Tamala: The Last Mystery

The three-day fire festival of Tamala brings to an end the Mysteries of Life season, celebrating the most mysterious of those mysteries: the mystery of death. Reminders of death – memento mori – are seen in carved lanterns, sugar skull candy, and dangling skeletons and ghosts, though the atmosphere of the festival is notably upbeat and even exciting. Read about the inner meaning of Tamala

Tamala: The Last Mystery

The three-day fire festival of Tamala brings to an end the Mysteries of Life season, celebrating the most mysterious of those mysteries: the mystery of death. Reminders of death – memento mori – are seen in carved lanterns, sugar skull candy, and dangling skeletons and ghosts, though the atmosphere of the festival is notably upbeat and even exciting. Read about the inner meaning of Tamala

Hail, Queen of Heaven!

May Day is the Festival of the Queen of Heaven, celebrated with flowers and dancing and the coronation of the Queen of the May. Queen of Heaven is an ancient title reflecting an archetypal reality that the human heart readily responds to. The image here is the Chinese Queen of Heaven, Mazu, who has statues and temples all over the world. Read all about May Day

Hail, Queen of Heaven!

May Day is the Festival of the Queen of Heaven, celebrated with flowers and dancing and the coronation of the Queen of the May. Queen of Heaven is an ancient title reflecting an archetypal reality that the human heart readily responds to. The image here is the Chinese Queen of Heaven, Mazu, who has statues and temples all over the world. Read all about May Day

The End… and the Beginning

The Easter season covers the end of the year and the beginning of the new year – death and life, loss and restoration, sorrow and joy. The Divine Maid dies on the Pillar of the World and the world she sustains begins to die too. This is expressed in a poignant Easter Hymn. She is restored to life by the tears of Her Mother and Her return brings all nature back to life and restores the world. Read All about Easter.

The End… and the Beginning

The Easter season covers the end of the year and the beginning of the new year – death and life, loss and restoration, sorrow and joy. The Divine Maid dies on the Pillar of the World and the world she sustains begins to die too. This is expressed in a poignant Easter Hymn. She is restored to life by the tears of Her Mother and Her return brings all nature back to life and restores the world. Read All about Easter.