Intro - The Four Lights of Advent

Advent is a time of quiet preparation, when light is kindled in the darkness and the soul begins to awaken to the mystery of becoming.  —study from Christmas Thought and the Mystery of the Ego

In Advent, we move step by step from the nature of the earth—toward the nature of the human being. Each Sunday, as another candle is lit we honor the living order of the world: from the firmness of minerals, to the greening of plants, to the warmth of beasts, and finally to the self-consciousness of the human being.

To honor these lights is to remember our place in the Great Mystery and to kindle gratitude for the foundation upon which life is built.

THE FOUR LIGHTS OF ADVENT

The first light of advent is the light of stones--
the light that lives in crystals, seashells, and bones.

​The second light of advent lives in the light of plants--
that reaches up to the sun, and in the breezes dance.

The third light of advent is the light of beasts--
living in all  creatures, the greatest and the least.

The fourth light of advent, is the light of man--
​born with great love, that we seek to understand.

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This is from my book: The Book of Midwinter Light

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Read from other blog post below.

The Cloak, the Stick, & the Story

Light Without Shadow

The First Light of Advent - Stones