Choose Your Sacred Word for the New Year
Happy New Year, Light One!
Everyone has heard of New Year’s resolutions, but have you ever considered simply choosing a word for the year?
This is like a sacred power word. It rests in your soul and changes the frequency of your body, mind, energy and efforts. It is like casting a love spell into the wind for that which you want and for that which you are becoming. It unfolds throughout the year like a mystical story, teaching you things about yourself and your spiritual path.
You do not have to think of this word throughout the year, but I suspect you might from time to time. It simmers within, while guiding you and reminding you quietly in the background. Sometimes, I reflect on my word as months roll by to see what has evolved in my life as a result. I am often pleasantly surprised and spiritually touched by what comes of the word. This can be a great teaching and a path back to the Self, the true essence Self, the higher superconscious Self. We always choose the perfect word that our smaller personality self needs.
I typically choose one word, for that was the initial assignment given to me by my beautiful sister years ago. However, this year, I needed to use two words. When I asked my higher Self which word would walk with me in 2023, the first word that came to my lips was Action. For me, this word carries the energy of spring, of a flowing river, of a cosmic burst of light. I feel a creative force within me, ready to spiral outward, so Action resonates and sparkles me. Yet, this word alone felt incomplete. There needed to be something else, another word to round this out.
A few days later, while reflecting on the energy of my word again, the word Awaken dropped in. This felt correct, for it was the perfect, spiritual accompaniment to Action. It holds the energy of unfolding, letting go, ascending, expanding, and of being the God Self. Each word—Action and Awaken—stand independently of the other yet completes, balances and uplifts the other.
Words carry an energetic imprint. Each word on its own is like a symbol. When two words are placed together it is similar to the merging of two symbols, creating one new symbol with a new frequency signature. (This is just like the magic that happens when using two or more Reiki symbols together during a healing session.) These two words, combined, are now a single symbol, which hold a higher level of energy for me. It is this energy I will tune into throughout the year, and it is these words I will hear in the winds of the Universe that move around me and through me.
This is a reminder of the power of your words.
If you choose to do this practice, see what comes to you when you let go of your thoughts and tune in to your higher Self, to that quiet place within you, your inner God realm. Notice the first word that visits you. Sit with it; feel the energy of it. Does it resonate in your soul? Does it inspire you?
You may not know, initially, why you chose a particular word. However, over the coming months, its meaning and deeper significance will be revealed. And, as with the laws of nature, nothing is permanent. If you decide to change direction, choose another word, more words, or let it all go mid-year, please do. You are unlimited and free. Always remember this, dear one. This is your true essence nature. You are an eternal, infinite, loving, expansive Being of the holiest Light. Breathe this in.
I am always holding you in this image of higher Light.
May your journey be graced with blessings.
Love,
Shana 💗
Shana Dean Reiki & Lightbody Awakening 