The number 13 really originally was the representation of the divine feminine.

And Steiner himself says that during these 13 days and nights, which is again where the practice

of the 13 holy nights came from, is a Steiner-inspired, an o'anthroposophy-inspired practice,

he says during these 13 days and nights that for one whose spiritual eye is open,

we are able to see what must come upon man, I think is the wording that he uses. But it's an

experience in foretelling and this descending, just as the seed descends into the depths of the

earth in order to replenish and strengthen in order to sprout in the spring.

So does the human soul descend into the spiritual depths in order to replenish and to receive

strength for the coming challenges of the new year and the new cycle.

This is Spirit Jim. Today, Paul is talking with Lara J. Day. Lara is the author of

The 13 Holy Knights Oracle Deck and a neurogenic Qigong practitioner offering seasonal courses

and individual sessions. Her unique and innovative healing method interweaves medical

Qigong with tension and trauma-releasing tremor work.

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The topic of today's conversation between Paul and Lara is the 13 holy nights,

understanding seasonal energies.

All right, you guys, welcome back to Spirit Gym with Paul Check and my guest, Laura J. Day, the creator of the 13 Holy Nights Oracle deck.

She kindly sent me her deck in the mail. When I got it, I thought, I don't remember ordering this.

And there was a letter attached. And so I read the letter and I thought

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