Magical Correspondences for Jan.

My very first Wicca 101 class teacher told me that “Summer is to “do”, winter is to learn”.  At first I thought this was some important rule that I needed to follow.  As I grew and learned, I realized that this was more of a personal opinion than a rule.  Winter months make me want to brew hot things, create protection spells around my house and hold rituals to bring back the sun and warmth.


If you are a worker during the winter months, here are a few correspondences (and some fun mundane info) to help you along the way in January!



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. 4th: New Moon
• Jan. 12th: First Quarter
• Jan. 19th: Full Moon
• Jan. 26th: Last Quarter

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.


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January’s animals: blue jay, coyote, duck, fox, good, 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

The Pagan Book of Days by Nigel Pennick
The Farmers’ Almanac 2011
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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