Being a 'golden egg' - thoughts for Easter time

As we approach Easter Time many children (and maybe adults too!) will be thinking about Easter eggs. The egg is a great symbol of new life. In the Northern hemisphere nature is abundant with flowers, fresh green leaves on the trees, baby animals and birds. Easter falls at the weekend nearest to the full moon when the Sun is in Aries. This is the first sign of the zodiac, so it is also the time of the re-birth of a new zodiac year.

In some ways it is a better time of year than the beginning of January to make a New Year resolution and I have some thoughts to share about this.

I was recently reading an article in one of our UK newspapers about a charity fund-raising endeavour promoted by one of our big supermarket chains. They are encouraging customers to ‘Be a good egg’. Their definition of this is someone who helps ill or vulnerable people, and their most important characteristics of a ‘good egg’ are humility and kindness. This really struck a chord for me, as these are two qualities White Eagle often stresses in his teaching.

So maybe a ‘good egg’ resolution for you this Aries full moon time could be to do a simple act of kindness for a neighbour, family member or friend.

Another idea is to give a lonely person a handmade gift or card. When we make something ourselves, it may not look as finished and professional as shop bought items, but we have put something of ourselves into it, which will touch the receiver. The love and caring thought behind it will touch their heart.

Then another idea I have to suggest is creating your personal Easter day affirmation. Maybe affirming something truly positive about yourself and your positive ‘good egg’ thoughts for the new zodiac year ahead.

And finally, a few of White Eagle’s own words which are also printed in our latest issue of Stella Polaris:  ‘Have you ever noticed that so many of the spring flowers in your northern hemisphere—the daffodil, the hyacinth, and many others, are manifesting the symbol of the six-pointed Star; six petals? Even deep within the flower you will see another little star in many of them. We suggest that you should look into your spring flowers and see there the message of the Christ, the arisen Christ.’

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On Easter Sunday I shall be in the New Lands Temple for our service at 11.15am and then, (after a shared lunch) at 1.30pm talking on an ‘egg’ theme! ‘The Golden Egg—a Journey to the Great Pyramid’. Do join me if you can.

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Also, may I take this opportunity of reminding you that you can now find regular White Eagle postings on Twitter. Go to www.twitter.com/whiteaglewisdom as well as on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whiteeaglelodgeUK

'Green is good for our health' says Prince

This is the headline of a recent newspaper article. Prince Charles has worked for many years to encourage awareness of environmental issues. A reader of my STAR NOTES has sent me a cutting from London’s Evening Standard newspaper, printed on the same day that my last blog entitled ‘Is there rubbish in paradise?’ was posted. The article reported a visit of the Prince to the newspaper to give support and publicity to a meeting of the ‘Royal Society’ bringing together health ministers, senior civil servants, health professionals and civil society organisations, to discuss climate change.

In his keynote speech at the meeting the Prince said ‘Protect the health of the planet, protect our health. Actions which are good for the planet are also good for human health… Some five years ago the Lancet’s commission of climate change described it as “the greatest threat to human health of the 21^st century”.’

I believe that one way in which the magic of the Star is working is in encouraging key figures in our world today to speak out and use the power of the media to help inspire and uplift the thoughts and actions of many others, and particularly those in positions to change our world. Prince Charles’ work is just one example. White Eagle encourages his Star workers to be constant in their work! Let us all see the ‘green ray’ pouring onto and into our planet, as I said before in my previous post.

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And now I invite you to come to the New Lands Temple (if you can)—or join us in thoughts, on Saturday 28^th March for our Earth Hour Tibetan Bowl Concert (by Andrew Lyddon). From 8.30 to 9.30pm the Temple will be illuminated only by candles. This evening is an outer expression of our environmental commitment. It is the WWF’s Earth Hour. We join it and thus link with many millions of people all over the planet who are together turning off all electric lights. Let us join together at this time (physically or in thought) and offer our prayers for our beautiful planet.