Wow. I have so much to say! But today is the Winter Solstice - the shortest day of the year. So I want to tackle the day and then move into the magic that I’m making happen each night until the New Year.
I have decided to participate in a ritual I’ve seen popping up everywhere called the 13 Magical Wishes of Yule. Essentially, it’s a way to think about and even manifest things that you want to happen in the coming year.
You write down 13 wishes on 13 separate pieces of paper, fold them up, and put them into some kind of container. I’ve put my folded-up manifestations in a pretty golden silk pouch that I got when I bought some crystals at a cool vintage store.
Each night of the next 12 nights, I pull one of the wishes out of the pouch, I don’t look at which one it is, and I burn it and release the ashes to the universe to work behind the scenes to make my wish come true in the next year.
I started this last night, the eve of the Winter Solstice, so that my last wish will be burned on New Year’s Eve and then on January 1, I take the very last folded up wish. But I don’t burn it. Instead, I open this one up and read it, and this 13th wish is the one that I’m responsible for making happen.
So I’ll be working on this one wish that is my responsibility and the universe will be working behind the scenes making the others come to fruition.
I’ve noticed that some instructions say to start the ritual tonight (the night of the Solstice), and some instructions say to start on Christmas Eve or Christmas. I decided to start last night so that I’ll move cleanly into 2026 with all of the 12 wishes being burned and leaving me with a fresh start on New Year’s Day!
And don’t get me wrong, of course, realistically, I realize that I can’t just not worry or think about everything that I’ve written down that I want to happen. And of course, I feel like there are one or two in particular that I really want to work hard towards. But I think this ritual just brings everything up into consciousness so that they can be playing in the background of my subconscious.
I’m not going to tell you what my wishes or manifestations are…until they happen! Obviously, if you read me on a regular basis, you can probably infer what they are. But “they” say you’re not supposed to tell people what your wishes and goals are - you’re just supposed to work towards them. Or in this case, let the universe work towards them.
Anyway, I am going to get on with my Sunday. It’s supposed to be a beautiful day for a good walk, and I may go meet the walking group this morning instead of staying sad and depressed at home like I did yesterday.
Oh, I did have a super nice dinner with a new friend last night, and I may write more about that later, but right now, the shortest day of the year is calling!!
Enjoy xox,
GS
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