Here's a little light-hearted game for you that could even deliver to you some deeper messages spoken in 'crystal language'... I've selected 12 crystals from my collection that are laid out in the photo above. Center yourself and focus on the crystals. First, note the crystal you feel instantly drawn to (if any). Then contemplate each of the 12 a little while longer and choose a crystal - it may be the same as your initial pick, or a different one. Then, note the crystal's number from the photo below, and scroll down for your crystal message, particularly relating to your year ahead. With each title number, I've included three of the core skills relating to that crystal (but of course, each crystal is also so much more than its quick overview). The 'New Year Commitment' listed, is the intuitive message I'm relaying from each stone - some may be longer, some shorter. If you pick a crystal that you happen to have in your collection, I suggest you do a 'new year meditation' with yours to deepen its personal message specifically to you.

1 FENSTER QUARTZ
Spiritual growth, karmic healing, serenity
New Year commitment:
To pay attention to your intuitive knowing and to allow healing to take place in the the deepest levels of your being so you can pass on your spiritual wisdom for the benefit of others.

2 ARAGONITE
Balance, patience, alignment
New Year commitment:
To foster calmness within regardless of what goes on around you and to act true to your core values. 

3 IOLITE with SUNSTONE
Intuition, higher guidance, joy, independence
New Year commitment:
To embrace the unknown with a sense of higher guidance and to restore enjoyment in life.

4 GARNET
Vitality, passion, success
New Year commitment: 
To make choices that energise and uplift you and to let yourself open up to successes in career ventures.

5 ELITE SHUNGITE
Purification, protection, truth
New Year commitment:
To stay focused on what gives your life meaning and to feel safe in embracing your full potential.

6 HOLLANDITE STAR QUARTZ
Synchronicity, destiny, fulfilment
New Year commitment:
To open up to higher understanding of your life’s purpose and to allow fortunate coincidences to progress your dreams.

7 LARIMAR
Tranquility, wisdom, clarity
New Year commitment:
To explore your life from an inner space of patience and to find new creative, uplifting ways to express yourself.

8 HIDDENITE
Compassion, gratitude, spontaneity
New Year commitment:
To extend your loving acceptance to the deepest parts of your own being and to allow joyful manifestations to occur.

9 CHRYSANTHEMUM STONE
Luck, progress, manifestation
New Year commitment:
To renew your optimism and to be willing to thrive on new opportunities.

10 ZINCITE
Creativity, imagination, courage
New Year commitment:
To feel excitement about moving into new innovative directions and courageously head towards creative breakthroughs.

11 EUDIALYTE
Psychic skills, emotional strength, happiness
New Year commitment:
To trust in your inner knowing, especially in the matters of the heart, and to accept the happy coincidences that come your way.

12 PYRITE
Confidence, prosperity, empowerment
New Year commitment:
To persevere confidently towards your goals, shedding all worry and knowing that you will manifest abundance.

If your initial crystal pick was different from the one you picked with longer contemplation, read both descriptions to see how they might complement each other - you could also see the messages as a progression: your initial pick is for what to focus on as the year begins, and after the year gets going, your focus will shift more towards the energy of your second pick.

With the strength & skills of all these 12, I hope you enter the new year with courage and joyful expectation!