What does the word potential summon up for you when you look back at 2024? Which Challenges came your way? Did they come for a reason? What did they have to tell you? How did you respond ? Which position did you take? What change did they encompass?
Yesterday, December 21st, I chose my first Nan Yar card in a series of 12 in the coming days, to contemplate on the experiences that came my way in 2024. By doing so I follow a midwinter ritual originating from ancient times, when people were still highly connected to the natural world and abided by a 354-day moon calendar rather than a solar year 0f 365 (and a bit) days, leaving 12 days unaccounted for.
The card that I chose, 1 of Challenges , reminds me of my birthright to create my own life story.
Taking this awareness with me into sleep during the first winter solstice night resulted in a vivid dream in which I moved into a new spacious house with lots of windows with different views and lots and lots of bookcases filled with books. Also many people were helping me with this big move which made me feel supported and safe. What if this were your dream? What would it tell you?
The colour ‘Challenges’ (swords in the Tarot) in the Nan Yar interpretation is all about the development of the I-consciousness, the higher Self or spiritual part we all carry within, regardless of beliefs.
The number 1 in the Nan Yar interpretation is seen as the number of Potential.
Suppose this were your card to reflect on and take with you in your dreams.; what would it summon up for you?
Click here to read more on how to practice the winter solstice contemplation ritual
and the cosmic phenomenon that lies at the root it.
And of course you can also draw your own card on the right side of this blog and see what it reflects for you
Click on the card to read more about the 1 of challenges.
To an insightful midwinter contemplation
Ingrid
