January 2012 Magical Correspondences

January is named after the Roman god Janus.


Magical works to concentrate on in January: banishing negativity, new beginnings, protection, weather divination, wish magic, works to help you achieve your goals


January 2011's Moon Phases:

•  Jan. 9: Full Moon
• Jan. 16: Last Quarter Moon
• Jan. 23: New Moon
• Jan. 31: First Quarter Moon

The Full Moon of January is called:

• Algonquin, Colonial America: Wolf Moon
• Apache: Time of Flying Ants
• Arapaho: When the Snow Blows Like Spirits in the Wind
• Chinese: Holiday Moon
• Cherokee: Cold Moon
• Cheyenne: Month of the Strong Cold
• Choctaw: Cooking Moon
• Cree: When the Old Fellow Spreads the Brush
• Creek: Mulberry Moon
• Haida: Bear Hunting Moon
• New Guinea: Rainbow Fish Moon
• Ojibwe: Great Spirit Moon
• Wishram: Her Cold Moon

Other names for January include: 

• Finland: Tammikuu (Month of the Oak) 
• Czechoslovakia: Leden (Ice Month)
• Asatru: Snowmoon

Zodiac signs for January: Capricorn (Dec. 21-Jan. 20) and Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19). January's birthstone is the garnet.  It's birthflower is dianthus.  The number of January is 1.


Consider working with the colors black, white, red and violet in January.


If you are looking for stones to work with this month, consider  amber, garnet, hematite, jet and onyx. Carry one or more on your person, use them in a monthly magic mojo bag, or set them out this month on a window sill to charge throughout the month. Choose one or more to research and add to your book of shadows.



January's animals: blue jay, coyote, duck, fox, goose, wolf. To incorporate these animals, add a statue or photo of your choice of animal to your altar or read about how them can be used as totem animals. 


Mythical animals to work with: brownies and gnomes.


Plants associated with January include: birch, carnation, marjoram, nuts and pine cones. Keep a small pot of one on your altar, add one or more to your monthly mojo bag, research them, plan recipes around them or make an infusion of them to add to your cleaning water.  Add a bowl of pine cones to your table as a centerpiece, or get the kids to smear peanut butter and seeds on some and hang them out for the birds!


Deities of January:

• Goddesses: Chang-O, Freya, Hera, Inanna, Juno, Pax, Sarasvati, Venus
• Gods : Antu, Janus

Invoke January's deities for ritual.  Honor them on your altar.  Research them for your BOS or create an artwork in their honor.

Month Long Observances of January:

• International Creativity Month (click here for some creativity correspondences)
• National Hobby Month
• March of Dimes Birth Defect Prevention Month
• National Thank You Month (time to write those thank you notes!)
• National Get Organized Month

Sources: 

The Pagan Book of Days by Nigel Pennick
The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012
The Spellcaster’s Reference by Eileen Holland
National Geographic, Full Moons: What's in a Name?
The Moon Book by Kim Long

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