THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SACRIFICE
1. Christmas as a Cosmic Mystery To the ordinary consciousness, Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. To the Rosicrucian student, however, the season also points toward a profound cosmic and spiritual process. The birth of Christ –consciousness within humanity. The Western Wisdom Teaching presents the yearly cycle of nature as more than a succession of physical seasons. It sees within that cycle a spiritual rhythm involving the Christ Spirit, the Earth, and
