- lydia@firehorsewisdom.com
January offers us a time of preparation between the Full Moon in Cancer on January 13th and the New Moon in Aquarius, Lunar New Year on January 29th. In this period of in between, we have the opportunity to prepare for the coming year. Check out the Video on the Best and Worst Days of January to choose the best days for getting your home and life aligned for 2025.
Living by the lunar calendar aligns you with the ancient Taoist rhythm of ebb and flow of chi. This is how we find our way in life; knowing when to step forward and when to hold back, when to speak and when to be silent, when to act and when to be still. Every home, office, building and personal astrology is directly impacted by these constant changes. To be ignorant of this is to walk blindly in the dark, a victim of circumstance, but, to have awareness is to have power and more advantageous choices.
So let’s get ready to leave 2024 and enter the new energy of 2025 Jade Snake.
Prepare for the New Year:
Imagine you have a very special guest visiting your home and this special guest will see any mess, clutter, or filthiness as an insult and you will suffer the consequences. Best then to get into a major cleaning, de-cluttering, and motivated to make improvements inside and outside so you are ready to receive your new guest, the Wood or Jade Snake.
The FULL MOON January 13th officially ends the YEAR OF THE DRAGON
In the 2 weeks that follow leading up to the New Moon on the 29th, we have this time available for preparing.
1) DE-CLUTTER every room, attic, closet, garage, and storage area. Make donations of books, clothes, and other reusable items to charity. Go room by room and try to be objective. Ask yourself if what you are looking at brings you joy, is useful, and is truly necessary and needed. Remove things that are worn out, falling apart, not essential, an obstruction, or is blocking flow of a room. Clinging to that which does not serve you leads to a life of finding false safety in stuff that is actually detrimental to your wellbeing.
2) CLEAN – The kind of cleaning that involves pulling the bed away from the wall and other furniture so you can vacuum behind and underneath. Lift up and sweep under rugs, under the beds, dust the tops of ceiling fans, blinds, and other fixtures.
3) Outside make a list of any repairs needing to be done such as dead limbs or bushes to prune, peeling paint, broken windows, etc.
4) Open all the windows to let the stale air out, burn incense or sage. Change the filter in your house and also water system.
5) MOON BATH on the Full Moon of the 13th of January put your crystals and Feng Shui cures outside. The next day bring your crystals and cures in for an energetic cleansing bath. Make sure you have a clean sink and work area free of dirt or clutter. Then sprinkle sea salt over everything while chanting a sacred song or prayer to bless and recharge, releasing all past toxins and ushering in new chi. Finally rinse your crystals and cures with water while still chanting or saying your prayers. Leave on a clean towel to dry.
6) Create a Vision Board for all you dream of manifesting in the year ahead. This is so much fun to do with friends and a big pile of magazines. Display your Vision Board in a prominent location where the 1 Star of Future Wealth is for 2025, in the South East.
Toss out the ba-gua mirrors, salt water cures, and coins as they accumulate way too much negative chi. (I use old coin strands on the Christmas tree or you can throw them into a fountain with wishes )
Cures are Placed By TUESDAY 28th of January.
Once the house is tidy, place your cures according to the information given in the Flying Stars Blog. If you have extra cures not being used, store them in a special box for another year.
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a big party. Eat auspicious oranges, dumplings, and treats. Shoot fireworks to scare off all negative influences hovering about. Hang red papers on your front door or red lantern lights in your windows.
Gung Hai Fat Choy!
