- On the twelfth night we set it down and make it real
The percussive movement of the drum, by
its repetitiveness and its sound, brings the intended spiritual into the
physical and makes it real. On the previous night we gathered our gifts
and gave them out in the form of song. This is not exactly a permeation
of the physical when compared to the drum. It is no less important
either. In point of fact it is a little alike to someone praying for
someone who is ill (and this we could call piping the spiritual
inspiration) or administering an exact remedy or food (and this would be
drumming for example).
If we deliver a wonderful inspiration or
truth, if we share a thought or intuitively are guided to act, this
would be spiritually playing the pipes. On the other hand if we bring
something into actuality by example proving a spiritual worth, being
dynamic to a visible reality that is further now within the world at
large, then we have drummed, so to speak, and made it real.
On this night there is a certain intent required to accompany this power of this drumming. We require the preparation of the nights before to help guide and clarify what it is that we would choose to find so important that we would have it made real through us, to incarnate through us.
How many presents were there?
ReplyDeleteDay by Day:
1 + 3 + 6 + 10 + 15 + 21 + 28 + 36 + 45 + 55 + 66 + 78 = 364 presents
Which is really interesting when you think there are 365 days in a typical year!
Interesting symmetry in the total number of each present:
12 Partridges (12 days x 1)
22 Turtle Doves (11 days x 2)
30 French Hens (10 days x 3)
36 Calling Birds (9 days x 4)
40 Gold Rings (8 days x 5)
42 Geese Laying (7 days x 6)
42 Swans swimming (6 days x 7)
40 Maids a Milking (5 days x 8)
36 Ladies dancing (4 days x 9)
30 Lords a Leaping (3 days x 10)
22 Pipers Piping (2 days x 11)
12 Drummers drumming (1 day x 12)
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