Epiphany specifies the appearance of a deity in a particular place as God such as the burning bush as witnessed by Moses. It also signifies a moment of divine revelation.
11. Greek, epiphany -- an apparition or manifestation, such as was exhibited in mystic and theurgic rites.
An Epiphany of Mystical Symbols: Jacob of Sarug's Mêmrâ 109 on Abraham and His Types The Life and Works of Hildegard von Bingen Of True Repentance: Jacob Behmen (Jakob Boehme) 1575-1624 Crosscircle: Esoteric Christianity: Ezekial's Wheel Logon.
Creation is thus an epiphany of the Atma, which appears and is withdrawn from and into itself like the limbs of a tortoise.
rose first from kneeling would be the dominant partner; an owl perching on the ridgepole of house meant someone would die; it was bad luck to meet a pregnant woman first thing in morning; if one's head cast no shadow at the feast of the Epiphany, ...
the earth" in a transcendent Omega-Christ principle, and thus "stops short of what the evolution or unfoldment of the Divine hidden in matter should logically reach - a new ceation here which would correspond in all essential terms to the epiphany ...
" Well may the glorious title of "the Father" be given to That which is the first epiphany of the Infinite, for from Him all came, even the Second and Third Logoi themselves, and into Him one day all that came forth must return.
("Undefeated Sun"), and this was designated as the birthday of Christ in 336 by Pope Julius I in order to appropriate the most important of the pagan festivals. The "Twelve Days of Christmas" are the days after Christmas Day until the Epiphany (the ...
some elements of it can be found in prevailing superstitions and folklore. European superstition, for example, cautions that thunder in the East foretells bloodshed, and that the death of a king is prophesied by a high wind at Christmas or Epiphany.
See also: World, Ritual, Spirit, Light, Christ
 
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