We ask forgiveness, we offer forgiveness. Then God forgives us during these days. These are days of wonder actually. This continues until Sunday, September 20, Yom Kippur, the last day – on that day G-d makes his decision.
Are we written in the Book of Life (or not)?
All of us actually want to be written in the Book of Life.

Festivals & Celebrations today.
1. Christian – Exaltation of the Holy Cross – the symbol of the Cross means this –
Vertical arm – Spirits (from the Father’s house) precipitating down & entering form & matter, becoming humanity, living on the Earth (the Mother).
Horizontal arm – living & working & helping each other as humanity on Earth. The Cross is the first of such symbols offered to humanity to understand themselves.
On the Cross there is great suffering, which Christ Jesus symbolized. Earth is the planet of suffering. The planet where we learn to help the ones in deep suffering. The Cross of Sacrifice, the Cross of the Crucifixion, the Cross of Resurrection.

2. Hindu Religion – celebration of Lord Ganesh – the elephant-headed Deity in Hinduism who is the remover of obstacles and the god of wisdom, success, and new beginnings. The elephant head represents supreme wisdom, intellect, and the ability to listen deeply.
Belly: Signifies the entire cosmos and the capacity to digest all good and bad experiences in life.
Single Tusk: Represents one-pointed focus and the overcoming of dualities (he famously broke his tusk to write the epic Mahabharata).
Mouse (Vahana): Serves as his mount, symbolizing restless human personality desires , which Ganesh keeps under control. Turning them into spiritual aspirations.

3. Today is National coloring day – using colored pens & pencils to write & draw & color with.