I have a little New Year's Eve midnight (or New Year's Day, depending on how sleepy I get!) tradition that you might enjoy. My friend Renee started this one. Get a nice little bag and a lot of slips of paper. On each paper write a word (here is my list of words, which I got from Renee, if you want to use that) and put them in the bag. At midnight, draw a word from the bag for the new year. You can then do divination, meditation, or vision questing on that word for more guidance, or simply muse about it as the year progresses. You might make art about your word, write it on a stone to keep on your altar, or heck, get a tattoo if it feels especially meaningful! Choosing a word is also a nice family tradition. Last year, for the first time, I was moved to choose three words rather than just one. They were Respect, Deepen, and Transformation. Each proved to be appropriate and helpful as the year rolled on. If you choose a word for yourself, let me know what you got! And may it serve you well in 2008.
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- Why is this a blogue, not a blog? It’s just an old-fashioned touch that harkens back to less-hurried (and harried) times, when a letter took a while to get delivered, and a reply took a while longer. When books were savored for their precious rarity. When news came in slowly for the most part and could be thoughtfully considered. A rapid-fire flow of constant info-junk tends to make me twitchy. When you visit my blogue, I invite you to take a nice deep breath, absorb things a little at a time, wander in a serendipitous fashion, and generally remember that even in the ultra-speedy world of the Internet, you control the pace of your life.
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December 31, 2007
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Tarot Card of the Week
- Moon
When the planet turns its face toward the dark, our nocturnal nature draws us out into the realm of Moon. This is a dominion of dreams that we explore with our senses fully awake. The subconscious spills into consciousness, allowing us to see what is not revealed by sight alone. Strange sounds come to our ears, intoxicating perfumes reach our noses, things appear that only emerge in darkness. We creep softly, following our moonshadows over the colorless world.
This card is Moon, from my Mystical Cats Tarot, illustrated by Mickie Mueller. Click the image for a larger version.
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What a wonderful tradition! I celebrated the New Year coming in with my husband and my best friend. We each pulled a word, and my word was health. :o)
Posted by: Lisa Dunn | January 01, 2008 at 07:17 PM
I chose the word "gentle". I did not pull it (but would love to do that next year). I have become aware of how harsh I am on myself over past behaviour, regrets, and anything else one can think of.
So, while engaged in the work of "purification and healing" the word "gentle" came to mind - not once, but over and over.
Obviously this was a message from the Goddess. Gentle is my word for the coming year.
Thanks for reinforcing this message through your post.
Posted by: wendy | January 02, 2008 at 01:46 PM
My mother had this tradition at midnight. Say it while doing it:
Open the backdoor and let the old year out.
Say out with the bad with a mighty shout!
Open the front door and let the new year in.
Let good health, wealth and happiness begin!
Posted by: Joyce | December 31, 2008 at 09:57 PM
I just discovered your blog and I am so glad I did, I really feel that you have so much wisdom and experience in questions of the soul and spirit. Today, I printed out the words on your list and cut them into strips. I placed the strips into a container and drew one to be my power word for the remainder of this year. The word I drew was "spirit", and I do not think this was merely a coincidence, as I am currently questing for a greater understanding of this. Thank you so much for your kindness in sharing so many wonderful and powerful and affirming thoughts and ideas!
Posted by: Melissa | August 26, 2010 at 12:43 PM
Thank you for the lovely comment, Melissa! And what a great word to get for the rest of the year. My year words for 2010 are partnership, solitude, and trust, and they are all manifesting in mysterious ways. Blessings!
Posted by: Lunaea | August 26, 2010 at 01:13 PM