The 13 holy nights (from the 24th December to 5th Jan) are a very special time spiritually speaking. The veil between this world and the spiritual world becomes thinner during this time. This has its positive side and also its negative side as not all spiritual forces/entities have our best interests at heart. Over this time, the human soul actually lives through everything that we’ve experienced through all our incarnations from the time when we were “at one with the Gods”, when we were less individual and at one with the spiritual world. This was the time when we were given the seeds of our freedom and our individuality and also our ability to make mistakes and choose evil over good (referred to as “the fall” in some traditions). Before that time we were so connected that this was not even possible. We live through (unconsciously) everything that the human soul has had to endure from those primordial times up to the present day. Then on the 6th January (Epiphany) we are led to a vision (unconsciously for most of us) of that being who entered earth evolution to enable humans to spiritualise their individuality (or their “I”) and the earth itself. Wishing everyone in this group a peaceful and connected Christmas. Warmly Mick

Facing Apocalyptic Times with Confidence and Calm a talk by Mick Young When? 7pm Saturday 15th November 2025 Where? Whites Farm Lower Dean Buckfastleigh Devon TQ11 0LS Cost £10 Concessions £5 About the talk Many of us face huge challenges in our lives today. Difficulties in our inner lives, our family and social lives and in our work. Then there's the wider world with its overload of information, the exponential growth of technology and widespread uncertainty about the future. How are we to deal with all this? How are we to remain hopeful? This talk will be drawn from Steiner's lectures on The Book of Revelations, Emil Bock's book on the same topic, some insights from depth psychology and also Bastiaan Baan's recent work "Trust in the Future". I will also aim to offer practical ideas for developing inner strength, hope and confidence in the future.