seems to me that we should nevertheless make a distinction between these two concepts in relation to something else.

The Holy Spirit & the Christ within, are one & the same, but at different stages of development.

One could also say that the ‘Holy Spirit’ is the (female) Mother principle of the (male) Son principle of Christ.

We owe the ‘Christ within’ to the development which proceeds in us through the ‘Holy Spirit’ (or Christ-Creator)” ~ from a letter to Wilhelm Hubbe-Schleiden written by Rudolf Steiner. From the book ‘The Archetypal Feminine, Chapter 4: Isis-Sophia and the Great Mother by Manford Schmidt-Brabant

Saturn in front of the constellation Capricornus and Jupiter in front of Aquarius in May 2021 morning sky.

21 May 2021- “Speaking with the Stars”

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Holy Spirit as Wind Denis Sarazhin

Rudolf Steiner’s Lectures on this day (RSarchve.org)

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY ( From Rudolf Steiner’s original Calendar of the Soul, The Present Age Mag., Wikipedia, RSarchive.org)

Saint Mary Magdalene
Bernardino Luini

Birthday of Mary Magdalene, sister of Martha & Lazarus.The Gospels of Luke & Mark say 7 demons were cast out of her by Jesus. She became one of Jesus’ most celebrated disciples. Within the four Gospels she is named at least 12 times, more than most of the apostles. She is most prominent in the narrative of the crucifixion of Jesus, John 19:25–26 notes that she stood by the cross, near the Virgin Mary & the Apostle whom Jesus loved. According to all 4 Gospels,[Matthew 28:1–8] [Mark 16:9–10] [Luke 24:10] [John 20:18] she was, either alone or as a member of a group of women, the 1st to testify to the resurrection of Jesus. John 20 & Mark 16:9 specifically name her as the first person to see Jesus after his resurrection.

“…As the Spiritual Soul is the principle in which the Spirit Self develops, this principle is called the “mother of Christ,” or, in the occult schools, the “Virgin Sophia.” Through the fertilisation of the Virgin Sophia the Christ could be born in Jesus of Nazareth. In the occult school of Dionysius, the Intellectual Soul was called “Mary,” and the Sentient Soul “Mary Magdalene.” ~Rudolf Steiner, Gospel of John (Basle): Lecture V

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1265 – Birthday of Dante – according to Rudolf Steiner “…Dante became a seer at the age of thirty-five”. “…All leaders of mankind, who were aware of how the higher spiritual life of man arises out of his lower nature, have comprehended the significance of Easter. Dante therefore described his awakening — in his Divine Comedia — as taking place on Good Friday.”

“…Dante had a friend and teacher Brunetto Latini, who, as I think you will recognise from what we shall presently say, may be described as an Initiate in the true sense of the word.”

“…When you follow the teaching of the Templars, there at the heart of it is a kind of reverence for something of a feminine nature. This femininity was known as the Divine Sophia, the Heavenly Wisdom. Manas is the fifth principle. the spiritual self of man, that must be developed, for which a temple must be built. And, just as the pentagon at the entrance to Solomon’s Temple characterises the fivefold human being, this female principle similarly typifies the wisdom of the Middle Ages, This wisdom is exactly what Dante sought to personify in his Beatrice. Only from this viewpoint can Dante’s Divine Comedy be understood. Hence you find Dante, too, using the same symbols as those which find expression in the Templars, the Christian knights, the Knights of the Grail, and so on. Everything which is to happen [in the future] was indeed long since prepared for by the great initiates, who foretell future events, in the same way as in the Apocalypse, so that souls will be prepared for these events.” ~ Rudolf Steiner, The Temple Legend

Albrecht Dürer - Wikipedia

1471 – Birthday of Albrecht Dürer, German painter, engraver, & mathematician

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1860 – Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian unification. Rudolf Steiner speaks about him qite a bit in his Karmic Relationships series.

“…many Initiates of bygone days appear again as personalities who with the concepts and notions prevailing to-day cannot be recognised as former Initiates because they are obliged to use the body which their epoch provides. Garibaldi is just such an example…In Hibernia, in Ireland, there were deep and penetrating Mysteries whose influences still made their way across to Europe in the early centuries of the spread of Christianity. And there one finds an Initiate whose path in the 8th to 9th centuries after the founding of Christianity led him from Ireland to the region corresponding approximately to modern Alsace. Under the stormy conditions then prevailing, this Initiate achieved much for the cause of true Christianity. To this Initiate came three pupils from different quarters of the world — three pupils who entrusted themselves to him. These three pupils came to him — one from far away, another from nearer at hand. But in the Irish Mysteries there was an inviolable decree that an Initiate to whom pupils had entrusted themselves must not abandon them in the later incarnation but must accomplish in earthly life something that will hold them to him, something that establishes a bond between him and these pupils. The Initiate of whom I am speaking was born again as Joseph Garibaldi, with that visionary quality of will which in olden times had been able to express itself in a quite different form from that possible in a body belonging to the 19th century. Garibaldi received only a very inferior education, quite unlike the education that was typical of the 19th century. The three others I have named were the pupils who in the past had come to him from different parts of the world. But the impulse working from the one incarnation over into the other was far deeper and more potent than external principles of action…And so in spite of the radical difference in sentiment and conviction, Garibaldi could not abandon, for example, Victor Emanuel...” ~Rudolf Steiner

San Francisco's Plague Years | Science History Institute

1907 – Bubonic plague breaks out in San Francisco

An eyewitness account of the sinking of the Bismarck - archive | Second  world war | The Guardian
The Guardian

1941 – The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic killing over 2,100 men

Strong earthquake strikes Java island in Indonesia. Deaths reported | PBS  NewsHour

2006 – The 6.4 Mw Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central Java leaving more than 5,700 dead & 37,000 injured.

Isis mirror, mirrors, isis.

POD (Poem Of the Day)

~Steller is the golden seed from which the corn arises,
Earthly is the Sun on the hill from which springs god’s day…
My body nourishes some unfolding time & purpose
My heart lifts like the Moon
& power quivers on the water…
I shine cooper – bronze
& silver in the mirror of the unveiled Isis…
Today
The fixed stars & the circling planets are glad…

~hag

Holy Grail Painting by Alla Shliakhova | Saatchi Art
Alla Shliakhova

Sangraal: A Pentecost Pilgrimage & Whitsun Festival
with the Central Regional Council
featuring an experiential ‘Pageant’ written by Hazel Archer,
taking us on a Quest from The Cauldron of Ceridwen, to The Holy Grail,
& into The Sacred Vessel of the Sophia.

with Special Guests: Mary Mertz, Camille Vettraino
Eurythmy with Elizabeth Carlson, & Music with Ultra-Violet Archer

Join us on Whitsunday 23 May 2021, 
at 11 am PT / 12 noon MT / 1 pm – 2:30 pm CT / 2 pm ET / 8 pm CET

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Eurythmy - an Art of Movement for Our Time
Eurythmy Association of Great Britain

Bio – Elizabeth Carlson – I was born and grew up in upstate [Woodstock] New York. I completed the eurythmy training at Eurythmy School Zuccoli in Dornach, age 24, and studied again later at Eurythmeum Stuttgart for two years. I have worked in Waldorf education since, in eurythmy, (in USA, SA and UK) for 16 yrs, in Early Years for five years, and intermittently in care for the elderly and learning disabled. I completed an MA in eurythmy (education) with Alanus University (Germany, but in the UK)  in 2016. I have lived in the UK, presently in Cardiff, Wales, since 1992. My son is 26.

Music by Ultra-Violet Archer 

 
art by Nancy Poer

The Mysteries of the Holy Grail: From Arthur and Parzival to Modern  Initiation: Steiner, Rudolf, Barton, Matthew: 9781855842342: Amazon.com:  Books

You are also invited to get the Book & Join us for study sessions through out the year as well. contact Alberto Loya aloyavaca@utexas.edu for more info.

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Sophia Community Circle – WEDNESDAY 2 JUNE 2021

We are She – She are We – Embodying Love in Wisdom with Hazel & Ultra-Violet Archer

9:30 am PT / 10:30 am MT / 11:30 am CT / 12:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm GMT / 6:30 pm CET

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Invitation to a Summer Practice and Research Group

You are invited to join with a group of friends as we explore Rudolf Steiner’s 6 Essential Exercises alongside the Eightfold / Daily Exercise Path.

We will have a daily 15-minute Zoom meeting for 6 weeks. Beginning on Saturday June 12, 2021 and ending on July 24, 2021. This group will meet every day for 42 days, for 15 minutes each day.

9 am ET / 10 am MT / 11 amCT / 12 ET / 5 pm BST / 6 pm CET

The schedule each day (based on Eastern Time (ET) Please check your time zone):

12:00 Thought of the Day for the Six Basic Exercise (changes weekly)

12:05 5-minute Individual Practice Space

12:10 Thought of the Day for the Daily Exercises (8FoldPath)

12:15 Close the space

Everyone is invited to participate. Come when you can and will. Free of charge.

We intend to stay as close to time as possible. Saturdays after the close of the call, there will be an optional conversation space hosted by Elderberries. Visit our padlet for updates: https://padlet.com/programs4/6BE

This is a practice group AND a research group. We are experimenting with weaving our attention with weekly rhythm of the 6BE and the daily rhythm of Eightfold Path/ Daily Exercises.  You are encouraged to bring a journal to make notes and keep track of your progress.

Week One: Clear Thinking

Week Two: Control of Will

Week Three: Equanimity

Week Four: Positivity

Week Five: Open Mindedness

Week Six: Harmony

Saturdays: Right Opinion

Sundays: Right Judgement

Mondays: Right Word

Tuesdays: Right Deed

Wednesdays: Right Standpoint

Thursdays: To Become Habit

Fridays: Right Memory

Thinking artistically is fun!

One playful way to think of this group is that we will cultivate a summer garden. With your attention and devotion each week, you might grow a seven petaled daisy:

The ARC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting: Topic: SixBasicExercises Practice Group

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5 thoughts on “one & the same

  1. Hi Hazel,

    If you consider the oft repeated, “Not I But Christ In Me”, from the Apostle Paul, it causes a reverberation to occur which resounds today, and yet, it can be shown that this statement has grown in proportion to the progress of the human race. Thus, we have two significant reference points from Rudolf Steiner. The first is from the last lecture of the Hamburg course on the Gospel of John, and the last is from the first lecture of the course given some 15 years later on Michael’s work on the human soul forces, and wherein He impresses His image on human etheric body.

    https://wn.rsarchive.org/Lectures/GA103/English/AP1962/19080531p01.html

    https://wn.rsarchive.org/Lectures/GA223/English/AP1946/19230927p01.html

    Thus, we should really compare these two in order to show that Michael really comes forth as a distinct entity for the furtherance of the cause, which is: “Not I, but Christ and Michael in Me.” This really works today, when understood.

  2. Sure appreciate your opening quote; it goes together so well with your opening quote from Steiner yesterday.

    The Holy Spirit is reaching millions of people today through the series “The Chosen”. Mary Magdalene features prominently, as she should. It’s being translated into different languages, and is spreading like wildfire, because people are identifying with the cast who play the disciples – “I’m just like that!”. And Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus, is great at showing the compassion that Jesus had for people – you can see it in his eyes. Every episode brings tears to my eyes; it’s the best I’ve watched since Touched by an Angel. It’s free to watch at http://www.TheChosen.tv They’re premiering a new episode this Sunday at 6 p.m. PDT.

    1. Hi Maverick,

      I am recording the episode of “The Chosen” here in my district. It comes on a channel called, Trinity Broadcasting Network, and it is the 8th episode of season 1. I will be looking forward to hearing from those that walked with Christ. Nicodemus, for example, he is said to have conversed with Christ one night, ref. GOJ, chapter 3. He was asked if he really understood what he knew as Rabbi of the Israelites, and had to admit that he knew very little. He appears again in chapter 7, and causes his own suspicion as coming from Galilee. This is not to be missed in the record of events.

      1. Nicodemus is a most interesting person, and I think the writers of the series do an excellent job bringing out more depth to his character. Of course, much of what they do bring out is based on speculation, since the Gospels purpose wasn’t to expand on individual characters. I’ve enjoyed the various nuances they’ve given to his character, and the man who plays “Nico”, as his wife calls him, is a superb actor; his wife is also. You can view the episodes anytime on your laptop or phone by going to http://www.thechosen.tv They only ask for your email; I watch an episode every evening before bed.

        1. Steiner describes the experience of Nicodemus and Christ in two places here from the Gospel of John lectures given in Hamburg.

          https://wn.rsarchive.org/Lectures/GA103/English/AP1962/search=mode?query=nicodemus&mode=context

          Nico came to Christ at night via his astral body. It was through his astral body during sleep that he communed with the Christ. It was he and Joseph of Arimethea who would eventually take possession of the Body of Christ and anoint it for burial. The Grail path of the Christ begins here.

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