Candles!
Candlemas are referred to as commemorations, the place candles are lit to honor and bear in mind Jesus being formally launched into the Temple in Jerusalem. (40 days after his start on Christmas, December 25m)
Some Catholic church buildings have an extra layer of which means the place it’s mentioned to rejoice the ceremonial purification of the Virgin Mary, which might have taken place 40 days after the start of Christ.
Early on, Candlemas was celebrated with an excellent feast… the Pageant of Candles.
In additional fashionable instances, Candlemas has develop into a time when church buildings bless all of the candles for the approaching yr.
This is one thing that piqued my curiosity.
A celebration with candlelight!
Candles are symbolic in and of themselves.
A lit candle has its personal religious energy and presence, however a burning candle has the facility to assist you in calling for a higher religious presence into your life.
So, as a contemporary twist on Candlemas…
You might need to mild a candle to mild a candle, to awaken your individual divine presence and welcome the next divine presence and spirit into your life.
Easy candle meditation
A timeless, and easy, but highly effective candle meditation is to mild a candle.
Then place the candle in entrance of you and take a look at the flame of the candle.
As you look into the flame… mirror the soul qualities current within the flame and inherent in all.
The identical presence of soul that you just tune into the candle flame is inside you, and with consciousness now you can deliver extra of it to the floor in your individual life.
Purification is a strong time
The reference to Candlemas can also be fairly symbolic because the time when Mom Mary had a purification ceremony.
In my article about Imbolc, which is the pagan fireplace pageant that marks the hidden entrance of spring on February 1St…
I communicate of the highly effective energy of purification that’s obtainable right now.
It is a good time for purification on each your considering and emotional ranges…
However now could be the proper time to perform a little spring cleansing round you.
Connection to Groundhog Day
Lastly…
Candlemas has a reference to the trendy observance of Groundhog Day, which additionally falls on February 2n.d. The connection is that farmers noticed the climate on Candlemas and used it as a reference level to find out what the climate can be like within the following days.
If the solar is shining overhead… it means extra clear chilly climate is coming. Nevertheless, whether it is cloudy, it means sizzling climate is coming.
Right here is an outdated English track I discovered talked about in Catholic Solutions that goes like this:
“If Candlemas is truthful and brilliant, / Come, winter, make one other flight. / If Candlemas brings clouds and rain, / Go, winter, and are available no extra.”
with a lot love,
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