#Star of Bethlehem

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Star-Of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum)

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Day 30: Whitney, star of bethlehem

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Her~ 💞

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Pope Francis's January 2024 Prayer Intention: For the Gift of Diversity in the Church

O Holy Spirit, who builds the unity of the Church and shows Your infinite creativity through the diversity of charisms, fill the Church with Your gifts according to the marvelous design of God's providence, so that we may learn to appreciate the gifts of others and work together for the good of all, placing those charisms at the service of the community. May diversity among Christians never be a cause of division, but of mutual enrichment, because diversity gives depth and richness to life. Do not allow us to fall into the temptation to consider our gifts as superior to those of others, or ourselves as superior to them. May there be room for all in the Church, and may we grow together in harmony, in faith, and in love, as one body; the Body of Christ. Amen

The Adoration of the Magi, by Georges Trubert, illuminated manuscript from Provence, circa. 1480-1490.

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Do you see it

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Original Art - The Original Ghost Rider #019 Cover (1994)

Cover + Vellum Overlay

Art by Sal Buscema

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« Star Of The Mother Of The World » by Nicholas Roerich

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Late April

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Ornithogalum umbellatum / Star-of-Bethlehem at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

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Star-Of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum)

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One more Nativity Scene, this one is so cute I just can't 🥰🥰

And this is the last commission of 2023! So many crafty sheninegans this year! May 2024 comes with lots more amigurumi commissions for me and all my fellow crocheters out there! Happy Holidays, guys! Thank you for following my work this year! You guys are awesome!! Blessed be! 💖💖💖

Pattern by Bonito Día Crochet

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March 2024: More Spring Stuff & Happy Saint Patrick's Day

Join me human:

As I watch the sun set:

We did some planting & transplanting this week:

Including some store-bought ginger that we're propagating. If all goes according to plan, we should have 5 to 6 ginger plants:

First bee butt of 2024:

My queen is drying dandelion leaves. You're supposed to be able to make a concoction with them that is beneficial in the garden. We'll see. If the results are noticeably beneficial, I'll post a follow up later in the year:

I can't believe the size of the leaves of this cilantro. You can't buy this in the grocery store:

This is the second day after planting these sweet potato slips & they are already perked up & happy:

Our 3 year old Red Russian Kale after harvesting this week:

We went to a local hardware store to see about getting some repairs done to our mini tiller. Turns out the repair department is closed on Sundays so this happened instead:

For Saint Patrick's Day, it was a nice warm Spring day but the temperature starting dropping as we're expecting an overnight low in the mid-30s Fahrenheit. Perfect fire pit weather:

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Affirmation

Oh Lord, make my heart big enough to hold Thee,

that it throb with the Christ Consciousness in everything.

Then I shall celebrate the festivity of Thy birth

in my mind, my soul, and in oneness with every pulsing atom.

What Was the Star of Bethlehem? Can We See It Today?

The star of the East that led the Three Wise Men to Christ was no physical star, but rather a spiritual star. Absence of the visible material light is darkness. But behind material darkness is the spiritual light which is everywhere. When you pierce the darkness of closed physical eyes, you behold the light of the spiritual eye - the intuitive, all-seeing eye of the soul. Through that spiritual eye you can enter the sphere of awakened silence. It is there, behind the clouds of darkness, that you perceive Christ. Prepare your mind by meditation until your entire consciousness passes through that telescopic eye and beholds the overspreading divine consciousness of the Infinite Christ. Christ Consciousness is Omnipresence, the Lord spread over every pore of infinite space and permeating every atom. When in deep meditation we peer through the spiritual eye, we behold God’s creation-evolving spiritual light afloat in the vast sphere of our awakening in Christ.

-Paramahansa Yogananda SRF Mag Winter 1991

*May you deepen your celebration of Christmas through keeping the attention at the spiritual eye. Whether meditating or in activity, this practice brings great peace and upliftment. Despite the many challenges of the body and external environment a blessing is felt by attuning to the inner light of the uplifted gaze. A truly spiritual Christmas will come to you and to those around you. OmChrist, Annie

*Learn to Meditate through Home Study - Share this with your friends who might like to learn:

https://yogananda.org/lessons