12 Magical Nights Ritual Guide
The 12 Magical Nights Ritual is my favorite manifestation technique. It is a seasonal manifestation ritual leveraging the energy of the winter solstice where we hand over our wishes for the year to the universe and trust her to make them come true.
Manifestation is an act of co-creation with the universe. It is equal parts intention and faith. It is equal parts betting on yourself and trusting the universe.
I did this ritual for the first time last year, and as of the second week of December, 10 of my 12 wishes have come true! I hope this ritual is lucky for you- and I hope you bet on yourself this year!
What you need:
1-2 pieces of regular paper (like printer or lined)
Something to write with
Journal or planner
Bag, jar, or cup
Optional:
Fire-safe container (ashtray, ceramic bowl, etc.)
Lighter or matches
Tarot deck
13 Wishes
Prepare your 13 wishes before the first night of your ritual. You can start on either the winter solstice (Dec. 21) or Christmas Eve.
Your wishes should be written in the present tense (just like affirmations) and should all be things you can achieve yourself.
For example:
Yes: I have paid off my car
No: I won the lottery.
Journal Prompts to uncover your 13 wishes:
What brought me joy this year? What do I want to do more of?
What felt out of alignment this year? What do I want to do less of?
What is the truest, most beautiful version of 2025 I can imagine?
What does an average day of that truest, most beautiful life look, feel, smell, and sound like?
Questions to evaluate good wishes:
Is this wish driven by love and warmth or fear and guilt?
Is this wish something I have the power to create in my life?
Is this wish the root of what I want?
Is this wish written in the present tense?
12 Nights
Once you have your 13 wishes, write the full list in a journal or planner to refer back to throughout the year. Then write them on individual slips of paper, fold them up, and put them in a bag or jar.
Starting the night of the winter solstice or Christmas Eve, pull one slip of paper out and without looking at it burn it or rip it up and dispose of it. You have just released this wish to the universe, and she is responsible for it in 2025.
Tarot Pulls
The second part of the ritual is to pull a tarot card and record it in your journal or planner. The tarot card for night 1 is meant to guide you in January, night 2 in February, and so on. If you don’t have a tarot deck, I will be pulling cards for the community on my TikTok and Instagram accounts starting on the winter solstice.
Repeat this process for 12 nights: pull a wish, burn or tear it up, pull a tarot card, and write down what you pulled.
On the 12th night, pull the second to last wish and burn it or tear it up. Then unfold the final wish - this is the one you are responsible for making come true in 2025.
p.s. if you miss a night, we’re human it happens, double up the next night.
Happy Manifesting <3
