The importance of the first 12 days of the year
/Happy New Year 2022!
The first 12 days of January is a very powerful time to visualize the way you would like your life to manifest during the rest of the year. If you take a few moments each day to invoke a particular vibration, you will be amazed by your own power of manifestation.
A few years back I read an article from Bulgarian spiritual teacher Master Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov, and it was about how the first 12 days of January are like a microcosm for the 12 months of the year.
For example: Jan 1st stands for the month of January, while January 2nd stands for February, the 3rd for March, and so on for the first 12 days of the year.
Is this absolutely true? I don't know, but what I do know is that Intentions, prayer, visualization, belief, AND action are powerful and creative tools we all possess.
Start with a letter to yourself that is written as if all of the things you are writing about have already occurred. Describe in detail the joyous events that you would like to have happen during the year, remember, this is a fantasy and it can be as grandiose as you like. Be sure to include all aspects of your life including creativity, love relations, personal growth opportunities, career goals, material gain (new home, new car, etc.). Most of all HAVE FUN!
Pay attention to the first 12 days of the year, and treat each day as if it was each month of the year. Be intentional with your thoughts, words, and actions those days. Begin and end each day with gratitude. Give gratitude in advance for all the things that you are manifesting, as if they have already happened.
Intend, Believe, Act
Are you ready to try it for yourself?!
Take a moment to write down each month on paper. Ex:
January
February
March...
Next to the months write a feeling, an action to take, a place you want to visit, a project to start/finish, etc.
Do this for each month
Ask yourself:
How do I want 2022 to be, to feel?
What am I willing to do, to be and feel that way?
What do I want to be doing in.... January, February, March...etc?
Now make sure on January 1st (January),and January 2nd (for February), January 3rd (March) that you are engaging in thoughts, actions, activities that resonate with that place you want to visit, or project you wan to start/finish for each particular month.
If you imagine that each of these first 12 days symbolize the twelve months of the new year, when you decide to give them a special intention, it strengthens your resolutions and helps get the year started on the right track. By practicing loving kindness, openness, and generosity, while giving thoughtful attention to the significance of each day, you can declare the year you wish to experience.
I give thanks to all the joys and lessons that 2021 brought me and I cheers to a beautiful, productive, prosperous, healthy, happy, and FUN 2022!
May you be in love with you and your life. Thank you for taking the time to read.
In Love and Gratitude,
Barbara Alfonzo
