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There Will Be Signs: An Advent Astrology Devotional
Advent begins Sunday, November 30!
Join us for our fifth annual Advent Astrology Devotional, There Will Be Signs!
In the Christian tradition, Advent is the four-week period that leads up to Christmas. It is meant to be a season of devotion to spiritual virtues like patience, kindness, peacefulness, and joy. During Advent, we cultivate hope, an emotion that signals the future in which all human need will be fulfilled. During the darkest time of year in the northern hemisphere, it is a time for candle-lighting and stoking the flames of resilience in the face of oppression.
When Sarah and I began collaborating many years ago, we noticed that Advent always takes place during Sagittarius season. This is the season ruled by buoyant Jupiter, and the one that courageously leads us into the pitch of winter, bearing a flaming arrow that represents our highest ideals. Sarah and I were so struck by the mirroring of the Christian calendar and the astrological calendar that we set out to write our first Advent Astrology Devotional, called There Will Be Signs.
There Will Be Signs is an exploration of how the Christian themes of Advent and the Sagittarian themes of chasing hope on the horizon intersect. Each day for 25 days, our devotional members receive an email containing an essay on these convergences meant to stoke the fires of faithful contemplation and action. This year, Sarah and I will be primarily focusing on the moon’s journey through the entire Zodiac during Advent. We will write on each of the signs and how their energies express through the Biblical stories and characters that we most associate with the season of Advent. We will also consider the current lunar phase and what might be evolving within us spiritually and emotionally. Each devotional entry will also include prompts for reflection, and a song that we will add to a playlist for the season.
On the four Sundays of Advent, which begins on November 30, at 4p PT/7p ET, we will host a 15-20 minute candle-lighting ritual, during which Sarah and I will read aloud our reflection for the day and also lead us through a candle-lighting liturgy for the evening. Zoom links for each Sunday will go out the morning of.
We’ve written a number of posts about what Advent is and how to celebrate it on my blog. Check them out for ideas on candles, why ritual practices like engaging devotionals matter, and why we follow the stars during Advent.
Sign up now to join us for this most magical journey under the moon toward Christmas.
Advent begins Sunday, November 30!
Join us for our fifth annual Advent Astrology Devotional, There Will Be Signs!
In the Christian tradition, Advent is the four-week period that leads up to Christmas. It is meant to be a season of devotion to spiritual virtues like patience, kindness, peacefulness, and joy. During Advent, we cultivate hope, an emotion that signals the future in which all human need will be fulfilled. During the darkest time of year in the northern hemisphere, it is a time for candle-lighting and stoking the flames of resilience in the face of oppression.
When Sarah and I began collaborating many years ago, we noticed that Advent always takes place during Sagittarius season. This is the season ruled by buoyant Jupiter, and the one that courageously leads us into the pitch of winter, bearing a flaming arrow that represents our highest ideals. Sarah and I were so struck by the mirroring of the Christian calendar and the astrological calendar that we set out to write our first Advent Astrology Devotional, called There Will Be Signs.
There Will Be Signs is an exploration of how the Christian themes of Advent and the Sagittarian themes of chasing hope on the horizon intersect. Each day for 25 days, our devotional members receive an email containing an essay on these convergences meant to stoke the fires of faithful contemplation and action. This year, Sarah and I will be primarily focusing on the moon’s journey through the entire Zodiac during Advent. We will write on each of the signs and how their energies express through the Biblical stories and characters that we most associate with the season of Advent. We will also consider the current lunar phase and what might be evolving within us spiritually and emotionally. Each devotional entry will also include prompts for reflection, and a song that we will add to a playlist for the season.
On the four Sundays of Advent, which begins on November 30, at 4p PT/7p ET, we will host a 15-20 minute candle-lighting ritual, during which Sarah and I will read aloud our reflection for the day and also lead us through a candle-lighting liturgy for the evening. Zoom links for each Sunday will go out the morning of.
We’ve written a number of posts about what Advent is and how to celebrate it on my blog. Check them out for ideas on candles, why ritual practices like engaging devotionals matter, and why we follow the stars during Advent.
Sign up now to join us for this most magical journey under the moon toward Christmas.