Day 1 of 12: Aries

Today is the first day of the New Moon in Aries which means it is the beginning of the 12 Days of Nissan for Kabbalists. I love to think of it as our very own 12-step program of sorts!

I did a KabbalahCurious blog on this last year and I'm returning to it again, but this time instead of just listing what to do, I'll be chronicling my own personal journey through it for the next 12 days. For one thing, it will get me posting here on a regular basis again! But I do think it's one of the most important times out of the year to immerse yourself in spiritual study and to try to better yourself. If you buckle down and concentrate for these twelve days, it is said to make the rest of your year a lot easier, not to mention twelve days straight makes you more focused and ready to take on anything!

Each of the twelve days represents one of the Kabbalistic months or astrological signs and the energy available in that month. As in any form of astrology, the months have particular traits -- gifts and challenges, often one in the same, that they provide.

For example, today, the first day is representative of Aries itself.

Aries is a time to complete things, to follow through and finish tasks that before now may have seemed daunting. The energy is available in Aries to avoid making the same mistakes by learning from reflection on the past. It is also a time to avoid conflict through emphasizing with others and to decrease ego by realizing that we are all only channels for the Light.

Therefore, these are things to remember and focus on all day today. However well we do at these bulletpoints today goes a long way in our karma for handling such things in the next twelve months.

I didn't even know today was the first day of this Kabbalistic ritual until last night when it began. Yes, it begins the night before actually, as Kabbalists chart their days and months by the moon, not the sun. So tonight will in fact begin the second day. More on that later.

But when I received an email from a friend informing me that it had begun and wishing me a happy 12 Days, I found it fitting because instead of being out on a Saturday night, I was at home working, finshing tasks that had needed completion for the longest time, and was scheduling the following day to be more of the same. So it worked out quite well for me!

A friend who is trying to stop drinking so much called today after having partied all weekend and instead of giving the usual lecture or judging, I just listened and empathized, keeping a cheerful nature so as not to bring the person down any more on themselves than they already were.

I also got back to the gym today for the first time in what is probably a month.

This evening begins the second day which represents Taurus, a time to step out of our comfort zones and embrace doing things that we fell are difficult. It's a time to listen and actively share with others (I'm writing this blog... you leave a comment!) and to tansform complacency into forward motion.

I'll check in tomorrow with what I'm doing personally to accomplish those tasks and to let you know what's in store for tomorrow night and the following day.

Would love to hear your stories of what's happened in your day as well! Share with us all through the comment link below.

For a sneak peek at what's to come in the 12 Days of Aries, see last year's blog here.

This is all about overcoming whatever it is that’s holding you back from getting all the fulfillment you want in life. Rest assured, you WILL be tested over the next 12 days. How you act can affect the outcome of how you experience the coming year.


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