New Years 2024

This time of year is especially busy for us witches (specifically this witch). With Christmas parties to attend and both Yule and Christmas to celebrate, it does not call for much ‘you time’ unless you schedule it in (and let's be honest, it then doesn’t feel as relaxing).

I try to use my New Year to ‘recharge’. 

What do I mean by this?

There are a few very specific things I do at the New Year to help me feel a little refreshed. I try to make the things that I ‘have’ to do less demanding and try to focus on refreshing myself for a new year of stresses as well as the highs and lows that come with the year ahead.

I start this care on the 31st with refreshing my wards, spirit traps and crystals around the house. I also set up my working candle for the year (yes I do use other candles but I have one main one that sits in the middle and I use for the year for each ritual). The last thing I do on the 31st is to take a warm bath (this can be ritual or just a warm bath or long shower).

Starting January 1st I light that working candle for the first time, I like to think of new beginnings while doing so. I also take a shower to rinse off the negative gunk from the year before (if you have chosen to take a shower the night before you can skip this step if you like).

** for what my New Years looked like please check the FB page on January 2nd