9 Simple Spells for the New Year - By Firewolf
January is the month of thresholds, ashes, and binding vows. The land rests beneath frost, but the hearth remains alive, holding the memory of every fire that came before it. This is the season ruled by Janus, the Two-Faced God who watches endings and beginnings at once, and by Vesta, whose sacred flame guarded the wealth and survival of the household. Magic worked in January must be slow, deliberate, and honest. These nine charms and spells are drawn from hearth lore, Roman custom, and European winter folk practice. They do not call sudden riches, but enduring good fortune, luck that knows your name, recognizes your home, and returns again and again through the year. The Janus Key Spell Janus stands at every doorway, gate, and unseen crossing. This spell is worked at dawn, when the old night still clings to the world and the new day has not yet spoken. Hold an iron key in your left hand, the hand that receives and accepts fate. Stand before the main entrance of ...