As the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, millions across the UK will be making hopeful resolutions for a better 2026. Yet, according to mental health experts, this tradition could be setting many up for failure, with research indicating a staggering 90 percent of people fail to keep their January promises.
A Simpler Path to Good Fortune
Instead of embarking on a punishing new regime, one leading psychic suggests a far simpler and more auspicious way to set the tone for the coming year. Psychic and astrologer Inbaal Honigman advises people to keep their eyes peeled for a specific, everyday omen on January 1st.
Speaking to Online Tarot, Honigman explained that the beliefs surrounding the New Year are designed to show that it "starts as it means to go on." Therefore, encountering a lucky symbol at the very beginning can shape the months ahead.
The Power of the Lucky Penny
The key sign to look for is a penny found on the street. Honigman draws a parallel with the phrase "streets paved with gold," noting that a single coin is a tangible symbol of future opportunities for wealth and success.
She elaborated from a spiritual viewpoint: "Any misfortune at the start of the year is an inauspicious sign and to be avoided, whereas any lucky turns when the year begins are a representation of the luck that we are going to experience." Finding that penny, therefore, is believed to set you on a path to a fortunate and positive 2026.
How to Create Your Own Luck
For those worried they might not stumble upon a coin, Honigman offers a clever and proactive alternative. You don't have to leave your fortune to chance.
"It is entirely possible, and even advisable to create your own harbinger of luck by placing lucky symbols in your own path, by design, when the year begins," she said. This could involve strategically placing chocolate coins—a festive favourite—in your home or carrying a special token like an old Chinese coin in your wallet from the first day of January.
This act of intentional symbolism is said to actively promote luck and good fortune for the year ahead, offering a positive start without the pressure of traditional resolutions that often fizzle out in the bleak first week of the new year.
