As with the other Christian Festivals, I look for meaning and relationships that are esoteric, hidden, personal, evolved, immediate, even practical, and outside the traditions of institutionalized Christianity. I connect with the Festivals as true and archetypal models of how each of us can incarnate the divine, fulfill our destiny and manifest goodness in the world.
You might want to go here to read the various versions of the Annunciation from the Bible and the beautiful version from the Koran. You will also find a gallery of Annunciation art – so many painters have found inspiration in the story. Plan on giving your soul at least 5-10 minutes of the healing beauty of these images.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annunciation
A virgin is pure, innocent and has yet to receive. In each of us, in our consciousness, at any moment there is a place of virginity. This is the place where we receive Imaginations, Inspirations and Intuitions. When we become aware of these divine impulses we often feel surprised and unworthy and wonder how this could be.
Immersed in the materialism of our modern times, it is difficult to realize in our humility that we are blessed and full of grace in these moments.
In your inner experience of the Annunciation, feel your way into an intimate connection to this festival. Take a spring walk and quietly bend to your innocence. Think back on your inner annunciations. Consider how you let the divinely conceived grow in your inner womb until it is time to birth.
Blessings on the Blessed,
