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We used to participate in the Advent Spiral at my son's Waldorf School. We have a lot of land and a brush chopper, so Im seriously considering asking my DH to cut an advent spiral out on our land and having friends come over the way we did for the Martinmas Lantern walk. Thank you for reminding me how much I loved the spiral!
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If any of you are interested in my take on the Advent Spiral turned Jesse Tree - I posted pics of it here.
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VERY COOL, Jennifer -- thanks for sharing with us ... that will definitely be a family keepsake for YEARS to come.
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At my son's Waldorf school, the candle was lit by a woman dressed in white, to represent an angel. They did leave the apple/candle combo along the path as they left the spiral. I was not aware that Mary had initially been represented in the spiral.
One of the things I really enjoyed about my son's school was that the meanings behind the traditions were left vague. As a result, our family's spirituality could be infused into the event or ritual. We got a great deal of meaning from and enjoyed the beauty of the tradition. A family whose Spirituality differs from ours would be just as free to enjoy the beauty and find meaning as well.
I know that Waldorf and Steiner are somewhat controversial subjects here, and I can understand and respect the reasons why. I was very happy with the loving care and respect shown to my son in his early childhood years and am grateful for the gentle, caring and spiritual approach the teachers and staff at his old school take toward the care of their charges. If my son were being educated anywhere but in my home (which is my strong preference!) I would want it to be at the Waldorf school he attended previous to our homeschooling journey.
I count among my blessings DAILY the people and resources I've found here so that Im able to use a calm and gentle approach to learning at home with an overt emphasis on our family's spirituality.
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Wow! This is beautiful! I love it and will save the idea for next year. Thanks so much for sharing.
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Donna, thank you for that clarification, maybe Im a little bit sensitive lately what with the hormones out of whack. I hope my response didnt sound defensive because believe it or not I tried very hard to not make it that way.
And what I said at the end was the gist of what you are saying...Im really happy to have come to a place where there are people who take the good things about Steiner's methods and apply them in a way that organically fits with our spirituality. I never felt uncomfortable with any of the imagery presented at my son's school, but from what I understand, each Waldorf school is highly individualized based on the community it supports.
I guess we got lucky twice :-).
Thank you for gently showing me the spirit of your post, Donna.
And for the link to your cool idea...where did you get the wooden Mother Mary figure? I love her.
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That is beautiful Donna.
I tried to do something similar a few years ago. I was just wondering what to do with the round table we have to move to put our Christmas tree in the front window, and you supplied the answer! I think I still have most of the materials.
Heather the Nativity set is made by KinderKram. I am trying to complete my set, the pieces are harder to find them the Osterhiemer(sp). I know you can buy the complete set online a few places. I am waiting to hear from Blueberry Forest to see if I can get the few last pieces I need.
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the Nativity set is made by KinderKram.
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Hmmm...sounds German (aka Expensive) :-). I will have to check it out. Thank you for the information.
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Topic: Interesting twist on Advent
