Your mantra for the week: “Love expressed is my resurrection.”
Easter, the most important and oldest festival of Churchanity, celebrates the “resurrection” of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion.
This whole story has its basis in astrology and the Egyptian legend of the Sun-God, Ra, who dies in winter and rises again after the passing of two signs, Aquarius and Pisces, and on the third sign, Aries, starts to live once more on the first day of spring.
There is no proof that Jesus physically resurrected. After the crucifixion, according to other sources, Jesus was brought down by the Apostles, still alive, was hidden and went to India to further teach until he died at the age of 90.
Nicolas Notovitch, a Russian aristocrat who traveled extensively throughout Afghanistan, India and Tibet, asserted that ancient scrolls revealed that Jesus spent most of his so-called “lost years” in India and Tibet, studying Buddhism and the ways of the Hindu sages.
Other sources say that Jesus lived with the Essenes where he learned techniques of healing and self-healing.
I am convinced of the claim that Jesus could easily survive the crucifixion and that he went back to India to continue his teaching.
In scriptural symbology, East represents the spirit within, where one finds regions of interior Wisdom, reverential thoughts and rich gifts of spiritual understanding.
In IAMISM, East-er means the Christ-child consciousness —the beginning of enlightenment and has nothing to do with this physical resurrection of Jesus. Not so for Churchanity! Happy East-er to all!
A ‘white house’ not in chaos
Last week, the white mansion of Philip and Ching Cruz was the scene of two separate birthday celebrations honoring a pair of popular ladies—one for Alice Eduardo, and the other for Joanne Rae Ramirez.
The one honoring Alice, often referred to as “the woman of steel,” was hosted by the Cruzes and Carol Garcia. Some 40 guests greeted Alice—
among them Irene Araneta, Menchu Menchaca Soriano, Ramon Ang, Tim Yap, Iñigo Zobel, as well as Philip’s best friend Sal Panelo.
The dinner for Joanne Rae was more intimate. It was probably the 20th party in her honor and will not be the last. Her delight was evident in her picture with an enormous birthday cake with giant florist paste roses above and also on its first tier.
We noticed that in all parties they give, there is always a band to bring more joy to the occasion. Truly, this is one White House that is not in chaos!
Unforgettable quotes
There are quotables and quotables, but these are, to me, some of the funniest because I heard it straight from the people concerned, except for the one of Grace Kelly—though my informant was present and heard it himself.
My favorite comes from Susan, the secretary of Jaime Zobel de Ayala, who retired after 50 years of service. A few decades ago, I called her up to please remind her boss of our dinner at Via Mare. Her reply: “Ano? Via Mare na naman? Ang gastos-gastos naman ninyo!”
Once upon a time, Chito Madrigal, who was then a Vazquez, attended a dinner party with close friends. The conversation during dessert time went to the practice of anal sex. She was aghast: “But that’s so dumi!”
Not so for this mistress who claimed that her married lover would never let her go because she practices plugging ecstasy up his butt, resulting in high-frequency sex. We thought this was such an incredulous commentary, but it turned out Ms Mistress was correct… even Google confirmed it. But, sorry, dear reader, ecstasy happens to be a prohibited drug.
Elvira Manahan, during a truly hot summer, drove up to Baguio with her darling husband Tito to their infrequently visited summer house. On their first day, Elvira gave me a call and asked, “What does it mean, metaphysically, that my windows are all falling apart?” I simply answered, what you don’t use, you lose. And with her typical laughter, she exclaimed, “Huwag mo namang sabihin yan, baka ano’ng bumagsak dito!”
At a diplomatic reception held in Monaco, Princess Grace Kelly was wearing a hair comb embellished with extra-large South Sea pearls. A guest commented how beautiful and unusual was her head accessory. In her typical Grace-filled, soft-spoken manner, she replied: “It’s a gift from Queen Imelda of the Philippines.”
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