I love this time of year, and have written many pieces about the Solstice in this blog. For example, take a look at this post from 2022, HERE.
MENORAH CANDLES, MIRACLES, AND THE CHAKRAS
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
Miracles can happen. This is a very brief account of a miracle about religious freedom. It took place in the second century B.C.
A group of Jewish freedom fighters called the Maccabees rebelled against Antiochus, a Greco-Syrian monarch who ruled Israel and banned them from practicing their faith. After a long struggle, despite being vastly outnumbered, the Maccabee warriors were able to recapture the Holy Temple from their oppressors. The temple was in shambles after being torn apart during the conflict. The warriors found only enough oil to light a lantern for one night but miraculously the lantern burned for eight nights.
To celebrate this miracle, the Jews now light 8 candles on a menorah, or “lampstand,” to symbolize the above miracle. There is also a helper candle known as the shamash used to light the other candles. The celebration is known as Hanukkah, (Chanukah) or the Festival of Lights. It symbolizes the victory of light over darkness, resilience, freedom and unity for all.
Each candle of equal height might remind us that there is danger when “we lift one group over another and there is hope and beauty when we connect to one another as equals.”~Charlotte Albright Continue reading “MENORAH CANDLES, MIRACLES, AND THE CHAKRAS “