New Year’s is a time of very old magic. Prepare by knowing that everything you do on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day is loaded with power.

Today is the final candle lighting if you’ve not yet done it. Advent is over, the promise is kept, the birth has come. Peace and joy to all.

For our friends counting down to Christmas with their candles, here is the info for the last two. Also included today is my annual magical money tale.

We are facing some of the darkest times ever seen. But we’ve made a global, holy circle that cannot be broken. Rejoice! The Child of Promise is born.

Even If you’ve struggled to observe the Halcyon Days’ pause and quiet, this night is a gift for us. Heed the counsel of the Great Dark Mother.