The Eclipse and Wesak

 

April 29, 2005

 

http://cainer.com/ericfrancis/apr29.html

 

Dear Eric,

 

Do you or Jonathan have any comments or insights on the coming lunar eclipse on April 24; it will be visible where I live in country Victoria Australia. This is the third consecutive year there has been an eclipse at Wesak -- the Shamballa cycle.

 

Thank you

Gwen

 

 

Dear Gwen:

 

Eclipses run in cycles and for periods of two or three years they fall in the same approximate time of year. Currently they are occurring in spring and autumn. They slowly move backwards and will work their way toward late winter and late summer.

 

I am not familiar with Wesak, so I can't comment on your question, but here is what we learned about that festival.

 

Quoting from:

http://www.souledout.org/festivals/celebrationoflight2.html

 

"The second of the three major spiritual planetary festivals is The Wesak Festival, The Buddha?s Blessing, and is celebrated in the eastern hemisphere at the Taurus full moon. This is the festival of The Buddha, divine intermediary between the highest spiritual center, Shamballa, and the Hierarchy.

 

"The Buddha is the expression of the Wisdom of God, the embodiment of light and the indicator of divine purpose.

 

"The Forces of Enlightenment are active during this festival. These forces emanate from the Heart of God, and transmit the second principle of Divinity, Love-Wisdom, leading to Divine Understanding and strengthening those who serve humanity. The qualities of The Buddha and The Christ eminent are the two outstanding expressions of this principle.

 

"The Forces of Enlightenment are initiating a World Religion. The first to be affected by these forces are the great educational movements, the forums of the people in all lands, and the values which can unfold through the mass communications media. The press, publishers of world literature, speakers, writers, radio commentators, newspaper reporters, ministers and all involved in communicating ideas are affected by these forces streaming into the minds of people everywhere. As these new emerging ideas are recognized, they can then be directly channeled to influence the masses of people everywhere."