Episode 27: The Science of Magic: How the 13 Sacred Nights Shape Your Visionary Blueprint for the Year Ahead
EPISODE SUMMARY
Today, we’re exploring the intersection of mystery and neuroscience, what Lara J. Day and I call Magic. And when I talk about magic, I don’t mean illusion or fantasy. I mean the felt sense of aliveness that arises when we attune to the unseen layers of reality: synchronicities, symbols, and the subtle ways life communicates with us when we slow down enough to listen.
To help us dive into the magic that opens specifically at this time of year, I invited a special guest: Lara J. Day, author of the 13 Sacred Nights Oracle and creator of Neurogenic Qigong. Lara is on a mission to reclaim the hyper-commercialized holidays and return the Soul to the Solstice.
In this episode, we explore the 13 Sacred Nights ritual, an ancient winter solstice practice: what it is, how it works, and how its magic can shift the way your brain and nervous system perceive the world. Lara shares 17 years of personal experience with the practice, along with stories of synchronicity, prophetic dreams, animal symbolism, and why this ritual has become one of her greatest teachers in cultivating presence, awe, and deep attunement with the unseen world.
If you want a more intentional, soulful way to envision and plant seeds for 2026, you’ll want to listen before December 21st. Lara shares exactly how to prepare, what to expect, and how to work with the energies of each sacred night beginning on December 24th.
Inside the Episode:
00:00 How do we define the experience of magic in everyday life?
03:32 Why magic is a natural neurobiological state
05:07 The origins of the 13 Sacred (aka Holy) Nights ritual
09:55 Solstice as the New Moon of the solar year
13:20 Understanding the practice and structure of the 13 Sacred Nights
20:32 Receiving and blueprinting your next year during the Sacred Nights
25:43 Symbolism of animal signs, dreams, and repeated Oracle cards
36:04 What it means to co-create with the future as a creator with agency
41:01 Darkness as a teacher and Sacred Nights as a nervous system reset
47:14 How to live with the practice throughout the year
52:40 Small structural habits to weave the sacred into daily life
56:05 Reclaiming holidays and rituals in modern life
Connect with Lara J. Day:
Lara has a one-year program coming up that kicks off with the Sacred Holy nights practice + a year of accountability and support to watch in community how each of our blueprints unfolds. She also has a beautiful oracle deck called the 13 Sacred Nights.
Website: http://www.larajday.com
Instagram: @larajday
Facebook: @larajday
TikTok: @larajday
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