Lets Prepare for our Dream Journey through the Sacred Nights

Inside: free pdf guide and ritual template for the nights to come!

When I was little the Christmas Angel would visit us on the 24th of December, called the child christ. More recently it is Santa Claus, the Christmas Man as we call him. But in Germany his actual origin, Saint Nikolaus, comes on December 6th to fill our boots - that we left intentionally outside the door - with nuts and oranges and some chocolate.

I am not religious, nor do I buy into the capitalist idea of Christmas today, but it makes me giggle with nostalgia about the magic I got to experience as a kid. I might not believe in Santa Clause nor celebrate the Christ Child, but I do love magic.

This year, I made Ceremonial Cacao to celebrate the Winter Solstice and formed the Venus of Willendorf out of marzipan to put on a yule log cake that marks the beginning of the 12 sacred yule nights.

I come to the conclusion, that we all deserve a sprinkle of magic in our lives, and no matter what gives you this spark, please light it and let it ignite your inner child.

It is a beautiful time of the year to dive into yourself, to find your inner light, to dream in the darkness and receive visions through the smoke of incense that fills the air.

Further down I give you a ritual template for your personal practice throughout this season of midwinter. Adjust it as you wish and enjoy the prompts I send you in the next 12 days or find them to download in my ebook.

I will be your ritual guide throughout the 12 sacred nights with short and sweet daily practices, specific questions to guide you through personal introspection and suggestions for herbs and maybe a song here and there. To open your perception about what’s happened in the old year and what’s to come in the new and how to embrace the present.

Each night has a different flavour, and energetic imprint and topic to reflect back on. You can take 5 minutes to an hour depending on your circumstances, alone or in company. Its a wonderful way to reflect with your family and engage in deep conversation with your partner or friends.

These emails will be sent in the evening before the specific night of dreaming, so that you have the theme and practices throughout the following day, no matter if you choose to perform your ritual in the morning or evening. You don´t need to start on a specific date, it is the daily devotion that counts.

Don´t worry if you dont find the time to open each email, simply read the title for daily themes and ponder those throughout you day or use as a dream intention before going to sleep.

For those planning to be offline during this introspective and family time, please find my detailed ebook for free download in this link:

https://we.tl/t-UUKdylow7U (only valid for 4 more days, best to click it right away)

More about the 12 sacred nights in this post:

The Gate of Life and the Old New Year

Make sure to be subscribed for free to receive my daily emails during the 12 sacred nights

DAILY DEVOTION

Set aside a time in your day, preferably before our after sunrise, in the liminal threshold times of dusk and dawn.

• Light a candle and meditate, reflect or journal with the topic of the day. Clear out and smudge with gratitude for what has ended, what is allowed to move on and visualise stagnant energy flow through your open window/door.

• Burn incense as an offering to the spirits, the deities and ancestors or use the smoke to move cleanse yourself and your home.

• Pull a card, consult the runes or do a visualisation into what you want to achieve, feel, experience in the specific month of the new year.

Burn one of your 13 wishes (don´t open the paper, simply trust that it is being released and visualise your wish with the smoke finding its way to come true in the way it is for the best of all).

Note down your dreams every morning in a specific dream journal.

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This post and my daily ritual guidance is public and free for everyone. Please help me to spread the word and share this post or my email newsletter with your friends and family to participate in the sacred nights together and make this the most meaningful Christmas season yet.

You can also use the 12 sacred nights (and days) to indulge in your very own cacao dieta or immersion. As this is a time for dreaming and divination and ceremonial cacao is the perfect plant ally for both: lucid dreaming and creative envisioning.

You can add my daily input to your already existing spiritual practice or to create a new routine and connect deeper with the sacred plant Theobroma Cacao, its spirit and yourself.

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May this time of introspection bring you insights and magical dreams.

Very important: TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF!

You can start the sacred nights whenever it suits you and you don't have to doggedly try to do a ritual every day! However, I do recommend that you take at least 5 minutes every day to connect with yourself - especially during family vacations. Not only will it benefit your stress regulation and create space for magic, but it's also a gift to those around you if you are a calm presence and lead by example to celebrate this season of love and togetherness.

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