There is always a shift in energy when we move from one year to another, but I usually find that January 1st is not the total refresh that it seems to be on the calendar.
Following the lunar cycles makes a whole lot more sense to my heart and so I take early January, before the first new moon for the year as an opportunity to clear up and release any lingering energies from the year just gone. You can do this by making some space to be quiet with yourself and firstly, holding space for the year that has been.
Take a few moments (or over a period of days) to reflect on all that occurred for you, the good, the bad even the ugly! See if you are able to authentically find some gratitude for all that happened last year, and what it bought you. It may have bought challenges, but that does not mean that it was not a successful year.
You don’t have to force this process, but even just the act of a gentle remembrance or witnessing of that year, the highs and lows; the people; places and situations, challenges or opportunities you experienced, can afford you that space to release this.
In holding all of that and viewing it with compassion, you can make some sort of affirmation statement for yourself such as “I am now willing to look forwards with gratitude in my heart for all that has been. I open myself up to allow in the new in all its forms”. This is a signal to yourself that you are willing to create change. You almost need to give yourself permission to look forward, the logical mind loves to rehash things and it can be a trap to think that you need to review every occurrence in depth. It can be tempting to assume that things will continue in the same vein, but sometimes, the past is best left where it is.
We honour its lessons, but we don’t need to get out our scalpels or our heavy-duty work gloves and excavate every last detail. I believe that there are finer energy frequencies available to us all on Earth at this time and that our past tools or coping mechanisms do not have to inform our future. Even if you have to imagine, intend or simply pretend that you are open to a smoother path and a lightness of being, it can be helpful to do this.
Working very simply with your breath, intention and also visualising or intending to imagine a soothing colour can be a simple way of resetting your mind and letting your soul be more present to the possibilities. Energy work with crystals, with oracle cards or simple ritual is another way you can open to new energies and allow what is no longer necessary for you path to open into something more in alignment with your Soul.
Keep this process simple and be gentle with yourself as this month flows in February, the change can be seeded now. It doesn’t all have to happen at once, but just consider opening the door energetically in one direction and closing the door energetically on 2022. It’s always your choice.
Wishing you blessings for the new year
Love and Light,
Laura
I will be offering a series of Antahkarana meditations this year, we connect with the energy of esoteric acupuncture points on the body to build a mental bridge of matter between heaven and earth, lighting up our soul, its passions, purpose and path.