Kris Kristofferson: Midlife Mentor
At the age of 35 I had a wonderful family, good health, a comfortable lifestyle, and a master’s degree: everything a woman could want. Right? You’d think so. But I felt painfully unfulfilled. What was wrong with me? Why couldn’t I just be happy? I felt like an ungrateful wretch.
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This is just perfect Jeanie ~ thanks so much for writing and posting this beautiful and deeply insightful Christmas message!!
And thank you Richard, for stopping by and making such a lovely comment!
Thank you Jeanie, This is a quite fascinating insight about many key players and themes in the Christmas story. To zero in on one I’ve always been fascinated by the ‘Three Wise Men’ (even loving the song ‘We Three Kings’ as a youth) and to think of them as representing or being ‘forward motion’ moving beyond conflicts of duality is absolutely something that will occupy my thoughts this season! In terms of synchronicity earlier today somebody spent quite a long time explaining to me the ‘fat’ in a camel’s hump and biological evolution designing the perfect system. Now I’m cross referencing the ‘mechanics’ of these beasts of burden with your symbolic interpretations, stars, and forward motion.
Thank you Steven. I’m delighted to know the parts of this post which you found meaningful and will carry forward throughout the season. You’ve aroused my curiosity about camel symbolism. So what would camels mean? I just looked it up and here’s what one commentator says: http://www.whats-your-sign.com/symbolic-camel-meaning.html Four themes she stresses are the arduous journey, persevering through the long haul, protective qualities, and conserving energy. Yes, these are all qualities we need for both journeys: the outer and the inner!
Thank you Jean for this profound post. I’ve shared on social media .. I think on Christmas Day I will read your post aloud to my family – they are sure to appreciate it.
Thank you also for the elaboration of the camel symbolism. Lovely!
All best wishes to you and your family over this festive season.
Many thanks, Susan. I’m very honored to think of you sharing this with your family on Christmas Day. I so love examining the symbols from myths, legends and fairy tales because they tell the understory of every Soul, regardless of religion. Wishing you and your family a joyous, love-filled holiday season!
Fascinating take on the story. What is curious though is that the texts themselves (the Gospels) do not ever say there were 3 kings/wise men. They just say “wise men from the east” brought 3 gifts. Scholars contend that there could have been anywhere from 2 to 20-30 kings involved. In any event, I believe the story to be 100% myth and not history, so pulling deeper truths out of the significance of three works for me!
Hi robosg. Many thanks for your visit and helpful comment! I’m not concerned about the physical factuality of the story’s details either. For me, it’s all about the psycho-spiritual truths they address. So since the texts don’t mention how many kings/wise men there were, then from Soul’s perspective, this number is unimportant. The relevant detail would be the three gifts. Nonetheless, for a religious myth to wield as much power as this one has, there must be an historical connection. For me this would be that something profound happened to the human psyche in that part of the world around that time, something so wondrous, indeed, “miraculous,” that it still resonates deeply in us 2,000 years later and has been affecting not just humanity’s spirituality, but the historical/physical lives of millions of human beings worldwide—for good or for ill—ever since. This is an historical fact no one can deny! 🙂
Well said, once again. Thank you.
You’re welcome, Cindy! Thank you.