Some ancient civilizations tell us that this year’s solstice and new year celebration will be unlike any other. 2012 has been touted as a year of unprecedented Light and opportunity for change.
Regardless of how you feel about such things, one thing is the same this year as every other: We have the opportunity to honor another blessed year of life and set intentions about what we want to create in the days to come! Whether you choose to do so in private or in the presence of loved ones is up to you; whether you plan to howl at the moon on the solstice or kiss someone over champagne on NY Eve, make time to celebrate the past twelve months and get excited about the dawning of another year!
Here are a few simple suggestions to help you focus on what this special time of year can offer you. If you would like live, personal support in creating a unique ritual all your own, you can contact us at hopeofthenewage@msn.com and ask about our Release and Renewal Consultations. There is also a post in our archives here entitled “Release and Renew” from December, 2011.
- Set aside some quiet time and create a sacred space. Simply light one or more candles, select some soothing music or fill your room with captivating aromas. Include items that are lovely or meaningful to you if you desire a more elaborate ritual feeling.
- Release the old. Quiet your mind and contemplate some things from 2011 you wish to release. As you get clear on each thing state it aloud, asking the Divine to help dissolve it into Light and bless the wisdom each experience provided (whether known or unknown to you). You may have five things to release or one hundred; there is no limit to how much you can release!
- Contemplate your Intentions for the new year. I recommend from one to three Intentions; have few enough Intentions that you can memorize them quickly and call them to mind repeatedly over the coming year.
- Taking a pen and paper write down your Intentions. The more succinct you can be, the easier the Intentions will be to memorize. For example, bringing more joy into your relationship with Bernadette can be simply written as, “Joy with Bernadette.”
- Set at least one spiritual Intention. Make your Journey a priority each year and you will find you grow more quickly! These might include things like seeing others as aspects of the Divine, opening your heart to Divine Guidance regularly or other goals that deepen your connection to Goodness.
- Read your Intentions aloud. Ask the Divine to create them into reality even now, before you manifest them into physical form. This is like visualizing a picture before you draw it. Then it’s just a matter of allowing your life to flow along the pattern your intentions have set!
Close your ritual by offering gratitude and asking the Higher Realms to bless your Intentions. Be sure to save your paper and keep it close for your reference. I like to rewrite my Intentions on two or three sticky-notes, placing one in my office, another in my car and another in my home. This reminds me to check in with them again and again and not to forget them as the months roll by.
Our Intentions are meant to unfold within us over the entire year, so get excited about what you can create in the months to come. As an old fortune cookie I received once said, “If you can shape it in your mind, you will find it in your life.”
Blessings as you create more Light around you in 2013!
Grace and Clarity 