Celebration of Holy Nights

The celebration of Holy Nights, or the Twelve Nights of Christmas, is observed in many cultures. It can be celebrated as an Inner Journey that we take to give birth to the sun in our being in order to illuminate the darkness. Holy Nights begin in the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere when the forces of Nature have withdrawn into the earth. Outside, there is usually snow and cold, a calm that is not available at other more active times of the year. It reflects a desire for inner peace that is not easily accessible in an outwardly material Western culture.

During the celebration of Holy Nights, the windows of heaven are opened so that you can see your potential in a new way. The veils are raised between Heaven and Earth. Archangels are free to create a choir of revelation and full knowledge is possible.
During each night, in our sacred space, we can reflect and welcome in our heart the different virtues. It is interesting to take notes of your insights. 

Ways to celebrate
There are many ways to celebrate the 12 holy nights. The best is to explore  yourself on basis of meditation and cleaning ritual. But here you can find a structure that can help you to start. 

Each night: highlight at sunset a coloured candle. There is also a zodiac sign corresponding. If desired, the previous 12 months can be explored for lessons learned and accomplishments made. We will literally give birth to a new world through our love and honor for the earth and the stars.
The Twelve Nights ritual uses candles in 12 different colors placed in a circle with a gold candle, honoring the golden light of the sun, in the center. If you can find them, here are the suggested colors: Dark Red, Pink, Peach, Red-Violet, Blue-Violet, Purple, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Gold.
DaysignVirtuelessons
to remember
from		color candle
24 DecPiscesGenerosityDecemberdark red
25 DecAquariusDiscretionNovemberpink
26 DecCapricornCourageOctoberpeach
27 DecSagittariusSelf-disciplineSeptemberred-violet
28 DecScorpionPatienceAugustblue-violet
29 DecLibraEquanimityJulypurple
30 DecVirgoCourtesyJuneindigo
31 DecLionCompassionMayblue
1 JanCancerAltruismAprilgreen
2 JanGeminiPerseveranceMarchyellow
3 JanTaurusBalanceFebruaryorange
4 JanAriesDevotionJanuaryred
5 JanTranscendenceAllgold
Twelve Nights symbols, monthly lessons to remember, color of the candle to light that night

On the 5th Januari, this night of Holy Epiphany, we light the gold candle, representing transcendence, the Highest Light. We have created the entire circle, by remembering all lesson learned each month of the past year. All the virtues are now integrated. We now see the year as a whole and we are prepared in a mindful way to start the year to come.

Dreams are important Holy Nights. By turning inward during the twelve nights, we create a space to listen to our dreams*. It is said that dreams during this period predict the future. Each night represents a month of the following year. The first night represents January, the second night February, the third night March etc. Each night dream predicts the future of its related month.

*By having a dream notebook, and the intention to remember the dream before sleeping helps to have a mindful dream life. In your dream book, note every detail of your dream in order to interpret all symbols offering you a message. Also you can put herbal sachet under your pillow, this will help you to dream and remember your dreams.

Wishing to all a mindful holiday and more…

Hélène Courrier

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