JANUARY 2022 NEW YEAR FORECAST

LET JOY BE YOUR TEACHER, TOO

CARD OF THE MONTH: TEMPERANCE

Start believing things are possible again. Our card for January is the beautiful Temperance who represents the optimistic sign of Sagittarius ruled by joyful Jupiter. She stands, wings outstretched, vessels and water in hand, feet on stone and river –– her stance so calm and sure. You too may be experiencing some sweet Jupiter energy as this planet has finally moved into dreamy and open-hearted Pisces (where she loves to be!). As we enter this New Year uncertainty must become our friend with faith and hope it’s always companion. Look up this month and see all you have become. Who knew how strong your heart was? And now, my love, time for some convalescence, an out breath, and a touch of ease and cheer! Take your time this month, savor all things and don’t be hard on yourself if you fall back into old patterns (Venus is still in retrograde after all!!) A teacher of mine once explained the closer we get to our truest selves the more our smaller self wants to keep a “comfortable distance.” So if you feel triggered into old ways just know you must be closer than ever to the truth in your heart.

RITUAL

Balancing the scales. It used to be said that upon your death in order to see where you would go next, you needed to weigh your heart against a feather to prove it was unburdened and clear. So time to bring out the metaphorical scales! Close your eyes and see your heart, what is weighing it down? Resentments, worries, regrets, hurt? Sit somewhere safe, light a candle, get quiet and in your mind’s eye take a look — you may be surprised what you still carry in there. Just breathe, see it all with a simple “hello there” and invoke a prayer of release and gratitude.

Dearest Heart, thank you for holding the weight of my past –– now it is time to let go, to forgive and to be set free. Calling on the Spirit of Love to take over and heal my heart and mind. Use this month, Oh Divine, to bring me into balance and harmony with the earth, with the elements, and with my own sacred center. I am ready to change my life. Amen 

Take a moment after your moment of prayer to write down everything you wish to unburden your heart of, burn it. Write down everything you wish to call into this new year, what you wish to elaborate upon, and all that you are grateful of right now, place it on your altar or put it in a space that feels best and sacred to you.

Decorate your house with fresh flowers, and tidy up your space, burn some sacred smoke (like incense, a candle, cedar, juniper, etc.) and begin the process of decluttering your home with things you no longer need making space for the new energy of 2022.

Use this month to track, witness, and thank this renewal. We don’t know what’s coming but we can prepare to meet it with openness, integrity and grace.

MOON MUSINGS WRITTEN BY AMALIA ASTIN, FOR MORE WITH AMALIA OR TO BOOK A READING, FIND HER HERE.