Portal & Pen: December 2025 Edition
One pen. One path. One stillpoint.
This Month’s Focus: “Releasing & Remembering”
Rather than rushing toward resolutions or productivity, this final ritual is about integration.
What did the year teach you—through tension, through grace, through witnessing?
What still matters after the noise fades?
The Writing Ritual: December’s Portal & Pen Practice
Make space for soft light, blankets, or silence. Let your body exhale before your pen begins.
ENTER
What are the themes, emotions, or moments I’ve carried through this year?
- What surprised me?
- What stayed with me?
- What am I still unraveling?
This is not a summary. It’s a remembering.
STILLPOINT
What part of this year changed me?
- Where did I lose or find myself?
- What quiet truths did I meet?
Linger here. Let this be your place of inner honoring.
RETURN
What do I want to carry into the new year—and what do I gently release?
- What rituals will I keep?
- What beliefs no longer fit?
- What’s the smallest, truest thing I know right now?
End with a phrase, symbol, or anchor for what’s next.
Optional Companion Practices
Enhance your ritual with one of these:
- Create a 2-word “year title” for 2025 and one for 2026
- Fire or water ritual: Burn or dissolve a note with something you’re releasing
- Soundtrack: Instrumental winter music or reflective ambient sound
Reflection Close
Circle what emerged:
- 🧊 quiet
- 🌘 resolved
- 🕯 sacred
- 🪶 lightened
- ✨ open
- 📖 whole
After the Ritual: When and How to Use Portal & Pen
This practice is here for more than just the scheduled moment.
It’s a companion you can return to anytime the world feels noisy—or your heart does.
When to Use Portal & Pen
- During politically intense or emotionally heavy news cycles
- When you feel emotionally overwhelmed, reactive, or shut down
- After an argument, protest, deep conversation, or community event
- As a Sunday or full moon ritual to reset your nervous system
- At the start of a new month, season, or personal cycle
- When you feel disconnected from your voice or values
How Often?
You can use Portal & Pen:
- Monthly, as a ritual touchstone (guided by these seasonal editions)
- Weekly, if you're processing ongoing stress or transitions
- As needed, especially when something unsettling arises
There is no “right” rhythm. What matters is returning when you need to.
What's Next?
Share this practice with someone who needs a pause. Or if you feel moved, hop on over to the Rabbit Hole on Facebook and comment with a word you’re taking from today’s session. Your reflection might be the exact thing someone else needs to read.
