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Today marks the beginning of your path toward our gathering on December 13th. Over the next eight days, a new Mystery will appear each day, guiding you step by step toward the heart of the experience.

TODAY MARKS THE BEGINING...

Of your path toward our gathering on December 13th. Over the next eight days, a new Mystery will appear each day, guiding you step by step toward the heart of the experience.

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WELCOME TO THE 8 DAYS OF MIDWINTER MYSTERIES

The threshold is behind you.  The descent begins now. For the next 8 days, you’ll walk a spiral of shadow and symbol guided by ancient archetypes who still stir beneath the snow. Each day reveals a new mystery

A riddle to ponder 
An archetype to meet 
A ritual or reflection to embody

You’ll encounter the Wild Hunt, Frau Perchta, Krampus, Lucia, Odin, the Cailleach, and the evergreen spirit of Yule.
You’ll mend threads, name shadows, light candles, and seal tombs.
You’ll play, reflect, and remember.

This is not just a countdown it’s a soul journey.
A communal rite of passage toward the solstice.
A revival of forgotten wisdom.

Welcome, traveler. The veil is thin. The stories are waiting.
If you haven’t yet, mark your place in the circle by joining our Midwinter Event and participating in the full challenge.

The Hunt rides tonight…

Use the journal provided and start your descent!

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WELCOME TO THE WINTER WARRIOR COUNTDOWN

Eight transformative days leading to our shadow work immersion. Each day, you’ll meet a guiding archetype, a keeper of wisdom and challenge, who will walk with you through the veils of shadow. They will stir your depths, ignite insight, and prompt you forward into the heart of your own becoming. This is not a journey of avoidance—it is a dance with truth, a reckoning with what hides beneath. Step boldly. The shadows hold your keys.

winter forest, door in center, candles on table, glow in snow

DAY 1: THE DOOR OPENS

  • Theme: Thresholds & Omens
  • Archetype: The Cailleach  Crone of Winter, Keeper of Endings
  • Visual: A frost-covered doorway, bones nestled in snow, a single stone glowing with ancestral memory

The Crone has stirred.
Her breath rides the wind, curling through branches, whispering through cracks in the hearth. 
She does not knock. She waits.  

Today, you stand at the threshold.
Not of a house, but of a season.
Not of a year, but of a soul-shift.  

The Cailleach watches from the snow-covered hills, her staff raised, her eyes ancient.  She asks, What are you ready to leave behind? What shadow must you cross to enter the deeper winter of your becoming?

Place a key, bone, or stone at your doorway physical or symbolic.  Let it mark the passage from the known into the mystery.

Then ask yourself:   What threshold am I crossing?

Here are some shadows you may be stepping through:

  • The Fear of Stillness — resisting rest, silence, or solitude
  • The Mask of Productivity — clinging to constant busy to avoid deeper truths
  • The Ghost of Old Roles — identities that no longer fit but still haunt
  • The Unspoken Grief — losses buried beneath celebration
  • The Forgotten Voice — intuition ignored, dreams deferred
  • The Ancestral Pattern — cycles repeating through generations, asking to be broken

Share your threshold.  A word, an image, a symbol.  What omen greeted you today?  What shadow stands at your door?

The Cailleach is watching.  She does not judge.  She prepares the soil for what must die… so something new may root.

What symbols or signs have appeared lately that feel like invitations or warnings ? 

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DAY 2: THE RIDERS STIR

  • The Wild Hunt Beckons
  • Theme: Chaos & Transformation
  • Archetype: The Wild Hunt the Reckoning and Passage

You placed your key, bone, or stone at the threshold yesterday. The door has opened.
But crossing into winter’s mystery awakens more than silence, it stirs the storm.
The wind begins to howl. Hoofbeats echo in the distance.
The Riders are coming.
Will you ride with them, or be swept away?

The Hunt rides tonight.
It does not ask permission. It demands surrender.
Chaos is not your enemy—it is the storm that clears the path.

THE CHALLENGE

What part of you resists surrendering to the unknown?
What illusions cling like frost to your skin?

Draw a card, roll a die, or choose a symbol from your space.

This is your Hunt Companion and the force riding beside you this week.

  • Name it. Give it a title or essence.
  • Describe its nature. Is it fierce? Silent? Trickster?
  • Ask: What does it demand? What truth does it reveal?

Share your companion’s name and nature. The winds are listening.

Shadow Insights to Explore

  • Fear of losing control
  • Attachment to certainty
  • Resistance to change
  • Clinging to old maps when the terrain has shifted

Some Journal prompts to dive more fully into that companion:

  • If my Hunt Companion had a voice, what would it say to me right now?
  • What emotions arise when I imagine riding beside this force—fear, excitement, resistance, surrender? Why?
  • What qualities does this companion embody (wildness, clarity, destruction, liberation)? How do those qualities mirror parts of me?
  • What does this companion want me to release? What does it want me to claim?
  • If this energy were a weather pattern, what would it be—and how does that reflect my inner landscape?
  • What gift does this chaos hold for me? What lesson rides in its wake?
  • What would happen if I stopped resisting and rode with it fully?

The Riders have stirred, and your Hunt Companion rides beside you. Now, the Wild Hunt gathers as one.

Post in the Facebook group by 8 PM:
Your Hunt Companion’s name
One sentence it whispers to you (“I ride for…” or “I demand…”)

At 8PM:
There will be a card draw, a Collective Card for the group that's a symbol of the Wild Hunt’s energy for all of us.
This card will reveal what chaos clears, what truth rises, and what transformation calls.

Reflection after the Reveal:

  • How does the collective card amplify or challenge your Hunt Companion’s message?
  • What insight does this shared energy bring to your personal journey?

The winds are listening. The Hunt rides together. Comment and join the reveal, your voice shapes the storm.

DAY 3: THREADS OF PERCHTA

  • Theme: Judgment & Completion
  • Archetype: Frau Perchta
  • Visual: A loom with glowing threads, half-woven  

Yesterday, you rode with the Wild Hunt—chaos clearing the path; truth riding beside you. Today, the storm settles, and you find yourself at the hearth. The loom of fate stretches before you. Threads glimmer in the firelight. Perchta has arrived. She inspects your work.

Your Challenge:

  • What have you left unfinished that deserves closure before the year turns
  • What promises have you broken to yourself? Where have you neglected your inner craft?

Comment in the Facebook group:

  • Share one task you will complete today as a sacred act of restoration.

Shadow Insights

  • Neglect of self-care
  • Broken commitments
  • Spiritual slumber

Ritual:

Mend, clean, or complete one small task today physical or symbolic. Sweep your space. Write one vow you will keep this season. Offer this act to Perchta as a gesture of diligence and devotion.

Journal Prompts

  1. What unfinished threads weigh on me most and why?
  2. How does leaving things incomplete mirror my inner state?
  3. What small act of completion would feel like reclaiming power?
  4. Where do I fear accountability and what shadow hides there?
  5. If my life were a loom, what pattern am I weaving? What threads need repair?

Why Physical Acts Matter

  • Clean one neglected corner, mend torn clothing, finish a lingering chore. These tasks seem simple, but they mirror the inner work of clearing stagnant energy. When we leave things unfinished, they become psychic clutter reminders of avoidance, procrastination, or broken promises to ourselves. Completing them is a symbolic act of reclaiming power and integrity.
  • Shadow Link: Avoidance often hides fear of accountability or feelings of inadequacy. By tending to the physical, you confront that shadow and restore flow.

Why Spiritual Acts Matter

  • Revisit a forgotten practice light a candle, meditate, journal
    Neglecting spiritual rhythms often signals disconnection from self and source. Returning to a practice even briefly reaffirms your commitment to inner alignment. Lighting a candle in darkness is a powerful metaphor: you choose awareness over denial.
  • Shadow Link: Spiritual bypassing or neglect can mask fear of vulnerability. Re-engaging with sacred habits invites accountability and renewal.

Shadow work isn’t only about insight it’s about integration. Physical, emotional, and spiritual actions anchor the inner work in tangible reality. They transform abstract intentions into embodied change. When you complete a task, release a letter, or light a candle, you declare: “I am willing to mend what is broken inside and out.”

krampus the dark enforcer, in the snowy woods at night

DAY 4: THE CHAINS RATTLE

  • Krampus Demands Reckoning
  • Theme: Shadow Accountability
  • Archetype Krampus  The Dark Enforcer

Yesterday, you tended the loom with Perchta mending threads, restoring order.
But the hearth’s glow fades, and bells jingle in the frost.
Chains drag across the snow.
Krampus has arrived.
Not to destroy, but to demand truth. The shadow must be named to be healed.

Your Challenge:

  • What shadow have you avoided naming.
  • What behavior, belief, or pattern needs loving confrontation?

Comment in the Facebook group:

  • Share your Krampus List or a symbol of your reckoning.

Shadow Insights

  • Hidden guilt
  • Self-sabotage
  • Shame cycles
  • Fear of exposure

Ritual
Write your Krampus List three behaviors, beliefs, or patterns to release. Burn it. Bury it. Freeze it in ice. Speak a mantra to fully release it. 

Journal Prompts

  1. What shadow feels hardest to name and why?
  2. How does this pattern protect me? How does it harm me?
  3. What would freedom from this shadow look like?
  4. What fear arises when I imagine letting it go?
  5. What truth emerges when I stop hiding?

Krampus’ Chains: Practical Shadow Work & Why It Matters

Krampus is the archetype of reckoning; the dark enforcer who rattles chains to wake what hides in silence. His presence reminds us that shadow thrives in secrecy. Accountability is liberation. When you name the shadow and ritualize its release, you break the cycle of guilt, shame, and avoidance that keeps you bound.

  • Physical: Tear up old papers tied to outdated roles or failures. Clean a neglected space that feels heavy or stagnant.
    Why: Physical destruction mirrors inner release and breaking the hold of shame. Physical acts mirror inner release. Destroying or clearing what represents old patterns signals to your psyche: “This no longer owns me.”
  • Emotional: Write a confession letter (to yourself) naming what you hide. Burn it.  Create a “Krampus List” of three behaviors or beliefs to release.
    Why: Naming dissolves secrecy; secrecy feeds shadow.  Naming dissolves secrecy. Secrecy feeds shame, and shame feeds shadow. When you externalize it, you reclaim power.
  • Spiritual: Create a “banishment jar” with salt, herbs, and your written shadow then bury it.
    Why: Ritual externalizes intention, signaling to your psyche that the cycle ends.  Ritual anchors intention in the body and soul. It transforms abstract desire into embodied change.

These acts matter because shadow thrives in silence and avoidance.
When you name it, you reclaim power.
When you ritualize release, you anchor transformation in the body and the soul.

THE LONGEST NIGHT YULE ROOTED IN LIGHT

DAY 5: THE LONGEST NIGHT YULE ROOTED IN LIGHT

  • Theme: Renewal & Evergreen Wisdom
  • Archetype: Yule Spirit the Keeper of Hope

Yesterday, Krampus demanded truth and accountability. Today, the longest night stretches before you. Darkness presses close, yet a spark glows—a promise of dawn. In the heart of winter, the evergreen stands. Yule whispers: “Honor what endures. Kindle hope without illusion.”

Your Challenge:

  • What light do you cling to?
  • What illusion of comfort hides the labor of rebirth?
  • What inner truth remains steady through your winters?

Comment in the Facebook group: Share your flame a photo, word, or vow. And share your symbol of inner evergreen (found or drawn) that represents what endures in you.

Shadow Insights

  • False optimism
  • Avoidance of discomfort
  • Fear of endings
  • Denial of necessary work

Ritual

  • Light a candle and sit in darkness. Ask:
    “What must die for this light to grow?”
  • Find or draw a symbol of your inner evergreen—a truth that remains steady through your winters. Place it on your altar.
  • Speak aloud:
    “I honor the light and the labor that sustains it.”

Journal Prompts

  1. What illusions of comfort do I cling to and why?
  2. What truth feels steady even in my darkest season?
  3. What endings do I resist, and what rebirth do they hide?
  4. How do I confuse celebration with transformation?
  5. What does my inner evergreen teach me about resilience?

Yule’s Wisdom: Yule is the keeper of hope and continuity—the evergreen in the heart of winter. But Yule also warns against false light and hollow comfort. These practices help you root your hope in truth, not illusion.

Physical: Light a candle in a dark room. Sit with the discomfort of silence.

Why it matters: The candle represents the spark of renewal, but the surrounding darkness reminds us that rebirth requires endings. Sitting in silence dissolves avoidance patterns and teaches resilience. Yule’s flame is not for distraction—it is for illumination. When you face the dark without fleeing, you reclaim power over fear.

Emotional: Write down one illusion you cling to—burn it as you vow to embrace truth.

Why it matters: False optimism and denial of endings are shadows that block authentic renewal. Burning the illusion is a symbolic death—a ritual that clears space for real transformation. Yule honors honesty: the longest night births the brightest dawn only when we stop pretending the night isn’t real.

Spiritual: Create a small altar with your evergreen symbol and candle.

Why it matters: The evergreen is Yule’s sacred emblem—life that endures through winter. Placing it beside your candle roots hope in continuity, not fantasy. This altar becomes a visual mantra: “I honor what lasts and accept what must fall away.” It reminds you that true light is steady, not blinding, and that resilience grows from deep roots.

Honor the fire, but do not forget the cold. Hope is not escape—it is endurance

THE FLAME WALKS - LUCIA'S LIGHT WITHIN DARKNESS

DAY 6: THE FLAME WALKS - LUCIA'S LIGHT WITHIN DARKNESS

  • Theme: Light-Bearer & Inner Vision
  • Archetype: St. Lucia — Bringer of Clarity
  • Visual: A figure crowned with candles, walking through shadow

Yesterday, Yule taught us to honor the flame and the evergreen—the light that endures through the longest night.  Today, St. Lucia walks with her crown of candles, guiding us through shadow. Her message: True light does not erase the dark—it walks beside it.

St. Lucia is the Light-Bearer, but her wisdom is often misunderstood. Her flame is not about banishing darkness—it’s about walking with it. When we cling to false positivity or bypass grief, we create a shadow of denial. That shadow festers, even as we pretend to “shine.”

Lucia teaches thattrue illumination is honest:

  • It acknowledges pain without drowning in it.
  • It carries hope without erasing hardship.
  • It walks through darkness with steady light, not blinding glare.
  • Spiritual bypassing and false optimism are coping strategies that keep us from healing. They feel like light—but they’re hollow.
  • When we honor both shadow and flame, we integrate wholeness. We stop pretending and start transforming.
  • Lucia’s ritual—carrying a light and speaking “I honor both shadow and flame”—is a declaration of balance. It says:
    “I will not hide my grief behind brightness. I will let light and dark coexist.”

Your Challenge:

  • Where have you bypassed grief or denied shadow in the name of light?
  • What flame do you carry for others, even when your own path feels dim?

Comment in the Facebook group: Share a story, quote, or image that has lit your way this year. Let your light be seen Lucia blesses the brave.

Shadow Insights

  • Spiritual bypassing
  • False positivity
  • Fear of vulnerability
  • Denial of pain

Ritual:

Carry a light through your space—physical or symbolic. Speak aloud: “I honor both shadow and flame. ”Place your light on an altar with something that represents truth.

Physical:Walk slowly through your home with a candle or lantern.
Why it matters: This act embodies Lucia’s essence—guiding yourself through darkness, not fleeing from it. The flame becomes a living metaphor: clarity that moves with shadow, not against it. Each step reminds you that illumination is a journey, not an escape.

Emotional:Write down where you’ve bypassed grief or denied pain in favor of “positivity.”
Why it matters: Lucia’s light is not hollow brightness—it is honest clarity. Confronting denial restores emotional integrity and dissolves the shadow of avoidance. When you name where you’ve hidden behind light, you reclaim the courage to feel and heal.

Spiritual: Speak aloud:
“I honor both shadow and flame.
”Why it matters: This invocation balances light and dark, preventing spiritual bypassing and inviting wholeness. Lucia teaches that true light does not blind—it steadies. It walks beside grief, illuminating truth without erasing it.

Let your flame be steady, not blinding. True light walks beside the dark

Journal Prompts

  1. Where have I used “light” to avoid facing pain?
  2. What truth emerges when I allow darkness to speak?
  3. What light do I carry for others—and what does it cost me?
  4. How can I hold both grief and hope without denying either?
  5. What does authentic illumination look like in my life?
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