The celebration of the Holy Nights, or the Twelve Nights of Christmas is observed in many cultures.
It can be celebrated as an Inner Journey one takes to give birth to the
sun within our being in order to illuminate the darkness. The Holy
Nights begin in the season of winter in the Northern Hemisphere when the
forces of Nature have withdrawn into the earth. Outwardly, there is
usually snow and coldness, a stillness that is not available at other
more active times of the year. This mirrors a longing for inner peace
that is not easily available in a western, outwardly material culture.
Symbolically the midnight sun is the dwelling place at the heart of the Mother, the golden sphere at the center, sometimes called Shamballah. In the mystery school traditions, the rite of initiation often entailed a meditation to bring forth this vision of the golden light at the center of the earth. It is humanity’s task to bring light to the Earth at this time. Through our loving deeds, Nature is sanctified and healed so the Earth is helped in its evolution.
Symbolically the midnight sun is the dwelling place at the heart of the Mother, the golden sphere at the center, sometimes called Shamballah. In the mystery school traditions, the rite of initiation often entailed a meditation to bring forth this vision of the golden light at the center of the earth. It is humanity’s task to bring light to the Earth at this time. Through our loving deeds, Nature is sanctified and healed so the Earth is helped in its evolution.