Walking Through a Janus

We’ve just walked through the door to the next decade, and it’s been…intense! Janus (the basis for January) was the Roman god of doors, beginnings and endings, and transitions. This two-faced god, half looking to the future and half looking at the past perfectly embodies this time. His shrines were “… used for symbolically auspicious entrances or exits…. These gateways had a particular connection to Roman armies departing for war and there were both lucky and unlucky ways to march through a janus.” (Ancient Origins) The fact that there were both lucky and unlucky (or helpful or not helpful) ways to go through the gates emphasizes the power of a mindset.