Say goodbye to the old and welcome the new!
Everything you do in the new year will be magical!
Beth
rightRejoice, my dears! We are standing at the crossroads of a new year!
I encourage you to spend some time in sacred space today setting your intentions for the glorious promise of this new beginning.
With Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus retrograde, this is an ideal time to look back, reflect, relax and ensure that old acquaintances are not forgotten while friendships last.
You might be relieved to know that Mercury goes direct tomorrow!
The New Year is the gateway to very ancient magic, and all forms of manifestations, spells and rituals are amplified at this turning point.
You can prepare for this moment by understanding: everything You did it Lunar New Year’s eve and New Year Full of magical meaning.
Ceremony and Preparation
For example, make it a habit to write down everything you do no Want to continue into the new year. It is a time-honored tradition to release these energies by throwing them into a fire or into a smoldering cauldron filled with cleansing herbs.
Now is an ideal time to set up a vision board of what you want to achieve in the coming year.
Or choose a word to serve as your inspiration and guide for the days ahead. Write it down or turn it into art. Be sure to put it somewhere where you will be reminded of it every day. My friend Lunaea Weatherstone wrote an inspiring article about how she does it.
In many parts of the world, the New Year is greeted with noise, sometimes the sound of church bells. Originally this was to scare away evil spirits that might try to sneak into the New Year and try to ruin it. People in the Northern Hemisphere sometimes light bonfires for the same reason.
Some of our neighbors in the woods of Durham County, North Carolina, like to shoot off guns and rockets.
But shooting into the air is foolish because the bullet is bound to land somewhere. Severe property damage, injury or even death can result, not to mention terrorizing pets and local wildlife. Therefore, the local animals and I prefer the ringtones and songs provided to the guardians.
Before midnight tonight, sweep and tidy your house and remove all junk.you No Clean or remove anything from the house tomorrow or you will sweep away the new beginning that tomorrow brings.
laundry is extremely Bad luck on New Year’s Day. Just to let you know. (More to come tomorrow!)
Also, make sure to complete any projects that still need to be completed, because they say a task left unfinished never succeeds.
If something big happens that can’t be done (like my tarot cards, that’s almost Complete and hopefully have a publisher), complete at least one component of it, complete and dusted.
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Using the same compassion magic, you might follow the habit of leaving some money outside the door so you can bring it in exist First thing tomorrow, make a fortune mantra for the whole year! This has worked well for us over the years.
The American custom of spending the night with your loved ones and kissing them at midnight ensures your relationship will flourish in the coming year.
In Vienna, pigs (dedicated to the goddess) Freya, whose time it is) is a symbol of good luck. The pig was let loose in the restaurant and as it ran by everyone tried to touch it for good luck. In a private house, a marzipan pig holding a gold coin in its mouth was hung from a ribbon and touched.
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Since ancient times, in Scotland, this night has been celebrated as Hogmanay. Even better than the Christmas celebrations (which were banned in Scotland for over 400 years), it’s a festival of feasting, drinking, dancing, storytelling and music.
The first person to cross your threshold after midnight will bring good luck to the home.Well, since the Middle Ages, the best possible First footer It would be a tall, dark-haired, handsome man who would bring a gift of whiskey, bread, a lump of coal or firewood, and a silver coin.
He came in silently, and no one spoke to him until he put the coals on the fire, poured a glass of wine for the owner of the house, and wished everyone well. Happy New Year.
And then, of course, the carnival thunderbolt and lasts until the early hours of the morning, and in some cases even for days!
I highly recommend using this approach at your party tonight. It’s a magical moment you’ll never forget, and you may be rewarded with great rewards in the coming year!
Divination and magic
Of course, this is a wonderful night of divination, perfect for those who read cards.
(If you don’t, but hopefully you can, may I suggest you give yourself a powerful gift at the start of the new year: sign-ups are open for my two-part introductory tarot course. This may be the last time I teach it, so check.)
Otherwise, since I am no longer offering personal readings, another way to determine your future in the new year is to pierce the smaller end of a newly laid egg with a pin. Add three drops of egg whites to a bowl of water.
Then use your divination abilities to interpret its design. This will give you an idea of what the new year will bring for you.
Another tradition of young people came to us through Russia. Thread a piece of thread through the gold ring. Pour some water into a glass and place the looped string into it.
Wait quietly until it starts to wiggle and hit the boundary. Count the strikes – they represent your age at marriage.
Ancestors and modernity intertwined
You know those decisions we make year after year (or resolve no No more)? We are not alone!
There is a record of New Year’s resolutions in Babylon 4,000 years ago. They are usually announced publicly. The most common is to pay off all outstanding debts and return anything borrowed.
Today, the most common resolutions are to lose weight and quit smoking, closely followed by… Guess what! .. Pay off all outstanding debts and return borrowed items!
Speaking of our long-ago ancestors, the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans all There is a tradition of showing off the first baby born that year. In the 14th century, the custom of entwining babies with New Year banners began to appear in Germany.
saints
New Year’s Eve is sacred hurry up, the mother of the sea. In Brazil, people wear white clothes, go to the seaside, light candles on the beach and throw white flowers into the waves in dedication to her.
In ancient Egyptian tradition, today is a holy day SekhmetLion-headed goddess whose worship center was Memphis, Egypt. Nursing mothers pray to her to shed their milk and protect their little babies.
This day is also to commemorate Vesta – Roman goddess of the hearth.called by the greeks Hestia, she was believed to possess the art of building houses (as each house was built around a sacred central fire). A vibrant cleansing and blessing of your hearth today will be the most meaningful activity.
Perhaps echoing this custom, many people put away their winter solstice decorations on this day, as some say it is unlucky for them to be awake in the new year.
At least it must grateful On this night, for mercy Hestia, for a roof over your head, and abundance in your life. In challenging economic times, many people are discovering that home is a precious and sometimes precarious gift.
with us especially Pray for the estimated 110 million people who have been forcibly displaced from their homes, including those fleeing the war in Ukraine, but the millions caught in Gaza’s crosshairs are not (yet) fully accounted for.
blessed your The divine home because it gives you the nourishment and comfort that enables you to go out into the world.
Merciful Blessings in the Name of Hecate
As you know, the last day of every month is sacred to our dear ones Hecate. Hecate was the witch goddess and spiritual goddess who showed the way for those traveling through the Land of the Dead. As such, she is the guardian of crossroads, including all mundane crossroads as well as those of life and death.
We especially welcome her to chair this year at this crossroads.
she is triple goddess In her most ancient form, the Trinity artemis girl, Selenemother, and by her own name, Hecateold woman.
On this night, leave food at the intersection in her name. If you were particularly smart, you would choose a crossroads where she could make sure hungry people could eat it, whether they knew it was in her name or not.
Hecate also rules over prophecy, healing, visions, and magic.This even amplifies more The magic of New Year’s Eve outstanding Divinations, meditations and spells are performed in the evening.
So, raise a glass with me and bid farewell to 2023, a year of terrifying challenges and profound change. For better or worse, this will be a closed chapter.
Guys and girls, here’s to the new.
2024 is knocking on our door.
This is an updated collection of my postings from the past few years, with a heartfelt thanks to the late and beloved Waverly Fitzgerald, from whom I learned so much. Bless you, Waverly, for your legacy as Priestess of Time and Teacher of Ancient Wisdom. What is remembered is life.