EXCHANGE INTERFACE

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.

Physicality as a blessing, love of bodily self as an important part of wholeness in Christ rather than "luminous beings are we, not this crude matter". The Greeks dichotomised mind/body (I think) and western society has adopted this thought.

Advent and Xmas in the Southern Hemisphere

Advent Imagery in the SH.

Advent imagery and connection - the 4 candles of the Advent season -> the four stars of the Southern Cross.
- alpha crucis (Acrux)
- beta crucis (Mimosa)
- gamma crucis (Gacrux)
- delta crucis (Imai)
- epsilon crucis (Ginan)
The stars of the Southern Cross

Advent as a celebration of the light - in the SH, we're nearing the summer solstice and so rather than reflecting in the dark, we're surrounded by the light.

Celebrating Advent - Rudolph Steiner school