Have you ever heard of "Omen Days?" Or the "12 Magick Days of Christmas?" This is a Celtic tradition that calls for being "Mindful" over the next 12 Days after Christmas, so that you can see what the year ahead will be like. 

This Celtic Tradition has been around since the late 1700's and has been rejuvenated. Even the German, Austrian, and Bavarian tradition called "Rauhnachte," which translates to the 'rough' nights or 'magic' nights. Equal to the 12 days of Christmas, also celebrated as Omen Days, but with a slight difference.

Usually these 12 nights begin with the Winter Solstice, around the 20th or 21st of December, with the crafting or creating of 13 wishes or goals for the upcoming New Year. The drawing of the wishes begins either on Christmas Night and ends on the 5th of January with the unveiling of the 13th wish or goal. I thought it would be a magical idea to start this tradition on the Day of the Full Cold Cancer Moon! 

So, on the 26th of December through the 6th of January, its considered liminal time. "Liminal times" include the time between one stage and another, you could think of them as the larvae stage before a caterpillar alchemizes and turns into a butterfly. Births, Deaths, Marriages, Divorces, Moving, New Jobs, even Job Loss are just some of the examples of liminal times.

Believe it or not, these are some energetically potent times, fantastic for any spiritual interaction, divination, healing, etc.

Each day (Starting on the 26th of December and for the next 11 days, 12 days total) corresponds to a month of the same number. Myself I am starting this as my Full Cold Moon Ritual on the 26th of December. You can start on the Yule Sabbat, the Winter Solstice, even Christmas Eve. The First "Omen Day," you can receive clues about how January will play out for you. The next, or second "Omen Day" offers insight for February and so on. 

In this tradition, you truly want to pay special attention and "notice what you notice." Pay attention to your environment or events of the day. You may wish to spend time outdoors, so that the animal omens will be more obvious. Also, pay attention to repetition. For example, significant words, themes or synchronicities in your interactions, those too - may serve as an omen. For the Celts, these omens came from nature -- a birds song, the appearance of a fox, rabbit or raccoon, even an unusual behavior or formations in the clouds, so on and so forth.

Seeking an omen may also be done actively. If you don't trust yourself to know an omen when you are experiencing one, schedule a 30-minute session with me. I'll peer into your year through the stones, bones and shells and suggest magical ritual remedies for any months that may seem a bit foreboding.

Remember -- to pay attention on the 26th of December and the next 11 days following, notice what you notice!

For this Ritual, what you are going to want to do is, write down 13 individual wishes on a separate mini-piece of paper. Fold them up, place them in a jar, or a blessing bowl, in a shoe box, etc. After you have written down your 13 wishes, folded them up (Do not look at them), you are going to reach into the Jar grab one wish and burn it! Do NOT read your wishes!! You are going to do this over the course of 12 days. 

You are also going to use an oracle deck, tarot deck, etc. If you don't have one - I will do a collective pull and share the messages for each month. Watch the Video I created above. Each card you pull will also go with the Month. The first card, January. The second card, February, the third card, March, so on and so forth, until you get to the 12th day. 

When you get to the last day and you have your 13th wish in your hand, that is the wish that you will hone in on for the entire year!

Here is a calendar I am going to follow. If you chose to start on the Solstice just adjust it.

ONE - December 26th - January 2024. Pull Card , then write in Journal for January

TWO - December 27th - February 2024. Pull Card, then write in journal for February 

THREE - December 28th - March 2024. Pull card, then write it in journal for March

FOUR - December 29th - April 2024. Pull card, then write it in journal for April

FIVE - December 30th - May 2024. Pull card, then write it in journal for May

SIX - December 31st - June 2024. Pull card, then write it in journal for June

SEVEN - January 1st - July 2024. Pull card, then write it in journal for July 

EIGHT - January 2nd - August 2024. Pull card, then write it in journal for August

NINE - January 3rd - September 2024. Pull card, then write it in journal for September

TEN - January 4th - October 2024. Pull card, then write it in journal for October

ELEVEN - January 5th - November 2024. Pull card, then write it in journal for November

TWELVE - January 6th - December 2024. Pull card, then write it in journal for December

I bought myself a 13 Moon Journal Book this year (you will see it in the video! Hope this makes for a fantastic, and more importantly Magically Blessed NEW YEAR!

Ashe' (Blessings)

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