/ / FOLDING & UNFOLDING / /

These are the last days in 2022 and I have been reflecting on the last couple of months. My life twisted and turned and I experienced so many emotions, saw so many things, met so many new people and kept so many old friends.

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I feel like I am in a desperate need of stillness, of pausing, being just with my breath.

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In this weird time of "in between" years, I came to fold up some loose ends and slowly getting excited about what is to be unfolded.

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It's like the laundry piles: they seem always there, yet always changing in colors, textures, and it's a never ending cycle of folding and unfolding!

The Celtic Culture has different Rituals for " The Magic Nights " (Rauhnächte) which are the 12 Nights after Winter Solstice, or depending on the calendar you are using, after Christmas Eve.

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This time is a moment of transition, and also of a deeper connection in between the worlds (material and spiritual) .

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Fire is the ultimate element of transformation, also in the Yogic Tradition. The rituals I am currently into is a lot about fire - so much that my neighbors already complained :)

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I burn wishes to offer them up, I burn old beliefs, not finished arguments, unhealthy habits in order to release and restore a balance. Only in burning it away there is place for the new.

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It's a time of honesty towards myself. To see where I am , how I came here and what next steps I want to take. To reflect back on January 2022 and what I manifested at that time. To see patterns, hopes and then life happening.

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To end this year well I need courage, stillness and self compassion.

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Let's be proud of ourself - we made it through, we walked the path a little bit further, we folded and unfolded what was in front of our feet.

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I wish that you find some peaceful closure for 2022 , take care of yourself and then possibly of others.

Let's begin again together.

In Love,

Nicole