Well here we are kicking off a new year with another new January. This month was named after the Roman god Janus, who, fittingly, represented new beginnings. Janus was known as the protector of gates and doorways and who symbolizes beginnings and endings. He is depicted with two faces \u2014 one looking into the past, the other with the ability to see into the future. A pretty good symbol, I\u2019d say, for January \u2014 our door into the new year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
January\u2019s Moon is called the Wolf Moon. The Saxon word for the month was Wulf-monath<\/em> or \u201cwolf month.\u201d This month\u2019s full Wolf Moon reaches peak illumination on Friday, January 6, at 6:09 P.M. EST. January\u2019s full Moon is a \u201cMicromoon\u201d this year \u2014 that\u2019s kind of the opposite of a \u201cSupermoon.\u201d It means that the full Moon is at its farthest point from Earth \u2014 not the nearest point, like when it is a Supermoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019re into the second day of the new year and this year January will also welcome the Lunar New Year on January 22. You faithful readers know that we always celebrate Chinese New Year so you\u2019ll be hearing more about it later this month. The Lunar New Year begins with the first new moon after the Winter Solstice and this year we will welcome the Year of the Rabbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So we\u2019re off and running \u2014 new month, new year. Well here we are kicking off a new year with another new January. This month was named after the Roman god Janus, who, fittingly, represented new beginnings. Janus was known as the protector of gates and doorways and who symbolizes … Continue reading
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