January Activities and Lore

January starts the year with a plethora of fun, frolicsome festivity. The new year in particular is celebrated by at least 170 nations. In terms of energy, January focuses on beginnings. It’s a time for personal renewal, starting any beloved project, and sustaining those things already in progress.Magic for health, protection, and prosperity is particularly augmented by working during this month. It’s also good time for spell work having to do with beginning and conceiving; protection; reversing spells; conserving energy by working on personal problems that involve no one else; getting your various bodies to work smoothly together for the same goals.

Weather Watching:
It is said that whatever the weather is like the first twelve days of January indicates what the weather will be like for the next twelve months. Each day equals one month in succession.

January Birth Signs
(Celtic, Nordic, Astrological, etc)

• Dec 22 to Jan19  –  Sun in Capricorn
• Dec 22 to Jan 21  –  Sign of the Carnation Flower
• Dec 23 to Jan 1  –  Sign of the Apple Tree
• Dec 24 – Jan 21  –  Sign of the Birch Tree
• Jan 1 to Jan 11  –  Sign of the Fir Tree
• Jan 12 to Jan 24  –  Sign of the Elm Tree
• Jan 21 and Feb 19  –  Sign of the Orchid Flower
• Jan 21 to Feb 19  –  Sun in Aquarius
• Jan 21 – Feb 17  –  Sign of the Rowan Tree
• Jan 25 to Feb 3  –  Sign of the Cypress Tree

January – the month of new beginnings. January was introduced into the Roman calendar by a legendary king of Rome, Numa Pompilius (c. 715 – 673 BCE), who named it in honor of Janus, the god of doors and openings, beginnings and endings.

Since January is reckoned as the first month of a new year, this connection with the god Janus is appropriate. It is an excellent time to work on putting aside the old and outdated in one’s personal life and making plans for new and better conditions.

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