Holy Night 5 : 28-29 December Taurus

This is a new translation using Google to translate from the original German and adjusted by Laura Zanutto and slightly tweaked by Kristina Kaine 2015

Consciously purify the body of thought.
Discipline thinking. Concentrating on the positive. Converting the black doves of thought into white doves, because our thinking is, until it is not consciously conducted with discipline, like a dovecote! This dovecote also [keep] closed against foreign, negative thoughts.

Mystery: The purification of the temple by Jesus Christ.

Rudolph Steiner’s indications for the Holy Nights given to Herbert Hahn

Fifth Contemplation: Kristina Kaine

If our goal is to purify ourselves then we have admitted that we are not pure. Sometimes we can feel defeated by this lack of purity, when really we should see it as a challenge; a reason to live. All too often when we become aware of our inadequacies we devalue ourselves. We say, “This is me and I am not good enough.” A dark mood can come over us and we struggle to feel positive. These are the black doves.

When we have this dark experience we have completely missed the point of being able to see our less-than-perfect self. The insight we seek is exactly what enables us to see our imperfections. Seeing them is no reason to persecute ourselves; seeing them enables us to take a step closer to purification.

“Only the prepared human being who has experienced the hard ordeals, the internal purification, and the catharsis can understand the divine. Hence, the young man is killed who approaches the lily before he is prepared and purified.” Rudolf Steiner, Goethe’s Secret Revelation. Part II: The Fairy Tale of the Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily.

By accepting our trials and our less-than-perfect characteristics we change them from negative to positive. Our personal characteristics are like stairs leading up to the lookout where we can see everything in perspective. It is through disciplining our thinking that we accept our individuality, and the individuality of others. If our temple was already pure our life would have no meaning. If we can fully participate in the purification we become co-workers with Jesus Christ.

Annunciation Unknown Artist