29/11/2022
There was a time, before our mothers and our grandmothers, where all life and time was governed by the 🌙 cycle.
Before artificial light, processed foods & the rise of hormonal birth control, women would experience their period together on the New Moon and would ovulate at the Full Moon.
This cycle is our default setting and, until recently, it is what controlled our cycles of rest, work, creativity, and play.
In fact, civilization’s way of tracking time was born out of the lunar rhythms of a woman’s monthly cycle, or Moon cycle.
The lunar calendar is what is innately inside each of us, as women many of us are beginning to remember this cycle to align our lives with. A woman’s cycle not only mirrors the phases of the Moon, but also the four seasons.
—New Moon/winter: the sky is black and Moon is dark. Like winter, a woman is withdrawn. Her physical energy is low, but her creativity can reach the stars, there is little distinction between intuition and logic.
—Waxing Moon/springtime: light begins to grow. Like fresh flower buds, a woman’s energy begins to awaken to the world around her. This is when senses are heightened. Earth is ripe and calls to be walked upon with bare feet.
—Full Moon/summer: as the Moon’s light grows, it becomes Full. Energy is at its height. Her body is fertile and her femininity flows. Just as we start to harvest, this is the time when a woman must practice self-care to release what is no longer, to make room for what’s to come.
—Waning Moon/autumn: the brightness starts to dim, we start to slow down, be gentle & conserve energy to welcome the new cycle.
Every woman experiences these four Moon phases and four seasons within her body; whether it be physical, emotional, or spiritual. We must learn to live in alignment with these phases, so we can truly flourish.
In each of us is a New Moon Wise Woman, a Maiden of Spring, a Mother of Summer, and a Priestess of Autumn. 🌛🌝🌜
So happy to have collaborated on behalf of illuminations with Panerai for their much awaited Luna series— a topic super close to my core of existence.
