Overview
- On Friday, December 12, outlets highlight the annual 12/12 practice, with many guides recommending that rituals be done precisely at 12:12.
- Step-by-step instructions circulating this year call for colored candles, paper and a red pen, crystals, Palo Santo and a heatproof container, with a key step of writing what to release and burning the page.
- Newly published guides add variations such as a gratitude-based abundance letter with cinnamon, cleansing salt baths and multi‑color candle programming, with reminders to supervise open flames.
- Numerology explanations frame 12 as closure, balance and integration, and say the repeated date amplifies a symbolic window for setting intentions near year’s end.
- Reports describe the trend’s spread on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, and stress that the rituals are symbolic with potential psychological benefits rather than proven energetic effects.