Most people associate the new year with January 1st; others say Samhain. For me, the start of a new year is Imbolc. While half of the world has laid dormant in the dark half of the year, we witches have focused inwardly on ourselves with shadow work. But now, the world is slowly stretching its arms and waking up. We have minor signs of life here and there, and the days are starting to get longer again. It's time to put away our inward thoughts and shift towards our environment and future year.