Intentions
The feasts of the year
- Red underwear on New Year's Eve Love and Bonds
To welcome the year with the wish to love and be loved.
- St. John's water Baths
To start the summer with your face washed in flower water.
- Your birthstone Stones
To begin your year with the stone of the month you were born in.
- Smoke-cleansing the house Incense and Scents
To cleanse the house with smoke and give thanks for what you have received.
- The seven colors of the week The Seven Rays
To know which color belongs to each day and which one starts your seven days.
- Getting ready for the seven days The Seven Rays
To set out what you need and learn the order that repeats each day.
- Keeping the seven colors through the year The Seven Rays
To have each ray's color at hand for a need that comes later.
- September 29: the feast of the archangels The Seven Rays
To thank Michael, Gabriel and Raphael and entrust the coming year to them.
- January 1: blessing of the four elements The Year
To give thanks, as the year begins, for what holds up your life and your home.
- January 6: the gifts of the Three Kings The Year
To dedicate your home to care and kindness.
- Good Friday: welcoming a protective plant The Year
To welcome a plant into your home and commit to caring for it.
- Spring: the four winds The Year
To open the season of beginnings.
- St. John's Eve: beginning again The Year
To name what you want to renew at the midpoint of the year.
- The St. John's Eve herb bundle The Year
To hang the herbs of the shortest night at your door as a sign of protection.
- Summer: aloe, knots, and a braid The Year
To care for what is growing.
- Fall: clearing out and letting go The Year
To put one corner in order and say goodbye to what is finished.
- An ofrenda for your dead The Year
To remember those who are gone and welcome them home for a few days.
- The Advent wreath The Year
To get ready for Christmas week by week, with one more light each Sunday.
- Winter: the inner light The Year
To turn inward and look after what is still taking shape.
- The spirit of Christmas and the letter of wishes The Year
To welcome the spirit of Christmas with a letter about what you wish to receive and to nurture.
- December 31: closing and welcoming The Year
To say goodbye to the year that is ending and open your home to the one arriving.
- New Year's Eve lentils The Year
To start the year with a gesture of abundance at the table and in your pocket.
- The twelve grapes The Year
To welcome the year with a wish for each month.
- Your birthday as a personal new year The Year
To take stock of all you have lived since your last birthday.
- The birthday letter and its nine days The Year
To give direction to your new year of life.
- The first twenty-four hours The Year
To plant the seeds of your year with three small gestures.
- The sweet birthday bath The Year
To get ready to receive the sweetness of the year that is beginning.