New Year's Eve Ritual

The last 5 days have been intense and splendid, with babies being born, magical weddings, drama free family gatherings and the office being gutted.

In the spirit of these events with so many new beginnings for myself and others I think it is time to plan some new rituals for the New Year.
I think that prosperity is a big one on the lists for people as is happiness and health.
So I though we could combine everything and create a single ritual to cover off the hope and dreams for the New Year.
So I have done a little research and this is what I am planning to do and I thought I would share with you.

Start with a lovely piece of paper and in black pen write a list of what you would like to draw into you life next year.
Have some incense charcoal ready in a fire proof bowl, on a bed of salt.

Mix up an incense of benzoin, camphor, chamomile, cinnamon, lavender, bay leaf and sage.

Use a white image candle or if this is too hard to find then a plain white candle.
A pink or blue candle depending on your gender.

A candle in your astrological colour-

Aquarius- Blue
Pisces & Aries- White
Taurus & Gemini- Red
Cancer- Green
Leo - Red
Virgo- Gold
Libra- Black
Scorpio - Brown
Sagittarius- Gold
Capricorn- Red

Sit with your list and read it though. See yourself achieving these things in your mind, first you believe it then you will see it.

Place the candles next to each other, light them and the charcoal, then sprinkle some incense on top of the charcoal.

Run your list through the incense smoke 3 times, then breathe on it and then set it alight from the white candle.

Let it burn down and when the final flames die say 'So Mote it Be!"

Take the ashes and bury them in a small hole in the earth or at the beahch whatever is easiest for you and drop break an egg into the earth. [This is to give something back to Mother Earth.]Cover up the hole with earth or sand.

Let the candles burn down overnight and on the first day of the New Year, it will begin!