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0, SPIRIT |
| thúle (spirit) |
| WISDOM |
| December 23 - January 1 |
| Eä! (Ainulindalë) |
I am the spirit of unchannelled potential at the heart of all beginnings, the breath of Ilúvatar |
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1, KINDLER |
| óre (heart / inner mind) |
| WISDOM |
| January 2 - January 11 |
| I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor (Book 2, chapter 5) |
I am the guide, showing you how to channel energy and ideas towards realising your goals |
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2, MISTRESS of MAGIC |
| noldo (wise) |
| WISDOM |
| January 12 - January 21 |
| Wise and fearless and fair (Book 2, chapter 7) |
I am the Mistress, wise fearless and fair, guiding through intuition and spirituality to resist attack, to nurture and protect" |
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3, RIVER-DAUGHTER |
| unque (hollow) |
| LEARNING |
| January 22 - January 31 |
| I am Goldberry, daughter of the River" (Book 1, chapter 7) |
I bring you the safety of havenhome where you may rest awhile from the trials and dangers of your journey - for a time |
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4, ELDEST |
| quesse (feather) |
| LEARNING |
| February 1 - February 10 |
| Master of wood, water, and hill (Book 1, chapter 7) |
I am Master of the Wild Magics, irrational and untamed, protector and friend to those in need |
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5, LORE-GIVER |
| úre (heat) |
| LEARNING |
| February 11 - February 20 |
| But you have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have (Book 1, chapter 2) |
I teach the path that lies before your feet and the burden you must bear along the road |
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6, GIFT |
| anna (gift) |
| TESTS |
| February 21 - March 2 (1) |
| Each felt that he was offered a choice between a shadow full of fear that lay ahead, and something that he greatly desired .... he had only to turn aside from the road (Book 2, chapter 7) |
I am the gift and burden of choice. Who can tell in full the outcome of his choosing? |
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7, COMMAND |
| lambe (tongue) |
| TESTS |
| March 3 (2) - March 12 (11) |
| If we could command that, then the Power would pass to us (Book 2, chapter 2) |
I am the point of balance within you, upon which the world may turn |
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8, TREE |
| alda (tree) |
| TESTS |
| March 13 (12) - March 22 (21) |
| We are made of the bones of the earth (Book 3, chapter 4) |
Slow to endure, yet am I mighty in anger. Channel the forces that pulse within you |
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9, PILGRIM |
| calma (lamp) |
| CLEAR-SEEING |
| March 24 (23) - April 2 (1) |
| A weary pilgrim on the road (Book 2, chapter 7) |
I am your light and guide upon the road |
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10, MIRROR |
| umbar (fate) |
| CLEAR-SEEING |
| April 3 (2) - April 12 (11) |
| But which it is that he sees, even the wisest cannot always tell. Do you wish to look? (Book 2, chapter 7) |
I am the mirror that shows the past, present and future. Beware of surfaces! |
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11, COUNSEL |
| vilya (air) |
| CLEAR-SEEING |
| April 13 (12) - April 22 (21) |
| There shall be counsels taken (Book 2, chapter 2) |
I am the right unfolding of people, place and moment |
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12, BRIDGE |
| yanta (bridge) |
| PASSAGE |
| April 23 (22) - May 2 (1) |
| He stood upon the bridge alone and Fire and Shadow both defied (Book 2, chapter 7) |
I am the bridge of transition: sacrifice without hesitation, hope or regret |
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13, GATE |
| ando (gate) |
| PASSAGE |
| May 3 (2) - May 12 (11) |
| Speak, friend, and enter (Book 2, chapter 5) |
I am the gate through which all may pass at the right time - if you have the key |
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14, EVENSTAR |
| silme nuquerna (starlight reversed) |
| PASSAGE |
| May 13 (12) - May 22 (21) |
| And she was called Undómiel, for she was the Evenstar of her people (Book 2, chapter 1) |
I am the duty of doomed promise, faithful to the consequence of irrevocable choice |
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15, CHAINS of GOLD |
| malta (gold) |
| ENTRAPMENT |
| May 23 (22) - June 1 (May 31) |
| While he slept the Ring had been hung about his neck on a new chain, light but strong (Book 2, chapter 1) |
I am the chain of sweet entrapment |
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16, TOWER |
| nwalme (torment) |
| ENTRAPMENT |
| June 2 (1) - June 11 (10) |
| A tower of marvellous shape (Book 3, chapter 8) |
I am the tower of marvellous shape in which you must confront the walls that surround your world |
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17, MOON |
| ungwe (spider's web) |
| ENTRAPMENT |
| June 12 (11) - June 21 (20) |
| So it was that when summer waned, there came a night of moon (Book 2, chapter 2) |
I am the moon of entrapment, witness to your helpless delusion |
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18, STAR |
| silme (starlight) |
| COSMOS |
| June 23 - July 2 |
| May it be a light to you in dark places (Book 2, chapter 8) |
I am the light of hope in dark places, flaming like a star |
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19, SUN |
| áre (sun) |
| COSMOS |
| July 3 - July 12 |
| Above all shadows rides the Sun (Book 6, chapter 1) |
I am the sun that rides above all shadows, fear and desires |
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20, WORLD |
| arda (world) |
| COSMOS |
| July 13 - July 22 |
| And they observed the winds and the air, and the matters of which Arda was made, of iron and stone and silver and gold and many substances (Ainulindalë) |
I am the world - the stage upon which all your lives are played out, anvil of the gods |
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21, WEST |
| númen (west) |
| POWERS |
| July 22 - July 31 |
| We look towards Númenor that was, and beyond to Elvenhome that is, and to that which is beyond Elvenhome and will ever be (Book 4, chapter 5) |
I am the West. Home of the blessed, the immortal and the gods. Look to me in reverence, in hope and for your deliverance! |
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22, SHADOW |
| áre nuquerna (sunlight reversed) |
| POWERS |
| August 1 - August 10 |
| In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie (Ring inscription) |
I am the shadow that lies within and behind all that you are and may yet be |
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23, POWER |
| vala (power) |
| POWERS |
| August 11 - 20 |
| Therefore they are named the Valar, the Powers of the World (Ainulindalë) |
We are gods of old who sang the World into being. If you have ears to hear, harken still to the echo of that Song |
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24, EAST |
| rómen (east) |
| ALLIANCE |
| August 21 - August 30 |
| The North-West of the Old World, east of the Sea (Prologue) |
I am the best that may be of a broken dream |
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25, SOUTH |
| hyarmen (south) |
| ALLIANCE |
| August 31 - September 9 |
| It is said that there were dealings of old between Gondor and the kingdoms of the Harad in the Far South (Book 4, chapter 4) |
I am the alliance of powers, the joining of swords and the trading of worth |
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26, NORTH |
| formen (north) |
| ALLIANCE |
| September 10 - September 19 |
| For the folk of Arnor dwindled, and their foes devoured them (Book 2, chapter 2) |
I am the sward upon the mound of kings, hiding the hoard of dead and noble days |
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27, METAL |
| tinco (metal) |
| MAKING |
| September 21 - September 30 |
| He has a mind of metal and wheels; and he does not care for growing things (Book 3, chapter 4) |
I am the heart of the machine, maker of magic |
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28, IRON |
| anga (iron) |
| MAKING |
| October 1 - October 10 |
| The wealth of Moria was not in gold and jewels, the toys of the Dwarves; nor in iron, their servant (Book 2, chapter 4) |
I am the ore of inspiration, the raw material from which you may realise your designs |
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29, HOOK |
| ampa (hook) |
| MAKING |
| October 11 - October 20 |
| And the drawing of the scimitars of the Southrons was like a glitter of stars (Book 5, chapter 6) |
I am the bitterness of steel, proud and sharp. The Sickle of the gods |
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30, BREEZE |
| hwesta (breeze) |
| CHANGE |
| October 21 - October 30 |
| And don't forget their horses! They can see the night-breeze, or so it's said (Book 3, chapter 3) |
I am the wind of change blowing across the face of the world, filling the sails of those who are prepared |
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31, BOOK |
| parma (book) |
| CHANGE |
| October 31 - November 9 |
| Don't the great tales never end? (p739) |
I am the book of the world in which are written the deeds of all your days |
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32, SINDARIN BREEZE |
| hwesta sindarinwa (Grey-elven breeze) |
| CHANGE |
| November 10 - November 19 |
| Before them a wide grey shadow loomed, and they heard an endless rustle of leaves like poplars in the breeze. 'Lothlórien!' (Book Bk 2, chapter 6) |
I am the Dreamflower, land of the trees-that-sing. Take a care if you would walk beneath my boughs, for none emerge unchanged! |
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33, MOUTH |
| anto (mouth) |
| SEDUCTION |
| November 20 - November 29 |
| Another voice spoke, low and melodious, its very sound an enchantment (Book 3, chapter 10) |
I am the voice of compromise, balm of reason |
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34, JAWS |
| anca (jaws) |
| SEDUCTION |
| November 30 - December 9 |
| And he laid a spell of utter darkness and forgetfulness upon her (Of Túrin Turambar) |
I am the worm Ancalgon, whose name is Oblivion |
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35, TREASURE |
| harma (treasure) ; aha (rage) |
| SEDUCTION |
| December 10 - December 19 |
| One who cannot cast away a treasure at need is in fetters (Book 3, chapter 9) |
I am the glamour of what you would possess |
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