Twelve has been in my thoughts. It is a fascinating number, especially considering the base-ten system we use for counting on our fingers and toes. In metaphysical and esoteric arts, twelve represents dream-realm mysteries. When I teach astrology to first-time students, I ask them to go on a kind of treasure hunt, gathering all the iconic groupings they can find that form a dozen. They can easily identify the twelve months in a year, but the deeper level of this number in the
Nannie Fannie on the left. Mama Roz on the right. A little girl in the middle who had no idea what she would one day become. Through a treasured family photograph, Ambika Devi reflects on ancestry, liminality, mythology, and the women whose love, courage, and guidance helped shape her understanding of what it means to be human.
