New Year’s Quotes for the Signs

Aries ~ New Year's Day is every man's birthday. ~Charles Lamb

Taurus ~ Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account. ~Oscar Wilde

Gemini ~ May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions. ~Joey Adams

Cancer ~ It wouldn't be New Year's if I didn't have regrets. ~William Thomas

Leo ~ Every man regards his own life as the New Year's Eve of time. ~Jean Paul Richter

Virgo ~ People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas. ~Author Unknown

Bonus for All Signs: A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.

Libra ~ The only way to spend New Year's Eve is either quietly with friends or in a brothel. Otherwise when the evening ends and people pair off, someone is bound to be left in tears. ~W.H. Auden

Scorpio ~ New Year's Eve, where auld acquaintance be forgot. Unless, of course, those tests come back positive. ~Jay Leno

Sagittarius ~ New Year's Day: Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. ~Mark Twain

Capricorn ~ Of all sound of all bells... most solemn and touching is the peal which rings out the Old Year. ~Charles Lamb

Aquarius ~ Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. ~Oprah Winfrey

Pisces ~ Many people look forward to the new year for a new start on old habits. ~Author Unknown

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Photo credit: AND I QUOTE © Zitramon Dreamstime.com, decked out for New Year’s by Joyce and her clip art.


More Quotes for the Signs. Quotes for the Signs #1, Quotes #2, Quotes #3, Quotes #4, and Holiday Quotes for the Signs.

Reminder: Last day to purchase "Chiron and Wholeness: A Primer" at introductory price is December 31, 2009.  See sidebar for details.

Winter Gifts on the Cusp of Christmas

"Astrologizes" ~ Exercises to Review Your Year, Honor Your Achievements, and Dump Your Dross!

Get a taste of the fabulous Winter Solstice celebration I held on December 21st with my Solsisters friends. Two of the regular exercises we do each year—I call them “astrologizes”—are replicated on Spirited Woman blog, where I am a guest blogger. The articles are called Astrologize: Exercises for the Winter Solstice to Warm Your Heart and Light Your Way. Here’s #1, Ceremony of Recognition and #2, Burning the Old.

Your Winter Astrology Forecast

In case you haven’t noticed in the sidebar, I am now writing a quarterly astrological forecast for one of my favorite sites, Perrie Meno-Pudge. You’ll learn a lot about winter, what it is and isn’t good for, and find out what’s happening in both the General Sky as well as the Winter Outlook for your Sun sign. Check out what winter holds in store for you at Perrie’s Planetarium – Winter Solstice 2009.

I’d like to close with this quote from the Revels and my holiday wish for you:

And so the shortest day came
And the year died
An everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world
Came people singing, dancing
To drive the dark away.

Let’s all proclaim together—Welcome Yule, WELCOME YULE!

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Photo Credit: CHRISTMAS © Rofa Dreamstime.com

Winter Solstice Prayer

by Joyce Mason

God, Goddess, All That Is:

Help me see in the dark.

This longest night of the year

we celebrate the turning-point

between the Night Force and Day.

Meanwhile, hibernation.

We protect the seeds of our own creations

nurture them underground

until frost turns raindrops and each pod’s promise

bursts through dirt, darkness, and lack of faith.

And at long last, we see the value of the Night—

its part in the Perfect Plan—

to know You

and our part in it.

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© 2009 by Joyce Mason. All Rights Reserved.

Happy Yule/Solstice on December 21st!

For more Winter Solstice and seasonal inspiration, read these posts on Hot Flashbacks, Cool Insights:

Turn on the Lights!  A "creation myth" that encompasses diverse beliefs and the spirit of the season.

Hug the Dark ~ Winter Solstice rituals and embracing winter.

Winter Solstice ~ Multiple traditions and rituals for celebrating Winter Solstice.
 
Vanity Fair ~ Surprises from spirit and discovering inner light.
 
Happy Holidays! Another Kind of Peace Sign ~ Honoring others' beliefs in the season of love and light.

Let It Begin with Me ~ Music-inspired tips on what you can do personally to promote peace on earth.

New Chiron E-Book: A Healing Holiday Gift for You and Yours!

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