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Luke 1:26-38

²⁶And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

²⁷To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

²⁸And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

²⁹And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

³⁰And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

³¹And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

³²He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

³³And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

³⁴Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

³⁵And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

³⁶And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

³⁷For with God nothing shall be impossible.

³⁸And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

[If Luke was referring to the sixth calendar month, then that month would likely have been the sixth month of his Syro-Macedonian calendar. That month was Xanthikos, and the middle of that month in 5 BCE was March 25. This was also the first day of spring.

This is the first of three proofs leading to the same day. Next is a reappraisal of an old solution using the division of Abijah. Then it will seem no surprise that a nova appeared in the heavens on about March 25, 5 BCE, and remained visible for seventy days. This was the first Star of the Magi.]   from: http://doig.net/NTC06.htm

For a broader cosmological and philosophical view from the writings of Max Heindel, see the following:

Ancient and Modern Initiation, Part II Chapter one The Annunciation and Immaculate Conception and Chapter two Mystic Rite of Baptism, pages 63 – 83.

Questions & Answers vol. 1 Was Not the Star of Bethlehem a Comet? page 191 Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, The Star of Bethlehem, page 388

Rosicrucian Christianity Lectures, The Star of Bethlehem—A Mystic Fact, page 257

Mystical Interpretation of Christmas, The Mystical Midnight Sun, page 27

Mysteries of the Great Operas, page 19