| With Spring comes the beginning of Aries. The earth is | | | | The archangel Raphael presides over this time of year. |
| resurrected by the powers of our Creator. The | | | | Raphael is known as the angel of healing, the angel of |
| ancients believed that when God created the | | | | immortality, and the angel of the Holy Grail. He is |
| elements the sun was in Aries. The universal focus for | | | | known as the "god" Mercury or Hermes. His staff is |
| this time is "Behold, I make all things new." (Rev.21:5) | | | | called the Caduceus, the modern medical symbol. The |
| Each one of us is the "center of the cosmos." "As | | | | Caduceus pictures two snakes rising, entwined, and is |
| above, so below." According to Jin Shin Jyutsu, there is | | | | representative of the Kundalini rising. The Kundalini is |
| a pattern of the life force in the body that is called, | | | | the life force of the body. It is coiled at the base of the |
| "The Divine Presence (Creator) in the honorific center | | | | spine. When awakened, the life force energy rises |
| of the Cosmos." As the patterns of nature evolve, we | | | | through the chakras and brings enlightenment to the |
| also participate in the "creative spring" coming from our | | | | soul. |
| spirit within. | | | | There is a legend that every evening Raphael gathers |
| Aries is a fiery force that burns out the dross of old | | | | the prayers for healing from earth and carries them to |
| nature - Winter. As the seed bursts forth from the | | | | the throne of God. The prayers are transformed into |
| earth so does the divine soul expression of humankind | | | | fragrant blossoms and are borne down from Heaven |
| come to the surface for evolution. Each Spring brings | | | | by angels who bring comfort to those in need. |
| the promise of new life and new hope. In the life of | | | | The Saturday night before Easter becomes a special |
| Jesus the Christ, this is symbolized by the burial in the | | | | night for baptism. The word baptism is to signify, |
| tomb, in preparation for the resurrection of Easter | | | | "bringing to sight." Let this season be a time of clarity |
| morn. | | | | of vision that dissolves the veil between the two |
| The "Christ" is an office or position we ALL attain to. | | | | worlds. Let Heaven be created in us and on our home, |
| When Jesus rolled away the stone, He set the pattern | | | | Mother Earth. Let each one of us be resurrected in |
| for all men and women. The rite of Spring signifies the | | | | consciousness to become the Christed men and |
| symbolic death of the lower personality to the birth of | | | | women we are destined to be. |
| the higher self. | | | | Remember these words, for they are for each one of |
| The Easter season celebrates the "mating" of the | | | | us ..."HE IS RISEN." |
| feminine and masculine aspects of God Goddess. | | | | Some ideas from "Star Gates" by Corinne Heline. |
| When the divine feminine finally is brought to Her equal | | | | Written by Merry C. Battles |
| place with the divine masculine, we will see the | | | | ©2009 Merry C. |
| beginning of the Golden or Diamond Age. | | | | |