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The Forgotten Celtic Omen Days · Remember Why You Are Here

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  What if I told you that some of the most mystical days of December are days
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  we've almost completely forgotten about?
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  Mark This time in a way that feels potent for you,
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  that feels life-giving that feels magical.
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  Hello and welcome back to Remember Why You Are Here,
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  a podcast for seekers and sensitives where you can relax, receive,
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  reconnect to yourself and remember the most important thing of all:
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  why you're here.
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  I'm Asia Suler and in this episode today I wanted to talk about my
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  favorite end of the year, beginning of the year, magical,
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  mystical rituals.
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  So this is something that I've now been doing for years and
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  I actually love this so much more than the readings I used to do for myself at
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  the beginning of the year.
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  I used to do a full tarot spread reading for the year,
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  and I'll still do that sometimes, but this practice,
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  I have just found it to be so much more accurate on a month to month kind of
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  basis.
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  It is such a beautiful way to initiate a new cycle in the
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  year.
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  It's such a beautiful way to mark the liminality of this time,
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  especially between the end of Christmas and the real beginning of when we
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  launch into January and into the new year.
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  So this practice is called the Celtic Omen Days.
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  It's a mostly forgotten winter divinatory tradition,
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  although I know some people are still aware of this and still practicing this.
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  When I first found out about this tradition and started
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  incorporating it into my December into January every year,
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  I just really ended up finding that I had the kind of guidance that I was
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  craving for the rest of my year.
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  So I wanted to make sure to share this recording now so that you had this
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  practice in your back pocket for when December 26 rolls around because that's
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  technically when this omen day practice begins.
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  So this winter divinatory tradition is here for you if you are someone who likes
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  to pick cards at the beginning of the year,
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  if you want a glimpse of what is ahead.
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  And if you know that you want to create a
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  deeply mystical winter season,
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  if you know that this winter you want to dive into
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  your own intuition to expand your intuitive practices,
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  to make a deep connection to your innermost self and your own wider
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  knowing, in a way that will guide you in the year to come,
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  I have been teaching Winter Intuition School now for 10 years in so many
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  As one of the students in the course last year said,
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  Okay,
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  let's go ahead and get into the forgotten Celtic Omen days because I
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  promise you, if you are a mystical,
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  magical oracle card picking person,
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  you are going to love this practice and I'm excited to hear about what it opens
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  for you, what you see as you embark upon this practice this year.
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  These days in December are known for their magic and their
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  mysticism. In many different cultures throughout the world,
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  this time surrounding the winter solstice was one of the most holy
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  times of the year. So whether you celebrate solstice, Hanukkah,
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  or Christmas, this time of the year is known for its celebrations.
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  What if I told you that some of the most mystical days of December are days
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  we've almost completely forgotten about?
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  If you're someone that likes to give yourself a tarot card reading at the
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  beginning of every year,
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  or you're looking for a divinatory look at the year ahead.
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  This is for you.
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  Also called the 12 Days of Christmas in
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  Brittany and Wales, these days of December 26th to January 6th are
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  called the Omen Days.
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  I first learned about this Celtic tradition of the Omen days through Caitlin
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  Matthews. The omen days are what are called intercalary days,
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  which are days that are reckoned with at the end of the year to catch the Roman
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  calendar up with the solar calendar. So as such,
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  these days between December 26th and January 6th are considered to be
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  time out of time,
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  almost like you've slipped the bounds of the normal calendar and you're in an
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  in-between space. Interestingly, in our culture,
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  the same is true.
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  That period between Christmas and the first days of the new year tend to be a
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  very amorphous time,
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  a time where you very much feel like you're in transition or in limbo.
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  All too often these days between Christmas and starting up work again in the new
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  year get filled up with social engagements or family obligations,
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  and we can miss out on the specialness of this time.
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  In this Celtic tradition of the omen days,
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  one practice was to see each day as a
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  literal omen for the calendar year ahead.
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  So for each of the 12 days,
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  you have the ability to get a preview of what might be coming in
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  this next year. So for example, the first day of the omen days,
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  January 26th,
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  would represent what might happen for you in January.
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  So with these omen days,
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  the invitation is to be in a state of meditative awareness to
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  let go of bustle and planning,
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  and sometimes all the hustle that comes around with the holiday time and just
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  open your perception to open your mind to the possibilities of what you
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  might perceive on these days. So with the omen days,
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  you want to use your metaphorical mind to really look at the
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  story of each day as it happens and be curious,
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  what omen were you noticing that day? What events stood out for you?
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  So much of what makes these omen days so vivid is if you bring
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  your intention to them.
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  So if you set the intention that you would like to see a preview of each of the
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  12 months ahead in those 12 days and then just be open to whatever it is that
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  comes and know that what you're seeing is coming in for a reason,
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  it's helping you to prepare, orient,
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  and step into this new year feeling grounded and resourced because you have an
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  inkling of what it might carry.
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  So my favorite ways to practice receiving omens from nature is to go for a
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  walk every day in nature during these 12 days.
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  So that might be a walk around your neighborhood or down your block,
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  but it's a good idea to set a timeframe. Like during this one walk,
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  this is when I'd like to receive my sign,
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  and then go back over the events of that walk and see what occurred.
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  You can also decide to have the whole day be an omen for that next month,
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  but definitely no matter what you decide,
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  take time at the end of the day and just go over what it is you experienced,
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  and ask yourself,
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  how can this sign or how can this experience be
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  revelatory?
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  How can this actually be showing me the blessings of what might be coming so
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  that I can walk into this new year feeling prepared and excited for what's to
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  come?
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  So if you really want to reinfuse the magic back into your
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  celebrations this December, check out my class,
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  Holiday Magic and Medicine Making.
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  In the class we talk about ancient rituals and practices for bringing
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  the earth into your celebrations at this time.
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  We also talk about specific herbs and recipes that can
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  really infuse your season with the magic of the natural world,
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  as well as crafts and other earth-led practices to really enrich the
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  mysticism of these December celebrations.
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  And however you decide to celebrate this season,
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  know that there is all the potential in the world for you to
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  mark this time in a way that feels potent for you.
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  That feels life-giving, that feels magical.
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  So now I would love to hear from you,
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  how do you plan to mark or celebrate these intercalary days,
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  the days from December 26th to January 6th? What kind of rest,
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  rejuvenation or magic do you want to practice during these days?
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  And if you end up trying out the 12 omen days,
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  I'm so curious, What did you see for January?
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  So thank you so much for watching and until the new year,
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  may all of your celebrations this December be blessed.
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  So I will definitely be doing this practice again this year because it has
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  become my favorite thing to do each year.
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  It really feels like it infuses those 12 days with
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  so much extra magic, and I don't know if you feel this at all,
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  but sometimes especially after Christmas is over,
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  I experienced this slump in energy where I feel like a
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  little disillusioned or just a little low energy and then it builds up again
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  towards the new year,
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  and then the same thing happens right after New Year's Eve. Well,
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  with this practice,
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  it's like that slump has just disappeared because every day has this really
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  beautiful, focused, intentional aspect to it,
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  and it just really helps me stay connected to the magic.
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  I'm really feeling like this is going to be particularly essential for me this
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  year,
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  as that time will be my last couple weeks of
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  my sabbatical. So if you're just tuning in now,
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  I have been on a writing sabbatical for the last five months,
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  writing my next book. It has been so incredible, so deep.
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  I have a lot to say about the practice of taking a sabbatical,
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  how important it is. Everything I've learned during this process,
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  and I'm just really looking forward to having these omen days to integrate
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  before I'm back in the new year with new sharings,
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  new openings, and new offerings. So starting on Solstice,
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  we will be on a company-wide break until the end of the year,
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  but I will be back on December 31st with the
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  reading for January,
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  and then the following week I'll be back with our yearly reading for the year
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  ahead, for 2026. That feels very futuristic to say.
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  I cannot believe it is 2026 already,
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  but I will be back then with the reading for the month ahead for January
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  and the reading for 2026 as we launch into the new year.
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  So thank you so much for being a part of this
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  Remember Why You Are here almost a year ago.
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  was this folder where I would put these messages that I received from people,
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  So thank you for reminding me why I am here.
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  Thank you for all of your love and support.
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  This has just been such a beautiful experience so far and I'm really
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  So may the rest of your holiday season be blessed.
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  May you receive so many omens of blessings and
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  goodwill and wishes come true on your Celtic Omen days this
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  year. And may this tip into the new year bring you perspective and magic and
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  homecoming,
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  and may it help remind you of that thing,
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  that thing that we all need to remember,
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  that thing that is the most helpful thing of all as we walk through this
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  world, remembering why you're here.