Your hibernation reminder for January Welcome to January. The start of the New Year! Scratch that ..… Change your thinking and consider this. January may be the cultural start of the year, but really, it is the end of last year and the time for preparation for a new annual cycle that starts, energetically, in February. That gives you a whole month to craft your resolutions and desires and prepare for 2022. If you think about it …. in the northern hemisphere at least, January hardly ever feels like it has the energy for a fresh start, and that's because many traditions see the end of this winter month, or early February, as the time when the new energies come in. The Chinese New Year, a movable date, is within this period (February 1st this year), and the Feng Shui New Year is always February 4th. So do yourself a favour, do what I like to do and take January for you. The whole month. Yes, of course, life goes on, but if you lived out in the wild, you would still be in hibernation.
So… try this: Stay close to home (as much as possible if you can) … continue to hunker in your cave Give yourself space – the rest of the year will just get busier from here on in Conserve and protect the energy you have Focus on restoring yourself, building up an inner resolve for the year ahead Avoid starting anything new (if you can help it). It is VERY tempting to start new projects in January! If you live in a cold climate, work shorter days and use the long, dark evenings for quiet Use your time and energy to plan and work out how you will put things in place January is winter. The season of the seed. When the new spring energies start to rise out of the ground, they bring a vibrant, lifeenhancing force that empowers that seed to rise up, containing all the information it needs to become a flower, a bush or even a tree. Nature starts to move in February from its winter stillness (and below the surface activity), so take the quiet of January for some deep thinking and planning. What kind of life blueprints are you consciously creating within your own seed energy?
