Epiphany: a four fold feast

At the visitation of the Magi, the Christ child's divinity is revealed to all the other nations on Earth. Three kings or wise men journey to deliver their gifts to the holy child. Each bringing a symbolic treasure.

Detail from the Magi Chapel, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence

For Christ himself:

• Gold represents Christ’s kingship
• Frankincense, a sweet-smelling resin used in worship - his priesthood
• Myrrh, an ointment used in burial - foreshadows his death

For humanity, the gifts meant:

• Frankincense - time for God
• Myrrh - time for Self
• Gold -time for Family

communication, connection, collaboration

in making my point what options and opportunities I choose to present my point can either contribute to, aggravate or deter from my message

my motivations, what concerns me, where my attachments lie influence matters of self seeking - in direction, examination, inquiry and realization

how do I initiate communication?  speak with others?  express my point of view? 

how do I build relations and make connections? 

how do I lay the groundwork for collaboration and partnership?