Reclaiming the Holidays: The Oracle Deck, Solstice Rituals & Why We Need 13 Sacred Nights with Lara J. Day.

Dani sits down with Lara J. Day, creator of the 13 Sacred Nights Oracle, to explore the ritual’s Steiner-influenced origins, the homemade deck that became a published offering, and the uncanny clarity that emerges when we track the 13 nights that bridge solstice and the new year. Dani + Lara dig into the real-deal roots of the holiday season — beneath the consumptive chaos — along with the expanded new edition, Lara’s courses and meditations, and the synchronicities that show up when we slow down enough to actually listen. A grounded, magical invitation to reclaim winter as a time of reflection, renewal, and connection.

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Show notes:

• 13 Sacred Nights Oracle deck

• Origin story: making the first deck for her daughter

• Early years: handmade decks, Sharpie labels, kitchen-table production

• How the practice works (13 nights → 12 months + the whole year)

• Journaling prompts + daily ritual structure

• Synchronicities that appear when tracking the nights

• How the practice evolved over years

• Accessibility: making ritual simple, doable, and non-performative

• How the deck became a community practice

• Publishing journey: self-published → picked up by Beyond Words

• Why Beyond Words said yes / what changed in the new edition

• What’s inside the new edition (added content, guidance, refinements)

• How to use the deck if you’re new to ritual

• Guided offerings: courses, live groups, meditations

• Lara’s personal December practice + how she prepares

• Solstice timing and why it matters

• Seasonal cycles and ancient winter traditions

• Holiday history: pagan roots, cultural shifts, meaning loss

• Reclaiming ritual from commercial holiday culture

• Raising her daughter with ritual / homeschooling context

• How the practice interacts with the collective field

• Her healing work: clinical QiGong + neurogenic tremor integration

• Remote + in-person work (Central Coast)

• Website + where to find the deck and offerings