The Gift,
Story of the Magi

The Third Story of The Christmas Cycle

The Gift, Story of the Magi takes place late in the cycle of Christmas, and occurs on January 6, Epiphany— thirteen days after the birth of the Miraculous Child.

After resting and recovering for 12 days, the Child and his parents are visited by travelers from a faraway place—wisemen, Magi. Guided by a star, the Magi have been traveling for a long time searching for the birth of a Great Being. Upon finding the Baby, they immediately recognize the never-before-seen beauty of this Holy Child, and their lives are changed forever.

The Gift, Story of the Magi was first offered live in churches and performance spaces in January of 1985, and was presented seven times during the ongoing revolutions of The Christmas Cycle. The eighth offering occurred in the Christmas season of 2023, when the story was filmed and presented online.

Oriented toward adults and mature children, the film of The Gift, Story of the Magi includes a pre-talk that precedes the story discussing the calendar of the Christmas season and how it relates to the natural world. Images and thoughts about the story are also offered as opportunities to support deepening as a human being on the earth.

Some viewers of The Gift have experienced an enlivening of the Christmas holiday that has brought fresh beauty to their experience of the season.

Total length: 108 minutes. There is no intermission.

Appropriate for adults and mature children. There are dark moments in the story.

Music by Aurora Ancient Music, Ensemble Unicorn – OniWytars Ensemble, Victoria Fraser, Evan Premo

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WednesDAY, January 1 THROUGH WednesDAY, January 15

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Testimonials

““I am astounded by your depth and insight as you weave together the solar cycles with ceremony, nature, and art. And do so in your own particular way, your own colorful words that make the whole Earth come alive.” ”

— T. J., New York

““You tell the story in such a way that you transmit the message with your being. It resonates within me, and I see how the Christmas story was not only back then, but goes on and on in each of our lives.” ”

— G. H., Oregon

““I was totally mesmerized by the story and your telling of it. This one felt very tapped in to the people in it being right there with us...even the camels, right there with us. I could feel them breathing.””

— J.S., Vermont

““Your hands, facial expressions, intonation, pauses, and imagery all allowed me to feel like I was part of the story, witnessing it firsthand.
The music felt perfect.” ”

— J.R., Vermont

““The lighting in this film was potent for me in a way that instilled hope...the light within all of us that can illuminate even the darkest corners of earth. These stories are gifts in that they ignite us to look deeper than the surface and discover the rich significance that may otherwise lay dormant to our consciousness.” ”

— A.B., Florida

“I’ve heard your Christmas stories for many years, and this may be my favorite one. The rich language creates such wonderful imagery. There is a tactile quality.

Before hearing the story, I had never given any thought to the wisemen as people and they really have come alive for me—the journeying itself became a living thing.”

— S.W., Vermont