What does Spiritualism know about Christmas, eh?

The real problem for Spiritualists-(and yes for
all Christians maybe) is that all the evidence points to his birth being
sometime around the end of March and the beginning of April!!!

Add
to this the hi-jacking of the whole thing by the capitalist machine and
I think I can give a definitive answer for this particular
Spiritualist!

It has no positive meaning at all! It is a time of overspending, over eating and over drinking.

PPLLnL

Peter

Thank you Peter, these are my sentiments exactly. Don't for get about paid vacation! As mentioned in so many of your post, Spiritualism knows Christmas holiday celebrations represent the spirit of (Gratitude, Appreciation, Generosity, Brotherly Love, Compassion) these are just a few light qualities of a Spiritual Christmas.

On the other hand there are some dark Spiritual qualities being represented during Christmas holiday season as well. We all know what they are therefore, no need to mention them. Share the love and light all year long

Love to all.

i said 'christmas', and didn't like myself a ruff punk - 'how' i would like to be gamed over by joy .. .

One question about Jesus. His birthday is supposed to have been on Xmas day.

Easter, his rising from the dead.  

But,has that ever been proved?

Both dates, like so much else!, were 'borrowed' from the  pagan religions of the day.
(Saturnalia / birthday of Mithra and Eastra spring equinox / death of Mithra.)

Much debate on the true date of Jesus's birthday. Logic would say as he was the Master of the Piscean Age that he should have been a Piscean. He certainly had all the attributes of the sign.
Though the early Christians observed Jan. 6th as the day of Christ's birthday. 
This is where we get the Twelve Days of Christmas from. It goes back to the days of persecution. They joined in joyous festivities same as the pagans (though for the different reason) and this ended on Jan. 6th with the day being marked as a day of quiet reverence and prayer.

I don't believe the history matters that much. (Jesus has been pretty much airbrushed out of Christmas anyway!)

Knight of Albion wrote:Both dates, like so much else!, were 'borrowed' from the  pagan religions of the day.
(Saturnalia / birthday of Mithra and Eastra spring equinox / death of Mithra.)

Much debate on the true date of Jesus's birthday. Logic would say as he was the Master of the Piscean Age that he should have been a Piscean. He certainly had all the attributes of the sign.
Though the early Christians observed Jan. 6th as the day of Christ's birthday. 
This is where we get the Twelve Days of Christmas from. It goes back to the days of persecution. They joined in joyous festivities same as the pagans (though for the different reason) and this ended on Jan. 6th with the day being marked as a day of quiet reverence and prayer.

I don't believe the history matters that much. (Jesus has been pretty much airbrushed out of Christmas anyway!)

Heavens above,thought I recognised this topic!   Going back a few years when this started.   
This is when discussions were discussions.

I don't believe the history matters that much. (Jesus has been pretty much airbrushed out of Christmas anyway!)


Correct,Knight of Albion,it's not Xmas any more is it,without a small star 

on top of the Xmas tree?

Joan

SpiritVoices wrote:One question about Jesus. His birthday is supposed to have been on Xmas day.

Easter, his rising from the dead.  

But,has that ever been proved?

Has it ever been proven that he rose from the dead? I think that just opens up a whole 'nother can of worms.. LOL.

Or did you mean was it proven he was born on Xmas day? I don't think there was ever an argument that he was ever born in December. It was always known as the celebration of his birth. As to why it was chosen to be celebrated that day? It was chosen to take away from Pagan holidays that occurred during that time. And to help convert Pagans to Christianity, by incorporating some of their traditions. Such as the Christmas Tree. Which, in this day and age, has succeeded. In fact Christmas overshadows many of the holidays that exist in December. So much so that they get into a hissy fit that they can not say Christmas and have to say Happy Holidays to allow the other holidays to have some time in the sun for a change.

SpiritVoices wrote:One question about Jesus. His birthday is supposed to have been on Xmas day.

Easter, his rising from the dead.  

But,has that ever been proved?

that jesus thing still works - juicy humility, like jesus was like a wood [ to with fashioned iron nail ], and beside err - we be kids off a bubble [ got faith ] .. .