Living in the Southern Hemisphere

Dear Friends in the Southern Hemisphere,

With Inner Christmas and The Inner Year I am always thinking about you. I know your natural world meets the Sun in the reverse of my Northern Temperate experience. I wonder about your experience and how my thoughts meet your feelings.

The individuals who determined the dating of the Christian festivals lived in the Northern Hemisphere long before there was awareness that the Earth was a globe. They made their dating decisions based on the Gospels and the seasonal Pagan Festivals (which in so many ways reflected the unfolding of the events of the three years of Jesus).

Your intuition and the strength of your soul's connection to the seasons of Nature or to the Christian traditions will guide how you work with the thoughts on the Inner Year.

I encourage you to explore your inner experience. Develop your own way of following your Inner Year. Try reversing the festivals and see if it feels "right." Remember in the Spiritual World there are no calendars.

All things are relative in your imagination and in your heart. If you work with Inner Easter and the mood of the vernal equinox (when light overcomes darkness) when your days begin to darken, you may find that in six months your soul will awaken in some new and meaningful way. Perhaps it is your destiny to find spiritual growth in dealing with paradox and reversal.

Please post your experience as I know so many of my friends in the Southern Hemisphere wonder and even struggle with this question.