Subject: News from Moon Times; new products, the connection with the moon & events.

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Hello, its lovely having warmer weather and some sunshine! I hope you are getting in to your gardens and soaking up some vitamin D!

Below are some new Moon Times Products, and article on the Connection to the Moon and events for your dairies!

Well I have been very busy rewriting my Menarche booklet and getting it published- its got a beautiful front cover by the artist Dorrie Joy (whose postcards are also on my website) See Postcards

The Menarche Book will be added to the Books section very soon!! Books

Menarche- a Journey into Womanhood- book for young women; including menarche (first period) stories, the connection to the moon, understanding your cycle, menstrual tips, books and poems.
Starting your period is a natural process however; initially it can be a little scary. You may know what your period is, but still be a little frightened when it starts.
This book is a chance to explore your feelings, thoughts, creativity that comes from being a bleeding woman, it will help you understand how your cycle and body are influenced by your hormones and the ebb and flow of the moons cycles. Tuning in and listening to your body is the key to self empowerment and well- being!

I have also created Moon Cycle Mala beads to chart your cycle!

For women who want to chart their cycle naturally
Moon Cycle Malas are a string of mala beads coloured to help you identify the days in your menstrual cycle where you are likely to become pregnant if you have unprotected sex.
These Moon Cycle Malas come with full instructions on how to use.
RED mala beads mark the days you are not likely to become pregnant
CLEAR mala beads mark the days you are most likely to become pregnant.
Moon Cycle Malas can
o Assist you in understanding and connecting with your body
o Assist you in learning to track your menstrual cycle
o Assist your partner in feeling more involved in family planning

What else is new?
See Shop for featured products and new stock!

We have some great Kits & Gift sets
healthy woman kit, moon maiden kits (2!) for girls, Mooncup and Moon sponge kits, a Relaxation kits, Lunar Eclipse for women nearing menopause….also incontinence pads now have their own page and patterned pads can be chosen by the pattern now!

Well I think that’s it…I just want to finish with a plug for Sacred Arts Camp- I met my husband at this camp and fell in love with both him and the camp life! The highlight for me has always been the tribal menarche ceremony held for the young women….its amazing! See their website and perhaps I’ll see some of you there! Sacred Arts Camp

 much love and blessings, Rachael

at Moon Times xxxx

 The Connection to the Moon

We know the tides of the oceans are caused by the magnetic pull of the moon. Scientific evidence shows that our biological cycles are connected to the moon and the tides, they work together with the electromagnetic fields of our body and affect our physiological responses.

The average woman’s menstrual cycle is 29.5 days- the same length of the moons cycle. It takes 29.5 days for the moon to wax from new to full and wane from full to new again.

There are many parallels between the moons cycle and our menstrual cycle; the introspective dark energy of the new moon is similar to the time of menstruation and the outward fullness of the full moon is similar to ovulation.

Research has shown that women living without artificial lights (home lighting, street lights etc have created an unnatural disconnection to our natural relationship with the light of the sun and moon) and who don’t eat foods that contain artificial hormones naturally bleed at the dark/new moon and ovulate with the full moon.

Many Tribal peoples refer to the moon as ‘Grandmother’ and admire her as an ancient wise one. Keeping track of the moon in your journal may invite some of the wisdom of Grandmother Moon in to your life!

A note about the Thirteenth Moon

There are Thirteen Moon Cycles in one solar year, The Mayans used a thirteen month calendar- when the patriarchal Gregorian Solar Calendar was created the Mayans said women had been ‘robbed of their moon and their power.’

“Transformation begins; the wheel of life turns

around the centre of spirit.

It dances and flows with the rhythm of my cycle - within me.

Turning, ever turning. The Cycle of Life”

So watch for that month that there are 2 full moons and perhaps you have 2 bleeds.

“Our failure to attend to the menstrual cycle as a vital and vitalising psycho-spiritual process deprives women of a fundamental layer to their process of maturation and empowerment including preparation for the profound psycho-spiritual challenges of pregnancy, birth and mothering. Unless we address this issue our healing, psychological and spiritual disciplines will constantly fall short in speaking to and nourishing women today. Our spiritual, psychological and physical wellbeing will continue to be undermined”. Alexandra Pope

EVENTS Moon Times will be at...pencil in to your diaries....

CANCELLED- due to credit crunch

The Goddess Show: Bath Show Ground, 7th June

The Garden Festival, Hellens Manor, Herefordshire 13 & 14 June  

A wonderful festival celebrating all that’s green: from plants, to hand carved wooden objects, woven baskets, clothes, brick a brac and much more…well worth a visit!
Garden Festival

Quest Natural Health Show, Newton Abbott Race Course, 2-5 July

A wonderful weekend of workshops and stalls and music
Moon Times will be there with a stall and Moon Lodge and Joanna who created the Daughters In Flower Cards will be offering readings!
Quest

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