Christmas Gifts

At this time of year it can often feel that Christmas is becoming dominated by materialthings. This is quite a depressing train of thought which could turn us away from a possible inner experience of the unique magic of this festival.

White Eagle reminds us of the inner symbolism of the traditional Christmas story, and also that this is a time when there is a particular spiritual blessing, if we are able to open ourselves to receive it. It seems to me that this the real point—in order to receive the heavenly gift of Christmas we have to be ready and open.

White Eagle says: ‘At Christmas time we ask you to remember that the heavens are filled with a shining, angelic throng, and the heavens can open for you if you look to the Star, to the Light of Christ …… on Christmas morning there is a special heavenly outpouring of this Light.’

And as we receive the Light we long to share it…that is it’s magic. The wonderful thing is that it is limitless! There is enough light to fill every heart with heavenly comfort, and healing blessing. He reminds us too that the angels (however exalted they may be!) need human channels to bring their light right down into the darkest corners of the earth. So I feel that this is a time when much really effective healing work can be done. What I’ll be doing over the coming days is tuning in to the Star as often as I can, and offering my gift of light, of positive thoughts, and goodwill for the angels to use. This is something we can all do in our own way…working with the Christmas angels.

As White Eagle said in a teaching many years ago: ‘The light from your spirit will light the torch of your brother, thus many torches will be lit throughout the world. One simple brother’s heart may warm and lighten the hearts of many. You are pioneers. Keep the spirit of Christmas bright and shining.’

'We see a glorious future for humankind'

Many people may be feeling particularly troubled about world affairs at this present time. I have turned to Seeking Serenity a very inspiring book of the White Eagle teaching. It really seems to me to ‘touch the spot’ at this present moment. As always, the teaching is so positive and reassuring, reminding us to let go all fear and trust in God’s perfect plan.

’Many are distressed about conditions on the earth plane; many are overwhelmed with fear, hoping for the best but fearing the worst. But we would tell you that we are happy about the evolution of man on earth. As we look upon the earthly conditions and all the complexities we see a most wonderful development in man and in man’s life on the earth plane. You become disappointed by the disputes and misunderstandings between people and the conflict between the races; but we see, beyond your mortal vision, a wonderful growth going on. We see rays of love being projected from the White Brotherhood and illumined souls in the heavenly spheres to the earth. You talk about love on your earth, but you have little understanding of the power and beauty of love as it is known on the higher planes.’

Truly it is so important is for us all—all light workers—to keep positive in our thoughts, not allowing ourselves to be disturbed by media stories or outer happenings. Whenever anything in world affairs troubles you, just think of the Star shining on the world, and know that God has a perfect plan and out of seeming chaos, good is coming.

’We can see a glorious future for humankind when the injustices have been righted and man has learnt the way of wisdom. We see the natural and beautiful coming together of all nations united in one vast brotherhood; a time coming when man will understand his responsibility towards all the kingdoms of life. Be assured also that in world affairs right will conquer, and justice will balance apparent wrongs. There will come an expansion of consciousness and man will look up beyond the astral planes to that celestial world where Christ and His angels and all the shining company of heaven dwell.’

Halloween and All Souls

As the days grow shorter and nights longer here in the Northern hemisphere, there always has been a focus on festivals of light and dark. In modern times the festival of Halloween has become very commercialised and children in particular enjoy dressing up as witches and ghosts, and even bats. My seven year old grandson went off to a Halloween party on Saturday, thrilled with his bat costume and glove puppet.

With the Sun now in Scorpio, the vibration of this time of year, in whichever hemisphere we live, leads our thoughts towards the hidden mysteries of life, death and the hereafter. The traditional Christian festival of All Souls comes at this time too. It brings a good vibration for meditation, for inner contemplation and deeper understanding of the reality of the inner worlds and continuing companionship of family and loved ones who have passed on.

Let’s not think of them as ghostly figures, but open ourselves to the reality of their continued life and love. As White Eagle says often, heaven is not far away; heaven is here in our hearts. We can open our hearts now to our loved ones; open our inner ears to hear his/her voice speaking to us. Some of us may not ‘see’ but we can ‘feel’ their continuing love and companionship.

White Eagle says in White Eagle on Festivals and Celebrations:

‘We pray that your inner vision may open to the company of shining ones, friends, brothers and sisters of your spirit, who draw close to you at the festival of All Souls. We cannot give you any physical proof of our message of the eternal life, but God has given you the power within your heart to receive your own confirmation of its truth. You may search the world over. You may use every scientific instrument human kind can devise, you can seek through the ways of psychic phenomena: yet still this great truth of eternal life evades you when you search only along the earthly path. There is always something beyond all earthly things, something elusive which cannot be caught, trapped and harnessed by the human mind. It is so free, so subtle, that it can only be realised in your own heart. You have been given the gift of God in you; within your own being is the life of God, and it is your work here on earth so to live as to stimulate the growth of this God-consciousness.’

‘If you look deep enough you will see goodness’ White Eagle

Amidst all the often heart breaking news we witness around us there are some heart-warming stories. They remind me of the goodness in so many hearts and the huge efforts being made to uplift our planet and move us all forward into the new era of true brotherhood which White Eagle tells us so clearly is surely coming.

I was recently given a newspaper article entitled ‘No peace deal yet, but Nobel Peace Prize offers hope’. It tells how the President of Colombia has been awarded the prize for his efforts to bring peace to his troubled country. Amnesty International’s Secretary General is quoted as saying: ‘We hope today’s announcement will embolden the parties to continue efforts to reach a definitive peace agreement’. The conflict there has cost hundreds of thousands of lives and displaced around six million people. This inspiring article goes on to remind readers of other notable prize winners—Martin Luther King, Aung San Suu Kyi, Mikhail Gorbachev and Nelson Mandela. I believe reminding ourselves of courageous people working for freedom, truth and brotherhood such as these, can help us all keep positive and hopeful of the triumph of good over so-called evil as White Eagle says very clearly in SPIRITUAL UNFOLDMENT VOL.2. 

The section about Mikhail Gorbachev reminds us of his part in bringing about the fall of the Berlin Wall—an amazing achievement—if that can happen, nothing is impossible! Then Aung San Suu Kyi, inspired by Gandhi, was eventually able to bring peaceful reform to her country (Burma) and replace the military rule with civilian government. She, like Nelson Mandela, and indeed many others, endured punishment for standing up for truth and human rights (brotherhood in action). With courageous souls like this the negative energies will not prevail and all negativity will be transmuted into positive soul-growth for individuals and the world. This helps me to take heart when I witness the terrible things going on in Syria and the global ‘refugee crisis’. Good will triumph. God’s law is unassailable and the magic of the Star uplifts and inspires so many to work for change and to comfort all who suffer.

I often read these lovely words of White Eagle on page 30 of SEEKING SERENITY:

‘Remember, brethren, that all is working together for the great day of illumination of the whole of humanity!—for the great Brotherhood which is to be. You know, if you could see with your pure spiritual vision, you would see into the hearts of all people, and you would find, beneath all the rubble and the rubbish, a great sweetness every time. If you will cultivate this true vision, if you will learn to see truly from your heart, and if you will look deep enough, you will see goodness everywhere, in all peoples. Moreover, as you receive that blessing into your heart, it will flow through you, through the oneness you feel with all humankind. The light in you will flow to others, to all the world, to bless, to heal and to help stimulate that same beauty in every heart.’