Gathering Gold

January: The God of the Doorway


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The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus: the god of the doorway. Janus was said to have two faces: one looking ahead, and one looking behind. 

We are now in the liminal month of January, moving between two years and looking forward and backward just like Janus. In today's episode, Sheryl encourages us to meet this liminality with curiosity and compassion. Though we may feel off-kilter and groundless, though we may be full of questions, there is gold to gather in this month of doorways.

What doorways might you meet this month? What gold might you gather?

References:

  • Sheryl's blog post "January: the Liminal Month"
  • The Nature of Reading book shop
  • Looking for the Hidden Folk, by Nancy Marie Brown
  • The Re-enchantment of Everyday Life, by Thomas Moore
  • ...more
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