Category Archives: personal

Waking Early to Crescent Moon

I woke at 5am to lok for the crescent moon. Traces of sunlight in a lapis blue sky at one end of the view; but cloud cover hid her over the mountain where I expected her.  I know she is … Continue reading

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Emotional Moonth

It’s been an emotional moonth, and the end was where the roller coaster hit a wall. THE STORYLINE. . .  The admins in a group I felt kinship with told me how they felt about me. This telling came about … Continue reading

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Back From Haitus!

In case you didn’t notice it has been a roller coaster of a summer. If you didn’t notice then then you might have been born in a different solar system! Every planet was squared in everyone’s chart and the gods of … Continue reading

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New Moon, Working

At night, I open the window and ask the moon to come and press its face against mine, breathe into me. ~Rumi This has been a peculiar moonth.  My unconscious has been working things out while my conscious mind was busy … Continue reading

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Waning Moon Release: Deep Collective Sadness

I sat with this a Moonth before writing. I have just begun to talk to Mitchell about two waves of sadness I feel in recent years. One is personal, and is more familiar, usually linked to an event that is … Continue reading

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First Quarter Moon: Buffalo

Still dealing with issues, but things are getting clearer. If you are into such things, check out Hare in the Moon Astrology. Nailed it dead on for me this week! (I had to add an image of the buffalo, below; … Continue reading

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A Look Back at This Moonth

This moonth was an unplanned painting of what is happening as I design the class on journaling with the lunar cycles.  I wrote less, and painted more, my little gurl as she moved through the cycles, unplanned, working from intuitional … Continue reading

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New Moon Lion Face

On the New Moon we rest.  We dream.  We go within. If not full rest, which is hard in our 9-to-5, six-days-a-week work craze, Then we rest by being soft with ourselves. I have to work today.  I’ve had issues … Continue reading

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Dark of the Moon, She Dreams

This moonth, as I worked my cycle, I found I had few words and painted as much as possible.  I struggled in the beginning with what and how to teach lunar journaling. I have journaled since my first “Dear Diary” … Continue reading

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