Today on the calendar it is Epiphany. In Christian tradition it is the climax of the Christmas season, the day after The Twelfth Day of Christmas and Twelfth Night. In Latin tradition it's known as Three Kings Day. It marks the day that the three wise men brought gifts to the baby Jesus, thus the reason why many Central and South Americans open gifts the night before. Some churches even celebrate Christmas on this date. The theological significance of the day is to "reveal" or "to show" Jesus to the world as "a light for revelation."

What significance could this day possibly have for a witch?

Well, we all know another meaning of the word epiphany:

a (1) : a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something (2) : an intuitive grasp of reality through something (as an event) usually simple and striking (3) : an illuminating discovery b : a revealing scene or moment

As it is a new calendar year and many of us take this opportunity to resolve ourselves to some improving behavior, why not use this day, Epiphany, to look for signs of the manifestation of meaning, to examine the events of today for intuitive purposes, to make an illuminating discovery?

Today is the First Quarter Moon in Aries. This combination means that we couldn't have a better time for new beginnings and instigating change. The Moon in Aries brings much energy and enthusiasm. The First Quarter brings us to a point in the Waxing Moon when any impediments to growth in consciousness are easily overcome and the necessity for change is made clear.

So today I'm going to spend some time meditating. I'm going to keep my eyes open for signs and look to my dreams for anything noteworthy. I'm going to make it a witch's Epiphany.

Posted by Angela-Eloise at 8:33 AM