Rituals are the bridge between your intention and action.
They ensure your actual efforts are aligned with your deepest desires.
Gratitude as the Gateway
Honoring What Was, Welcoming What Becomes.
1/1 marks a true energetic reset, not just a new chapter, but a new timeline. The number 1 represents origin, initiation, and conscious creation. When doubled (1/1), it becomes a portal of pure authorship. Where intention is not forced, but received through gratitude.
This portal reminds us that:
Gratitude closes cycles cleanly.
Appreciation softens the nervous system into receptivity.
What we thank completes its work; what we welcome begins it.
The Snake moves through this portal as a guide, a symbol of shedding skins, sacred renewal, and embodied wisdom. Snake does not rush; it clears by releasing what no longer fits and allowing life force to circulate freely again.
This is a perfect time to:
Honor everything that shaped you (even the uncomfortable parts).
Release what has finished its lesson with respect.
Ritual: “The Gratitude Gate & the Snake’s Renewal”
1. Preparation
Set your space with:
One candle
One bay leaf
A pen and a single card or folded paper (this will be sealed)
2. Clearing & Honoring: “What I Thank, I Complete”
On the bay leaf, write what you are ready to release.
Patterns
Emotional states
Relationships
Versions of yourself
Survival strategies
Ways of being that protected you once, but no longer serve
Burn the bay leaf safely, allowing the smoke to carry this clearing.
3. The Gratitude Card: Two Sides, One Portal
Take your card.
Side One: Gratitude for What Came
Write a thank-you note to:
Lessons (even painful ones)
Emotions you experienced
People who supported or mirrored you
Changes that challenged you
Delays, endings, redirections
Strengths you discovered
Side Two: Gratitude for What You Are Welcoming
Turn the card over.
Write a thank-you note in advance for:
The qualities you are welcoming (ease, clarity, devotion, joy, stability, creativity, intimacy, trust)
The experiences you are ready to receive
The version of yourself that is emerging
The support, opportunities, and alignment arriving
Write in present or near-present language:
“Thank you for arriving.”
“Thank you for unfolding.”
This is not forcing; it is recognizing the invitation.
4. Sealing the Timeline
Fold or seal the card. Place the sealed card somewhere safe. You will open it on 1/1/2027.
5. Embodiment & Integration
Place one hand on your lower belly or pelvis, the other on your heart.
Say:
“I move forward lighter.
I move forward grateful.
I move forward ready.”
6. Closing
Take three slow breaths. Blow out the candle or let it burn down safely. End in stillness.
Optional Enhancements for 1/1
✨ Perform the ritual at 1:01 AM or PM
✨ Keep the ashes from the bay leaf as a symbolic offering, or return them to the earth
✨ Repeat a simple mantra throughout the day: “Thank you. I am ready.”
