Our Americas’ Temple
is set in a large area of very beautiful green and sacred land. (This part of Texas is not as one might imagine. Before my
first visit, years ago now, I thought it would be like the desert of cowboy
movies!). I have just returned from a week’s visit for meetings with our key
workers there. Springtime had come early (ahead of England) and the fresh green leaves
and abundant wild flowers thrilled my heart. When not in meetings I enjoyed
walking among the flowers and listening to the glorious bird song; watching the
fleet-footed deer, and walking the labyrinth spiral on ‘Temple Hill’. It is
here that the sunrise ceremony is held every Easter Sunday morning.
Participants gather before the dawn to pray and meditate and welcome the
resurrection with a fire lit at the central point of the labyrinth. Later there is a delicious shared Easter
brunch prepared by David our super chef.
Sadly I can only join the gathering in my ‘body of light’. On this
beautiful land it is not difficult to feel the presence of angels and
companionship of friends and family now freed from physical bodies. During my
visit I was much aware of brothers who have helped establish White Eagle’s work
in the Americas,
continuing their work now at the inner level.
As we approach
the Easter festival and here in the Northern hemisphere see the land blossoming
with new life, the feeling of resurrection is very real to me. The seeming
death of wintertime is clearly giving way to re-birth. In his book of Festivals and Celebrations White Eagle
reminds us: ‘In the past, ceremonies were
held at this time of the year, when the sun was returning with its warmth and
life-force to bring forth from the earth itself the manifestation of God’s life
and beauty. We would raise your consciousness beyond the darkness of the earth
life, and bring you a vision of the company of radiant spirits and angels who
draw near to your earth at this time in obedience to the law, to the will of
our Father-Mother God. They come amongst you with rejoicing, trying to infuse
into your being the joy of the sunlight, the joy of the Christ life. They try
to awaken in your soul and higher consciousness supreme confidence in God’s
love and wisdom. You may, if you will, receive the baptism of this Sun spirit,
even as the brethren of the ancient wisdom have always received it.’
I invite
you now to come in thought, in your
‘body of light’ and walk inwardly on the sacred land of our Americas’ Center,
breathing in the new life of spring there to help you feel a joy-filled Easter
resurrection in your heart and life.
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