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What if I told you that some of the
most mystical days of December are days
Speaker:we've almost completely forgotten about?
Speaker:Mark This time in a way
that feels potent for you,
Speaker:that feels life-giving that feels magical.
Speaker:Hello and welcome back to
Remember Why You Are Here,
Speaker:a podcast for seekers and sensitives
where you can relax, receive,
Speaker:reconnect to yourself and remember
the most important thing of all:
Speaker:why you're here.
Speaker:I'm Asia Suler and in this episode
today I wanted to talk about my
Speaker:favorite end of the year,
beginning of the year, magical,
Speaker:mystical rituals.
Speaker:So this is something that I've
now been doing for years and
Speaker:I actually love this so much more than
the readings I used to do for myself at
Speaker:the beginning of the year.
Speaker:I used to do a full tarot
spread reading for the year,
Speaker:and I'll still do that
sometimes, but this practice,
Speaker:I have just found it to be so much more
accurate on a month to month kind of
Speaker:basis.
Speaker:It is such a beautiful way to
initiate a new cycle in the
Speaker:year.
Speaker:It's such a beautiful way to
mark the liminality of this time,
Speaker:especially between the end of Christmas
and the real beginning of when we
Speaker:launch into January and into the new year.
Speaker:So this practice is called
the Celtic Omen Days.
Speaker:It's a mostly forgotten
winter divinatory tradition,
Speaker:although I know some people are still
aware of this and still practicing this.
Speaker:When I first found out about
this tradition and started
Speaker:incorporating it into my
December into January every year,
Speaker:I just really ended up finding that
I had the kind of guidance that I was
Speaker:craving for the rest of my year.
Speaker:So I wanted to make sure to share this
recording now so that you had this
Speaker:practice in your back pocket for when
December 26 rolls around because that's
Speaker:technically when this
omen day practice begins.
Speaker:So this winter divinatory tradition is
here for you if you are someone who likes
Speaker:to pick cards at the
beginning of the year,
Speaker:if you want a glimpse of what is ahead.
Speaker:And if you know that you want to create a
Speaker:deeply mystical winter season,
Speaker:if you know that this
winter you want to dive into
Speaker:your own intuition to expand
your intuitive practices,
Speaker:to make a deep connection to your
innermost self and your own wider
Speaker:knowing, in a way that will
guide you in the year to come,
Speaker:than I would love to see you
in my cozy online retreat,
Speaker:Winter Intuition School.
Speaker:I have been teaching Winter Intuition
School now for 10 years in so many
Speaker:different iterations in small
groups, in retreat centers,
Speaker:online, and for the second
time now in two years,
Speaker:I've decided to make what was
exclusively an online live experience
Speaker:now available for you
to drop in at any time.
Speaker:And I also decided to make it 80% off,
Speaker:which is pretty wild.
Speaker:But we did this last year and I loved
being able to make it accessible for folks
Speaker:and it was really amazing to see how
much people got out of this experience,
Speaker:how it changed their winter
times, how it changed their lives.
Speaker:I was reviewing the feedback that we
received from the folks who signed up last
Speaker:year, and this one testimonial just blew
me away. The student wrote: "Honestly,
Speaker:the amount of information and guidance
given is with you for a lifetime.
Speaker:This class is beyond reasonable in price.
Speaker:Anyone who's struggling with
self-growth, whether it be past traumas,
Speaker:present challenges, or future decisions,
Speaker:Asia and all of her wisdom guides you
with loving acceptance into your own power
Speaker:of self-healing.
Speaker:We all have access to this inner knowing
and this course helps you tune into
Speaker:your inner voice. My dreams have taken
off. It's like a floodgate has opened.
Speaker:I've recalled dreams as an 8-year-old
child that I've carried with me to now and
Speaker:I am 63 years old.
Speaker:I've been able to interpret this dream
and it no longer has power over me.
Speaker:This course has empowered me and I'm
no longer afraid of learning my gifts.
Speaker:The world has become magical."
Speaker:So Winder Intuition School is a
five-week online retreat where we cover
Speaker:intuitive development, shamanic
journeying, dreamwork, channeling,
Speaker:and how to communicate
with nature spirits.
Speaker:The whole retreat was designed to help
connect you to your own inner knowing.
Speaker:It includes five, three-hour live
class recordings, in-depth PDFs,
Speaker:weekly intuitive readings and spa
nights, musical playlists, meditations,
Speaker:bonus classes, and so much more.
Speaker:At the heart of this program is really
the understanding that within you are all
Speaker:the answers and all of
the tools that we go into
Speaker:inside of this retreat are here
to help you make this primary,
Speaker:direct connection to
your own inner knowing.
Speaker:As one of the students in
the course last year said,
Speaker:"I got an answer to the question I
posed at the beginning of the course.
Speaker:I had been trying to answer it for years,
Speaker:and by the end of that five weeks I had
it." So if you're interested in that,
Speaker:this online retreat is on sale
for 80% off until the new year,
Speaker:and you can head over to my website,
asiasuler.com, to check it out.
Speaker:Okay,
Speaker:let's go ahead and get into the
forgotten Celtic Omen days because I
Speaker:promise you, if you are a mystical,
Speaker:magical oracle card picking person,
Speaker:you are going to love this practice and
I'm excited to hear about what it opens
Speaker:for you, what you see as you embark
upon this practice this year.
Speaker:These days in December are
known for their magic and their
Speaker:mysticism. In many different
cultures throughout the world,
Speaker:this time surrounding the winter
solstice was one of the most holy
Speaker:times of the year. So whether
you celebrate solstice, Hanukkah,
Speaker:or Christmas, this time of the
year is known for its celebrations.
Speaker:What if I told you that some of the
most mystical days of December are days
Speaker:we've almost completely forgotten about?
Speaker:If you're someone that likes to give
yourself a tarot card reading at the
Speaker:beginning of every year,
Speaker:or you're looking for a
divinatory look at the year ahead.
Speaker:This is for you.
Speaker:Also called the 12 Days of Christmas in
Speaker:Brittany and Wales, these days of
December 26th to January 6th are
Speaker:called the Omen Days.
Speaker:I first learned about this Celtic
tradition of the Omen days through Caitlin
Speaker:Matthews. The omen days are what
are called intercalary days,
Speaker:which are days that are reckoned with at
the end of the year to catch the Roman
Speaker:calendar up with the solar
calendar. So as such,
Speaker:these days between December 26th
and January 6th are considered to be
Speaker:time out of time,
Speaker:almost like you've slipped the bounds
of the normal calendar and you're in an
Speaker:in-between space.
Interestingly, in our culture,
Speaker:the same is true.
Speaker:That period between Christmas and the
first days of the new year tend to be a
Speaker:very amorphous time,
Speaker:a time where you very much feel like
you're in transition or in limbo.
Speaker:All too often these days between Christmas
and starting up work again in the new
Speaker:year get filled up with social
engagements or family obligations,
Speaker:and we can miss out on the
specialness of this time.
Speaker:In this Celtic tradition of the omen days,
Speaker:one practice was to see each day as a
Speaker:literal omen for the calendar year ahead.
Speaker:So for each of the 12 days,
Speaker:you have the ability to get a
preview of what might be coming in
Speaker:this next year. So for example,
the first day of the omen days,
Speaker:January 26th,
Speaker:would represent what might
happen for you in January.
Speaker:So with these omen days,
Speaker:the invitation is to be in a
state of meditative awareness to
Speaker:let go of bustle and planning,
Speaker:and sometimes all the hustle that comes
around with the holiday time and just
Speaker:open your perception to open your
mind to the possibilities of what you
Speaker:might perceive on these
days. So with the omen days,
Speaker:you want to use your metaphorical
mind to really look at the
Speaker:story of each day as it
happens and be curious,
Speaker:what omen were you noticing that
day? What events stood out for you?
Speaker:So much of what makes these omen
days so vivid is if you bring
Speaker:your intention to them.
Speaker:So if you set the intention that you
would like to see a preview of each of the
Speaker:12 months ahead in those 12 days and
then just be open to whatever it is that
Speaker:comes and know that what you're
seeing is coming in for a reason,
Speaker:it's helping you to prepare, orient,
Speaker:and step into this new year feeling
grounded and resourced because you have an
Speaker:inkling of what it might carry.
Speaker:So my favorite ways to practice receiving
omens from nature is to go for a
Speaker:walk every day in nature
during these 12 days.
Speaker:So that might be a walk around your
neighborhood or down your block,
Speaker:but it's a good idea to set a
timeframe. Like during this one walk,
Speaker:this is when I'd like to receive my sign,
Speaker:and then go back over the events
of that walk and see what occurred.
Speaker:You can also decide to have the whole
day be an omen for that next month,
Speaker:but definitely no matter what you decide,
Speaker:take time at the end of the day and
just go over what it is you experienced,
Speaker:and ask yourself,
Speaker:how can this sign or how
can this experience be
Speaker:revelatory?
Speaker:How can this actually be showing me the
blessings of what might be coming so
Speaker:that I can walk into this new year
feeling prepared and excited for what's to
Speaker:come?
Speaker:So if you really want to
reinfuse the magic back into your
Speaker:celebrations this December,
check out my class,
Speaker:Holiday Magic and Medicine Making.
Speaker:In the class we talk about ancient
rituals and practices for bringing
Speaker:the earth into your
celebrations at this time.
Speaker:We also talk about specific
herbs and recipes that can
Speaker:really infuse your season with
the magic of the natural world,
Speaker:as well as crafts and other earth-led
practices to really enrich the
Speaker:mysticism of these December celebrations.
Speaker:And however you decide
to celebrate this season,
Speaker:know that there is all the
potential in the world for you to
Speaker:mark this time in a way
that feels potent for you.
Speaker:That feels life-giving,
that feels magical.
Speaker:So now I would love to hear from you,
Speaker:how do you plan to mark or
celebrate these intercalary days,
Speaker:the days from December 26th to
January 6th? What kind of rest,
Speaker:rejuvenation or magic do you want
to practice during these days?
Speaker:And if you end up trying
out the 12 omen days,
Speaker:I'm so curious, What
did you see for January?
Speaker:So thank you so much for
watching and until the new year,
Speaker:may all of your celebrations
this December be blessed.
Speaker:So I will definitely be doing this
practice again this year because it has
Speaker:become my favorite thing to do each year.
Speaker:It really feels like it
infuses those 12 days with
Speaker:so much extra magic, and I don't
know if you feel this at all,
Speaker:but sometimes especially
after Christmas is over,
Speaker:I experienced this slump in
energy where I feel like a
Speaker:little disillusioned or just a little
low energy and then it builds up again
Speaker:towards the new year,
Speaker:and then the same thing happens
right after New Year's Eve. Well,
Speaker:with this practice,
Speaker:it's like that slump has just disappeared
because every day has this really
Speaker:beautiful, focused,
intentional aspect to it,
Speaker:and it just really helps me
stay connected to the magic.
Speaker:I'm really feeling like this is going
to be particularly essential for me this
Speaker:year,
Speaker:as that time will be
my last couple weeks of
Speaker:my sabbatical. So if
you're just tuning in now,
Speaker:I have been on a writing sabbatical
for the last five months,
Speaker:writing my next book. It has
been so incredible, so deep.
Speaker:I have a lot to say about the
practice of taking a sabbatical,
Speaker:how important it is. Everything
I've learned during this process,
Speaker:and I'm just really looking forward
to having these omen days to integrate
Speaker:before I'm back in the new
year with new sharings,
Speaker:new openings, and new offerings.
So starting on Solstice,
Speaker:we will be on a company-wide
break until the end of the year,
Speaker:but I will be back on
December 31st with the
Speaker:reading for January,
Speaker:and then the following week I'll be back
with our yearly reading for the year
Speaker:ahead, for 2026. That feels
very futuristic to say.
Speaker:I cannot believe it is 2026 already,
Speaker:but I will be back then with the
reading for the month ahead for January
Speaker:and the reading for 2026 as
we launch into the new year.
Speaker:So thank you so much
for being a part of this
Speaker:whole experience this
past year. I launched.
Speaker:Remember Why You Are
here almost a year ago.
Speaker:I launched it last February and this
first year of the podcast has just been
Speaker:beyond my wildest imagination.
Speaker:It has been so incredible, so healing,
Speaker:so connective. This is so much fun,
Speaker:and being able to hear from
you has just meant the world.
Speaker:So if you have ideas for episodes
that you want to hear in the
Speaker:future or you have feedback or
you just want to leave me a little
Speaker:holiday love note, then head
over to AsiaSuler.com/remember,
Speaker:and you can leave me a voice note.
Speaker:You can also leave comments wherever
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Speaker:And if you want to give me a
Christmas gift, if you're like,
Speaker:I really want to send Asia something
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Speaker:that she's going to put underneath
your tree and unwrap, then you can.
Speaker:And here's how to do it.
Speaker:You can leave me a rating or review
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Speaker:I promise you this is the best gift
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Speaker:It helps the podcast so much.
Speaker:Somehow every time five little
stars are left on this podcast,
Speaker:it finds more and more people,
Speaker:the algorithm deities decide to
show those podcasts to more of the
Speaker:people who are meant
to be in our community,
Speaker:who we are all meant to
be in connection with.
Speaker:And I read each and every one
of your reviews and I save
Speaker:them in a folder called
Remember Why You're Here,
Speaker:which predated this podcast. This
is where this podcast came from,
Speaker:was this folder where I would put these
messages that I received from people,
Speaker:that really helped me remember,
Speaker:away on my desktop so I could
tune in anytime I needed to.
Speaker:So thank you for reminding
me why I am here.
Speaker:Thank you for all of
your love and support.
Speaker:This has just been such a beautiful
experience so far and I'm really
Speaker:excited to launch into
season two next year.
Speaker:So may the rest of your
holiday season be blessed.
Speaker:May you receive so many
omens of blessings and
Speaker:goodwill and wishes come true
on your Celtic Omen days this
Speaker:year. And may this tip into the new
year bring you perspective and magic and
Speaker:homecoming,
Speaker:and may it help remind you of that thing,
Speaker:that thing that we all need to remember,
Speaker:that thing that is the most helpful
thing of all as we walk through this
Speaker:world, remembering why you're here.
