The wheel of the year
Among the Buddhists, the Buddha spoke of two circles: the wheel of samsara, which leads humanity towards darkness, and the wheel of Dharma, which leads it towards the Light. Four fundamental truths make this wheel turn and allow to reach the center.
Among the Hebrews, the temple of Solomon, which the Hebrews built to house the Ark of the Covenant, had 4 doors in the 4 directions and contained in its center the oracle of Iahweh. The Name of Yahweh itself, the Name of God, contains the great secrets of the divinity revealed by the number 4. It is made up of 4 fundamental Hebrew letters, each embodying the energy of one of the Archangels: IOD ( v) for Michael, HE ( x) for Raphael, VAU (n) for Gabriel, HE (x) for Uriel.
Among the Freemasons, the temples are built on the model of the temple of Solomon. In the Masonic temples, the orientation according to the 4 directions is of great importance. It is inside that the Freemasons assemble in a chain of circular union.
Among the Hindus, the God Brahma, the supreme reality creating the worlds, is represented with 4 faces, in the 4 directions. It is taught that the ultimate unity can only be approached through one of his 4 doors, and only the mind can reach the center, the direct knowledge.
Among the Native Americans the wheel manifests itself as the Medicine Wheel. It is the name that the Amerindians give to the round of the year with its 4 seasons, from which they draw a deep wisdom capable of solving the problems of human life.
Among the Celts, they knew the secrets of the 4 seasons and their divine intelligence. Four great festivals - solstices and equinoxes - marked the year. The Celtic cross, with its 4 branches, is another symbol of the Light tradition.
It is the same for the Templars, the Rosicrucians and the Essenes.
The Wheel of the Year is a universal wheel. It is not there by chance and I invite you, through this article, to discover all its wisdom!
Arjan - 01/12/2023 19:24:31
Hi, you stated that the Ostara hare (no, it's not a bunny) is Celtic, but actually the Ostara hare is Germanic.