Planting Dreams in the Darkness: The Wisdom of the 13 Sacred Nights with Lara J. Day

well and because at our core we are i mean yes we're humans but we're also animals we're a part of the animal kingdom we are made up of literally all the exact same things that make up mother earth we are one in the same at our chemical core and so it does make sense that we should move within those same rhythms i mean we are incarnated on this planet for this lifetime that we chose.

And so, yeah, I think that's part of the sacred contract of every single human being is to really align and connect with mother earth in some way shape or form yeah and you know and even if you're from a more traditional religious background that can like still like they there's the the discussion of you know god is found in nature like from that definition of the god So it doesn't have to be one or the other.

It can be yes and.

And I was actually going to ask you, is this 13 sacred nights rooted in any specific tradition or is this something that culminated from you from a variety of traditions? Yes.

Yeah.

So, um, yeah, I'm glad you asked and I was about to comment, but, uh, yes, it's a non-denominational practice.

So, you know, no matter what your belief system is, you can find a way to incorporate this into what you've already got going on.

It doesn't have to be, you know, either or, or, you know, um, halt all your current holiday traditions or throw the baby out with the elaborate a little bit on the structure of the practice.

Sure.

That will help make it make sense.

So it's 13 days long and each day corresponds to a month in the coming year.

And so as you move through these 13 days, which are the, you know, again, peak of winter, the longest, darkest nights of the year, you are doing two things.

You're one receiving what I call downloads or whisperings of spirit and You know, information, clues, hints, things that are going to make sense as the year unfolds.

So you're journaling everything that happens in each 24 hour period, 13 of them.

And and that's the receive bit.

And then you're also drawing Oracle cards from the Oracle deck.

And so you'll have a guide for each month or really just a theme to help you think about, you know, what's going to show up in your life, maybe shift your perspective.

It is often laugh out loud, goosebump inducing how the cards that you draw end up lining up with your life.

And

then the second piece is to give your desires to this riptide of energy that's moving through that's going to just get swept right into your future.

So the things that you're wanting to, for the coming cycle, you make sure you do those things during the 13 days.

So this is where it can be very personalized because, you know, if you are a more traditional, you know, Christian, for instance, you know, maybe you lean into your prayer practice or your relationship with Jesus during those 13 days.

You know, if you have, you know, you're more somebody who meditates from Eastern traditions, then you, you know, you might make sure that you meditate during those 13 days.

And If you want to get more fit or exercise or garden or cook or whatever it is, or if you want a certain person in your life, you make sure you reach out to them in some way, shape or form during those 13 days.

So you're really creating this very intentional roadmap.